The Final US Election Thread

[LittleGrizzly]

I mean he is leading 60-38.

how does this compare to previous elections and polls ?

same questions on indiana

come on expert! talk!

Are you kidding?

Nope dave im sure he's not, explain why the candidate who appears to be in the lead would do something as idiotic as sending out people to intimidate voters, so show us your secret source.... or do you just 'know' that obama did this... ?

go to www.msnbc.com and watch their coverage - much better than the BBC to be honest - as you dont have to hear about the 'American system' and the stupid talk for ignorant Brits - if you know about the US system and even just a lil bit about the political situation - much better analysis.

ohh thanks, yes im probably better informed than average brit on american politics, ill probably watch them both (turning my head depending on how intresting they are)

BBC coverage is decent enough so far though...

[Lemur]

LittleGrizzly, it is way too early to say anything meaningful about the election results. Everybody needs to take a chill pill.

Except DevDave. Dave, the most logical thing to do right now is to plunge into a full-fledged racial panic. I heard a rumor on a website that referred to a coot who read something in his tea leaves, and this is what I heard: Black men re coming to bully you at your job and sexually violate your women. They are approaching your house as you read this. If Obama wins they will run riot and take all the good jobs away from people with advanced degrees.

I hear a lot of machetes were shipped to your neighborhood ...

[JAG]

I mean he is leading 60-38.

how does this compare to previous elections and polls ?

same questions on indiana

come on expert! talk!

Griz that was after 20,000 votes TOTAL out of the whole State of... a fair few millions.

At the moment it is 50/50... but far too early and info not from the important counties yet.

[CountArach]

I mean he is leading 60-38.

how does this compare to previous elections and polls ?

same questions on indiana

come on expert! talk!

Bush won Kentucky with 60% of the vote in 2004 and 56% in 2000. Clinton won Kentucky with mid-40% of hte vote in both of his elections. However, Kentucky is a state where Obama is likely to have a lot of racial problems and as such it is unlikely he could ever have won it.

Indiana is currently just about a 50-50 tie. The Republicans won it in all 4 of the last elections quite comfortably. If Obama wins Indiana he will be slightly out-performing the polls, which had the race at about McCain by 2 points.