GameTavern's Election '04 Coverage

[Neo]

Encouraging columnist: http://www.newsday.com/news/columnis...4887692.column

One day last May, I assigned the election to John Kerry. I said it early, and often. As I looked more, I saw that it shouldn't even be close. I said that in this space more than once. Now I am so sure that I am not even going to bother to watch the results tonight. I am going to bed early, for I must rise in the darkness and pursue immediately an exciting, overdue project.

Besides, if I was up, so many people, upon seeing every word I said of this election coming true on television in front of them, would be kissing my hands and embarrassing me with outlandish praise. So I go to bed with total confidence. I will get up and stroll to other meadows. I invented this column form. I now leave, but will return here for cameo appearances. And I leave today as the only one in America who from the start was sure John Kerry would win by a wide margin. Let me tell you why.

[Neo]

VERY Early numbers have Kerry opening up leads in FL, OH, and PA. Bush leads in CO, and the two are tied in IA.

AZ CO LA PA OH FL MI NM MN WI IA NH
Kerry 45 48 42 60 52 51 51 50 58 52 49 57
Bush 55 51 57 40 48 48 47 48 40 43 49 41

www.mydd.com

[Typhoid]

It has been the fabled Quad-post!!!



I find it strange that when online surveys, and things are done, Kerry comes out on top, but this morning on the radio i heard in municipalities or whatever they are called down south are giving the nod to Bush.

This can only mean one thing.

The southeners have no computers.

[Neo]

Exit polls confirmed by Drudge Report.

[Professor S]

I'll tell you what, the polls by me are rediculous. When I went to vote toda I waited in line for 45 minutes and that was the low point according to many of the people that are working the polls.

This may not sound surprising, but considering I live in a small rural community, its huge.

EDIT: As for exit polls... remember they are not designed to predict a winner, but to inquire about WHY voters voted the way they did. They have never been an accurate predictor of election results.

With that said, just seeing the turnout of this election (especially among young people), I'm predicting that Kerry will win. I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it.

[Neo]

People here in Austin are looking at one hour waits.

[Typhoid]

Just a question here, how long until we know who won? Because i know this may sound crazy, but here in Canada, we know by the end of the day of the election. Yes, it is a crazy thing, i know.

But like, i forget how long it took last year, but how long will it take this year?

[Neo]

Ohio - African American precincts are performing at 106% what we expected, based on historical numbers. Hispanic precincts are at 144% what we expected. Precincts that went for Gore are turning out 8% higher then those that went Bush in 2000. Democratic base precincts are performing 15% higher than GOP base precincts.


Florida - Dem base precincts are performing 14% better than Bush base precincts. In precincts that went for Gore, they are doing 6% better than those that went for Bush. African American precincts at 109%, Hispanic precincts at 106%.


Pennsylvania - African American precincts at 102% of expectations, Hispanics at 136% of expectations. The Gore precincts are doing 4 percent better than bush precincts.


Michigan- Democratic base precincts are 8% better than GOP base states. Gore precincts are 5%

Ohh sweet jesus

[DeathsHand]

My dad, grammy, and brother went at liiiike 9:30AM and stood in line for an hour and 45 minutes...

They went around the same time last election, and they said the line had to have been more than twice as long this time around...