teke184 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 Stranger's in the Whiny Bitch Folder indefinitely. That will last until the end of the election at the absolute least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted November 3, 2004 If there's a big surprise it'll be Bush winning something like New Jersey. I don't think Kerry can pull off any surprises in the South or Mid-West. He'll have to win on battleground states and DNC strongholds. I think Bush winning a clear majority would be surprising to many. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 Larry King is really dumb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted November 3, 2004 Larry King is really dumb. Who's uglier Larry King or Don Imus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 CNN's live pages are great, the way you can track the numbesr coming in before any calls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted November 3, 2004 OK, Bush is up by 20 in SC early on. No poll had the state within single digits. Do I ask why the hell they won't call it for him? -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 Larry King: How can Ralph Nader have zero percent of the vote? Wolf Blitzer: That means he's just shy of 1%, Larry. Larry King: Oh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 OK, Bush is up by 20 in SC early on. No poll had the state within single digits. Do I ask why the hell they won't call it for him? -=Mike "Now now, just because we can't call it doesn't mean it's close..." I don't get it either Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 OK, Bush is up by 20 in SC early on. No poll had the state within single digits. Do I ask why the hell they won't call it for him? -=Mike Maybe they really ARE being a lot more cautious this year. Only 3% of the precincts are in, but let's face it, Bush is going to win SC and Virginia. Even FNC hasn't called it yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted November 3, 2004 OK, Bush is up by 20 in SC early on. No poll had the state within single digits. Do I ask why the hell they won't call it for him? -=Mike "Now now, just because we can't call it doesn't mean it's close..." I don't get it either Mike That was one of the dirty secrets of 2000. The MSM was quite willing to call states early for Gore left and right, but almost never did the same for Bush. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted November 3, 2004 OK, Bush is up by 20 in SC early on. No poll had the state within single digits. Do I ask why the hell they won't call it for him? -=Mike Maybe they really ARE being a lot more cautious this year. Only 3% of the precincts are in, but let's face it, Bush is going to win SC and Virginia. Even FNC hasn't called it yet? FOX is calling EVERYTHING after anybody else does. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 OK, Bush is up by 20 in SC early on. No poll had the state within single digits. Do I ask why the hell they won't call it for him? -=Mike "Now now, just because we can't call it doesn't mean it's close..." I don't get it either Mike That was one of the dirty secrets of 2000. The MSM was quite willing to call states early for Gore left and right, but almost never did the same for Bush. -=Mike That's actually one of the things I'm studying in my research paper. I'll be looking for any bias of when states are called, things like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted November 3, 2004 OK, Bush is up by 20 in SC early on. No poll had the state within single digits. Do I ask why the hell they won't call it for him? -=Mike "Now now, just because we can't call it doesn't mean it's close..." I don't get it either Mike That was one of the dirty secrets of 2000. The MSM was quite willing to call states early for Gore left and right, but almost never did the same for Bush. -=Mike That's actually one of the things I'm studying in my research paper. I'll be looking for any bias of when states are called, things like that. I know their refusal to call NC for HOURS in 2000, which Bush won quite comfortably, was a major sticking point. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 regarding SC, i think they set up some specific internal standard relating to # of votes, or percentage of precints reported in conjunction with a certain lead, etc, that have to be in before they make a call... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 Larry King: How can Ralph Nader have zero percent of the vote? Wolf Blitzer: That means he's just shy of 1%, Larry. Larry King: Oh. Fetch the stick Larry, fetch the stick. Goood boy. Ok, how about WE just call SC. The race is over, we all know it. South Carolina to Bush so just tack on his points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 OK, Bush is up by 20 in SC early on. No poll had the state within single digits. Do I ask why the hell they won't call it for him? -=Mike Here's the CNN page for South Carolina: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/res...P/00/index.html Doesn't appear that many counties are reporting yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 OK, Bush is up by 20 in SC early on. No poll had the state within single digits. Do I ask why the hell they won't call it for him? -=Mike "Now now, just because we can't call it doesn't mean it's close..." I don't get it either Mike Because unless they have absolutely no scruples (i.e. "We're going to call Ohio right after the polls close!"), they're paranoid about calling any state until they've checked, double-checked and triple-checked the results. Man, whoever wins, I'll be glad it's over so my father doesn't keep calling me up and bugging me. He's paranoid that Kerry will win......and frankly, I can't take his rantings. It wouldn't be so bad if he could pronounce Kerry's name right....but he's from Georgia, so he pronounces it more like "Curry". ......I'm rambling, aren't I. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted November 3, 2004 regarding SC, i think they set up some specific internal standard relating to # of votes, or percentage of precints reported in conjunction with a certain lead, etc, that have to be in before they make a call... Thing is, the exit polls has Bush up big, the early votes has Bush up big --- and they called VT for Kerry with, if the screen is to be believed, 0% of the precincts reporting. Why it's "insufficient" is lost on me. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted November 3, 2004 OK, Bush is up by 20 in SC early on. No poll had the state within single digits. Do I ask why the hell they won't call it for him? -=Mike Here's the CNN page for South Carolina: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/res...P/00/index.html Doesn't appear that many counties are reporting yet If they don't call it after Orangeburg or Berkeley county report, there is a monumental problem. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 regarding SC, i think they set up some specific internal standard relating to # of votes, or percentage of precints reported in conjunction with a certain lead, etc, that have to be in before they make a call... Thing is, the exit polls has Bush up big, the early votes has Bush up big --- and they called VT for Kerry with, if the screen is to be believed, 0% of the precincts reporting. Why it's "insufficient" is lost on me. -=Mike I think they said that they're also using lots of other info to call the races...we're just seeing the raw data of actual votes counted here, but they have lots of other info at their disposal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 Am I the only one who muted Gillsepie and McAullife (sp) on CNN? I'm just sick of hearing from these guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted November 3, 2004 Isakson won Zell's old Senate seat. Can we actually call that a Republican pickup? -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Shadow Behind You Report post Posted November 3, 2004 why are you so concerned about it? it'll come up soone or later. nothing to be bothered by. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 the weighting of the exit polls in South Carolina says it's 51-45 Bush, which is probably closer than the states they've called Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 Isakson won Zell's old Senate seat. Can we actually call that a Republican pickup? -=Mike Anyone know if Burr is expected to beat Bowles in North Carolina? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted November 3, 2004 the weighting of the exit polls in South Carolina says it's 51-45 Bush, which is probably closer than the states they've called I'm getting 58-41 presently, Bush. -=Mike ...Go ahead and award the seat to DeMint, too... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted November 3, 2004 Isakson won Zell's old Senate seat. Can we actually call that a Republican pickup? -=Mike Anyone know if Burr is expected to beat Bowles in North Carolina? Until about 2 weeks ago, no. Now, he is likely going to win a squeaker. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 the weighting of the exit polls in South Carolina says it's 51-45 Bush, which is probably closer than the states they've called I'm getting 58-41 presently, Bush. -=Mike ...Go ahead and award the seat to DeMint, too... no way they award the seat to DeMint.. considering Inez has a lead in the exit polling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted November 3, 2004 Bush is up 8% in Ohio right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeDirt 0 Report post Posted November 3, 2004 Bush is up 8% in Ohio right now. With about 20,000 votes counted... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
