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Title: Sites for election coverage? Post by: dystopia on November 07, 2006, 09:31:40 AM What sites are you guys using today/tonight to follow the elections? either national or local. Or do you usually watch TV for this?
Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 09:40:01 AM i usually watch tv news @ night, but i've been browsing around on several sites...
Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 09:44:14 AM http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/07/voting.problems.ap/index.html
anyone watch hacking democracy ? ;) Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 09:50:23 AM on faux news you can track 10 races
on cnn, you can track 20 if you sign up for spam Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 10:14:29 AM http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/11/6/1717/68014
jeebus Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Teed on November 07, 2006, 10:21:38 AM http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/07/voting.problems.ap/index.html anyone watch hacking democracy ? ;) d@mnit I missed that. When did it come on? Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 10:31:07 AM http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/07/voting.problems.ap/index.html anyone watch hacking democracy ? ;) d@mnit I missed that. When did it come on? it was on hbo-1 this morning around 8 or 9. i bet they replay it tonight interesting stuff... Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 10:57:12 AM http://www.hbo.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet?ACTION_DETAIL=DETAIL&FOCUS_ID=633258
yep, it's on again tonight Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: worst_golfer_ever on November 07, 2006, 11:32:33 AM What sites are you guys using today/tonight to follow the elections? either national or local. Or do you usually watch TV for this? dailykos.com is where I'm planning to go for rumor-style results. (Note that this site is a rabidly pro-Democrat) cnn.com has more balanced, accurate coverage, but they won't have any returns for a good 5 hours. (not that dailykos has anything yet, either) Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: worst_golfer_ever on November 07, 2006, 03:10:10 PM Actually, it looks like http://www.politicalwire.com/ has more rumors, earlier.
Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: dystopia on November 07, 2006, 03:14:28 PM Actually, it looks like http://www.politicalwire.com/ has more rumors, earlier. Thanks! That site must be getting hammered, it's loading very slowly for me.... ...ah finally loaded. :D Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: twoiron on November 07, 2006, 03:35:25 PM who's winning???
Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: spacey on November 07, 2006, 03:38:39 PM who's winning??? No real results yet, but early reports are indicating that the terrorists are winning. Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: twoiron on November 07, 2006, 03:47:23 PM who's winning??? No real results yet, but early reports are indicating that the terrorists are winning. ...oh ok.... however according to George Bush, losing isn't winning and winning isn't winning because you could actually be losing but winning, so there are no losers only winners... ??? Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: twoiron on November 07, 2006, 03:52:51 PM is it normal for your elections to be held midweek???
Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: spacey on November 07, 2006, 03:58:29 PM is it normal for your elections to be held midweek??? They are always held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November. Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 04:00:56 PM is it normal for your elections to be held midweek??? alwats Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: worst_golfer_ever on November 07, 2006, 04:06:29 PM First Tuesday in November in even years for US national elections.
Local elections generally follow the same pattern, though we sometimes have extra elections in spring ("primaries" to pick who will be on the ballot in Nov.) or in odd years. Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: twoiron on November 07, 2006, 04:16:03 PM i see ;)
...the only thing we get here the first Tuesday in November is a Public Holiday and a horse race....woohoo ;D Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 04:42:06 PM sooooo
any predictions? aside from BEYOND MASSIVE dieboldism, the dems take the house of reps easily senate... 50-49-1 ? 51-48-1 ? Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: spacey on November 07, 2006, 04:54:50 PM Assuming a George Allen victory ( [sm_disgust]) I predict
Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 04:57:01 PM Assuming a George Allen victory ( [sm_disgust]) I predict 50-49-1. early polls on cnn (6% reporting) showed him with a 15% lead. looks like those phone calls worked out Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 05:02:12 PM Assuming a George Allen victory ( [sm_disgust]) I predict haha, crap on lieberman too. why not just chalk him up in the 'r' category [sm_disgust] Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 05:25:02 PM wow, http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006//pages/results/states/VA/S/01/epolls.0.html
another dbold victory! exit polls in VA not matching results ! Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 08:02:21 PM VA senate too close too call @ 95% reporting.
wtf. exit polls way off. (or voting machines.... conversely) Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 08:14:27 PM faux news has senate 47 gop, 45 dem
cnn has senate 47 dem, 46 gop ??? Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: spacey on November 07, 2006, 08:24:34 PM I just saw Bob Bennett on TV trying to spin himself as a moderate centrist and totally abandoning ship from the divisive meanness of Tom Delay and his ilk, accusing them of acting like their majority was some sort of "god-given mandate that would never end" and he's very much looking forward to working with the democrats.
ROFL. I spend time lobbying in DC every summer and Bennett is one of my regular stops. I can guarantee that he's no centrist, and has no desire to work with any Democrat for any reason. Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 08:29:58 PM well, VA senate too close to call with 2-3% left to come in (50k votes) and about an 10,000 difference between the candidates.
expect the diebold machines to ensure a GOP retention ... during the re'count' Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 08:57:24 PM webb surges ahead by 3k with 1% precincts remaining...
dbold time on the recount for sure. Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 09:00:51 PM missouri exit polls show a 2-3 % choice for DEM yet with 1/2 the precincts in it's GOP by 4-5%
Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 07, 2006, 09:03:33 PM ford with a late surge in tenn, but needs to make up 50k votes in the last 150-200k
Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: dystopia on November 07, 2006, 09:51:16 PM Wow, I'm just catching up on the results. I'm at an election party (brought my laptop along ;D) Good to see George Allen down. [sm_fingersx]
Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: spacey on November 07, 2006, 09:58:23 PM Good to see George Allen down. [sm_fingersx] The fat lady might be warming up, but I doubt the attorneys will let her sing just yet. ;)Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 08, 2006, 05:38:17 AM well, montana and virginia look like sure recounts ....
hopefully they both are upheld Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Teed on November 08, 2006, 05:42:42 AM well, montana and virginia look like sure recounts .... hopefully they both are upheld The folks in Allen Iverson's hometown came through!!...LOL> Title: Re: Sites for election coverage? Post by: Aske on November 08, 2006, 03:49:57 PM LOL
exit polls for VA senate showed DEM winning by .2%. looks spot on. |