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CNN just called Wisconsin for Obama 52% (Original Post) Turborama Nov 2012 OP
Very good! So dumb Romney thought they could win there. DCBob Nov 2012 #1
That's a relief CthulhusEvilCousin Nov 2012 #2
Woo-hoo! panAmerican Nov 2012 #3
MSNBC saying WI has run out of ballots teddy51 Nov 2012 #4
Msnbc BigD_95 Nov 2012 #5
Whew! 1gobluedem Nov 2012 #6
good, good, good..... dhill926 Nov 2012 #7
Tell me Ryan is about to be an unemployed Congressman too. Panasonic Nov 2012 #8
I sure home they send grandpa home bidwhister Nov 2012 #18
What's the EV count now? NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #9
R&R lost all of their home states!! I'm including Michigan into that too. jillan Nov 2012 #10
Obama only needs Ohio and Nevada qanda Nov 2012 #11
Save Some Of That Boot For Ryan mindwalker_i Nov 2012 #12
Ok, my sphincter is beginning to unclench. Caroline-Vivienne Nov 2012 #13
So both on the GOP ticket will lose their home states LTR Nov 2012 #14
Great! NotThisTime Nov 2012 #15
and MSNBC still has it 'too early to call' WI_DEM Nov 2012 #16
Pleeeeeeeeeeease be right!!! PLEASE!! Greybnk48 Nov 2012 #17
With Ryan on the ticket, they lost his home state! Sweet! randome Nov 2012 #19
Ryan has never won a statewide election here. PeaceNikki Nov 2012 #24
Are you certain CNN called Wisconsin? I don't see it blue yet on their map, maybe i'm zonking out... cmb1729 Nov 2012 #20
They projected based on exit polls. PeaceNikki Nov 2012 #22
woo, hoo! great! thanks! cmb1729 Nov 2012 #27
Yes. I just saw people are still in line voting in Racine. Greybnk48 Nov 2012 #30
They did not. They projected based on exit polls. PeaceNikki Nov 2012 #21
That means they "called" it for Obama - CNN are super cautious Turborama Nov 2012 #28
No, even THEY differentiate. PeaceNikki Nov 2012 #29
No, they hold back projections until they are certain Turborama Nov 2012 #31
Whatever. Now they're calling it! PeaceNikki Nov 2012 #32
They officially "called" it just now. But a CNN projection is as good as a call, anyway Turborama Nov 2012 #34
Woohoo! undeterred Nov 2012 #23
Cuz they didn't. They projected based on exit polls. PeaceNikki Nov 2012 #25
Yeah! lonestarnot Nov 2012 #26
CNN Was Talking About WI, But They DIDN'T Say Obama Won... ChiciB1 Nov 2012 #33

CthulhusEvilCousin

(209 posts)
2. That's a relief
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:06 PM
Nov 2012

I didn't think Myth would take it, but it's good to have that paranoia over and done with. Now on to Ohio and Virginia, the two states I think Obama has a high probability of taking. Florida is looking surprisingly good so far.

qanda

(10,422 posts)
11. Obama only needs Ohio and Nevada
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:08 PM
Nov 2012

And he wins it! Of course, he has to hold the ones he's supposed to win like PA.

LTR

(13,227 posts)
14. So both on the GOP ticket will lose their home states
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:09 PM
Nov 2012

Can't wait to see what happens in Ryan's district.

Turborama

(22,109 posts)
28. That means they "called" it for Obama - CNN are super cautious
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:21 PM
Nov 2012

And generally have a reich wing slant on their election reporting.

CNN "projecting" is equal to them "calling" it.

Turborama

(22,109 posts)
31. No, they hold back projections until they are certain
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:28 PM
Nov 2012

I've watched CNN's election coverage very closely for the past few elections and their current Modus Operandi is to not project ANYTHING unless they are certain, which = "calling" it.

Anyway, what's the difference to you between "calling" and "projecting"?

undeterred

(34,658 posts)
23. Woohoo!
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 10:13 PM
Nov 2012

That's some fast counting! The polls have only been closed for 12 minutes. How do they do that?

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