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Politics_Guy25 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:30 PM Original message |
What time do you think the networks will call the winner on election night? |
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apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. I hope early, cuz I'll want to go to bed. (nt) |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. Will they wait until the polls close in Hawaii, Barack's home state? |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. Lunchtime. |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Sounds a little late but might work. I was sorta thinking around 10a.m. nt |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. Once Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Florida are declared . . . |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. If Indiana goes Obama and it is looking more and more likely that will be the bell weather. |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. shortly after nine, like 9:01. |
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Politics_Guy25 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Yep |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. When the NC polls close. |
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Politics_Guy25 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. But that's 7:30 PM ET |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. How bout when they call North Carolina? |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
8. This kind of post kinda bothers me |
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kevin881 (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. not just that but.... |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Sorry, my timing was not for optimism. It's for the election theft con job they do. nt |
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NEDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. yeah, we still have a month to go. lets not celebrate just yet |
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krawhitham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. The OP did not say who it would be called for |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
12. Out of sense of fairness, they should at least wait until CA, OR, & WA polls close. |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. Networks do not call the winner until they have projected that the winner has 270+ EV |
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Politics_Guy25 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. How did Reagan get called so early in 1980 then?-n/t |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 10:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Things were different in 1980. For one, newscasters didn't fear using exit polls. |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-07-08 06:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. Exit polls (I know, a dirty word) should pretty much hand Obama California . . . |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
17. They'd better freaking WAIT until ALL the polls are closed, |
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BelleCarolinaPeridot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Word! |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
21. 10:30 Eastern time |
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ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
22. Depends,, on if/when certain states are won |
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Undercurrent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-06-08 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
23. Isn't the MSM saying they will |
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