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TommyBahama wrote:what i can never get...is how does someone win the popular vote and lose the electorial vote...not be the President!!....wouldn't that be the measuring stick!! IMO!!....It could possibly happen tonight!!!......it's like if you win 5-4 in say baseball....but because 3 of your runs were unearned...they don't count and you lose!!..if that makes any sense!!!!!

That's pretty much the way it is-for the presidency, your runs have to be "earned," but in baseball it doesn't matter whether they've been earned or not.
In some ways it's fair, in some ways it isn't. I.E.-California has more say so as to who becomes president than all of New England (six states), PA, OH, and IN combined.

Tequila Revenge wrote: What ever happened to the Avatar police? Oh, what the over under on who the first BN'er that posts a, "Not My President," or another derogatory comment in their sig line

Is it Spring yet??

Lightning Bolt wrote:

Wino you know wrote:The popular vote is still pretty close, but the electoral votes are a runaway.

Obama is likely gonna get a 5 million vote bump from California

Just how many Freddie Jone's do you think we have?

chippewa wrote:

TommyBahama wrote:

Wino you know wrote:

chippewa wrote:

Wino you know wrote:The popular vote is still pretty close, but the electoral votes are a runaway.

I wonder what the largest popular vote margin ever was? As you said, it's going to be pretty close tonight, as the last several have been.

It would either be the 1972 or 1984 elections that had the biggest margin of victory.

what i can never get...is how does someone win the popular vote and lose the electorial vote...not be the President!!....wouldn't that be the measuring stick!! IMO!!....It could possibly happen tonight!!!......it's like if you win 5-4 in say baseball....but because 3 of your runs were unearned...they don't count and you lose!!..if that makes any sense!!!!!

Don't give "Mr. Gimmick" Bud Selig any ideas.

could Capt'n P be ??? we'll need to have a mod monitor anything that comes out of the Wisconsin area!!

SMLCHNG wrote:

MileHighPirate wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwEMxYggoKQ
Looking GREAT for Us OBAMA Supporters thus far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Greed and Lack of Leadership from the Republican Party is being heard LOUD AND PROUD FROM THOSE OF US UNHAPPY WITH THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So far, so good. Celebrating a little early, but it's looking GREAT!
PRESIDENT OBAMA.
Very nice!
That Big and Rich Dude is going to get into another fight tonight!
Hank Williams will have to shut up soon too!
LET'S GET OBAMA INTO THE WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT!!!!
Jimmy, I hope you get to play the Inaugural Ball!

Please. Will you STOP shouting? And we're all trying to stay civil here, and your posts aren't helping, ok???????

Gracious and humble winners get a lot more respect.

SMLCHNG wrote:

Tequila Revenge wrote: What ever happened to the Avatar police? Oh, what the over under on who the first BN'er that posts a, "Not My President," or another derogatory comment in their sig line

Is it Spring yet??

Nope...

And according to the ACORNS.... it's going to be a very long and cold winter too

Wino you know wrote:

chippewa wrote:

Wino you know wrote:The popular vote is still pretty close, but the electoral votes are a runaway.

I wonder what the largest popular vote margin ever was? As you said, it's going to be pretty close tonight, as the last several have been.

It would either be the 1972 or 1984 elections that had the biggest margin of victory.

Ok...after a bit of research, I found this:

Popular Vote Winners: LBJ in 1964 (61.0 percent), FDR in 1936 (60.8 percent), and Nixon in 1972 (60.7 percent)

Tequila Revenge wrote:

SMLCHNG wrote:

MileHighPirate wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwEMxYggoKQ
Looking GREAT for Us OBAMA Supporters thus far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Greed and Lack of Leadership from the Republican Party is being heard LOUD AND PROUD FROM THOSE OF US UNHAPPY WITH THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So far, so good. Celebrating a little early, but it's looking GREAT!
PRESIDENT OBAMA.
Very nice!
That Big and Rich Dude is going to get into another fight tonight!
Hank Williams will have to shut up soon too!
LET'S GET OBAMA INTO THE WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT!!!!
Jimmy, I hope you get to play the Inaugural Ball!

Please. Will you STOP shouting? And we're all trying to stay civil here, and your posts aren't helping, ok???????

What ever happened to the Avatar police? Oh, what the over under on who the first BN'er that posts a, "Not My President," or another derogatory comment in their sig line

I'll wager by daylight tomorrow

TommyBahama wrote:what i can never get...is how does someone win the popular vote and lose the electorial vote...not be the President!!....wouldn't that be the measuring stick!! IMO!!....It could possibly happen tonight!!!......it's like if you win 5-4 in say baseball....but because 3 of your runs were unearned...they don't count and you lose!!..if that makes any sense!!!!!

because "we the people" don't elect the president. we elect the electors who elect the president. the system was set up that way to give every part of the country an equal say, not just the large population centers

Lightning Bolt wrote:

Tequila Revenge wrote:

SMLCHNG wrote:

MileHighPirate wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwEMxYggoKQ
Looking GREAT for Us OBAMA Supporters thus far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Greed and Lack of Leadership from the Republican Party is being heard LOUD AND PROUD FROM THOSE OF US UNHAPPY WITH THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So far, so good. Celebrating a little early, but it's looking GREAT!
PRESIDENT OBAMA.
Very nice!
That Big and Rich Dude is going to get into another fight tonight!
Hank Williams will have to shut up soon too!
LET'S GET OBAMA INTO THE WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT!!!!
Jimmy, I hope you get to play the Inaugural Ball!

Please. Will you STOP shouting? And we're all trying to stay civil here, and your posts aren't helping, ok???????

What ever happened to the Avatar police? Oh, what the over under on who the first BN'er that posts a, "Not My President," or another derogatory comment in their sig line

I'll wager by daylight tomorrow

Damb LB, your all to gracious. Someone will post, "Clinging to my guns and religion," before the clock strikes twelve tonight.

So, any riots in CALI tonight?

Hi Jen! Welcome to the election set list thread

Obama has won Iowa.

He'll win California and Hawaii also.
That will give him 266 electoral votes.

Last person out, please shut off the lights.

nutmeg wrote:Hi Jen! Welcome to the election set list thread

Is it too late to rename it???

Garry's home state, Iowa, has been called for OBAMA

Garry, your efforts to reach out to the people in a bipartisan fashion...has fallen short

Wino you know wrote:Obama has won Iowa.

Ok, now how the "heck" do they know this? I don't see ANY results on MSN for the exit poll....

Lightning Bolt wrote:Garry's home state, Iowa, has been called for OBAMA

Garry, your efforts to reach out to the people in a bipartisan fashion...has fallen short

Imagine if I'd TRIED reaching out to these nudniks.

I find it interesting that in the last 50 years, control of The White House has changed from one party to the other every eight years with two exceptions.

Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter - lost to Ronald Reagan after one term
Ronald Reagan
George H Bush - defeated Michael Dukakis in 1988 election
Bill Clinton
George W Bush

While the outcome may be historic, control of The White House changing parties after eight years is pretty common.

The numbers currently reported by CNN are nowhere near a landslide.

Obama 21,914,412 (50%)
McCain 21,300,560 (49%)



I'd hate to see anybody break their arm while patting themselves on the back.

Dezdmona wrote:

Wino you know wrote:

chippewa wrote:

Wino you know wrote:The popular vote is still pretty close, but the electoral votes are a runaway.

I wonder what the largest popular vote margin ever was? As you said, it's going to be pretty close tonight, as the last several have been.

It would either be the 1972 or 1984 elections that had the biggest margin of victory.

Ok...after a bit of research, I found this:

Popular Vote Winners: LBJ in 1964 (61.0 percent), FDR in 1936 (60.8 percent), and Nixon in 1972 (60.7 percent)

Thanks!

I used to think I was lazy when I just sat and Googled for information. I don't even do that anymore, I just ask BN and let my crack team of researchers get to work.

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:

TommyBahama wrote:what i can never get...is how does someone win the popular vote and lose the electorial vote...not be the President!!....wouldn't that be the measuring stick!! IMO!!....It could possibly happen tonight!!!......it's like if you win 5-4 in say baseball....but because 3 of your runs were unearned...they don't count and you lose!!..if that makes any sense!!!!!

because "we the people" don't elect the president. we elect the electors who elect the president. the system was set up that way to give every part of the country an equal say, not just the large population centers

i understand that and know how it works....but it doesn't make sense when and if it ever happens...shouldn't the person with the most votes win!!!...it should be 50 states combined!!...why should RI count less then say Texas!!!...just a thought and opinion!!!

Glorfindel7 wrote:

Wino you know wrote:Obama has won Iowa.

Ok, now how the "heck" do they know this? I don't see ANY results on MSN for the exit poll....

I'm watching Twitter...reports coming in from all over.