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Election Wrapping Up

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the let's-get-it-on dept.

I'm posting this so people have a place to talk about election results as they come in. The major news sites are all covering the results, but they are also really bogged down. Feel free to post mirrors and links and updates in the comments so we can all try to get the information around. And meanwhile, I'm gonna watch The Daily Show's Indecision 2000 coverage on Comedy Central. When the election is final, we'll post one more story, and kiss politics good bye for a few years. Nobody will be happier then me! (One nice thing is that many places are reporting extremely high voter turn out. At least people care). Update by CT : as of 9:30 eastern, CNN reports things very close: 185 electoral votes for Bush and 182 for Gore.

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  1. What the hell's going on here? by CaptainCarrot · · Score: 5
    Apparently, the pundits are so confident in their exit polls that they're declaring winners before any votes have even been counted! Such states are invariably projected for Gore. CNN is tracking results here. In New York, they gave the election to Gore (and Clinton) the minute the polls closed. Even as of this writing, they're projecting the vote for Gore with only around 20,000 votes counted. In some states, such as Michigan and Florida, they gave the election to Gore even though Bush is ahead -- well ahead -- in the count!

    What bullshit!

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  2. A really nice map by twjordan · · Score: 5
    ABCnews.com is providing a really nice map here complete with mouseover election results. It updates every few seconds and is really nice.

    Tony

  3. Apologies by AdamHaun · · Score: 5

    On behalf of the State of Texas, I'd like to apologize for George W. Bush. We promise we won't do it again.

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  4. Let's play nicer this time... by Patman · · Score: 5

    At this time(2030 EST), the race is still too close to call.

    In the next few hours, a President will be elected. It'll be George W Bush or Al Gore.

    No matter who it is, let's not make the same mistakes we made last time.

    Let the new guy do his job. Let's not pick through his sexual past. Let's not drool over blue dresses, and piccadilloes that no one really cares about.

    Congress, stop playing like a bunch of whiny crybabies. Work positively, not negatively. Don't investigate the President. Leave him be. You blew too much money on absolutely nothing. Let it go.

    If your party gets defeated, take it. Deal with it. Work to make the country better. Five year olds hold grudges - not the men we put in office.

    This time, let's come behind our President. He really is OUR President. He may belong to one party or the other, but he is ours. Support him as much as you can. You can disagree, but he is our symbol.

    Good luck to all.