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ELECTION NIGHT 2008 — LIVE BLOGGING

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***ELECTION ALERT:  SAXBY (Chambliss) WINS RE-ELECTION IN GEORGIA***

Hey gang!  My sincere thanks for the hearty posting that Dan has done for most of the pre-Election period.  THANKS DAN.   You can all see and hear Dan and his election analysis tonight at PajamasMedia TV.   Dan will be at PJTV’s Los Angeles HQ this evening.

I will use this posting for occassional updates throughout the night.  Feel free to comment at will.  First big states to close:  Indiana, North Carolina, Virginia.

Buckle in, folks!

6:50 PM EASTERN – We have a very hot Governor’s race and US Senate race here in North Carolina.  I’ll be keeping special attention to those races for you.

7:09 PM – FOX News’ Major Garrett reports that the Obama campaign is not encouraged about picking up North Carolina.  “The Republican turnout around Charlotte has been heavy” — according to Major.   Well, we did our part!

7:58 PM – WIth about 18% of the vote in so far in North Carolina — Obama – 55%, McCain – 44%.   In the US Senate race, Hagan (D) – 57%, Dole (R) – 42%.   And in the NC Governor’s race – Perdue (D) – 53%, McCrory (R) – 44%.

8:00 PM – SHOCKING!  Massachusetts, DC, Illinois and Maryland called for Barack Obama by FOX.

8:21 PM – Election Night coverage had to take a break — Saxby and Shadow needed a walk around the neighborhood.

8:25 PM – Three big Democrat US Senate pickups (calls by FOX News).  NH, NC & VA.  Sorry, Senator Dole — I did my part.   But honestly, she ran a very bad race.

8:30 PM – Looks like all of the major networks have now put Pennsylvania in Obama’s win column.  Big loss for McCain.  But Obama still has to pick up a Bush State in order to win the White House.

8:39 PM – Georgia called for McCain.  Again, Obama has yet to pick up a Bush 2000 or 2004 state.   The key to tonight:  VIRGINIA.

9:02 PM – S—-t!  Brit Hume “accidentally” called Ohio for Obama.   It was a mistake (for now).

9:16 PM – I’m getting bored.  All of the good races are too close to call with no end in sight.  I will stay up at least until the NC Governor’s race is settled.

By the way, Jack Murtha (D-PA) is in a tight race.  But it looks like early returns so far… I have my eye on that race.

9:19 PM – It looks like Obama will be the next President.  Ohio is now officially called for Obama by FOX.

9:51 PM – Our NC Governor’s race is still too close to call.  And for those hoping Jack Murtha goes down in flames — he’s up by 3,000 votes.

10:03 PM – About the only good news for Republicans tonight:  The Dems will NOT get 60 votes in the US Senate.  Hallelujah!  Roger Wicker wins in Mississippi.

10:19 PM – I find myself the most apathetic I have ever been on an Election Night.  Maybe I wouldn’t be if this was dragging on longer.  But even earlier today, PatriotPartner and I (both no fans of McCain) both remarked we weren’t as “invested” as in previous years.  I voted against Barack Obama, not for John McCain.

10:28 PM – Well it is official.  Pat McCrory has lost the Governor’s race in North Carolina.  So I’m retiring for the night.

Don’t forget…. Dan is over at PajamasMedia TV!

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

Comments

  9. Bruce, Thanks for doing your share. Amazing what a few months will do, I remember when you were threatening to sit out this election – this year we need every single vote.

    I’ll be watching Dan tonight, have no idea if I’ll get any sleep tonight.

  10. Was wondering exactly when we can expect the “change” to happen? Nov 5th, Jan 20th? after the first hundred days? just wondering, was thinking of buying some stock and was wondering when to BUY just before the leftists start to fix everything.

  16. Well I trust them when they call a state, they are all hyper aware of what happened in 2000. Fox News held out till it was sure, but yea…there is still a chance for McCain to win. Small but there.

  17. I am afraid that its over for McCain.

    I hope that a reporter will ask him about McCain-Feingold and whether or not it is a #$% turkey. I am also looking forward to a hard-hitting press conference in which Obama is not just asked softball questions.

  19. sfox….if the press isn’t going to ask Obama any questions, much less tough questions, we don’t need 80% of the news channels or 80% of the “reporters/journalists.” Will CNN MSNBC fill their schedules with puff pieces on the Dem Congress and the Dem administration? I’d refer you to Pravda. The USSR only needed one newspaper and one news station.

  25. Some folks I know are buying up guns while they still can! I wonder how long it will be before REAL poverty sets in? All these young idiots (like my niece) voting for “change”—they have no idea what real hardship is. Likewise all the wealthy morons here in Seattle with their $5 frappucinos and their $875,000 homes giving their children BMWs. Poverty level here is said to be around $70,000 in this area.

    We’re just happy if we can pay our rent and health insurance. Thanks to the trigger-happy WA voters who voted two years ago to “force” insurance companies to cover mental health, our catastrophic health insurance policy went up to $650 per month, up from about $400 two years ago. I’d have to be spending $3K per person before I could even access that fabulous mental health service! Voters always think they are going to “sock-it to the big insurance companies.”

    Can anyone think of a way we could tax stupidity?

    Just read an article saying that defense spending will continue because that accounts for a lot of labor voters in swing states.

  28. Multiple news agencies are now projecting the state of Ohio for Obama. At the 11 o’clock hour, when polls close on the west coast, Barack Obama will be the President-Elect of the United States. 🙂

  32. Why Michigan, Pennsylvania and Florida would vote for Comrade Obama is beyond me. Goes to show you can treat people like shit and they’ll still vote for you.

  34. 22: Charming.

    28: If you actually listened to most of the rest of the world, they actually love America – they hate our current president and they realize it’s him and those who control him, not the US in general. Like many people who are voting for Obama, they want a positive change, not more of the same.

    31: If you mean the Republicans treating you like shit, then you’ve answered your own question.

  36. Ok so tomorrow the world is going to like America again….how exactly does that help me? I passed a couple of people today who set up a home made piece of plywood that had scralled painted on it
    BYE BI BUSH. (exact spelling). It’s a new day in America.
    Obama will start immediately to “bring us together….” will I get a personal call or what will he be giving me exactly??

  38. My saving grace here in rural Pennsylvania is in my county we have elected solid Republicans to all county and state office. In my county people actually get up everyday and go to work to support their families. I love it here. Our small part of old fashioned America.

    Fox just announced Republicans just held the last of the toss up Senate seats. They will have enough Senators to sustain a fillabuster, holding back any of Baracks Stalinist legislation.

  39. If you mean the Republicans treating you like shit, then you’ve answered your own question.

    I mean telling Michigan and Florida to burn in hell and telling the people of Pennsylvania how racist they are. I mean Obama telling the whole country and the world how much we suck ass. I mean assholes like you telling us how racist we are.

    Watching liberals spooge for Reid & Pelosi only convinces me that, apparently, failure IS an option.

  46. It was great to meet and interact with all of you! Up to two or so months ago, I thought I was the only gay conservative (not to mention Christian) guy out there. You guys finally gave me something to have pride in.
    I can’t give you enough thanks!

  48. Well, we watched Republicans be a bunch of sore winners for years and I expect that they will be nothing but sore losers for at least 4 years. Life goes on.

    As I sit here and watching the Obama family waving to the crowds in Chicago, I’m even enjoying the fact that Michelle Obama has intelligence, grace, charm and style in a way not seen since Jackie Kennedy.

    And as he begun his speech, he talked about including everyone and mentioned gay and straight. that’s a first.

    I also noticed that during McCain’s speech, loud boos were heard from the crowd every time he mentioned Obama’s name and graciously offered his congratulations. As Obama graciously acknowledged McCain, the crowds cheered. Big difference.

  49. Oh well… It was fun… At least Chicago won’t have a sore loosers’ riot and burn down…

    At least I got to see Dan at PJTV. A handsome man always makes everything better!

  50. I’m even enjoying the fact that Michelle Obama has intelligence, grace, charm and style in a way not seen since Jackie Kennedy.

    Who cares if she trashes America as long as she looks good doing it and those who love her believe it too, eh?

  51. The fact that McCain even thought he could take PA was a grave mistake. I am sure you boys will see that the world isn’t going to end and that you wont be forced out of your precious closets anytime soon. You boys suffer from too much delusion.

  53. I look at this site frequently, but tonight I felt the need to make my first comments. I consider myself more of a libertarian “conservative”, although I do hold some conservative social values. I have voted Republican my entire adult life, and I am in my late 40s. I feel overwhelmed by sadness at this moment, because of what has become of my party, and because I fear we may be entering a dark period for human freedom. This is a great site. Keep up the good work. At a time like this, I am especially glad to see there are other gay people out there who love liberty and understand the essence of our greatness as a nation. We must not give up on America,and we must stand together for freedom.

  54. Sure, Republicans are sore, no one likes to lose. Unlike the Democrats in 2004, you will not here of Republicans going into therapy or seeking information on moving to Canada or elsewhere.

    Tomorrow we will be Obama’s loyal opposition and being able to retain 40 seats in the Senate will help to rein him in. However as the opposition we do not want to rein in him too much lest we are willing accomplices to the Democrats overreach.

    Tonight is the true reason to hate George Bush for Obama is his spawn.

  56. I am also looking forward to a hard-hitting press conference in which Obama is not just asked softball questions.

    Don’t hold your breath. They cant. They have been his propaganda dept. Theyre married to him now

    Speaking of Marriage…..

    OBAMA VOTERS BAN GAY MARRIAGE IN CA!!!!

    Why do Democrats hate homos so much? why are they so divisive?

  57. Well, we watched Republicans be a bunch of sore winners for years

    Only in your delusional mind. And pretty laughable coming from the party that was threatening riots and blood running in the streets if they didnt win.

    Also pretty laughable coming from a supporter of the classless jerk that did this and this?

  58. At this hour, most news agencies have withdrawn their call in the Chambliss-Martin Senate race. Apparently, early vote totals were mistakenly left out of original numbers that were reported from Atlanta. This accounted for the surprisingly lopsided early numbers and the mistaken call. Chambliss is very close to dropping below the number he needs to avoid a run-off.

    But the idea that the Democrats must have 60 Democratic votes to break a filibuster is an illusory number. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are not reliable Republican votes in the US Senate. They will be extensively courted by the White House any time key votes come up. If the Democrats get to 58 or 59 Senate seats, more times than not, they will be able to pick off one or two Republicans to break a filibuster.

  59. At this very moment, two gigantic, utterly malignant forces are converging on Downtown San Diego just outside my window. Obama won the election and there are plenty of jackasses screaming and honking in the streets, AND the Madonna concert just ended at Petco Park 2 blocks away. For the first time in our Nation’s history, you’re going to see gay men on the news burning parked cars and busting shop windows (to re-dress the mannequins, of course).

    I find it troubling that today, in the end, we really just elected another public official. But there are people outside my building rampaging like the Chargers won the Superbowl and the Padres just won the fu*king series on the same day. What on Earth do these people think Obama is going to do for them? If Obama just getting the job has people rejoicing in the streets like lunatics, what’s the reaction going to be when the economy gets worse? When all the hope and change has left them unemployed? If Obama is “tested” in the first six months by a rogue nation or terrorist group? Doesn’t this just illustrate how unhealthy the liberals’ view of their relationship with our government is? It’s reminding me more and more of the grand pageantry and pomp and circumstance you see in footage from communist and socialist nations–celebrating government (or its figurehead) like a rock star or a demi-god. Since when did Americans start dancing in the streets because of some idiot politician? It’s sick and wrong. And it will end BADLY.

  61. #49: Hey look everyone, Good Riddance is back! And her typically insipid message to us all is that we “suffer from too much delusion.” Did everyone catch that? A 350-pound, middle-aged, kabuki-make-up, freak-show, drag queen just stopped by to lecture all of us about being “delusional.” Seriously.

    By the way, Good Riddance, what’s all this nonsense about people on this blog being in the closet? Is that what you think? How am I “in the closet”? If by “in the closet” you mean “gay men who wear pants,” then I totally agree with you that I’m WAY in the closet. If you’re using “in the closet” as shorthand for “gay men who don’t earn a living lip-synching to Celine Dion numbers at a beer bust,” well then you totally caught me. I am full-on in the closet in that scenario. Has the meaning changed recently? Was there a memo, because I didn’t get one. Granted, if “in the closet” means “gay men whose separated-at-birth twin is NOT H.R. Puffinstuff” well then you’ve caught me red-handed. Pursuant to that definition, I am a total closet-case.

  64. Why do Democrats hate homos so much? why are they so divisive?

    Plenty do apparently, AmericanElephant. I’m curious how the split went with the percentage of Obama voters who voted no vs. the McCain voters who voted no.