Although not unexpected, New Mexico has been put into the Obama column by Fox News. No other network has made this call.
Although not unexpected, New Mexico has been put into the Obama column by Fox News. No other network has made this call.
NBC says Colorado where the polls have now closed is too close to call, but Obama leads right now. We’ll see if that Red state flips sometime tonight.
CNN projects Obama takes RI (4), Michigan (17), Wisconsin (10), Minnesota (10) and New York (31). McCain takes Wyoming (3), North Dakota (3). According to its map, CNN says Obama is ahead in the Electoral Vote count of 174-49. ABC...
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Thanks to Pollster.com, you can put your mouse over any state on its Election 2008 and check to see which network has made a projection. CNN is noticeably late on each state including Pennsylvania, Alabama, Arkansas and West Virginia. It...
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McCain is leading the popular vote in Virginia. McCain has campaigned there heavily saying he wants to keep Virginia Red. Fox is showing Shepard Smith while Fox News Channel has Brit Hume. Just simulcast. And make sure Megyn Kelly is...
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And it’s in the Red column according to both NBC and Fox News.
Over to MSNBC, Chuck Todd checking his map calls it the Big Five: Florida, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri and Virginia. Right now, the map is falling right into the 2004 results. However, Todd is correct in saying until one of the...
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ABC News is projecting John McCain will win Alabama based on its exit polls. No other network has made that projection, but so far, the states that were Blue in 2004 are staying Blue. The states that were Red in...
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Fox News projects Obama wins Pennsylvania. However, the network calls Arkansas for McCain as does ABC News. Its map shows Obama with 102 EV’s, McCain, 45.
Over to Electoral-Vote.com and its map puts Virginia and Georgia solidly into McCain’s camp. South Carolina and Texas are not solid Red, but are leaning towards McCain. However, it also projects Ohio and Florida into Obama’s column. According to the...
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Pollster.com which has a nice running blog tonight, has two more states possibly going into the Obama column. Two battleground states that were both Red in 2000 and 2004. They’re called Missouri and Florida. If that is true, then it...
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Fox has projected Kay Hagen winning the Senate seat out of North Carolina. That’s another turnover. Could Obama be spreading his coattails?
ABC News has also put Pennsylvania into Obama’s camp and they have a 102-34 Electoral Vote margin for the Democrat. CNN says Obama’s ahead, 77-34. MSNBC says it’s 103-34, Obama. CBS says 81-39. Fox has Obama ahead, 77-39. What is...
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At 8 p.m. ET, CNN projects eight states to Barack Obama: Massachusetts (12), Illinois (21), Connecticut (7), New Jersey (15), Maine (4, 3 to Obama), Delaware (3), Maryland (10) and District of Columbia (3). CNN says John McCain will win...
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CNN now projects South Carolina as a McCain win. It has a 16-3 Electoral Vote edge for McCain.
BBC America also calls South Carolina for the McCain camp joining NBC’s call from earlier. The BBC has its own fancy touchscreen map, not quite as good as CNN’s, but it can give us breakdowns similar to what John King...
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NBC News projects South Carolina into the McCain column. According to its map, McCain has 16 Electoral Votes while Obama has 3. Fox News not made this call.
Pollster.com shows North Carolina quite close, but having Obama eeking it out with a 52-48 percent margin. What about Ohio? That is estimated to be 53-45. Those would be huge for the Democrat and a big blow to McCain’s chances...
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Pollster.com which is updating its projected results quite quickly estimates McCain winning Georgia by a 50-48 margin while taking South Carolina a bit more comfortably, but still close, 52-46. Not a surprise for either state if that holds. Two networks...
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CBS News projects West Virginia and its 5 Electoral Votes go to John McCain. Tally thus far: McCain: 13 Electoral VotesObama: 3 Electoral Votes EDITED TO ADD: Fox News is also projecting West Virginia as a McCain win.
Pollster.com is estimating Virginia could go to Obama by a 55-45 margin. That would be quite comfortable. That would be a big win for Obama if that holds.
Turning Rockefeller Plaza into an entire election set for NBC. There are buckets that are going up the GE Building to signify the Electoral Votes for each candidate and on the Rockefeller Plaza ice rink, the map will turn red...
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Jessica Yellin is appearing on the CNN Election set as a hologram. It’s very strange. She’s talking to Wolf Blitzer and Jessica is quite choppy as she makes her mannerisms talking to Wolfey. I know this is CNN’s Super Bowl...
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Pollster.com estimates Indiana to go to the Obama camp by a 52-46 margin. If that holds, that would mean a solid Red state would turn Blue and into the Obama column. We’ll follow that closely. Three polls close at 7:30...
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Consider this. Four years ago, Dan Rather anchored CBS’ coverage. Tom Brokaw and Tim Russert helmed NBC’s coverage. And Peter Jennings was heading ABC. What a difference four years make. Now you have Katie Couric, Brian Williams and Charlie Gibson...
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CNN and NBC project that Kentucky will go to the McCain column. Both networks say Vermont goes to Obama. The other states that closed at 7 p.m. ET, Georgia, Indiana and Virginia are too close to call. Electoral Votes so...
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CNN is trying out some virtual technology tonight. Showing a virtual Capitol building and trying to show us the change of power in the Senate and the House. The lovely Campbell Brown is wary of this technology. My University of...
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CNN’s Candy Crowley was live from Grant Park in Chicago and she was having trouble hearing. In addition, every other word was cutting out. There’s something about that area where CNN is stationed as Jessica Yellin was having difficulty there...
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However, all of the networks won’t be making a call on both of these states until all of the votes are in at 7 p.m. ET. New exit poll data include: 93% say economy is not so good or poor6%...
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Ann Curry is going over the exit poll data on MSNBC. Dressed in all black. She’s lovely, but its like she’s dressed for a funeral. No need to add numbers. You’ve seen them here already. OH NO!!!! Rachel Maddow is...
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