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Update, Poll Closings: 7:30 p.m.
Written on 4 Nov, 2008 at 22:20 in Politics Blogs | viewed 57 times | 0 Comments
Update: CBS and MSNBC project a win for Obama in Ohio. MSNBC shows Obama ahead 53% to McCain's 45%. So far, 30% of precincts have tallied votes. If correct, Obama will take Ohio's 20 electoral votes, turning the state that... (Continue reading)
9 p.m. Poll Closings, Obama Pushes Ahead
Written on 4 Nov, 2008 at 22:09 in Politics Blogs | viewed 50 times | 0 Comments
A number of swing states closed polls at 9 p.m. including Sen. John McCain’s home state Arizona, and battle ground states, New Mexico, Colorado and parts of Michigan. Polls closed in 11 other states too. MSNBC and CNN polls... (Continue reading)
Barack Obama Is Elected President
Written on 4 Nov, 2008 at 22:03 in Politics News | viewed 149 times | 0 Comments
Barack Obama defeated John McCain to become the first African American elected as president of the U.S. ... (Continue reading)
McCain’s Lead Dwindles as Polls Close in Virginia
Written on 4 Nov, 2008 at 22:03 in Politics News | viewed 141 times | 1 Comment
The last time Virginia's electoral votes went to a Democratic presidential candidate was 1964, when Lyndon Johnson carried the state in his nationwide landslide election. With its polls closing at 7:00 p.m. -- among the first to finish in... (Continue reading)
Florida May Swing for Obama
Written on 4 Nov, 2008 at 20:19 in Politics News | viewed 64 times | 0 Comments
One frequently heard theme about the Obama–McCain presidential contest was that while young voters might enthusiastically support Obama, they wouldn’t turn out to actually vote. That line of thinking probably led officials in Tampa and Orlando to miscalculate the number... (Continue reading)
7 p.m. Poll Closings
Written on 4 Nov, 2008 at 19:34 in Politics Blogs | viewed 44 times | 0 Comments
update - As more poll places tally votes, numbers show McCain lead in Georgia widening to 62% to Obama's 37%. According to CBS and MSNBC McCain has taken an overwhelming majority of the more than 90,000 ballots cast.... (Continue reading)
Nobody’s Perfect, But He’ll Take McCain
Written on 4 Nov, 2008 at 19:23 in Politics News | viewed 42 times | 0 Comments
The lawn in front of the Upper Merion Baptist Church is riddled with signs promoting a McCain-Palin administration. At noon today, 730 voters already passed through the entranceway of the church to cast their votes for the next president.... (Continue reading)
McCain’s Final Push
Written on 4 Nov, 2008 at 18:41 in Politics Blogs | viewed 23 times | 0 Comments
During a campaign stop in Grand Junction, Colorado, earlier today Sen. John McCain implored voters to help put him win on Election Day. The Republican presidential nominee told the crowd to ignore the pundits and the polls, which are showing him... (Continue reading)
Lull in Voters as Florida Poll Officials Combat Glitches
Written on 4 Nov, 2008 at 16:58 in Politics News | viewed 59 times | 0 Comments
Minor malfunctions in scanning devices in St. Petersburg, Tampa, Lakeland, and Orlando dampened the mood of Florida’s election officials, but a mid-morning lull allowed tech support groups to handle the problems. ... (Continue reading)
Voting for the Rock Star
Written on 4 Nov, 2008 at 15:32 in Politics News | viewed 41 times | 0 Comments
Sen. John McCain’s campaign spent much of the past two months derisively referring to Sen. Barack Obama as a rock star. And long before dawn this morning, voters camped out like concertgoers hungry for tickets.... (Continue reading)
