2012 Presidential Election

[toxictwister00]

I voted right before 8 this morning and the line wasn't too long, I guess part of that is because they moved the polling center from my old elementary school to a church since they permanently closed down that school this year.   Overall, it only took me 30 minutes. 

[TWCToday]

I voted for Romney/Ryan. It's going to be a close race for sure but I think Obama will probably win. The next few hours should be pretty exciting!

Thanks to everyone who voted regardless of who you picked. It's great to see so many people out making their voice heard.

[TWCToday]

I didn't vote this year

Why?

[jtmal0723]

I didn't vote this year

Why?

Victor. Be warned. If you do not like who wins the Presidency, you have no right to complain about him since you chose not to vote.

[Localonthe8s]

I didn't vote this year

Why?

Victor. Be warned. If you do not like who wins the Presidency, you have no right to complain about him since you chose not to vote.

its not that, I just dont care for either candidate.
Whatever happens will happen speculating doesnt help anything in my opinion

[Mr. Rainman]

I didn't vote this year

Why?

Victor. Be warned. If you do not like who wins the Presidency, you have no right to complain about him since you chose not to vote.

its not that, I just dont care for either candidate.
Whatever happens will happen speculating doesnt help anything in my opinion

I respect your choice, but there are 5 choices you can make for President - it's not just between Obama and Romney.

[jtmal0723]

I didn't vote this year

Why?

Victor. Be warned. If you do not like who wins the Presidency, you have no right to complain about him since you chose not to vote.

its not that, I just dont care for either candidate.
Whatever happens will happen speculating doesnt help anything in my opinion

I respect your choice, but there are 5 choices you can make for President - it's not just between Obama and Romney.

There's actually 10....

Democrat
Barack Obama & Joe Biden

Republican
Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan

Libertarian
Gary Johnson & James P. Gray

Green
Jill Stein & Cheri Honkala

Constitution
Virgil H. Goode Jr. & James N. Clymer

Justice
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson & Luis J. Rodriguez

Socialism and Liberation
Peta Lindsay & Yari Osorio

American Third Position
Merlin Miller & Harry V. Bertram

Socialist Workers
James Harris & Maura Deluca

NSA did 911
Jeff Boss & Bob Pasternak

and let's not forget Roseanne Barr!! lol

[Localonthe8s]

I wanted to know your guys opinions: What effect would Sandy make on the election? Would Obama's handling of disaster aid, relief response have any effect on this? I know he recently toured NJ with Chris Christie and I was absolutely surprised considering Christie and Obama were not the best of friends (but let's save that for later..)

[Mr. Rainman]

Well, it was the Northeast, so electoral wise I don't think Sandy turned that region red. New Hampshire, the only real toss up state in that area, didn't get the worse. The main concern would be voting turn out but officials seem to be on top of that.

Nationally, I think it helped Obama slightly - gave him a chance to be Presidential, plus it was a distraction from the constant campaigning.

[TWCmatthew]

Romney almost certainly just won Indiana and Kentucky.

[toxictwister00]

Romney almost certainly just won Indiana and Kentucky.

I agree, but it's not a surprise to me IN would just be going back to red after going blue 4 years ago. KY was gonna be solid red anyway.

Not picking on NH, but when I saw the current returns so far I kinda chuckled at the very small numbers where Obama has 28 and Romney has 14 compared to KY/IN's numbers.

EDIT: Virginia too close to call
         Georgia too early to call 

Romney has KY/IN/SC
Obama has Vermont

[Localonthe8s]

Well, Romney has 37 senate votes and Obama has 30. When do they announce the election results? I thought some states couldn't make it by 8 pm?

[toxictwister00]

Well, Romney has 37 senate votes and Obama has 30. When do they announce the election results? I thought some states couldn't make it by 8 pm?

Some states are split by two time zones like Florida for example, the polls are closed now, but in the Panhandle area it doesn't close until 8pm because they're in the Central time zone instead of the Eastern time zone. The media can't call FL until it closes in the central time zone first.

[jtmal0723]

Relevant:

[toxictwister00]

Can anybody explain to me how Romney got SC when Obama is in the lead there?