Keeping it civil instead of returning to our dark ways

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I wasn't saying it had never happened. I was saying if it were widespread, and used at major events, then we'd be seeing the things linked on the major news sites.

Like the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Daily Show?

If you mean the WSJ editorial page, don't hold your breath.

[Gattigap]

Never mind. The question was stoopid.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I'm confused.

Probably exit polls from different places.

Or Kerry's winning Mississippi.

You decide.

[LessinSF]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
So how early is too early to start drinking?

I plan to be somewhere other than the office with a cocktail at 4:30 p.m. Pacific time. Although some polls close before then, no key states are involved (print and save!):

7 p.m. ET
Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia

7:30 p.m. ET
North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia

8 p.m. ET
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee

8:30 p.m. ET
Arkansas

9 p.m. ET
Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming

10 p.m. ET
Iowa, Montana, Nevada, Utah

11 p.m. ET
California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

1 a.m. ET
Alaska

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

From Wonkette on the numbers:

I have been asked to clarify: The little birdie is not Joe Trippi nor anyone he works with.

In fact, the little birdie is really skittish and not exactly trustworthy in all cases. Please vote, even if you live in PA. These could be total forgeries, designed to keep you from voting. As a friend put it, "The Yankees always figure out a way to win."

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Like the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Daily Show?

If you mean the WSJ editorial page, don't hold your breath.

Huh? Stop Sidd, we're boring everyone. At a NM pep rally people were asked to agree to vote for Bush to get to see Cheney. I admit this.

[Santorum]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
These numbers are absurd. This reads more like a Christmas wish-list than anything grounded in fact.

Tidbits from Kathryn Lopez's ("K-Lo") posts in National Review's The Corner. She's not normally the excitable sort, so the all-caps ranting and over-wrought tone suggest she's starting to sweat:

"EXITS -- BETTER: Kerry +4 in Ohio, I'm hearing from good multiple sources. I'd nix the earlier report. (BY BETTER I MEAN MORE RELIABLE EXIT REPORT, MEANING I HAVE GOTTEN FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES.)

MESSAGE: GET OUT THE W VOTE IN OHIO."

A little later, she posted:

"WARNING: Do not, again, do not take any exit poll resports too seriously. JUST GET OUT THE VOTE. Exit polls not always reliable, ESPECIALLY early ones. AND, this isn't over until the polls close. So please get to work while there is still time.

DO NOT get depressed. DO NOT get mad. JUST GET OUT THE VOTE.

I contend this is the most important election of many of our lifetimes. I'm almost willing to make a deal and give the Dems 2008 if we can have this one."

And then:

"FLORIDA EXITS: Hearing Kerry one ahead, from multiple (media and political) sources"

She's right that exit polls are not reliable. She's also clearly starting to panic.

[LessinSF]

Because I know you care.

When I got in this morning at 9:15 my time, Kerry was +130 at http://www.wsex.com . I have seen him as low as +110 since then. Inter- day betting continues. I am up to holding 7 contracts on Kerry at an average cost of $41.43, with a win paying $100 on each. Of course, I could sell them right now at $42 for a profit of $3.99.

[Hank Chinaski]

has electoral tied, with Va. and Penn. still up for grabs.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

originally posted by DRUDGE
National Election Pool -- representing six major news organization -- shows Kerry in striking distance -- with small lead -- in Florida and Ohio

Yes, most candidates in the lead are within striking distance.

[ilikenewsocks]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Yes, most candidates in the lead are within striking distance.

Unionist fuck.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Yes, most candidates in the lead are within striking distance.

Question: do exit poll results include absentee ballots?

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
These numbers are absurd. This reads more like a Christmas wish-list than anything grounded in fact.

For someone with a statistics background like Ann-Marie, one should expect more.

She should clearly stick to writing about ass-fucking.

Careful what you ask for.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by sgtclub
Question: do exit poll results include absentee ballots?

No. Unless the pollsters are waiting behind you at the mailbox, that is.

[SlaveNoMore]

Santorum
Tidbits from Kathryn Lopez's ("K-Lo") posts in National Review's The Corner. She's not normally the excitable sort, so the all-caps ranting and over-wrought tone suggest she's starting to sweat:

1) She's excitable all the time. Clearly you don't read the Corner.

2) The ALL-CAPS was to call attention to the fact that she was updating her early Ohio poll post - which showed Bush up an [unbelievably high] 10 points.