Comments on: Live Blogging The Presidential Election Returns

By: Wenbo Zhang

Wenbo Zhang — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:58:30 +0000

My sixth sense told me that Obama is going to win by a large margin and my favorite singer will give birth to a boy. Both are realized today LOL.

By: Matthew Dickinson

Matthew Dickinson — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:45:38 +0000

Adam – That’s true, but the point is that low turnout election put the Republicans in charge of the House, and they are still in the majority there. No one saw this in 2008.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:30:52 +0000

Big difference between Prez elections and low-turnout midterms which attract hard-core older voters.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:17:49 +0000

The demographics today are not so different from 2010 when the GOP won in a landslide. The Dems barely squeeked out a win for President and Senate, and the GOP still won the House. I do think an improving economy the next 4 years and the demographics favor the Dems.

FL and OH are over.

The only significant Romney votes left in FL are in Brevard, Lee, and Seminole. Obama should receive a near equal number from Miami-Dade, and is currently up by 50k. It should end up 0-60k for Obama, most likely ~30k. Maybe it will come down to counting provisional ballots.

OH is more certain. Currently up 23k. Obama should pick up 40k more from Cuyahoga. Another 40k from Lucas. 20k from Summit and Trumbull. That’s a 120k lead with 300-500k votes remaining to count. I was a little surprised the networks called it so early but I still think Obama wins it by around 100k.

By: Tarsi Dunlop

Tarsi Dunlop — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:09:24 +0000

The electoral count looks good for Obama…