Breaking News: Obama is the 44th President Elect of the USA

Where are you getting that Respvblica? CNN are saying there might be a big surprise for Obama in Indiana.

I want to catch up in the morning when things will be much clearer. If I didn't have a busy day tomorrow I would have been tempted. I think the result may be clear by 1 a.m.

"Rednecks for Obama" seem to be doing well in West Indiana.

Yea I'm going to stay up until 2 tops. I have to make a phonecall at 6am so I need to be up and lucid at that stage.

Popular vote very close 49/46 in favour of Obama so far - very tight: but still very early days.

CNN TV and CNN web in complete disagreement over Florida.

I think Obama has Florida.

N Carolina very close.

85% turn out in St Louis County - Democratic win expected by Fox for the whole of Missouri - a litmus swing state always in the past one by the Presidential winner.

BBC refusing to announce virtually anything until they have reliable results. What are the US networks saying? BBC are only reporting Vermont and Kentucky.

You watching Fox, cactus? I often watch Fox for the comedy value but I am settled on BBC for the evening with occasional flicks to CNN.

johnfás wrote:

You watching Fox, cactus? I often watch Fox for the comedy value but I am settled on BBC for the evening with occasional flicks to CNN.

Fox are doing quite well, with a very simple set up in studio and good outside broadcasts. Grant Park in Chicago - jammers, 70 degrees temperature and its looking like Oxygen.

Fox's guy is saying that what is coming in in terms of actual votes is consistent with the polls of the last few days.

A comfortable Obama win.

I wonder how Fox etc will change if the Republicans take an absolute hammering, which they are likely to. Will they become a station of opposition or will they alter themselves to a new model.

All these American accents are giving me a headache.

Just be thankful it isn't the Australians...

They would plot and destabilise.

Right, I'm going to save the rest of this for the morning.

Cheers.

Night .

NBC : Florida tctc.... Pennsylvania for Obama

Fox are calling Kentucky for the Republican Minority Senate Leader. That was once the Dems had hoped to take.

However, in North Carolina they are saying the Dems beat Elisabeth Dole.

Obama has Penn. This is Obama's gig. I'm off.

me too

BBC calling Ohio for Barry.

Looking like its a wrap.

Gnite wage slaves - as a newly annointed member of the leisurely class - Im sitting back with a six pack of half price Amstel and will stay up for the acceptance speech - its looking good.

I see Eoghan Harris's prediction of a Mc Cain victory by a considerable margin came to fruition

You'd make a tidy fortune betting on the opposite of what this twit says.

I know I should go to sleep, work tomorrow and all that, but its hard.

New Mexico, traditionally GOP, is being called for Hopey.


Florida too close to call, what's new?

Good man Eoghan

144 million turnout - biggest since 1908 - who would have thought that George Bush would be responsible for the rebirth of American democracy!

cataclysmic catalyst?