Wednesday
Nov052008
Live Blog: Longer Night than Expected But a Possible Early Democratic Upset
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 0:29
12:41 a.m. Fox has already called West Virginia. Pretty quick off the mark on that one, but no real significance. Still, since there was a momentary panic for the Republicans two weeks ago that they might be in danger there, I hear a small cheer from the GOP.
12:32 a.m. Polls just closed in Ohio and North Carolina. Meanwhile, McCain up 52-47 in Indiana with 14% in.
Mitch McConnell is still 50-50 in Kentucky.
12:25 a.m.: Either CNN is being very cautious, or we are in for some tight races --- they are offering nothing on Florida or Virginia beyond the bare reporting of the first 2% of returns.
Update: as I type, they are trying a county analysis of first returns from Virginia. A rural county for McCain 71-28, outskirts beyond Richmond slightly for McCain.
They're reading Indiana, which we're finding interesting. CNN is saying what Canuckistan has already figured out --- a lot of the Democratic areas (Indianapolis, Gary, East Chicago) have not returned. Upset on the cards for the Democrats?
12:32 a.m. Polls just closed in Ohio and North Carolina. Meanwhile, McCain up 52-47 in Indiana with 14% in.
Mitch McConnell is still 50-50 in Kentucky.
12:25 a.m.: Either CNN is being very cautious, or we are in for some tight races --- they are offering nothing on Florida or Virginia beyond the bare reporting of the first 2% of returns.
Update: as I type, they are trying a county analysis of first returns from Virginia. A rural county for McCain 71-28, outskirts beyond Richmond slightly for McCain.
They're reading Indiana, which we're finding interesting. CNN is saying what Canuckistan has already figured out --- a lot of the Democratic areas (Indianapolis, Gary, East Chicago) have not returned. Upset on the cards for the Democrats?
