Live 2008 Presidential election thread - McCain v Obama

[Juddism]

Virginia, up by over 50,000 now.

only 4000 votes behind in Indiana now.

 

[Bartram_Class]

Game is over by the looks of it.

He should carry Florida and Virginia at the very least, Indiana and NC aren't without a shout either.

With California, that will see him well past 300.

 

[DoggieStyle07]

Once the US voters see that Obama isn't God, and that spending all that money on health care wont improve much (could worsen things through bureaucracy), increasing taxes isn't the answer and "investing" in green energy will blow out prices.. they might think the last 7-8 years hasn't been too bad.

yeah your right..

the US should stick with letting their citizens go untreated for disease, giving the upper class tax breaks whilst allowing rampant poverty and destroying the planet for future generations..

America **** Yeah

 

[waspy]

Virginia is safely Obama's now.

North Carolina looks like being very close. McCain up by 17k but Charlotte is only just over half counted.

 

[1jasonoz]

**** some people are ignorant tools. it's so easy to blame dumb dubbya.

bill clinton's (a democrat) drive to increase home ownership by promoting paper-thin downpayments and pushing for ways to get lenders to give money to first home buyers with less than desirable finances and incomes has lend to the mess America is in. the erosion of lending standards pushed up house prices by creating huge demand, and then waves of defaults by people who should have never bought a home in the 1st place.

so when banks then package these loans and sell them off to other banks, we get the domino collapse effect witnessed over the past year.........all of them are affected. poor standards and poor health of the financial industry brought on the mess.........i repeat, through policy advocated by Clinton.

No it hasn't that is a line run by the Republicans to blame the democrats!!!

 

[Midnight Vultures]

Obama hits the lead in Indiana

 

[Bartram_Class]

Indiana now in the blue, Florida and Virginia in the bag.

NC going to go right down to the wire.

Landslide anyone?

 

[KUNG FU]

**** some people are ignorant tools. it's so easy to blame dumb dubbya.

bill clinton's (a democrat) drive to increase home ownership by promoting paper-thin downpayments and pushing for ways to get lenders to give money to first home buyers with less than desirable finances and incomes has lend to the mess America is in. the erosion of lending standards pushed up house prices by creating huge demand, and then waves of defaults by people who should have never bought a home in the 1st place.

so when banks then package these loans and sell them off to other banks, we get the domino collapse effect witnessed over the past year.........all of them are affected. poor standards and poor health of the financial industry brought on the mess.........i repeat, through policy advocated by Clinton.

8 years wasn't enough for Bush? Seriously get some perspective on Bush's economic and fiscal policies before you selectively point to some rash decisions made towards the end of Clinton's term. Not to mention McCain's appropriation of the the house rebuying scheme.

 

[TheBloods]

Virginia is safely Obama's now.

Fox calling Virginia for Obama.

 

[Juddism]

what's happening in IN? seems that last county is still to report?

 

[DaveW]

I'm going to pre-empt the networks.

President-elect Barack Obama...

Obama 273
McCain 141

 

[Costanza_]

CNN calls Virginia. Bring on the landslide!

 

[Alpha1]

Doubt Obama is not going to get the landslide, but still a massive win.

 

[Clay Davis]

30 seconds until Obama is president.

 

[Costanza_]

CNN just called it. President Obama.

 

[camsmith]

CNN calling the election for Obama.

 

[KUNG FU]

If Obama takes down Colorado, Florida, Indiana & Virginia, which he is ahead in all, that will leave him with 267, he'll need just 3 more for the win. Could Montana be the unlikely 3 votes he needs? He's ahead there with 5% counted.

 

[Bartram_Class]

Obama pulling things back in Missouri too.

Only 10k in it now. 51% reporting.

 

[mcgarnacle]

No it hasn't that is a line run by the Republicans to blame the democrats!!!

Fact, Clinton screwed up and it was only convenient the shit hit the fan when he was long gone. lending products featuring 'honeymoon' rates or payments of only interest in he 1st few years of the loan was the reason for this. the seeds were planted in his administration though his 'Home Ownership Strategy' policy.

Thankgod the plan to let 1st homebuyers tap into their IRA and 401k's to put a down payment wasnt approved, or else, people would have literally lost it all.

 

[morgoth]

Obama might have 270 before the West comes in.

 

[BlueFan4]

ABC also calls it.

 

[DaveW]

Obama might have 270 before the West comes in.

The west has just come in.

 

[camsmith]

I agree with those before me who say this restores faith in the american electorate.

Congratulations to the US voter for having the guts and doing the right thing. Overnight the international image of the country will be restored significantly.

The "right" thing only when your guy gets in.

ffs look at the zombies on CNN... YES WE CAN, YES WE CAN --> cue hip hop music

 

[morgoth]

ABC calling it.

President elect Obama - live!

 

[Clay Davis]

Well done America.