Brandon Johansson Decides 2008 — Part 4: Obama wins

Periodically throughout Election Day, staff reporter and state electorate prognosticator Brandon Johansson will "call" states he feels are secure for a candidate. Johansson has little experience in politics.

If I’m right, it’ll cost me some delicious pastries, but I have to call Virginia, Pennslyvania and New Hampshire for Obama. Also, why the networks only have the guts to call states, I’m calling some regions: Upper Midwest for Obama. Northern Plains for McCain. Southeastern Conference (minus Florida) for McCain.
And I’m calling the election for Obama. He just won Ohio, and that seals it.

CBS' annoying music.

The most annoying sound of election night: CBS' whistling string music during their vote updates.

Stampede welcomes Dems

From Adam Goldstein:

As 7 p.m. hits, democrats begin to filter into The Stampede. State Senate District 27 candidate Nathan Wilkes and RTD Board E Bill McMullen are in attendance. There are about 50 people there now.

Early Thanksgiving Turkey dressed by voters

There are plenty of villains in this year's general election, but if none deserve more to get the boot from the public than does N.C. Sen. Liddy Dole. Dole launched one of the nastiest campaigns in memory, topped off by the most underhanded, desperate TV commercial in a year that will be infamous for heinous TV ads.

In running against Kay Hagen, Dole unleashed an ad accusing her opponent of being "godless," and given viewers the impression that Hagen herself made several damning comments.

It's clear Dole is getting what she so strongly deserves tonight: the ax.

Brandon Johansson Decides 2008 — Part 3: Indecision

Periodically throughout Election Day, staff reporter and state electorate prognosticator Brandon Johansson will "call" states he feels are secure for a candidate. Johansson has little experience in politics.

"Despite unprecedented pressure from higher-ups, I refuse to call Virginia for either candidate as of 6 p.m. MST. They can call me names all they want, but without results from northern Virginia, I can’t risk the credibility of this blog and that awesome black and white picture by calling Virginia."


Electorate count: McCain 11, Obama 14 and holding steady

Lines ran smooth all day

Reported by Adam Goldstein:

Mandy Coss, lead judge for District 520, said that the only times they had any sorts of lines was early this morning and it was only 20 minutes long. Otherwise, it's been smooth all day.

Brandon Johansson Decides 2008 — Part 2

Periodically throughout Election Day, staff reporter and state electorate prognosticator Brandon Johansson will "call" states he feels are secure for a candidate. Johansson has little experience in politics.

Vermont, Hawaii, Oregon — Obama
McCain — Alaska

"Various media outlets, including CNN, Politico.com and the Rocky Mountain News, called Vermont for Obama. According to their fancy maps, they did it with 0 percent reporting. I can do one better, actually, three better. I’m calling Hawaii and Oregon for Obama and Alaska for McCain before the polls even close. Take that Anderson Cooper."

Electorate count: McCain 11, Obama 14

Brandon Johansson Decides 2008 — Part 1

Periodically throughout Election Day, staff reporter and state electorate prognosticator Brandon Johansson will "call" states he feels are secure for a candidate. Johansson has little experience in politics.

Kentucky — McCain

"Because they've got 68 percent after 2 percent reporting. And it's Kentucky."

Hey is for Horses

It looks Sen. McCain can always find a job as governor of Kentucky. If I were Obama, I don't know that I would ever go there. I'm not sure that I would ever go there.

Wet Blanket Moment

Sorry. It's hard to get too enthused about how this presidential election is going to end when it looks like Amendment 46 could pass, and undo what made this extraordinary election possible.
Amendment 46 is the big lie that promised to end discrimination. Instead, it will end all affirmative action programs in the state, the very programs that made it possible for Barack Obama to get this close to being a U.S. president.

If it's not too late for you, vote against this measure and encourage Colorado residents to have an honest discussion about ending some affirmative action programs. There's nothing honest about 46.

Indiana Votes and the Counties of Power

(AP Photo)

It's early, but there's some intrigue in some of the early counties.

Knox County, a solid red county in '04 and '00 (Dole even drew close in 1996) is polling for Obama. Is this a sign of things to come.

If Obama takes Indiana, it'll be a short night and long odds for McCain.

It's early ... like I said, but boy it's already looking like a landslide.

ONN first to call presidential election

Voting Machines Elect One Of Their Own As President

On a more serious note, polls close at 7 p.m. tonight. If you haven't voted, go out and vote. The lines haven't been too bad, but they should be pretty long as 7 p.m. gets closer.

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