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.

The Aurora Sentinel will have election results for races that pertain to our fine city. The results can be seen at http://www2.aurorasentinel.com/~sentinelftp/editorial/election/results.html.

Live updates of Hillary Clinton's appearance in Aurora

(from Aaron Cole)

Clinton: "We together can do everything necessary to make sure Barack Obama is president of America."

"Denver was a great convention."

"This election is too important to sit on the sidelines of history."

"Everywhere I go people are becoming convinced that they need to be with us."

"It's time to kick Bush out of his home in DC."

"I want to encourage all of you to vote early."

"I hear in Colorado, you have one of the longest ballots in the country."

Eight years with Bill Clinton, eight years with Bush, "I think you know the difference."

"It took a Democrat to clean up after the first Bush, it'll take another Democrat to clean up after this Bush."

Dems need majority in house and senate: "This is not going to be easy."

"Barack Obama is going to need our help."


Perlmutter still talking.

"McCain has been erratic and unsteady since this campaign began."

Diane Degette speaking

"we need a change... And that's Barack Obama."

"are you ready to elect Barack Obama?"

Larry Beer, Morgan Carroll, Monisha merchant

Approx. 2,000 people or so.

Crowd gathering for Hillary.
Clinton to speak at 5

The DNC: An Aurora view

A big, hearty thanks goes out to state Rep. Morgan Carroll, who supplied us with her vantage point of the proceedings at last week's Democratic National Convention. While these photos aren't very big, you can clearly see that the Colorado delegation got prime seating for all the events at the Pepsi Center and Invesco Field.

Former President Bill Clinton (left) and US Senator John Kerry.

US Senator and Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden (left) and Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter.

US Rep. Ed Perlmutter (left) and US Senator Ken Salazar.