Checking Missouri exit polls. Interesting point: Obama did better among women, McCain won the men; but Obama scored equally among white men and women. The difference between the sexes opened up between black men and women (90% vs 96%).
Curious whether Missouri will remain a bellwether state in subsequent elections - I'm assuming it'll be called for McCain, his lead's only 6,000, but all precincts are in. It's been around the mid-point on so many indicators, but the racial composition is an exception. Does that make this election just an outlier in Missouri bellwether history, or is it joining Kentucky and Tennessee in drifting right? (Or is it getting left behind as the country drifts left?)
I can listen to a President speak because he's intelligent and doesn't look like he's a stoned frog. (seriously all I can see when I see Bush is a stoned frog).
I count you among the lucky ones. I would seriously love to see a stoned frog whenever I look at Bush.
I can happily claim to be born a Hoosier again. Indiana going Democrat gave me a big happy.
Prop 8 sucks and made me sad.
I need to find coffee and check senate results.
Oh, and in some serious 'what the hell?' news, Ted Stevens is currently looking good to retain his seat! Did they not notice the seven guilty verdicts?
Stevens says he hasn't been convicted of anything. Maybe they believed him.
It's just crazy.
Happy Birthday, CaBil! You got a shiny new president for your birthday.
I'm delighted that my state gave their votes to Obama, but very disappointed in the amendment results. No, we can't take out bigoted language from our constitution concerning property rights. Yes, we should limit rights of people to marry or have domestic partnerships. No, we can't possibly consider more funding for community colleges. Ugh. The elections went very well across the land, but the propositions and amendments, not so much.
I can happily claim to be born a Hoosier again. Indiana going Democrat gave me a big happy.
Because I am an alien freak, I did an F, C, M on Obama winning Missouri, Indiana and North Carolina. Winning Missouri was the one I chucked. I like the look of this map, I like it a lot.
I am really happy about Indiana!
Does that make this election just an outlier in Missouri bellwether history, or is it joining Kentucky and Tennessee in drifting right? (Or is it getting left behind as the country drifts left?)
Based on my totally unscientific "this is what I see around me" analysis, I would say that Missouri is drifting slightly leftwards, but not very quickly. What I want to see is how Obama's loss in the state compares to Kerry's and Gore's. That'll be more telling, IMHO, than simple win vs. lose.
Oh, buffistas, I am so hopeful now! And so happy to have had the buffistas this whole time to remind me that there are people who are rational and emotional and think like me. Even in a blue state I have passed the years sine 9/11 astonished and shocked at the gullibility and niavete of my fellow upstate NYers and am hopeful that they will be pleased and hopeful once they get to know Obama.
