Wednesday
Nov052008
Live Blog: Tipping Point for the Democrats?
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 1:07
1:39 a.m. OK, folks, the first half of the big double: the Democrats hold their only vulnerable state. CNN calls Pennsylvania (21) for Obama.
Now, if Obama takes at least two and probably only one of the 10 vulnerable states held by Republicans in 2004, this one is over.
1:33 a.m. Senator McConnell's lead down to 51-49 in Kentucky with 39% lead. Democrat Shaheen up 15 points in New Hampshire over Republican Sununu with 9% in. Dole is decidedly dead in North Carolina.
1:30 a.m. CNN calls New Hampshire (4) for Obama.
I've got over the county-by-county map of Virginia with our Virginia at the party. It's a confusing situation but it appears that Richmond City has not returned, 2/3 of Hampton is still out, and areas in northern Virginia have not returned. Will that be enough to overturn McCain's lead?
1:21 a.m. Against the grain of Democratic advance, McCain is still up 56-43 in Virginia with 29 percent of the vote in. I haven't checked county-by-county breakdown, but I wonder when that lead might begin to shrink.
1:18 a.m. Senator Mitch McConnell looks safe in Kentucky --- he's up 52-48 with 1/3 of the votes in --- but Elizabeth Dole appears on her way out in North Carolina. She's 20 points down in early voting. That's two seats already to the Democrats.
1:14 a.m. CNN's reporter at the McCain rally --- Dana Bash, the second-best name of the night (see entries on Wolf Blitzer) --- speaks in front of what appears to be a choir time-lifted in from the 1950s. All I catch of her spiel is, "They say there will be time for post-mortems later," which makes me wonder whose body will be offered up to the crowd.
I suspect Sarah Palin may be in hiding.
1:09 a.m. MSNBC and ABC call Pennsylvania for Obama. NBC just called as well.
1:06 a.m. CNN, on the one hand, is saying, "We want to be extra-cautious and count the votes." At the same time, they're showing Obama with a good lead in Florida with 17% of the vote in, and I think they may have exit polls showing Obama same in Pennsylvania.
Now, if Obama takes at least two and probably only one of the 10 vulnerable states held by Republicans in 2004, this one is over.
1:33 a.m. Senator McConnell's lead down to 51-49 in Kentucky with 39% lead. Democrat Shaheen up 15 points in New Hampshire over Republican Sununu with 9% in. Dole is decidedly dead in North Carolina.
1:30 a.m. CNN calls New Hampshire (4) for Obama.
I've got over the county-by-county map of Virginia with our Virginia at the party. It's a confusing situation but it appears that Richmond City has not returned, 2/3 of Hampton is still out, and areas in northern Virginia have not returned. Will that be enough to overturn McCain's lead?
1:21 a.m. Against the grain of Democratic advance, McCain is still up 56-43 in Virginia with 29 percent of the vote in. I haven't checked county-by-county breakdown, but I wonder when that lead might begin to shrink.
1:18 a.m. Senator Mitch McConnell looks safe in Kentucky --- he's up 52-48 with 1/3 of the votes in --- but Elizabeth Dole appears on her way out in North Carolina. She's 20 points down in early voting. That's two seats already to the Democrats.
1:14 a.m. CNN's reporter at the McCain rally --- Dana Bash, the second-best name of the night (see entries on Wolf Blitzer) --- speaks in front of what appears to be a choir time-lifted in from the 1950s. All I catch of her spiel is, "They say there will be time for post-mortems later," which makes me wonder whose body will be offered up to the crowd.
I suspect Sarah Palin may be in hiding.
1:09 a.m. MSNBC and ABC call Pennsylvania for Obama. NBC just called as well.
1:06 a.m. CNN, on the one hand, is saying, "We want to be extra-cautious and count the votes." At the same time, they're showing Obama with a good lead in Florida with 17% of the vote in, and I think they may have exit polls showing Obama same in Pennsylvania.
Reader Comments (3)
01:11 - BBC has the projections at McCain 34, Obama 103
Google is showing O 56 - M 44 for Florida at 1:15 (2% of votes in)
18.40 Mountain Time (Alberta, Canada)
The CNN magic map shows Obama leading in Texas -- TEXAS!
Obama wins Pennsylvania (projected huge win)