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whttevrr

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48. D'oh! So close...
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 07:47 PM
Nov 2012

But it looks like if Obama can pick up a few more votes in the final tally...

Romney might hit the magic percentage:

47%



From huff post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/who-won-the-popular-vote-2012_n_2087038.html

As of this writing, Obama had a 58,720,700 (50.1%) to 56,145,950 (48.4%) lead on Mitt Romney for the popular vote.

(UPDATE: As of 2:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Obama has widened his popular vote lead. He now leads 60,193,076 or 50.4% to 57,468,587 or 48.1% with nearly all precincts reporting. Still no official word yet, however.)

(UPDATE (2): As of Noon on Friday, with nearly all votes in, Obama assuredly will win the popular vote, leading Romney by a count of 61,173,739 or 50.5% to 58,167,260 or 48.0%. At this point, a few final votes are being counted and then all that's left is for the results to be officially certified.)


48.4% to 48.1% to 48.0% to ?? I hope it goes down to 47% in the final tally.
Obama 347 Romney 191 [View all] whttevrr Nov 2012 OP
me too, FL, VA, NC, NH, IA, CO and of course OH! flamingdem Nov 2012 #1
Minimally? MadBadger Nov 2012 #2
AZ could flip.. whttevrr Nov 2012 #3
No chance in all three MadBadger Nov 2012 #5
That's what they said in 2008. See Arizona & understand the coming Obama Landslide johnlucas Nov 2012 #16
Sounds like you're a peddler of bullshit MadBadger Nov 2012 #17
I love this! Who ever heard of North Carolina going Blue until it did? johnlucas Nov 2012 #24
McCain had a .4 lead in the polls going into NC in 08 MadBadger Nov 2012 #28
But how did a state like NC that hadn't gone Blue since 1976 suddenly go Blue in 2008? johnlucas Nov 2012 #32
Ha ... agreed! tweeternik Nov 2012 #25
Wildly optimistic... brooklynite Nov 2012 #4
VA is not a stretch. DCBob Nov 2012 #6
Didn't say it was...I said getting all three... brooklynite Nov 2012 #10
NC and VA are not a stretch... whttevrr Nov 2012 #11
Where did this come from? I like the sound of that... freshwest Nov 2012 #7
You know where... johnlucas Nov 2012 #18
ELECTION SPOILER: Obama wins in a LANDSLIDE freshwest Nov 2012 #29
Thank you freshwest. johnlucas Nov 2012 #33
Your map does have a nice pattern to it world wide wally Nov 2012 #8
Source? intheflow Nov 2012 #9
This what I think will happen. whttevrr Nov 2012 #15
This is what I think will happen, too. Check the John Lucas thread above... freshwest Nov 2012 #31
I like--no--I LOVE your map! mnhtnbb Nov 2012 #12
I try to be optimistic IrishSean723 Nov 2012 #13
I could see Obama at 303 or 332 but this seems like a stretch especially in NC craigmatic Nov 2012 #14
This would be GREAT Andy Stanton Nov 2012 #19
Thats exactly what i have. nt lordcommander Nov 2012 #20
I think the one state that might flip is Indiana meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #21
Never polled because of what kind of laws? Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #23
Rachel had it on her show the other night meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #27
Now that is interesting. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #34
If you do find it, would you mind coming back and letting us know? meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #37
Nada. I scrolled through several pages of Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #39
Thanks for looking meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #40
I found it! meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #42
Thank you! Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #43
I agree with all but NC. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #22
Check out the effort barbtries has put in. whttevrr Nov 2012 #26
Holy Mother of God. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #30
Then that means all the polls are wrong which means we cannot use any of them. Like Ohio, etc. Logical Nov 2012 #36
If you really think we will win NC then you must think all the polls are wrong. Including..... Logical Nov 2012 #35
VEEEEEERY joejoejoe Nov 2012 #38
That's virtually the 2008 map BlueDemKev Nov 2012 #41
I don't think you understand how betrayed many Republicans feel. whttevrr Nov 2012 #44
I didn't know there were very many moderates left in the Republican Party BlueDemKev Nov 2012 #45
Would love to see O411 / R127 whttevrr Nov 2012 #46
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #47
D'oh! So close... whttevrr Nov 2012 #48
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