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Final Election Results: Obama 332 to Romney 206 (Original Post) pathansen Nov 2012 OP
By FOX standards, that's a LANDSLIDE!!! kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #1
my first thought wordpix Nov 2012 #2
Only if the candidate is a republic..... Swede Atlanta Nov 2012 #13
+100000000000000000 treestar Nov 2012 #14
At the very least, it is a mandate! liberal N proud Nov 2012 #22
A Double Super Mandate Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #3
Yes! Florida doing something right for a change! I love our new color! LOL VanillaC Nov 2012 #4
Thanks Florida for bringing it home.... skeewee08 Nov 2012 #5
Thanks for overcoming the suppression! freshwest Nov 2012 #19
Does this put Allen West to rest? Siwsan Nov 2012 #6
I think he's continuing his suit Ineeda Nov 2012 #8
Maybe they should have a straight jacket and BIG butterfly net, on hand Siwsan Nov 2012 #9
LOL! freshwest Nov 2012 #20
Delusional Dufus crunch60 Nov 2012 #23
This is where I get to observe that John Kerry got 48.3% of the vote... CBHagman Nov 2012 #7
Military voters and businesspeople overseas will further raise the President's tally Kolesar Nov 2012 #10
Hmmm... vdogg Nov 2012 #11
LOL cheezmaka Nov 2012 #25
That popular vote total is not yet complete cleduc Nov 2012 #12
Indeed, races not yet settled in AZ either. Coyotl Nov 2012 #16
I agree. we don't underthematrix Nov 2012 #15
2008 final tally Coyotl Nov 2012 #17
There's hundreds of thousands of prov./absentee ballots yet to be counted in CA & AZ. SunSeeker Nov 2012 #18
Karl Rove says it's still not over until every vote is in and still wants a recount. 4lbs Nov 2012 #21
I heaven05 Nov 2012 #24
somebody take my picture cheezmaka Nov 2012 #26
CNN said that it's too close to call! RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #27
Arizona Is Still Counting DallasNE Nov 2012 #28
Thank goodness. janx Nov 2012 #29
I believe that there are outstanding provisionals for Cali, Ill, Wash and Oregon and Maricopa Arizon Tutonic Nov 2012 #30
There is NO final popular vote yet. Numbers are still being updated. See below Tx4obama Nov 2012 #31
Want a good laugh? I had two Romney supporters say to me that it was close, that Obama narrowly Pachamama Nov 2012 #32
This is very satisfying results. Good to see after the worry of the last weeks after the 1st debate. Nika Nov 2012 #33
How can Romney take office with those Numbers ? dubyadiprecession Nov 2012 #34
 

Swede Atlanta

(3,596 posts)
13. Only if the candidate is a republic.....
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 11:20 AM
Nov 2012

if they are anything less than that then they ignore the significant electoral win. Then they look at the popular vote and say it is only 3% but disavow how many people that represents.

Trust me if Robme had won by that much they would be calling it a landslide but not if it is a Democrat.

Siwsan

(26,123 posts)
6. Does this put Allen West to rest?
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:30 AM
Nov 2012

I would think if the state's ballots are now certified, that means they found no 'shenanigans' in his district.

Of course, I doubt he will every actually concede - I could see him showing up, next term, trying to claim his seat, even though Patrick Murphy will be sitting on it. I'm guessing his middle name is 'Delusional'.

Ineeda

(3,626 posts)
8. I think he's continuing his suit
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:50 AM
Nov 2012

even though he doesn't have a leg to stand on and he's been denied by one judge already. I agree, he won't concede. I'll expect to see him with his hand on his own Bible, taking his oath alongside the legitimate legislative winners. (That would be a hoot, actually!)

Siwsan

(26,123 posts)
9. Maybe they should have a straight jacket and BIG butterfly net, on hand
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:17 AM
Nov 2012

He should realize he's probably guaranteed a new job - on Fox "News". I understand Sarah Palin's spot is available.

Kolesar

(31,182 posts)
10. Military voters and businesspeople overseas will further raise the President's tally
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:44 AM
Nov 2012

and "popular" vote margin.

 

cleduc

(653 posts)
12. That popular vote total is not yet complete
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 11:15 AM
Nov 2012

for example, in CA:
http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/president/
Barack Obama (DEM) 5,958,059 59.2%
Mitt Romney (REP) 3,870,455 38.5%

On Huff Post for CA:
Barack Obama 5,863,499 59.1% (missing nearly 100,000 Obama votes)
Mitt Romney 3,816,757 38.5%

But it's getting close and might only shift a decimal point in the margin.

other examples
There are half a million ballots not yet counted in AZ

There are tens of thousands, if not more, of provisional ballots in OH that won't start to get counted for nearly a week - even though Ohio reports 100% complete.

Oregon & WA are not finished. There are other states that are not 100%.

Bush got 62,040,606 in 2004. I'd like to see Obama pass him to help deal with the mandate argument. I'll let you know if and when he does.

underthematrix

(5,811 posts)
15. I agree. we don't
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 12:12 PM
Nov 2012

know the outcome for Arizona just yet, which means we do not have the final vote tallies.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
17. 2008 final tally
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 12:26 PM
Nov 2012

Popular vote:
Obama 69,456,897
McCain 59,934,814

McCain still ahead of Romney by 1,452,740

SunSeeker

(51,295 posts)
18. There's hundreds of thousands of prov./absentee ballots yet to be counted in CA & AZ.
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 12:36 PM
Nov 2012

That should push Romney down even further in the popular vote.

4lbs

(6,706 posts)
21. Karl Rove says it's still not over until every vote is in and still wants a recount.
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 12:53 PM
Nov 2012

He'll want to keep recounting until the white guy wins.

DallasNE

(7,390 posts)
28. Arizona Is Still Counting
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 02:53 PM
Nov 2012

As of Friday night Arizona still had 172,000 provisional and another 400,000 absentee ballots to count. The odds are high that the mostly Hispanic provisional ballots will be tossed. The election official in Maricopa County said those voters did not come to the polls prepared. They came prepared to vote and were simply shooed over to the provisional ballot line.

Tutonic

(2,522 posts)
30. I believe that there are outstanding provisionals for Cali, Ill, Wash and Oregon and Maricopa Arizon
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 06:41 PM
Nov 2012

Total will increase for O.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
31. There is NO final popular vote yet. Numbers are still being updated. See below
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:28 PM
Nov 2012

New numbers tonight so far are

Obama: 61,785,502
Romney: 58,562,476

A Chart/List that updates frequently, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_presidential_election_results#Results


Edited to add...

And HuffPo has just updated again

Obama: 61,803,948
Romney: 58,572,059

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/results


Pachamama

(16,849 posts)
32. Want a good laugh? I had two Romney supporters say to me that it was close, that Obama narrowly
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:57 PM
Nov 2012

....won the election, the other said Obama "barely" won it!!!! One was my neighbor, a very wealthy and educated person. The other was my car mechanic who as I went to pick up my very Obama/Anti-Romney sticker covered wagon said it to me.


Ha hahahahaha....narrow and barely....whoa....they are really hurting on this one to feel better....

Denial is a powerful thing....can make a person believe a lot of things.....

dubyadiprecession

(5,588 posts)
34. How can Romney take office with those Numbers ?
Sun Nov 11, 2012, 11:05 AM
Nov 2012

1994 was a big republican year and he missed that wave. Overall, Romney is just a horrible candidate.

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