mr_genius

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 09:06 PM) I've thought that for a while. On Many isssues, there are cross overs. So, even 57 or 58 is a very strong majority. also, the Democrats have some conservative Democrats holding seats, so a really totally over the top agenda probably wouldn't have worked.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 09:02 PM) What I honestly hope is that the Dems have enough gains to kick Lieberman out of their caucus. the Democrats won't get to 60, but they will still have plenty of room to peel off Republican votes to avoid filibusters an a lot of stuff.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 09:00 PM) FOX cals Mississippi senate race for Wicker then took it back to undecided

FOX cals Mississippi senate race for Wicker

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 08:31 PM) Finally we have you agreeing with the rest of the country. You must be joking, or you dont' read my posts. I have been bashing GW on almost everything since I got here.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 08:30 PM) Someone call it? FOX did a while ago

From what I've read, this election is turning out a lot like the post-watergate Democrat fest. Thanks for nothign GW!

OK check mark is on Ohio for Obama on FOX

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 08:04 PM) are you sure mr. g I'm not seeing it on Fox. Brit Hume said they were goig to call it. It doesn't have the check mark, so Hume might be drunk or something

I think FOX is going to call the election soon

FOX calls Ohio for Obama officially over

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 07:33 PM) KY senate - McConnell/Lunsford - too close to call FOX calls it for McConnell. FOX also called a GA Chambliss win. Dems need to run the table on the rest of the Senate seats which are winable to get to 60. VERY GOOD NEWS

It's not really a question of if Obama will win. The senate races are more important. Don't want the Dems to have 60 (well, I don't at least)

Sununu and Dole fail to hold senate seat. not sure if this has been mentioned yet

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 06:09 PM) This hologram s*** is ridiculous and stupid. oh on cnn? i need to see this

QUOTE (lostfan @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 04:59 PM) At first I thought this said pooping and I wtfed.

I think the exit polls will slant pro-Democrat. But I still predict a 7% win for Obama in popular vote and large electoral college win.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 03:38 PM) Compared to his other options, like Tim Kaine, Sebelius, Bayh...he's the only one who you can genuinely claim has been around Washington long enough that you don't have to make the "He'll gain experience while he's VP" argument that we've heard with Governor Palin. yea but that is a unusual argument if you are an Obama supporter. So it's ok to have an inexperienced president with an experienced vp? but not ok to have an experienced president with an inexperienced vp? so basically Obama can claim experience because of Biden and McCain can claim outsider of washington status because of Palin. it's a wash. the truth is both made their VP pick based on demographics. Palin to help with evangelicals. Biden to help with 'blue collar white guys'. the Biden pick isn't that much (if any) better than Palin. then Palin and Biden went on to make fools out of themselves by saying lots of stupid stuff during the campaign.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 03:07 PM) Not as excited as 2004, but that was my first election. Still pretty pumped though, I love watching election coverage. If you are an Obama supporter, it will most likely turn out to be lot more fun that watching the 04 election

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 03:22 PM) Out of the options Senator Obama had available to him, Senator Biden was almost certainly the right pick (assuming Richardson and Clinton were either uninterested our out for various reasons), and I can understand why RSO (see, I'm in the Republican thread, I'm using it too!) would want his voice around a table discussing issues, but I really don't want to see him in the big chair either. Biden adds nothing to any discussion of issues. He's a political wind sock. Obama picked him because he thought Biden would help him get the 'blue collar white guy' vote.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 03:16 PM) Didn't Palin say she was looking to have the powers of the VP expand? Considering she thinks the VP is "in charge of the Senate" and I suppose that would mean if the GOP can win today she believes she would become Obama's and Biden's (if he wins re-election) boss, I wonder what kind of power she would be looking for. She wouldn't get the VP position anything new as far as power in the senate or anything else. she doesn't know what she's talking about (as usual).

QUOTE (lostfan @ Nov 4, 2008 -> 03:15 PM) He's pretty much an idiot, he's not incompetent though. He just doesn't bother thinking before he speaks. Ever. His political instincts suck. He sucks at being a senator too. He would be completely incompetent in any executive role. I at least trust that Obama won't be a complete disaster, I do not have the same confidence in a, God forbid, President Biden.

it's obviously inappropriate

1) Cheney did not expand the powers of the VP. It's up to the president how much influence a VP has. 2) Biden was a sucky VP pick too. I still don't see why Democrats think this guy is so great, it's obvious he's an incompetent idiot.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 3, 2008 -> 09:28 PM) I think it's safe to say that a McCain win tomorrow would be the greatest failure in the history of polling. So much so that I don't know if you'd ever want to bother reading a poll again. haha all hell would break lose.