# OFFICIAL: 2008 ELECTION THREAD **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 3, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192 "2008-01-03T18:04:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/421 "2008-03-04T18:06:37Z")
It’s official, McCain is the Republican nominee. [http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/04/march.4.contests/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/04/march.4.contests/index.html) I guess Huckabee needs to start believing in math instead of miracles. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/422 "2008-03-04T18:16:56Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > It’s official, McCain is the Republican nominee. > > [Clinton wins key primaries, CNN projects; McCain clinches nod - CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/04/march.4.contests/index.html) > > I guess Huckabee needs to start believing in math instead of miracles. he was planning on Creation of a win. I say Obama will carry texas, Hillary ohio, the delegates will offset, and we’ll end up within 20 of the margin we’re at now, with Obama pulling out by a little bit more. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/423 "2008-03-04T18:19:36Z")
I’m not counting Hilldog out in TX yet. The polls had it much closer than this first couple of percent reporting are showing. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/424 "2008-03-04T18:22:00Z")
The numbers shown so far dont mean too much, but the crazy high turnout does. Polls were close, but Obama rallied around 10 points in the last 2 weeks to make them that way. High turnout favors the candidate with the momentum. Plus the caucus portion is pretty much guaranteed to go to him, and that represents 1/3 of the delegates. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/425 "2008-03-04T18:35:37Z")
Hilldog takes Rhode Island. Stomps Obama in OH 60 to 38 but the inner city is slow to report and it’s Obama country according to CNN. TX she’s slowly gaining ground. With this cold I doubt I’ll stay up long enough to see TX decided tonight. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/426 "2008-03-04T18:38:28Z")
Waiting for Huckabee to formally endorse McCain. and im impatiently waiting for McCain to choose his VP. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/427 "2008-03-04T18:39:46Z")
> [@The\_Russian](#): > > Waiting for Huckabee to formally endorse McCain. > > and im impatiently waiting for McCain to choose his VP. Huckabee has said all along he would endorse the nominee. No rush to pick a VP yet. Let Hillary and Obama keep the spotlight on their catfight. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/428 "2008-03-04T19:04:30Z")
Clinton is closing fast in TX as the reports are coming in. Only down 30k votes now. EDIT 20k CNN refuses to even mention the huge surge she’s getting as the results come in. Only 15% reporting and she’s made up about 50k votes from the initial 1%. EDIT 2 15k with 17% ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/429 "2008-03-04T19:52:32Z")
Bump 26% reporting and Clinton now has a 10k vote **lead**. Claiming the same thing as OH though, that Obama will carry the late reporting city areas and may still carry the state. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/430 "2008-03-04T19:53:23Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Bump > > 26% reporting and Clinton now has a 10k vote **lead**. go to bed you sick old elephant. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/431 "2008-03-04T19:56:53Z")
Hillary takes OH CNN predicting. I can’t believe I’m cheering for Hillary. :lol: I just really want this to go to the convention and totally destroy the democratic party when the voters realize it’s the party of backroom deals to choose their nominee. At this point I’m staying up less for the election coverage and more for the feeling that as soon as I get in bed and get comfortable the power is going to go out and I’m going to have to get up and get the generator running. ---
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/432 "2008-03-05T07:38:01Z")
uggg…now we have to wait until April!!! Good news: 1 state, 7 weeks away. Bad news: 7 weeks of Clinton basically running McCains campaign for him ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/433 "2008-03-05T07:49:11Z")
This is going to suck. 2 months of a 2 front war for Obama. Even though if the Texas caucuses play out like most others, he’ll end up with an equal number of delegates from yesterday. The good news is if he survives it, then there won’t be anything left for them to throw at him in the general election. The bad is that the longer this goes on, the more resources both dems blow through. I really hope the party doesn’t take this election for granted, both in who we nominate and how we do it. If we had nominated a reasonably inspiring white guy early on, we could have been looking at Reagan-Mondale in reverse. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/434 "2008-03-05T07:49:24Z")
Fox News fair and balanced, that is why they don’t even show Dr. Ron Paul results. CNN and MSNBC showed the results. I guess it is the same reason they ignored the results of their text poll when Paul had 30%.:gotme: ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/435 "2008-03-05T07:52:09Z")
So are they horse trading in a smoke filled room yet? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/436 "2008-03-05T07:55:43Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#): > > Fox News fair and balanced, that is why they don’t even show Dr. Ron Paul results. > CNN and MSNBC showed the results. > I guess it is the same reason they ignored the results of their text poll when Paul had 30%.:gotme: Seriously, get off Ron Paul’s nuts. It’s been over for him since before Super Tuesday. Just because he’s retarded enough to stay in it after getting 5% of the vote IN HIS HOME STATE doesn’t mean the news should care about him. McCain got the number of delegates he needs, it’s OVER. I think Hillary has an honest shot at getting the nomination. Regardless of “delegate math”, she’s won the big important states that have to be won to get the white house. This is setting up to be a crushing blow to generation Y when Slick Willy spins her enough superdelegates at the convention to get the nomination. Which would be great because it would knock gen Y out of politics long enough that by the time they were ready to get involved again most of them would have grown up enough to become Republicans. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/437 "2008-03-05T08:00:05Z")
Sorry, it’s what I believe in. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/438 "2008-03-05T08:04:23Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#): > > Sorry, it’s what I believe in. Believe in him all you want, but acting like he’s still a player is as bad as Huckabee saying he believes in miracles over math. It’s been over for Paul a lot longer than has been for Huckabee and even Huckabee conceded last night. It’s not a conspiracy when Fox or any other news station only talked about McCain last night because he is now the official nominee. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/439 "2008-03-05T08:05:10Z")
I really would have liked to see what yesterday’s numbers would have been like had they not been open primaries. I know several Republicans that came out to vote for Hillary to try to mess with the process, and I’m not exactly popular in Ohio and Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192/440 "2008-03-05T08:05:39Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Believe in him all you want, but acting like he’s still a player is as bad as Huckabee saying he believes in miracles over math. It’s been over for Paul a lot longer than has been for Huckabee and even Huckabee conceded last night. It’s not a conspiracy when Fox or any other news station only talked about McCain last night because he is now the official nominee. I just wanted them to post results. I guess they decide what the news should be, not the facts. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192.md?page=21) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-2008-election-thread/41192.md?page=23)