1254am: Cnn is projecting Ohio a Green State

[Nbadan]

Too close to call.

[ducks]

Ohio President
10617 of 11477 precincts - 93 percent
George W. Bush (i) Rep 2,595,156 - 51 percent
John F. Kerry Dem 2,491,212 - 49 percent
Michael Badnarik NP 13,472 - 0 percent
Michael Peroutka NP 11,342 - 0 percent

[Kori Ellis]

With only 100K+ difference and 220K provisional ballots, they'll probably end up counting the provisional ballots. But hopefully not and if so, hopefully it doesn't take too long. In the end, Bush will win anyway.

[NeoConIV]

Mark Halperin, ABC Kerry operative, just explained how the provis ballots won't get Kerry over the hump...

[pooh]

Counting provisional ballots I think they said on TV will take 11 days or so

[Nbadan]

Cnn is saying that there could still be 300,000+ un-counted votes. To close to call given a 100,000 lead for any candidate.

[Kori Ellis]

They can take UP TO 11 days.

[Spurminator]

What I heard was they didn't begin counting them for 11 days.

[T Park]

holy christ....... sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Nbadan]

That 300,000 does not include the 200,000 provisional ballots either.

[pooh]

and knowing Kerry, he'll use every single one of them to prove he should be President.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

What I heard was they didn't begin counting them for 11 days.

I concur. They said the ballots won't even be opened for 10 days.

[Kori Ellis]

I'm hoping that Bush gets Iowa, New Mexico and steals Wisconsin (it's 50/49 now) and then Ohio won't matter. :lol

[SpursWoman]

Kerry would have to win 70-75% (the last I heard) of the votes on the provisional ballots to overcome Bush's lead.

Ain't gonna happen.

[Kori Ellis]

I concur. They said the ballots won't even be opened for 10 days.

I heard that they had to be counted within 11 days by the state law there. Who knows!? Hopefully it doesn't even come to that.

[ducks]

that would be cool kori
and then kerry can stfu about ohio

[Marcus Bryant]

I'm hoping that Bush gets Iowa, New Mexico and steals Wisconsin (it's 50/49 now) and then Ohio won't matter.

Exactly Kori.

[T Park]

Iowa New Mexico look likely.

Wisconsin?? Not likely IMO.

Kerry is gonna drag us down into another quagmire.

[pooh]

Now Red Sox owner John Henry has a plane ready to send Democratic lawyers to Ohio...geez.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

CNN is full of shit.

On the provisional ballots, Kerry would have to win 181K - 75K to pull it out right now, and the people who know say that the provisional and overseas ballots fall along the same percentages as the rest of the state.

In short, not enough votes to pull it out.

[ducks]

Wisconsin President
2943 of 3540 precincts - 83 percent
John F. Kerry Dem 1,206,703 - 50 percent
George W. Bush (i) Rep 1,178,866 - 49 percent
Ralph Nader Ind 13,046 - 1 percent
Michael Badnarik Lib 5,173 - 0 percent
David Cobb Grn 2,256 - 0 percent
Walter Brown Ind 372 - 0 percent
James Harris Ind 351 - 0 percent

[Kori Ellis]

Wisconsin isn't impossible ..

2943 of 3540 precincts - 83 percent
John F. Kerry Dem 1,206,703 - 50 percent
George W. Bush (i) Rep 1,178,866 - 49 percent

[ducks]

bush will also win neveda

[ducks]

Iowa President
1972 of 2079 precincts - 95 percent
George W. Bush (i) Rep 716,861 - 50 percent
John F. Kerry Dem 705,132 - 49 percent
Ralph Nader PEC 5,493 - 0 percent
Michael Badnarik Lib 2,711 - 0 percent
Michael Peroutka CST 1,230 - 0 percent
David Cobb Grn 1,066 - 0 percent
James Harris SWP 348 - 0 percent
Bill Van Auken PEC 155 - 0 percent

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

11 days from now they begin counting those ballots according to the Ohio Sec. of State.

[ducks]

Ohio President
11050 of 11477 precincts - 96 percent
George W. Bush (i) Rep 2,693,963 - 51 percent
John F. Kerry Dem 2,567,618 - 49 percent
Michael Badnarik NP 13,740 - 0 percent
Michael Peroutka NP 11,617 - 0 percent

[ducks]

Ohio race for President
11077 of 11477 precincts - 97 percent
George W. Bush (i) Rep 2,702,479 - 51 percent
John F. Kerry Dem 2,574,487 - 49 percent
Michael Badnarik NP 13,768 - 0 percent
Michael Peroutka NP 11,628 - 0 percent

[Hook Dem]

That 300,000 does not include the 200,000 provisional ballots either.
The Ohio secretary of state was just on and said there is not more than 175,000 provisional ballots possible.

[SpursWoman]

Kerry would have to win 72% of them.

[Kori Ellis]

Kerry would have to win 72% of them.

And though all people in their right mind will realize that won't happen, they'll probably still go through the damn process.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

My source: color NV, NM, Ohio red, and call it a night.

Flush the Johns!

[Hook Dem]

And though all people in their right mind will realize that won't happen, they'll probably still go through the damn process.
Because , like Clinton said, "because we can".

[T Park]

looks like it will.

Sore Looserman all over again

Ive had enough.

[ducks]

Ohio race for President
11241 of 11477 precincts - 98 percent
George W. Bush (i) Rep 2,736,850 - 51 percent
John F. Kerry Dem 2,599,244 - 48 percent
Michael Badnarik NP 13,884 - 0 percent
Michael Peroutka NP 11,490 - 0 percent