CNN calls Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and New York for Sen. Barack Obama.‚ ABC calls Texas for McCain. CNN also calls Wyoming and North Dakota for McCain.‚ Fox News calls New Mexico for Obama. Obama has so far carried predominantly blue states and McCain has taken the red states. Obama, before today, had large leads in [...]
Arkansas, West Virginia called for McCain
Nov. 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
According to CBS and Fox News, West Virginia and Arkansas are going McCain’s way.‚ Alabama and Georgia have also been called for McCain by Fox News. No surprise, McCain headed into tonight with a seven point lead in Arkansas and an 11 point lead in West Virginia.‚ He also had an over 20 point lead [...]
Pennsylvania, New Hampshire for Obama; Oklahoma for McCain
Nov. 4, 2008 1 Comment
Pennsylvania and New Hampshire have been called for Sen. Barack Obama, by NBC News and other media outlets. Losing Pennsylvania is a huge negative for the McCain camp, he hoped to carry that state.‚ He has spent a lot of time there recently and his advisors said he’d made a lot of ground. He really [...]
Pundit Watch Pt. 2
Nov. 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
Over on Fox, they just interviewed Karl Rove, and even in his alternate universe, Obama is going to win. Weekly Standard hack Fred Barnes also continued his assault on early voting. A few days ago, he complained that when he went to vote early, the polling station was filled with “old, poor people.” Click the [...]
Vermont, first state to be called for Obama
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Unsurprisingly, the tiny state of Vermont (population 600,000) was called for Barack Obama first. The votes have not all been counted but pundits are already calling it a mammoth blowout. It should come as no suprise that Vermont went this direction. The state. arguably the most tolerant and liberal in the nation, has a self-identified [...]
Pundit Watch
Nov. 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
Everyone on CNN is covertly saying the election is over, lavishing praise on Obama. Republican Bill Bennett has even been giving him props, but he precedes every comment “This is not over.” But he has to say it so much that he’s now throwing in death metaphors to get his point across. “Not to beat [...]
Will McConnell hold on?
Nov. 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
The most intrugiuing early results may well be in the Kentucky Senate Race, where Republican Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, may lose a stunner to Bruce Lunsford. McConnell has a “narrow advantage” in the race, but if he manages to lose, it will be a huge blow to Republicans and perhaps an ominous [...]
The World is Watching
Nov. 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
The world is indeed watching today. Despite the United States recent economic woes, there is no doubt amongst serious observers that the country is still, by far the most powerful nation in the world. The United States military budget “" which, I think it is fair to say, gets quite a bit of use “" [...]
Long lines, long odds
Nov. 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
Long lines reported already *Reports of painfully long lines are already coming in. With record turnout expected, long lines are inevitable. But The New York Times is reporting of excessively long lines in Virginia and Pennsylvania. From the Times: By noon on Tuesday some precincts in Chester County, Pa., were reporting that up to half [...]
Tight race for governor shaping up in Washington
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REDMOND, Wash. — Unlike most of the rest of the country, Washington state, the party lines aren’t so clear, and the presidential race is only one of the things on people’s minds. The election here is focused mostly on who will be the next governor. The last election came down to a matter of 133 [...]
Connecticut: Shays not looking good early
Nov. 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
New England’s lone republican congressman may be in a heap of trouble tonight. Chris Shays, 63, a veteran Fairfield County Republican is facing down the younger James Himes, 42, a feisty Democrat who may ride the Democratic tidal wave to Washington tonight. The early buzz coming out of Connecticut is that Shays has the fight [...]
And here we go!
Nov. 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
Thanks for sticking with Blast Magazine for your Election Day 2008 coverage! Here’s our gameplan: Sachin Seth will man the news desk. One of our top newsmen, he will be constantly updating you throughout the night with breaking news, results, and key information. Heidi Buchanan, our Washington reporter, will be providing top analysis. She’ll talk [...]
