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onecent

(6,096 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:26 PM Nov 2012

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Am I seeing the tv correctly? Obama ahead in S. Carolina?

Can anyone tell me? tks

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Am I seeing the tv correctly? Obama ahead in S. Carolina? (Original Post) onecent Nov 2012 OP

they said 'too early to call' but thing is we don't know where votes are coming from WI_DEM Nov 2012 #1

I saw that too.. INdemo Nov 2012 #2

with 1% precint reporting vilify Nov 2012 #3

C'mon people, look at the percentage of vote in MadBadger Nov 2012 #4

and yet RMoney gets called for Indiana for 1% - double standard anyone? n/t Hestia Nov 2012 #8

With 0.1% of the vote reporting, yes... PermanentRevolution Nov 2012 #5

Don't get excited probably early results or early votes? demo dutch Nov 2012 #5

Thanks all for quick response...I was by mistake watching FAUX news and their screen onecent Nov 2012 #11

I saw that too. no one on TV said anything about it... MJkcj Nov 2012 #7

Don't you people understand how it works? LisaL Nov 2012 #9

only about 2500 votes in. pangaia Nov 2012 #10

So how can they call Indiana for Romney but can't call it for the senate race? nt meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #12

MSNBC Reports wvufan1988 Nov 2012 #13

Jus called it for Mitt LukeFL Nov 2012 #14

That happened in 2008, too. subterranean Nov 2012 #15

I think they called it for R$ lillypaddle Nov 2012 #16

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

1. they said 'too early to call' but thing is we don't know where votes are coming from

Reply to onecent (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:27 PM

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INdemo

(6,994 posts)

2. I saw that too..

Reply to onecent (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:27 PM

Nov 2012

vilify

(102 posts)

3. with 1% precint reporting

Reply to onecent (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:27 PM

Nov 2012

MadBadger

(24,089 posts)

4. C'mon people, look at the percentage of vote in

Reply to onecent (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:27 PM

Nov 2012

sheesh

Hestia

(3,818 posts)

8. and yet RMoney gets called for Indiana for 1% - double standard anyone? n/t

Reply to MadBadger (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:28 PM

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PermanentRevolution

(1,625 posts)

5. With 0.1% of the vote reporting, yes...

Reply to onecent (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:28 PM

Nov 2012

In other words, WAY too early to think it means anything.

demo dutch

(5,550 posts)

5. Don't get excited probably early results or early votes?

Reply to onecent (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:28 PM

Nov 2012

onecent

(6,096 posts)

11. Thanks all for quick response...I was by mistake watching FAUX news and their screen

Reply to demo dutch (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:29 PM

Nov 2012

is very confusing for people who "don't do FAUX news" lol...going over to CNN
Thanks

MJkcj

(242 posts)

7. I saw that too. no one on TV said anything about it...

Reply to onecent (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:28 PM

Nov 2012

,,, guess its too soon with not enough of the votes counted yet?

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

9. Don't you people understand how it works?

Reply to onecent (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:29 PM

Nov 2012

You can't make any sense of numbers with only low % reporting. Geez.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

10. only about 2500 votes in.

Reply to onecent (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:29 PM

Nov 2012

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)

12. So how can they call Indiana for Romney but can't call it for the senate race? nt

Reply to onecent (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:30 PM

Nov 2012

wvufan1988

(17 posts)

13. MSNBC Reports

Reply to onecent (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:36 PM

Nov 2012

SC goes to Mitt

LukeFL

(594 posts)

14. Jus called it for Mitt

Reply to wvufan1988 (Reply #13)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:38 PM

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subterranean

(3,427 posts)

15. That happened in 2008, too.

Reply to onecent (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:43 PM

Nov 2012

I remember being surprised to see that Obama had an early lead in South Carolina. The reason is the counties that report early there are predominantly African American.

lillypaddle

(9,580 posts)

16. I think they called it for R$

Reply to onecent (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:49 PM

Nov 2012

Damn. This is driving me crazy.

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