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elapses ([personal profile] elapses) wrote2008-11-04 06:10 pm
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[identity profile] twirls.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Also NPR in tab, and ontd chat on AIM.

Also, AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
I am not in that particular chat, but I AM HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE KEEPING UP WITH MINE + TV + ENDLESS REFRESHING.

ALSO YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS I KNOW :(

[identity profile] perfectopposite.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
ENDLESS REFRESHING.

MSNBC HAS AN AUTOMATIC REFRESHER ON ITS DATA.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032553

IN CASE YOU WANT IT.

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
I SAW THAT WHEN YOU POSTED IT! I have it open, actually, I just need ALL THE DATA THERE IS :( If only everyone else would follow MSNBC's example!

[identity profile] inlaterdays.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/

And in an online returns watch partay!

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
538 was in the poll!

ME TOO, ME TOO.

[identity profile] inlaterdays.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
Oh doh! I skipped right over it. CHAGRIN.

But it is a fantastic site!

[identity profile] katie-oo7.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
I'm so anxious that I'm not going to start watching for another hour. I think I'll go crazy if I'm just seeing 10% returns and its for the wrong guy.

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
YOU ARE SMARTER THAN I. It's seriously ridiculous how eaaaaaaaaarly they call some of these.

[identity profile] silverstars.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
I'm pretty sure I'm going to get sick at some point tonight. I am a nervous wreck.

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
EVERY TIME I GET TOO OPTIMISTIC, I feel the need to go outside, turn around three times, and spit.

BUT HEY YOU GUYS (PROBABLY) WENT BLUE?

[identity profile] silverstars.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
YEAH I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF.

And yes we are apparently blue even though I can't find any actual results! Oh well, GO PENNSYLVANIA. I like that we were McCain's last hope and he really never had a chance here.

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Isn't it weird how early they're calling some of them???? THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME, and yet I am always confused at how/why they're calling things with 0% of precincts reporting.

[identity profile] stop-theworld.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
QUESTION: Do you know why, if Obama has won states that add up to 78, CNN is saying he only has 77? Beth thinks it might be because Maine can split its votes, but in that case McCain would have to be at 35 not 34 SO I AM REALLY CONFUSED.

Also, do you have a personal source you trust the most? BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SAYING SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND I HATE THIS SYSTEM OF "PROJECTING" I JUST WANT TO KNOOOOOOW. GAH.

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
I'm with Beth, although I haven't done the math myself -- it looks like McCain won one of Maine's four electorals.

MY PERSONAL TRUSTED SOURCE IS REFRESHING AS MANY DIFFERENT SITES AS I POSSIBLY CAN. I don't know, I really like Nate Silver (http://www.fivethirtyeight.com) but I'm not sure I trust him to be as fast/connected as the networks are???? LOL NO HELP AT ALL.

EDITED BECAUSE I'M DUMB! Sorry!
Edited 2008-11-05 01:41 (UTC)

[identity profile] so-bambiesque.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
MY BRAIN CANNOT HANDLE THIS, ALEX. I FEEL LIKE I AM MUSH. I'M ON SKYPE WITH DIZZY AND OUR BRAINS ARE HURTING.

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
TOO MUCH INFORMATION COMING IN AT ONCE, Y/MFY?

[identity profile] so-bambiesque.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
YES. EXACTLY. I JUST WENT ON FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM AND MY BRAIN LITERALLY JUST FROZE FOR A FEW SECONDS. TOO.MUCH. I AM NOT EMOTIONALLY EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THIS.

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
IT DOESN'T HELP THAT THE NETWORKS ARE ALL DIFFERENT AND AHEAD/BEHIND AND THERE ARE SCROLLING NUMBERS ON THE BOTTOM AND THE SITES ARE ALL DIFFERENT AND... :(

By the way, what time is it there?
Edited 2008-11-05 01:45 (UTC)

[identity profile] so-bambiesque.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
EXACTLY. I'M JUST STICKING TO CNN AND WAITING FOR THEM. LESS CONFUSION.

1.47am. SLEEP IS FOR WIMPS.

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
CNN is slooooooooooooooow, though :(

HAHAHA AN UNDENIABLE TRUTH!

[identity profile] so-bambiesque.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
I KNOW. IT BLOWS. BUT I CAN'T GET MSN STREAMING AND MY NUMBERS MATCH UP WITH CNN NOW.

DO YOU SEE HOW MUCH BLUE THERE IS ON THAT MAP!? HOLY SHIT!!

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
I SERIOUSLY THINK WE MIGHT HAVE THIS!


(and now i'm going to go outside, turn around three times, and spit.)

[identity profile] so-bambiesque.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
AND CURSE!! SPIT AND CURSE!! DO BOTH.

[identity profile] superskittles76.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
My level of panic would be higher, but I've started drinking already :X

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
LOL, SMART GIRL!

[identity profile] whalelines.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
HELLO WHERE ARE YOU IN MY TIME OF NEED!!

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
MY PHONE IS IN THE OTHER ROOM AND I AM NOT LOGGED INTO AIM, I GUESS THAT MAKES ME A HORRIBLE PERSON?

[identity profile] whalelines.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
WTF i need to caps lock with you!!! it's gonna be a long ass night.

[identity profile] forthesky.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
I AM AT UNI AND I JUST WISH I WAS AT HOME WITH MY TV AND MY MANY NEWS CHANNELS SO I COULD WATCH THIS HAPPEN. STUPID UNI. I AM SO EXCITED!

[identity profile] forthesky.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
THE CNN SITE IS GOOD THOUGH. I AM UTILISING IT.

[identity profile] spentayearinla.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
CNN is just so far behind, I gave up. They weren't calling shit everyone else had until 20 minutes later.
WAY TO DISAPPOINT ANDY COOPS AND WOLFY.

ALSO I AM USING MYSELF AS A SOURCE. BC I HAVE PROVEN SOME ELECTORAL COUNTS WRONG WITH MY OWN PERSONAL COUNTS.
Edited 2008-11-05 01:53 (UTC)

[identity profile] elapses.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
They are! It's ridiculous! (I am speaking only from website experience, I do not have CNN on cable.)

HAHAHAHAHAHA A+

[identity profile] just-float.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
the NBC news anchors (eg Tom Brokaw) are soooo comforting. They're much more peaceful than CNN.