First returns in.

CNN just annouced that Dixville Notch has counted all 26 votes cast there.
Bush 19
Kerry 7

So far Bush is winning

Edited for spelling of town name. sorry.

[edit on 2-11-2004 by valkeryie]

Yea but look at the name of the town. Dicksville. What do you expect

26 votes? Surley there is more than 26 people voting in Dicksville.

Very small town.
Tradition has it that as they go so goes the nation.

Originally posted by Kidfinger
26 votes? Surley there is more than 26 people voting in Dicksville.

There probably is and stop calling me surely.

Do they have a referendum on the ballot to change the town name?

This is such an interesting thing, in my building alone we had 50 voters in the first hour.

Originally posted by Simulacra
Yea but look at the name of the town. Dicksville. What do you expect

You almost, ALMOST made me spill my coffee, oh man, that was good.

Originally posted by intrepid


There probably is and stop calling me surely.

Sorry Nancy, it wont happen agian

Dicksville ?

I'm calling election fraud on this one - Cheney owns the town !!!

Here's a link to a PDF listing all states and when their polls close.

www.spacerad.com...

Guam for Bush also

www.guampdn.com...

Votes in from Guam (Yes there are U.S. citizens there) show a large majority voting for Bush. Of course there is a large military presence there. Looks like the military is voting Bush.

PRESIDENTIAL RACE
� George W. Bush 17,264
� John Kerry 9,540
� Ralph Nader 153
� Campagna Badnarik 53

I was reading up on the electoral votes for Guam, Samoa and US Virgin Islands and found that each had one -- that's why we have 538 electoral votes.

However, in this article I read that Guam cannot participate in the US election.

Citizens in US territories such as Guam, Puerto Rico, Samoa and the Virgin Islands are not eligible to participate in the US presidential election.

So, which is it? Confused....

www.drudgereport.com

Election 2004 has been rocked with first wave of exit polls which show Kerry competitive in key states, campaign and media sources tell DRUDGE.... National Election Pool -- representing six major news organization -- show Kerry in striking distance in Florida and Ohio.. MORE...

Originally posted by titian
So, which is it? Confused....

U.S. Citizens in U.S. territories can vote for U.S. President, but their vote only counts as part of the popular vote. Only the 50 States and D.C. have electoral votes.

435 electoral votes -- 50 States' U.S. Representatives
100 electoral votes -- 50 States' U.S. Senators
3 electoral votes -- special for D.C.

Total = 538 electoral votes

U.S. territories are considered temporary holdings, which may either become future States (which would then give them at least 3 electoral votes) or independent countries, whichever the people in those territories choose. (Puerto Rico and Guam, for example, have been struggling with this decision for years.) The 50 States and D.C., however, are permanant parts of the U.S. -- so they get at least 3 electoral votes each.

Hate to spoil your fun. Dixville Notch, New Hampshire

Here is another official count from closed polls.

Harts Location, New Hampshire
Bush 16
Kerry 14
Nador 1

I thought you had these (from 2pm):

----------AZ CO LA PA OH FL MI NM MN WI IA NH
Kerry
----------45 48 42 60 52 51 51 50 58 52 49 57
Bush
----------55 51 57 40 48 48 47 48 40 43 49 41

Currently being leaked everywhere, but take with a grain of salt. Early counts favored Bush in 2000 with early voting and he lost the popular vote.

The DOW is plunging as Kerry pulls ahead in the exit polls.
It was up over 60 points earlier on but now, as the exit polls show Kerry up, the Dow is down over 40 points.

I guess they're worried the results in the election may be contested again.


[edit on 2-11-2004 by AceOfBase]

Word is the exit poll sample was 59% woman 41% male

that normally would skew it towards Kerry, but who knows.

My gut tells me that Kerry has it.

pass the pepto.