(With MAPS!) Election Night Viewing Guide, Reprised with Selected States

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 8:28 PM PST

2008/11/03 · 20:28

Hi, everyone. One of my favourite parts of any election night's coverage on CNN is 'the big board', specifically when John King goes through a race's results and boldly proclaims "This is where the people are". Also, there is nothing quite like the drama of a statewide race in Missouri where the Republican is 5 or 6 points up, but you can see St. Louis is still out...

**TO THOSE THAT HAVE READ MY PREVIOUS DIARIES, THIS IS SIMILAR INFORMATION, BUT ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY AND SKIPPING SOME STATES AND WRITEUP, FOCUSING ON STATES WITH STATE-WIDE RACES**

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28 votes Show Results

Which state of these will you be watching closest? - ULTIMATE EDITION

Diary 2: Indiana - Obama for the surprising win.

Diary 2: Kentucky - Lunsford v. McConnell, maybe for 60?

Diary 3: Minnesota - Getting Al Franken to the senate and Tinklenberg over Bachmann

Diary 3: Missouri - Obama taking the EVs and picking up two House seats

Diary 4: North Carolina - Obama, Perdue and Hagan to turn the state blue

Diary 4: Pennsylvania - A tightening Obama win and holding on to some tight seats

Diary 5: Virginia - Obama's Southern Strategy, Warner and some House pickups

Diary 5: Washington - A larger margin for Gregoire this time and Burner for the win

Diary 1: Florida - Obama taking victory and seizing a bunch of seats

Diary 1: Georgia - Obama with the big surprise and Martin squeaking it out.

Wild Card 1: Nevada - Obama, Derby and Titus in the Silver State

Wild Card 2: Ohio - Getting the Electoral Votes and grabbing a handful of House seats

Wild Card 3: California - Go No, and flipping some House seats

I won't be watching any of these states, another one has my interests

I will be watching a PIE, elections are no fun.

28 votes Vote Now!

Which state of these will you be watching closest? - ULTIMATE EDITION

Diary 2: Indiana - Obama for the surprising win.

2 votes

Diary 2: Kentucky - Lunsford v. McConnell, maybe for 60?

0 votes

Diary 3: Minnesota - Getting Al Franken to the senate and Tinklenberg over Bachmann

1 vote

Diary 3: Missouri - Obama taking the EVs and picking up two House seats

2 votes

Diary 4: North Carolina - Obama, Perdue and Hagan to turn the state blue

5 votes

Diary 4: Pennsylvania - A tightening Obama win and holding on to some tight seats

2 votes

Diary 5: Virginia - Obama's Southern Strategy, Warner and some House pickups

3 votes

Diary 5: Washington - A larger margin for Gregoire this time and Burner for the win

2 votes

Diary 1: Florida - Obama taking victory and seizing a bunch of seats

1 vote

Diary 1: Georgia - Obama with the big surprise and Martin squeaking it out.

6 votes

Wild Card 1: Nevada - Obama, Derby and Titus in the Silver State

1 vote

Wild Card 2: Ohio - Getting the Electoral Votes and grabbing a handful of House seats

0 votes

Wild Card 3: California - Go No, and flipping some House seats

0 votes

I won't be watching any of these states, another one has my interests

2 votes

I will be watching a PIE, elections are no fun.

1 vote

(With MAPS!) Election Night Viewing Guide, Part 5

Blarghman

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Sunday November 02, 2008 · 8:14 PM PST

2008/11/02 · 20:14

PART 1 HERE
PART 2 HERE
PART 3 HERE
PART 4 HERE

Poll

92 votes Show Results

Which state of these will you be watching closest?

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Which state of these will you be watching closest?

Texas - Holding some House seats and hoping for Noriega

3 votes

Utah - Shifting some counties blue

1 vote

Vermont - The Democrat to win the Governor's Race...for second

0 votes

Virginia - Obama's Southern Strategy, Warner and some House pickups

62 votes

Washington - A larger margin for Gregoire this time and Burner for the win

9 votes

West Virginia - Barth making WV's delegation true-blue

4 votes

Wisconsin - Obama turning a toss-up into a blow-out

2 votes

Wyoming - Trauner to give Wyoming a Democratic voice

4 votes

None of these - but I liked the diary series

5 votes

None of these - I just came here for the poll

0 votes

None of these - This series really wasn't that useful

0 votes

None of these - This series would have been better as a PIE

2 votes

(With MAPS!) Election Night Viewing Guide, Part 4

Blarghman

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Saturday November 01, 2008 · 3:14 PM PDT

2008/11/01 · 15:14

PART 1 HERE
PART 2 HERE
PART 3 HERE
PART 5 HERE

Poll

97 votes Show Results

Which state of these will you be watching closest?

North Carolina - Obama, Perdue and Hagan to turn the state blue

North Dakota - Obama sealing a tight toss-up

Ohio - Getting the Electoral Votes and grabbing a handful of House seats

Oklahoma - Rice pulling the comeback on Inhofe

Oregon - Huge Obama margins and Merkley getting over the line

Pennsylvania - A tightening Obama win and holding on to some tight seats

Rhode Island - Winning a Senate Race by 50 points (?!)

South Carolina - Keeping Graham close and picking up a House Seat

South Dakota - An improbable Obama upset and beating the abortion ban

Tennessee - Obama sweeping the Upper Cumberland region, even in a loss.

None of these - but I liked the diary

None of these - your diary didn't really tell me anything I didn't know

None of these - this diary was a waste of your time

None of these - I will be watching a PIE in my oven

97 votes Vote Now!

Which state of these will you be watching closest?

North Carolina - Obama, Perdue and Hagan to turn the state blue

33 votes

North Dakota - Obama sealing a tight toss-up

4 votes

Ohio - Getting the Electoral Votes and grabbing a handful of House seats

12 votes

Oklahoma - Rice pulling the comeback on Inhofe

3 votes

Oregon - Huge Obama margins and Merkley getting over the line

1 vote

Pennsylvania - A tightening Obama win and holding on to some tight seats

31 votes

Rhode Island - Winning a Senate Race by 50 points (?!)

2 votes

South Carolina - Keeping Graham close and picking up a House Seat

3 votes

South Dakota - An improbable Obama upset and beating the abortion ban

1 vote

Tennessee - Obama sweeping the Upper Cumberland region, even in a loss.

2 votes

None of these - but I liked the diary

3 votes

None of these - your diary didn't really tell me anything I didn't know

0 votes

None of these - this diary was a waste of your time

2 votes

None of these - I will be watching a PIE in my oven

0 votes

(With MAPS!) Election Night Viewing Guide, Part 3

Blarghman

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Friday October 31, 2008 · 12:03 PM PDT

2008/10/31 · 12:03

PART 1 HERE
PART 2 HERE
PART 4 HERE
PART 5 HERE

Poll

87 votes Show Results

Which state of these will you be watching closest?

Minnesota - Getting Al Franken to the senate and Tinklenberg over Bachmann

Missouri - Obama taking the EVs and picking up two House seats

Mississippi - Musgrove v. Wicker, maybe for 60?

Montana - Obama for the win in Big Sky country

Nebraska - Scott Kleeb statewide and the battle for NE-02

Nevada - Obama, Derby and Titus in the Silver State

New Hampshire - Beating John Sununu this time for Jeanne Shaheen

New Jersey - Taking a trio of red House seats

New Mexico - Obama, Udall, and a potential sweep of the House seats

New York - Picking up a bevy of house seats on a strong Obama tide

None of these - but I liked the diary

None of these - your diary didn't really tell me anything I didn't know

None of these - this diary was a waste of your time

None of these - I will be watching a PIE in my oven

87 votes Vote Now!

Which state of these will you be watching closest?

Minnesota - Getting Al Franken to the senate and Tinklenberg over Bachmann

39 votes

Missouri - Obama taking the EVs and picking up two House seats

13 votes

Mississippi - Musgrove v. Wicker, maybe for 60?

2 votes

Montana - Obama for the win in Big Sky country

4 votes

Nebraska - Scott Kleeb statewide and the battle for NE-02

0 votes

Nevada - Obama, Derby and Titus in the Silver State

6 votes

New Hampshire - Beating John Sununu this time for Jeanne Shaheen

2 votes

New Jersey - Taking a trio of red House seats

2 votes

New Mexico - Obama, Udall, and a potential sweep of the House seats

4 votes

New York - Picking up a bevy of house seats on a strong Obama tide

6 votes

None of these - but I liked the diary

5 votes

None of these - your diary didn't really tell me anything I didn't know

1 vote

None of these - this diary was a waste of your time

2 votes

None of these - I will be watching a PIE in my oven

1 vote

(many maps inside) Election Night Viewing Guide, Part 2

Blarghman

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Thursday October 30, 2008 · 2:09 PM PDT

2008/10/30 · 14:09

Poll

99 votes Show Results

Which state of these will you be watching closest?

Illinois - Seals, Foster and Halvorson in Congressional Races.

Indiana - Obama for the surprising win.

Iowa - Becky Greenwald with a big surprise

Kansas - Boyda and Moore holding on to their seats

Kentucky - Lunsford v. McConnell, maybe for 60?

Louisiana - Carmouche, Cazayoux, Cravins and Harlin go for the House

Maine - unseating Collins in a longshot

Maryland - Kratovil using Gilchrist's help to take a GOP seat

Massachusetts - Why does the census seem to think Nantucket is a big blob?

Michigan - Wallberg and Knollenberg

None of these - but I liked the diary

None of these - your diary didn't really tell me anything I didn't know

None of these - this diary was a waste of your time

None of these - I will be watching a PIE in my oven

99 votes Vote Now!

Which state of these will you be watching closest?

Illinois - Seals, Foster and Halvorson in Congressional Races.

8 votes

Indiana - Obama for the surprising win.

45 votes

Iowa - Becky Greenwald with a big surprise

3 votes

Kansas - Boyda and Moore holding on to their seats

1 vote

Kentucky - Lunsford v. McConnell, maybe for 60?

11 votes

Louisiana - Carmouche, Cazayoux, Cravins and Harlin go for the House

2 votes

Maine - unseating Collins in a longshot

2 votes

Maryland - Kratovil using Gilchrist's help to take a GOP seat

1 vote

Massachusetts - Why does the census seem to think Nantucket is a big blob?

1 vote

Michigan - Wallberg and Knollenberg

7 votes

None of these - but I liked the diary

10 votes

None of these - your diary didn't really tell me anything I didn't know

1 vote

None of these - this diary was a waste of your time

0 votes

None of these - I will be watching a PIE in my oven

7 votes

(many maps inside) Election Night Viewing Guide, Part 1

Blarghman

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 3:05 PM PDT

2008/10/29 · 15:05

PART 2 HERE
PART 3 HERE
PART 4 HERE
PART 5 HERE

Poll

112 votes Show Results

Would you like to see more maps and analysis like this?

112 votes Vote Now!

Would you like to see more maps and analysis like this?

Yes, definitely, keep moving on down the alphabet, I liked it.

88 votes

Sure, but maybe skip some of the less competitive states and focus on the close races.

15 votes

More maps, less talking, please.

4 votes

No, I read it all the way through, but didn't really learn anything.

0 votes

No, I skipped everything but the maps, and they weren't very good.

0 votes

No, this was just a long waste of your time.

2 votes

I will only tell you what I think if you post a picture of PIE.

3 votes

"I wish I were American for one day"

Blarghman

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Saturday October 25, 2008 · 2:16 AM PDT

2008/10/25 · 02:16

An article I really loved about the response to the US elections up here in the frozen north, especially among African-Canadians.

Blarghman

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Tuesday October 14, 2008 · 2:18 PM PDT

2008/10/14 · 14:18

Although this is a site about American politics, we have had a number of discussion threads on the election here in the Great White North, and hopefully some dual-citizen, transplanted Americans, Canadians who are as interested in US politics as our own (like me), and just interested American Kossaks will be interested in chatting, talking and sharing their own ideas about our national elections, which are taking place as we speak, today the 14th of October. Be careful though, it is quite a long journey, spanning almost 4 million square miles (and several pages in a Word document).

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93 votes Show Results

Did you vote in the 2008 Canadian Election?

93 votes Vote Now!

Did you vote in the 2008 Canadian Election?

Yes, for Sweater Vest Steve and the Conservatives

3 votes

Yes, for Stephane and the Liberals

21 votes

Yes, for Jack and the New Democrats

13 votes

Yes, for Gilles and the Bloc Quebecois

2 votes

Yes, for Elizabeth and the Greens

6 votes

Yes, for an independent or minor party

1 vote

No, I'm too cool to vote

1 vote

No, I'm not cool enough to be Canadian.

37 votes

No, go back to Canada, you hoser!

5 votes

Yes, I voted for PIE

4 votes

Canadian election primer/talk thread

Blarghman

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Monday October 13, 2008 · 7:15 PM PDT

2008/10/13 · 19:15

Although this is a site about American politics, we have had a number of discussion threads on the election here in the Great White North, and hopefully some dual-citizen, transplanted Americans, Canadians who are as interested in US politics as our own (like me), and just interested American Kossaks will be interested in chatting talking and learning about our upcoming elections, which are tomorrow, the 14th of October. Follow me below the fold, where a somewhat long journey awaits.

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67 votes Show Results

Was this diary useful/Would you be interested in reading a further diary on the campaign itself?

67 votes Vote Now!

Was this diary useful/Would you be interested in reading a further diary on the campaign itself?

Yes to both

60 votes

No to both

0 votes

It was informative, but I wouldn't read a further diary

1 vote

Not too interested in the primer, but a diary on this campaign I'd read

2 votes

This is an American site, go back to Canada!

2 votes

Did you now someone once hit a Prime Minister with a PIE!

2 votes

Super delegate math revisited

Blarghman

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Friday March 28, 2008 · 5:33 PM PDT

2008/03/28 · 17:33

I published a diary on this about a month ago, and the response generally seemed positive, though not that many people seemed interested. Anyway, with the race still going on, I thought I'd republish it with updated data. My data is compiled from demconwatchand from the Superdelegate Transparency Project. I still haven't seen any systematic superdelegate review like this, so hopefully others will find it of some use.

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51 votes Show Results

What did you think?

51 votes Vote Now!

What did you think?

I made it all the way through.

26 votes

I fell asleep midway through, but woke up in time for the poll.

11 votes

I just scrolled straight to the poll. I love polls.

9 votes

Clever, humourous poll option #1729 not found

5 votes

Super Delegate Math! (or superdelegate math)

Blarghman

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Wednesday February 27, 2008 · 4:15 PM PST

2008/02/27 · 16:15

Hi, this is my first diary here, and I hope that people will find it interesting. While I’m a Canadian citizen, and thus have no truly vested interest in either the election or the primary, I am an ardent follower of American politics, if only because no one does a horse race like you Americans. To this end, I’ve done some work with the superdelegate numbers, mostly for my own amusement, and since I haven’t seen any data like this here, I figured I‘d throw mine up and see what people thought. My data is compiled from demconwatch and from the Superdelegate Transparency Project.

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58 votes Show Results

What do you think?

58 votes Vote Now!

What do you think?

Useful and interesting

45 votes

Not useful and soporific

3 votes

Didn't read it, just like polls

2 votes

Blame Canada!

8 votes

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