Election 2008

The CNN anchor at the Republican losing party says they’ve TURNED OFF THE NEWS. Classic. “I don’t mean to be mean, but this is very bleak at this point in time for McCain,” says one commentator.

Ohio has been called for Obama! My wife, Kitty, is from Ohio. I knew I liked her people. I can’t wait to go back for a family reunion and give them all a big wet sloopy kiss!

Former Democratic Senatorial candidate Steve Novick says he can’t tell us yet that Obama’s gonna win it, but he says for Obama to lose at this point would require voter fraud so massive that the only response would be immediate insurrection. “Are you with me?” he screams! Hell yeah. AND A HUGE CHEER FOR OBAMA […]

At the party I’m at in SW Portland, one of the party members, a teacher at Riverdale (K-8), just received a call from her colleague, a social studies teacher. He has called the race for Obama. You know what they say… as go the social studies teachers, so goes the nation! BTW, other party participants […]

I know this is bad form, because we’re supposed to hype the drama, but it’s 6:06pm, and as far as I can see, it’s in the bag for Barack. I’m going to save my victory cigar for later, because Id like to see Merkley beat Smith, but I call it now. And it’s going to […]

CNN says Obama has a steady lead of 174 electoral votes to McCain’s 49, based on him projected to win Rhode Island, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Wisconsin. Wolf Blitzer says “race not a factor in this election.”

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Takes Elizabeth Dole out of office…a huge huge loss for the Republicans. She may be “godless,” according to Dole’s campaign ads, but she’s also a WINNER.

The dimly lit Doug Fir is full of boozing voters and red white and blue balloons – it’s hard to hear CNN over the anxious election gossip of the crowd. Matt Davis is starting out the night of his first presidential election with a patriotic bang:(yes, that’s Sarah Palin and yes, that’s Matt’s sheepish hand […]