Ohio: The Heart of it All
I think I'm gonna provide a running commentary on the Ohio vote as it is reported. This title "Ohio: The Heart of it All" is the tourism motto for the state. I have a feeling we're gonna find out what that means before this election is decided.
There are people who were in line at the polls in Columbus when they closed officially at 7:30 pm. State law requires that anyone in line at the time is allowed to vote. At one precinct here in Columbus, they estimate it will be midnight before everyone in line has voted. (Yes, it's a black precinct with only 4 voting machines for a whole lot of people.)
Also, exit polls suggest that Ohio produced the largest percentage of first-time voters, 13% of those voting tonight, and they went overwhelmingly for Kerry.
I'll update as the night wears on and news warrants.
An updated piece of information. It's an hour after the official poll closing and only one of Ohio's 88 counties has reported results to the Ohio Secretary of State's office. That's a further indication of the high turnout statewide. I'm beginning to think that Kerry is going to win Ohio, but that's only a feeling based on the turnout figures on a very rainy day throughout Ohio.
It's now 10:30 pm here in Columbus, Ohio and not one state has yet been considered to have changed from the 2000 election. I've been looking at the numbers in some of these battleground states, and I'm noticing that 80% of the precincts are in in Florida and Bush seems to be leading handily, but no one wants to call it. Broward County must still be out.
Here in Ohio at this hour only 35% of the precincts have reported. Lots of votes still not in here, but Bush has a comfortable lead.
The networks are running scared reporting too early results that might change. Heck, they haven't even called New Hampshire. But boy have the Bush states fallen quickly!
Florida to Bush according to ABC News. Pennsylvania to Kerry. So far, Bush has won every state he won in 2000, and Kerry has held every state Gore won in 2000. It looks more and more (at 11:45 pm) as if Kerry must win Ohio to carry the election. At this moment, all the numbers I am seeing say that Bush is leading Kerry here by 4 to 5 percent.
I'm gonna go to bed here shortly, so I may not know how things turn out tonight. Will I know when I wake up at 6:00 am tomorrow? Hard to know.
There are people who were in line at the polls in Columbus when they closed officially at 7:30 pm. State law requires that anyone in line at the time is allowed to vote. At one precinct here in Columbus, they estimate it will be midnight before everyone in line has voted. (Yes, it's a black precinct with only 4 voting machines for a whole lot of people.)
Also, exit polls suggest that Ohio produced the largest percentage of first-time voters, 13% of those voting tonight, and they went overwhelmingly for Kerry.
I'll update as the night wears on and news warrants.
An updated piece of information. It's an hour after the official poll closing and only one of Ohio's 88 counties has reported results to the Ohio Secretary of State's office. That's a further indication of the high turnout statewide. I'm beginning to think that Kerry is going to win Ohio, but that's only a feeling based on the turnout figures on a very rainy day throughout Ohio.
It's now 10:30 pm here in Columbus, Ohio and not one state has yet been considered to have changed from the 2000 election. I've been looking at the numbers in some of these battleground states, and I'm noticing that 80% of the precincts are in in Florida and Bush seems to be leading handily, but no one wants to call it. Broward County must still be out.
Here in Ohio at this hour only 35% of the precincts have reported. Lots of votes still not in here, but Bush has a comfortable lead.
The networks are running scared reporting too early results that might change. Heck, they haven't even called New Hampshire. But boy have the Bush states fallen quickly!
Florida to Bush according to ABC News. Pennsylvania to Kerry. So far, Bush has won every state he won in 2000, and Kerry has held every state Gore won in 2000. It looks more and more (at 11:45 pm) as if Kerry must win Ohio to carry the election. At this moment, all the numbers I am seeing say that Bush is leading Kerry here by 4 to 5 percent.
I'm gonna go to bed here shortly, so I may not know how things turn out tonight. Will I know when I wake up at 6:00 am tomorrow? Hard to know.
posted by Tom | 2:47 AM
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