Tuesday, November 4, 2008

AT Predicts: Short Night, Big Obama Win

We're not in the prediction business, but we see that Oklahoma City blogger and political pundit Mike McCarville is asking this question: "Will It Be a Short Night… or a Long One?"

So we'll go out on a limb here and answer Mike's question: Short night, big win for Barack Obama. 

McCarville makes the national race sound close, but we don't think so. The Electoral College map favors Obama from east to west to some places in between. 

No, Obama won't carry Oklahoma, but he will carry plenty of big states, more than enough to carry the day by a handy margin. 

The bottom line: Obama wins going away. We predict no one will need to stay up late for some heavily Democratic or Republican precinct to report—it's a done deal. 

38 comments:

  1. It's going to be a rough night for Fox News viewers and KFAQ/KRMG listeners. I'm going to enjoy myself. The champagne is chilled.

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  2. I dialed my IQ down to about 20 and am commenting in the KRMG chatroom. I fit right in!

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  3. Dole lost her race. Go Kay Hagan! I contributed $$ to her.

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  4. Funny how the right-wing media like Fox and KRMG love to build up the hopes of the faithful. Reality will intrude.

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  5. Quote from the chat room: "What the heck is going on in Tx? 51% - 48% Obama"

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  6. (This is the Tulsan's mini-blog.)

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  7. Another excerpt:

    [observer] 7:28 pm: Texas sucks
    [observer] 7:28 pm: it was only a matter of time before they
    became blue
    [observer] 7:28 pm: we're next!
    [observer] 7:29 pm: the libs are taking over
    [SV] 7:29 pm: I saw a brew in the store a few weeks ago -
    Texas Sux
    [dash4cash4077] 7:30 pm: Texas full of Yankees anymore
    [dash4cash4077] 7:30 pm: sure glad Tech beat the horns
    [broasterfixer] 7:31 pm: go sooners

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  8. More:

    [SV] 7:35 pm: Obama will be the most far left president we
    have ever had… I sure hope that we have just been alarmists
    but, then there is Ayers, Wright, Farrakhan, Phleger… these
    people hate America and he calls them friend.
    [dash4cash4077] 7:36 pm: we must succeed
    [SV] 7:36 pm: The Obama youth, truth squads, the fairness
    doctrine, hate laws (Stalinist control laws)...
    [SV] 7:37 pm: The black panthers, black liberation theology...
    [dash4cash4077] 7:37 pm: the new jungvolk?

    BWAHAAAHHAAAA

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  9. Boo hoo for Bates: Keith leading Bell.

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  10. More from KRMG chatroom:

    [giga2001] 7:52 pm: I personally want to say thank you to Michael for making it easy for
    me to remember what I was going to do - 3 steps - yes to republicans, no to judges, yes
    to state questions

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  11. [giga2001] 8:05 pm: I figure when the socialists try to take away all the guns - there's a
    40% chance the southern rednecks will seceed again

    Yee ha!

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  12. [jesusfreak] 8:08 pm: John still has a chance. Praise the Lord

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  13. [Nancy] 8:09 pm: Hi Everybody. I just heard on TV that Tulsa County was supposed to
    get 2 ballots to vote, one was yellow with the streets questions on it. I'm in Broken Arrow
    in Tulsa County, but I only got one ballot. I didn't get the yellow one. Was that a mistake?
    [jesusfreak] 8:09 pm: Either way I Not Allowed t stock today. Praise the Lord
    [SV] 8:09 pm: Elaborate JF
    [jesusfreak] 8:10 pm: The media's calling this way too early. Many votes still to be
    counted and it's time to buy stock.

    Tulsan: I'll go along with that.

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  14. KRMG: It's all commerce, baby.

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  15. Newshawk] 8:18 pm: There's also any challenges that may be lodged.
    [jesusfreak] 8:18 pm: No worries. We've got GOD on our side.     
    [KRMG_RickCouri] 8:18 pm: fox predicts obama to win ohio

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  16. [observer] 8:19 pm: Obama can't win Ohio
    [observer] 8:19 pm: That's crap
    [observer] 8:19 pm: These networks are calling it too soon.

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  17. observer] 8:20 pm: And--I keep hearing little sparks of liberalism from Fox. What is this
    world coming to?
    [SV] 8:20 pm: It's going way to the left friend...
    [SV] 8:21 pm: Liberalism unchecked...

    Awwwwwww....

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  18. [SV] 8:25 pm: America has been prepped for the past 30 years through pop-culture, gov't
    run public schools, etc. to elect someone as far-left as Obama.

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  19. [SV] 8:30 pm: My wife is talking to her little nephew, he want's Obama to win, she asked
    him why, he said Change - that's all he could say, that's all any of them can say... half of
    them don't have a clue about his voting record.
    [SV] 8:31 pm: They don't know or acknowledge his past and present associations. If you
    tell them they say, “conspiracy nut”, or toss out that old race or class-warfare card.
    [SV] 8:32 pm: “You can’t make Socialists out of individualists — children who know how
    to think for themselves spoil the harmony of the collective society which is coming, where
    everyone is interdependent.” - John Dewey
    [KRMG_RickCouri] 8:32 pm: Michael, does it look like the streets issue is now in a
    position to pass?
    [Michael Bates] 8:32 pm: Hi, Tyson. Overall we're seeing Keith 52, Bell 48, with 76% of
    precincts reporting.
    [Michael Bates] 8:34 pm: Bell is lagging Coburn's 2004 totals by about 5% by the
    precincts that have reported.

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  20. [jesusfreak] 8:36 pm: Now they're calling New Mexico
    [SV] 8:37 pm: yup...

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  21. [SV] 8:37 pm: Economic crisis… so timely eh?
    [Michael Bates] 8:38 pm: And what New Mexicans have done will only make it worse....

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  22. [Michael Bates] 8:39 pm: Wow. Precinct 63 (west of Peoria, 31st to 36th) went for Obama.
    [Michael Bates] 8:40 pm: Buffett supported Obama because higher, more complicated
    taxes help his insurance businesses.

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  23. [Michael Bates] 8:41 pm: People use universal life policies to get around estate tax.
    [giga2001] 8:41 pm: Lord save us from socialism

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  24. Yogi, you are not just the average bear.

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  25. Must admit I got started early on my cocktail.

    Burdick: Won the OK Senate.

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  26. [The KRMG Lounge]: Newshawk has left at 8:43 pm
    [The KRMG Lounge]: Shadow6 has entered at 8:44 pm
    [The KRMG Lounge]: joley has entered at 8:46 pm
    [jesusfreak] 8:48 pm: I'll be prayin' for the free market.
    [The KRMG Lounge]: joley has left at 8:49 pm
    [The KRMG Lounge]: Nancy has left at 8:50 pm

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  27. [jesusfreak] 8:55 pm: I think I'm going to go have a drink now. Keep up the good work am
    folks.
    [jesusfreak] 8:55 pm: God bless      
    [The Man] 8:55 pm: Don't fall off the wagon!

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  28. [Michael Bates] 9:11 pm: Rogers County results: County Commission Helm 60, Barnes 40
    [Michael Bates] 9:12 pm: Sheriff: Walton 54, Butler 45
    [Michael Bates] 9:12 pm: County Clerk: Armstrong 55, Muratet 45
    [The Man] 9:13 pm: Fox no plan b
    [The Man] 9:15 pm: i'm slitting my wrists

    (Tulsan: I The Man)

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  29. KRMG's Couri on the radio: "A lot of the folks a bit depressed over the Presidential race."

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  30. Michael Bates] 9:27 pm: Overheard in the newsroom: "What does an Obama win mean
    for Brad Henry?" What think ye
    [giga2001] 9:28 pm: same thing it means for the rest of us - socialism
    [The KRMG Lounge]: sauld has left at 9:28 pm

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  31. The KRMG Lounge]: jesusfreak has left at 9:25 pm
    [The KRMG Lounge]: Shadow6 has left at 9:25 pm
    [The KRMG Lounge]: jesusfreak has entered at 9:25 pm
    [Michael Bates] 9:27 pm: Overheard in the newsroom: "What does an Obama win mean
    for Brad Henry?" What think ye
    [giga2001] 9:28 pm: same thing it means for the rest of us - socialism
    [The KRMG Lounge]: sauld has left at 9:28 pm
    [The KRMG Lounge]: dpotter has left at 9:33 pm
    [Michael Bates] 9:44 pm: Sullivan is about to give his victory speech.

    Tulsan: To all, a good night.

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  32. [The Man] 10:00 pm: Barck is pres i don g it...........................
    [giga2001] 10:00 pm: NBC just called it for Obama
    [Michael Bates] 10:00 pm: As did ABC
    [jesusfreak] 10:01 pm: Comedy Central just called it too

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  33. ABC on McCain: Glum, subdued reality.

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  34. 1st GOP pres. after Obama: impeached yesterday.

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  35. Worst president in history up for reelection in a few weeks. Of course Oklahoma is solidly behind this two-bit Mussolini. This was always a dumb state, we just didn't know exactly how dumb and mean until relatively recently.

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  36. OK folks, here it comes, a referendum on our democracy.

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  37. Trump, I hope you spend the rest of your time on earth in jail before you go to hell.

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