McCain/Obama Victory Thread [Archive]

Buffa1oso1di3r

11-04-2008, 10:00 AM

FINAL ELECTION RESULTS:

John McCain
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
Arizona
Alaska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennesee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
West Virginia

Barack Obama
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Colorado
New Mexico
Minnesota
Iowa
Washington
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
Washington DC
Hawaii
New York
Vermont
Massachutsettes
Conneticut
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Maine
Rhode Island
Delaware
Florida

In the balance: North Carolina

Final Electoral College count:

Barack Obama: 364
John McCain: 174

Final popular vote count:

Barack Obama: 63,347,102
John McCain: 56,009,353

The Winner of the 2008 Presidential Election is: Barack Hussein Obama II!

MP_Girl

11-04-2008, 10:14 AM

Or you could just go here:

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/polling/

Looks like from the most part, Obama is at 51% and McCain is at 44%. Obama dominated all of the New England States. What are the chances of McCain winning this race?

TruBlu

11-04-2008, 10:34 AM

Hoping for a come back kid here! McCain needs to win this...

SlightlyCatholic

11-04-2008, 10:37 AM

I live in the Northeast, which somebody already threw a blue can of paint on. Oh well, let's hope McCain pulls away victorious from this one!

MP_Girl

11-04-2008, 10:40 AM

My Theroy:

If the states in Grey catch up, and McCain dominates there, then he very well may have a chance. These are states such as Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Montana, Nevada, and Arizona. If all these states end up getting red, for McCain, then he very well may dominate this race.

Let's Go McCain :D You NEED to win this race.

armysc_25b

11-04-2008, 10:42 AM

This is definitely going to be interesting to watch play out this evening.

I just ran some numbers based on the CNN map MP_Girl posted, and based solely on the New England states, Illinois and the surrounding states, and the West Coast, if the election turns out just as that map shows for those states, Obama has the thing won with 279 electoral votes, and that doesn't even include the other 18 votes he has for the states I didn't include. This could unfortunately turn into a bad day for McCain...

C/ZOOMIE

11-04-2008, 10:44 AM

I want McCain to win, but at the same time I KINDA won't be dissapointed if Obama wins 'cause then America will see what a big mistake they made....but then again, Clinton was in twice........

flyBoy2010

11-04-2008, 10:51 AM

MP_Girl

11-04-2008, 10:53 AM

armysc_25b

11-04-2008, 10:56 AM

I saw on the news this morning that a precinct in Maine was already reporting in, they had 21 registered voters and all of them had already voted: 15 for Obama and 6 for McCain.
We stood in line for over an hour waiting for my mom to vote this morning.

Check out the thread Heavy Turn out (http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/board/showthread.php?t=621). Seemingly it's like that all over the country, which is good because that means more people are voicing their opinions.

ang1sgt

11-04-2008, 11:08 AM

Check out the thread Heavy Turn out (http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/board/showthread.php?t=621). Seemingly it's like that all over the country, which is good because that means more people are voicing their opinions.

As I said in that thread, I've lived in the same home and voted in the same precinct for the past 25 years. I have voted in every election since I was 18, especially since I became a home owner. In most cases, at 06:00, there is NEVER a line. It was out the door by the time I voted this morning and I've never seen that.

I would like to say that no matter who gets the election, we need to respect that decision and also live with it. If you are a Military Person, YOU need to decide if you can take the Commands that come from the Commander and Chief. While I voted for Jimmy Carter in 1976, by the end of his Term I could not stand what he had done to the Military. The draw downs in manning, the deep cuts in new weapons, it was too much and too deep. His handling of the Iran Hostage situation was pitiful and ill conceived. We were tested as a Nation back then and we WILL be tested again. Mark my words.

Buffa1oso1di3r

11-04-2008, 11:12 AM

Actually, my internet is messing up (For some reason, I can only get on here and marines.com from my school laptop) so, if any mods have updates, they can add those in.

Drill for life

11-04-2008, 11:15 AM

Come on Mccain, the nation needs you to win this. My beloved Corps needs and wants you to win this, and every other person wh ohas fought or is fighting needs you to win this.

MP_Girl

11-04-2008, 11:18 AM

Along with so many others ..Let's Go McCain..

Buffa1oso1di3r

11-04-2008, 11:23 AM

I guess I'll be the outcast today and say: Go Obama!

Wait, Joe the Plumber for President, 2008! :D

MP_Girl

11-04-2008, 11:25 AM

I guess I'll be the outcast today and say: Go Obama!

Wait, Joe the Plumber for President, 2008! :D

EVIL.....:devil::devil::devil:

And so much like his father...GRRRR

AlphaNovember

11-04-2008, 11:28 AM

I guess I'll be the outcast today and say: Go Obama!

I'll join you in being the outcast today: Go Obama!

Drill for life

11-04-2008, 11:30 AM

I have to go to school tomorrow, I am the only person who is supporting Mcain in my whole school. I am gonne feel the pain if Mccain wins. More motivation for Mccain to win:D:D
You rea evil, It's Tina Fey for president 2012.

MP_Girl

11-04-2008, 12:12 PM

McCain jumped.. A second ago he was at 42% and now he is at 44.4%. He now is winning by a hair in NC, Missouri, and Indiana.

http://news.yahoo.com/election/2008/dashboard

flyBoy2010

11-04-2008, 04:28 PM

You rea evil, It's Tina Fey for president 2012.

My dad made this in photoshop: http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/board/picture.php?albumid=30&pictureid=205

My school had a "mock election" at lunch today, and Obama won.

TruBlu

11-04-2008, 04:40 PM

My dad made this in photoshop: http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/board/picture.php?albumid=30&pictureid=205

My school had a "mock election" at lunch today, and Obama won.

LOL I love it!

Yeah my school had a mock election a few days ago and Obama won. Actually all of the democrat candidates did...

StarLifter

11-04-2008, 05:40 PM

OK... this thread was started as a way of keeping track of the election. Let's not be calling one another evil or be saying stuff like "You need to win this McCain..."

It's adding additional posts that aren't necessary to a thread that can be followed on CNN or Fox.

It's not really adding any quality to the thread. I see how talking about how there's a lot of new voters this year actually getting out to vote, or talking about mock elections can be productive, but this 'evil' and 'you need to win this' stuff first off is divisive, and second off makes it sound like we're couch quarterbacks.

-- StarLifter

-BuLL-

11-04-2008, 06:34 PM

Sorry Drill for life, but if Obama is elected your "beloved Corps" is going to be cut in half. He wants to spend $13 trillion on a civilian National Security Force(and severly shrink the military). How is a civilian force going to keep me safe. I guess we'll find out tonight.
Obummer '08

armysc_25b

11-04-2008, 08:10 PM

I'm not too surprised at how the calls are looking right now. The polls close, and CNN calls most of the New England states for Obama (which was expected based on the polls and maps that were showing before the election results started to display). I'm actually surprised they called South Carolina as they did when they did, though as I've been typing this the vote finally started to sway towards McCain. I personally don't agree with them calling states that have such low precincts reporting, and as the reporters continue to state the exit polls they use to also call the states are poor. Just let the votes tally, and make the call once the reporting is getting close to 100%.

C.A.P. Flight Officer

11-04-2008, 08:22 PM

My dad made this in photoshop: http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/board/picture.php?albumid=30&pictureid=205

My school had a "mock election" at lunch today, and Obama won.

My school had a mock election today as well, McCain won by 10 votes. It was really close but that shows how diverse my school can be.
P.S. I am an Independent.

Buffa1oso1di3r

11-04-2008, 09:23 PM

Thread updated!

Popular vote is VERY close.

But, in the electoral college, Obama is leading.

armysc_25b

11-04-2008, 09:28 PM

Indeed Obama is winning. And the way the map is looking currently, it will remain close for a while. Some of these states that have been projected, though, are swaying the other way right now, which is interesting. But like I said in the note I added to your post, it's not official until everything's counted, and we've got a ways to go yet.

Buffa1oso1di3r

11-04-2008, 09:31 PM

That is absolutely true.

My friend is currently at the McCain victory party going crazy! She dressed up like Sarah Palin one day... but, that's another story.

I'm waiting for everything to become more concrete... this election is going to be a good one... it's great to see so many people going out there and voicing their opinon... I wish I was one of them.

El Supremo

11-04-2008, 09:34 PM

My school had a mock election today as well, McCain won by 10 votes. It was really close but that shows how diverse my school can be.
P.S. I am an Independent.

Hey we held an election today too! only neither won...Bob Barr won our schools election. I thought that was kind of weird, but i'm not very suprised either.

armysc_25b

11-04-2008, 09:36 PM

It's interesting looking at some of these numbers, and as I post this they just gave Ohio to Obama. Anywho...

Obama's winning in Florida right now (my home state). In Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, his lead there is massive. The rest of the state for the most part went McCain. While that area of the state is seemingly swaying the vote, it goes to show just how important it is to vote.

AirForceAlways

11-04-2008, 10:54 PM

As my parents and some teachers have told me:

"Pay attention kid, and remember this; you're watching history in the making."

Very tight race, two controversial candidates and running mates. Makes me wish I was born two years earlier so I could vote. Damn...missed it by that much. Regardless, it's going to be quite interesting to see who gets it. Obama obviously has a lead, but miracles happen, right?

armysc_25b

11-04-2008, 11:01 PM

Well, it's called. Obama got it... Not yet official, but at this point...

Buffa1oso1di3r

11-04-2008, 11:02 PM

Just saw it. I'm actually happy right now... he's not a bad choice I must say...

AirForceAlways

11-04-2008, 11:06 PM

Obama with 284 electoral votes and John McCain with about 148. Well, the jig is up. Off to Canada I go.

AlphaNovember

11-04-2008, 11:13 PM

Congratulations, The Honorable Barack Hussein Obama.

It was either Ron Paul or Barack Obama - Ron Paul was done a while ago, so Obama has been my man for a while now. Congrats, congrats, congrats.

Buffa1oso1di3r

11-04-2008, 11:15 PM

Updated with new stats.

President of the United States: Barack Obama. Also, McCain has conceded.

MP_Girl

11-04-2008, 11:18 PM

:sick::sick: UGHHHHH...I'm moving to Canada...:sick: :sick:

FeelinFroggy

11-04-2008, 11:23 PM

Like it or not.

Keep your heads up and salute.

Buffa1oso1di3r

11-04-2008, 11:29 PM

Will do Petty Officer!

Hey, I'm actually happy about Obama's election.

MP_Girl

11-04-2008, 11:33 PM

Like it or not.

Keep your heads up and salute.

I'm trying...*mopes*

McCains speach just was so..honorable..:dontgetit:

armysc_25b

11-04-2008, 11:50 PM

I'm trying...*mopes*

McCains speach just was so..honorable..:dontgetit:

As is the right thing to do. As he said, it'd be wrong for the nation to be divided, and I think he did his best to share his disappointment but at the same time show his support for the new boss and the country he's served so graciously for the last 50 years.

Like it or not.

Keep your heads up and salute.

I've always managed to keep personal feelings and professional relationships split. Professionally, this is my big boss, and as the oath I (and every other service member) stated at enlistment says, I will obey the orders of the President of the United States.

StarLifter

11-04-2008, 11:59 PM

Well, it is what it is.

Guess I'll be referring myself to that quote by Stephen Decatur several times over the next 4 to 8 years.

-- StarLifter

flyBoy2010

11-05-2008, 12:00 AM

I think that this win for Obama means so much more than just the presidency. Jesse Jackson was shown at the Obama rally in Chicago on the news with tears in his eyes. Think about what this means to him and the other civil rights leaders who fought for years for civil rights, and watched their friends assaulted and killed just so they could sit on a bus or drink from a water fountain. With all that in mind, while you may not agree with his some of his policies, you can't deny that this is a historic and important win. It shows the world that we have completely broken free from slavery, segregation, and that our country is more open to all kinds of people.

TruBlu

11-05-2008, 07:23 AM

Well in the next few months, Obama will be our President. Both the Senate and The House will be largely controlled by Democrats, so many of his policies will have easy support. We can say this for sure: Obama ran a better campaign and appealed to who he needed to: everyone, not just us young folk (I still endorsed McCain). I wish him much luck and throw my support out to him, because that's what we have to do, support the government that was elected by the large. Lets just hope that he makes the right decisions and doesn't piss off the wrong people. My emotion to all this right now: nervous. America has seen tough times and many trials. These next 4 years will be "tough times with many trials." Hopefully we will come out of what we are right now and work to restore ourselves to what we once were.

And for God's sake, it better not be a "Palin 2012" campaign, but that's for another topic altogether that will likely surface in 3-4 years. ;)

SlightlyCatholic

11-05-2008, 10:48 AM

McCain made some mistakes, but he was also hit with a horrible hand. No presidential candidate has ever had to run with such horrible economic circumstances, and the Bush (un)popularity rating didn't help much for his cause (as different as he may have been from our 43rd President). McCain did what he could with a bad Republican climate and he gets my applause. In the days ahead, it'll be interesting to see what actually changes, what changes first, and how fast those changes are made. The Freedom of Choice Act, taxes, and the cost of gas at the pump will be among my top concerns in the days and months ahead. It was certainly a good election...

StarLifter

11-05-2008, 02:52 PM

No presidential candidate has ever had to run with such horrible economic circumstances...

Forget that section in U.S. History in the 1920s/1930s, where the Great Depression existed?

The guy had a horrible hand based on the past 8 years, and it's unfortunate. Many have said, though, that if the Republican Ballot had any other name on it than McCain, it wouldn't have gotten nearly as far in this election.

-- StarLifter

Buffa1oso1di3r

11-05-2008, 03:21 PM

Updated with /final/ election results, sans North Carolina.

Drill for life

11-05-2008, 05:17 PM

That is a Shame. What has this great country come to.

SlightlyCatholic

11-05-2008, 05:43 PM

Forget that section in U.S. History in the 1920s/1930s, where the Great Depression existed?

Good call, I stand corrected.

TruBlu

11-05-2008, 07:12 PM

That is a Shame. What has this great country come to.

This is a major social victory for America. Only 45 years after MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech" has it truly been fulfilled. This "great country" needs to rebuild itself into the real "great country" that we once were. And maybe this man can do it, maybe he can't. But the people have spoken, and its all about majority rule. We, even as endorsers of another candidate, have to accept this and work to support him so we can support our country. Forget about who else was running, 'cause it doesn't really matter anymore, and feeling sorry about it isn't going to change anything. I too was severely disappointed, as you are about the outcome of the election, but we can't change it and have to face reality.

Am I saying that you aren't entitled to an opinion? Hell no. That's my opinion right there, going against that would just be hypocrisy.

SlightlyCatholic

11-05-2008, 08:01 PM

This is a major social victory for America.

I think this depends on how you define "social". In my view, Obama's election is a big setback in regards to defending the rights of the unborn and overturning "Roe v. Wade". The Freedom of Choice Act (which Obama has been adamant about passing) will make it easier for an unborn child to die and harder for parents (or anyone else for that matter) to stop it. I have a vested interest in this issue, as I pray the rosary with other Catholic men at an abortion clinic periodically. I've seen the damage abortion does to all involved in the process, so no, I don't think it's a "social victory" at all. Maybe it's progressive in regards to race relations, but there's no victory in the area of human life and dignity. Why we've elected a candidate that can't define when human life starts is beyond me, but as you said, we just have to support him and hope he conducts himself in the most ethical and morally acceptable manner possible.

P.S. I allow my faith to intersect with my political views, but please don't take this as a Catholic rant. Death and injustice are integral parts of abortion, and both are human problems that affect all of us. I'm just stating my faith-filled political view.

TruBlu

11-05-2008, 08:15 PM

I think this depends on how you define "social". In my view, Obama's election is a big setback in regards to defending the rights of the unborn and overturning "Roe v. Wade". The Freedom of Choice Act (which Obama has been adamant about passing) will make it easier for an unborn child to die and harder for parents (or anyone else for that matter) to stop it. I have a vested interest in this issue, as I pray the rosary with other Catholic men at an abortion clinic periodically. I've seen the damage abortion does to all involved in the process, so no, I don't think it's a "social victory" at all. Maybe it's progressive in regards to race relations, but there's no victory in the area of human life and dignity. Why we've elected a candidate that can't define when human life starts is beyond me, but as you said, we just have to support him and hope he conducts himself in the most ethical and morally acceptable manner possible.

P.S. I allow my faith to intersect with my political views, but please don't take this as a Catholic rant. Death and injustice are integral parts of abortion, and both are human problems that affect all of us. I'm just stating my faith-filled political view.

When I say social victory, I mean a situation in which the majority of the collective are in agreement: in example, racial equality. I would never include hotly debated topics like the Pro-Life vs Pro-Choice argument in social victory when an outcome is reached because while it affects the collective society, it is still a loss for a major group of people either way, therefore not a social victory.

That argument is also better suited in a separate thread from everything else because of its controversy. It would be best with leaving that last post as the last words of that argument in regards to this thread.

SlightlyCatholic

11-05-2008, 08:21 PM

That argument is also better suited in a separate thread from everything else because of its controversy. It would be best with leaving that last post as the last words of that argument in regards to this thread.

Agreed...I simply wanted to point out the subjective nature of the phrase "social victory" and my own thoughts regarding the victory we may or may not have as Americans in the next four years. I'm not trying to start a firestorm, I just wanted to express my opinion.