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31 Oct 2004, 05:29
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Caveat Lector
Join Date: Feb 2003
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On election day
I'm going to go to work, come back and vote, and then I'm not going to watch the news for a week, close my ears at the water cooler, and be totally in the dark about it all. :|
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31 Oct 2004, 07:09
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Banned
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Re: On election day
I hope you have some good books and a lot of good food and drink stored up cause it's the only way you'll avoid finding out.
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31 Oct 2004, 21:25
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nondescript human
Join Date: Oct 2000
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Re: On election day
I'm gonna stay up all night and watch the coverage on BBC1 and ITV.
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31 Oct 2004, 22:13
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Bored
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Re: On election day
my students union is having a late night election thing.
all american beers are cheap.
shape they taste of piss
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31 Oct 2004, 22:24
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Made of Twigs
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 5,459
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Re: On election day
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Originally Posted by Ste
my students union is having a late night election thing.
all american beers are cheap.
shape they taste of piss
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Really?
How is it possible I didn't know of this.
Tell me more!
Edit: I've just seen it here - I like the idea of cheap Bud
Although, only til 1 o clock, which is what - 6pm on the West coast - surely no results will be in by then, I don't get it
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1 Nov 2004, 00:52
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Banned
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Re: On election day
American beers actually taste worse in america, most american branded beers over in the UK are made and bottled over there and are usually different somewhat(stronger for a start), that said there are as many shite american beers as there are european, which just like to generalize on a world politics level :/
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1 Nov 2004, 03:34
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Caveat Lector
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Tucson, Arizona
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Re: On election day
I like Grolsh and Moosehead, none of which are American.
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1 Nov 2004, 22:05
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Made of Twigs
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Re: On election day
Ok, I'm confused, when (UK time) will the results start to come in? When will it start to be clear (well has the potential to) who will be the next president. I really fancy watching this but don't want to get up earlier than I have to.
All I have found is this.
Thanks in advance for your much appreciated help
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1 Nov 2004, 22:24
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Lucky
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Re: On election day
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Originally Posted by s|k
I like Grolsh and Moosehead, none of which are American.
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notice the ''C'' in Grolsch, yankboy.
(you do have taste though so )
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1 Nov 2004, 22:57
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Klaatu barada nikto
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
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Re: On election day
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Originally Posted by Stew
Ok, I'm confused, when (UK time) will the results start to come in? When will it start to be clear (well has the potential to) who will be the next president. I really fancy watching this but don't want to get up earlier than I have to.
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Depends what you mean by results. Vote counts will start coming in in the afternoon (US time). If you want meaningful counts you'll probably have to wait until early evening (US time). If you want who-won-which-states you'll have to wait at least until the polls close (thanks to the miracle of exit polling the media can often call the outcome before the polls close, but they got criticized when they did that so now they wait until after the polls close). If you want who-won-the-election, then it probably comes down to the larger swing states and how close they really end up being. Keep your eye on Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio (all in the Eastern Time Zone)--the earlier they're decided then the earlier the election will be decided.
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1 Nov 2004, 23:39
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Made of Twigs
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Re: On election day
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Originally Posted by Tactitus
Depends what you mean by results. Vote counts will start coming in in the afternoon (US time). If you want meaningful counts you'll probably have to wait until early evening (US time). If you want who-won-which-states you'll have to wait at least until the polls close (thanks to the miracle of exit polling the media can often call the outcome before the polls close, but they got criticized when they did that so now they wait until after the polls close). If you want who-won-the-election, then it probably comes down to the larger swing states and how close they really end up being. Keep your eye on Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio (all in the Eastern Time Zone)--the earlier they're decided then the earlier the election will be decided.
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Thanks.
I'm confused as to how the votes are counted so fast!
In the Uk, polling stations close at 10 and the 1st results are announced at around 11:30-12ish but most not until the early hours - pretty much the same time (both in terms of GMT) yours will be coming in.
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2 Nov 2004, 00:16
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Klaatu barada nikto
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
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Re: On election day
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Originally Posted by Stew
Thanks.
I'm confused as to how the votes are counted so fast.
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Ballots in urban areas are generally machine readable and can be counted pretty quickly. In rural areas it can take a while. But you don't need to wait for all the votes to be counted to predict a state-wide winner (unless it's really close).
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2 Nov 2004, 00:26
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Made of Twigs
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Re: On election day
Thanks again.
So just to clarify, if I go to bed real early (yes I know this is faggy but otherwise I won't get any sleep at all) and wake up at 0200GMT (2100EST) I shall be up late enough for results to be in but early enough not to have missed everything right?!
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If I hadn't seen such riches, I could live with being poor - James
It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am - Muhammad Ali
So **** y'all, all of y'all; if y'all don't like me, blow me! - Dr. Dre
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