[Publib] The Day After

[Diedre Conkling]

By the way, it was also always clear the Oregon would go for Obama.  I think they did basically the same thing on every network, the slight pause before 8 p.m. and the 3 networks I watched did not call Florida until close to midnight Pacific Time so it was not just on FOX News that these things occured.
   

---- Walt Crawford <waltcrawford at gmail.com> wrote: 

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 (Basically, even though it was always clear
California and Washington would go for Obama, TV had agreed never to call a
state until its polls closed.)

That flicker was really interesting...well, that and Fox News' intransigence
on Florida until considerably later in the evening, keeping it in the
Undecided column for a couple of extra hours.

-walt crawford, who needs to go check on a key state issue-

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 5:12 AM, Karen Mahnk <kmahnk at gmail.com> wrote:

> `Got up this morning @ 5:30 am - made my vital cup of java & turned on the
> TV..
> Then I opened up the back patio door & listened to the peacock family
> making their rounds to the pond. No primal scream here - just tears of joy
> ;-)
> Barack Obama just accomplished what no one else has before - I have
> absolutely no doubts that he can deliver on what this country needs.
>
> Karen Mahnk,
> Reference Librarian
> Lake Park Public Library
> 529 Park Avenue
> Lake Park, Fl., 33403
> 561 881-3330 Fax: 561881-3336
> kmahnk at lakeparkflorida.gov
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> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Melissa K. Davidson <
> DavidsonMK at ci.staunton.va.us> wrote:
>
>>  Interesting thought!
>>
>> I am intrigued that the voter turnout rate is expected to be 85%. A trend
>> for more participation in our democracy? Let's hope it continues.
>>
>>
>>
>> Melissa Davidson
>>
>> Adult Services Librarian
>>
>> Staunton Public Library
>>
>> 1 Churchville Ave.
>>
>> Staunton, VA 24401
>>
>> 540.332.3902
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>> *From:* publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:
>> publib-bounces at webjunction.org] *On Behalf Of *Michelle Gobert
>> *Sent:* Monday, November 03, 2008 11:17 AM
>> *To:* publib at webjunction.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [Publib] The Day After
>>
>>
>>
>> I appreciate everyone's optimism that we will in fact have a president
>> Wednesday morning.  I have my doubts that vote counting will go that well.
>> Am I the only one has this concern?  I'm forecasting that we won't know who
>> is president until November 11th.
>>
>> Or maybe I'm wrong.  Maybe ABC, CBS, FOX NEWS, & all the other networks
>> will call the election before the polls have closed...
>>
>> Michelle Gobert
>> Director
>> Demmer Memorial Library
>> Three Lakes, Wisconsin
>> www.demmerlibrary.org
>>
>>
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