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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf you need 270 Electorial Votes to Win, Hasn't our President already won?
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/author/nate-silver/Obama = 295.5
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If you need 270 Electorial Votes to Win, Hasn't our President already won? (Original Post)
babsbunny
Oct 2012
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Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)1. Oh if that were so!
malaise
(269,103 posts)2. Yes but Greedy M$M loves the advertising money
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)3. Good numbers, but first we have to have the actual election.
Here's hoping for 295.5 or more on November 6th!
gottavote
(106 posts)5. You can't win until the votes are counted.
GOTV GOTV
mucifer
(23,557 posts)6. So everyone has already voted?
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)7. Will Obama's EV's rest upon early voting due to Sandy?
Will storm/flooding damage be an issue for GOTV?
dems_rightnow
(1,956 posts)8. Yes, they've cancelled the rest of the election.
Romney conceding later today. Local governments will save a small fortune in election costs.
Unless some crazy liberal insists that we actually get to vote.
treestar
(82,383 posts)10. No one can win until the polls close.
Technically the "win" is only when the electors meet.
rock
(13,218 posts)11. Great Babs
You've saved us the cost of an election. Thanks! (Sarcasm)
brooklynite
(94,657 posts)12. Here's the current tally: Obama 0, Romney 0
Yes, we can assume a fair number of Red and Blue states that will go as expected, but all Nate Silver offers is a projection of what WILL happen, which is always SUBJECT TO CHANGE.