Props Update

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With almost 60% of precincts reporting, Yes on 8 is winning 53-47% and No on 4 is winning 52-48%.

Some Advice for Republicans

This video gives suggestions to the Republican party in the political future:

"The Republican party shouldn't allow the right wing to control it" was the essential advice given. Does that mean McCain would have won if he hadn't chosen Palin? McCain was the poster boy of a centered Republican; he disaffected voters by having liberal policies. I want to know how this Democratic strategist would have changed McCain's campaign based on her advice.

Interesting.

Getting a Little Worried, But There's Still Hope

42% of California precincts are reporting on Prop 8. Yes still leads 52-48% and is up by just over 200,000 votes.

40% of precincts are reporting on Prop 4, and No is leading 52-48% and is up by less than 200,000 votes.

It's getting close. It's 11:22PM West Coast time, and a lot of the rest of the country is staying up to see the results of these propositions. California could determine how other states treat gay marriage; it could be the trend setter either way Prop 8 ends up. California could also fall to the proven dangers of limiting abortions for minors, if Prop 4 passes. Prop 4, in other forms, has been turned down twice before, and hopefully the third time will deter its opponents. 

We'll have to wait and see.

Update 4 (&8)

With only 13% of precincts reporting, Yes on Prop 8 is winning 55-45%. 

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With 12% reporting, No on 4 is winning 51-49%

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COME ON CALIFORNIA!!!

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It's now 10:17. With 27% of precincts reporting, Yes on 8 is winning 53-47%.

With 22% of precincts reporting, No on 4 is winning 52-48%.

Update 3

It's now 9:08, and McCain has conceded. Barack Obama will be the first black President of the United States. 

Democrats are taking over; they have control of the House and Senate.

Stock markets in other countries are rising.

Palin will not address the country tonight.

I'm still waiting on results for California's Props 4&8... and crossing my fingers. Arizona banned gay marriage, Arkansas banned gay couples from adopting children, Nebraska ended affirmative action, and South Dakota passed abortion limits. But Colorado stopped Amendment 48: Human life at moment of conception. Let's just hope California doesn't follow the trend tonight.

Update 2

It is now 5:11, and the score is Obama 77 college votes to McCain's 34.

I have to leave for the next 3.5 hours for a volleyball game, and by that time, we could have a new President.

But in more entertaining news, I got a call from one of my friends working at the polls for No on 4&8. He's standing next to another one of my male friends, and they've been called homosexuals, in more profane terms, all afternoon. Oh, the joys Election Day holds. 

Updates!

CNN's political ticker reports that 72% of first time voters are voting for Obama; they make up 10% of the voting population today.

As of now, 4PM California time, no states have declared a winner (according to NYTimes). New Hampshire, Kentucky, and Indiana have begun to report, but all under 10% of the votes. Most East Coast states' polls have closed, so it will only be a matter of a few hours until this gets really exciting!

More updates soon.