12:12 p.m: Waiting for a concession by Gov. Mitt Romney. One is not coming right away. He probably didn't write a concession speech. They had FOUR recount teams ready to deploy!
12:10 p.m: "Well, the party's over" for the GOP in Ohio.
12:04 p.m: If Obama is going to get anything through the Congress, he's going to have to continue the "ground game" he played to get re-elected.
11:57 p.m: Exit polls suggest that the "47 percent" speech spoke to the core reservations that voters had about Romney.
11:54 p.m: Paul Ryan is going to have to decide whether to be part of the solution or remain part of the problem.
11:50 p.m: The game is functionally over. Florida and Virginia remain in play but are trending towards Obama by narrow margins.
11:44 p.m: They're playing the Bee Gees. I hate the Bee Gees.
11:34 p.m: Mitch McConnell will get to eat his share of crow.
11:29 p.m: NPR is now calling the election for Obama.
11:19 p.m: At 274 Electoral College delegates, MSNBC is calling it for Pres. Barack Obama.
11:17 p.m: NPR is calling Iowa for Obama.
11:11 p.m: Going into the endgame now. Obama is now ahead as projected. He should win with 283 votes even without Florida.
11:04 p.m: "I am seeing a room full of people." As opposed to a room full of cats.
11:02 p.m: Angus King! Take a shot!
11 p.m: Warren: "Let me be clear. I didn't build that! You did!"
10:59 p.m: "Warren! Warren! Warren! Warren!"
10:57 p.m: Supporter shouts: "We love you!" Elizabeth Warren shouts back: "I love you! ... This is your night! This is your victory!"
10:55 p.m: If the projected wins in the west coast come through and leads in Iowa, Ohio and Colorado hold true, Obama wins even without Florida.
10:48 p.m: McCormick Center is filling up. A bit of nostalgia setting in. Florida is still close.
10:45 p.m: Somber sentiment in Romney HQ.
10:40 p.m: Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is a GOP talking points tool.
10:33 p.m: The changing face of the American electorate. Demographics vs. Economic Fundamentals.
10:30 p.m: Opa!
10:23 p.m: NPR reporter jams out "Amarillo By Morning."
10:20 p.m: Now this I can dance to! It's a vibrant jazz blues ditty!
10:18 p.m: Joe the Plumber is Joe the Loser. He will not be going to Congress. Too bad, so sad.
10:12 p.m: IO9 is running all of their election-centric stories on their homepage including this gem: 9 Reasons to Elect a Supervillian President.
10:10 p.m: Professor Warren is going to Washington! God help Wall Street!
10:09 p.m: Is Oren Hatch secretly the Highlander? Let's play the NPR Angus King drinking game! Slam back a shot.
10:08 p.m: NPR: Hoosiers have a history of splitting tickets. They got that part right.
10:07 p.m: Florida, Virginia, Ohio remain battle grounds that still can't be called.
10:05 p.m: King interview remains a sore spot for NPR. Guys, get over it!
10 p.m: Joe Donnelly is the new Democratic Senator from the Hoosier State.
9:54 p.m: The real winner in this election: Data miners and analysts.
9:53 p.m: Obama takes New Hampshire to collect all of the Northeast states.
9:45 p.m: Claire McCaskill of Missouri is likely to soundly spank her science-challenged opponent. Note for future reference for GOP candidates: DON'T COMMENT ON RAPE!
9:42 p.m: Bill Nelson was raised to believe that public service was one of the highest callings one can answer. My God he's soooo naïve.
9:33 p.m: With 77 percent of the precincts reporting, Florida split by little more than 500 votes. Here we go again.
9:23 p.m: New Hampshire is big enough to have more than one college? I thought Dartmouth was the ONLY college in N.H.
9:23 p.m: Ate half a cup of ice cream. My tummy is full.
9:16 p.m: Where is Dave Barry when we need him most?
9:15 p.m: GOP's Pete Session is already spinning the next Congress.
9:13 p.m: NPR: In January, it may be the same cast of characters, the same balance, why will Washington function any differently?
9:03 p.m: Elizabeth Warren is slightly ahead in the race for the senate seat in Massachusetts.
8:57 p.m: In the Hoosier State, Monroe, Tippecanoe, Marion counties and the three counties that make up Region Rat territory all trending toward Obama, yet the state still being called for Romney.
8:55 p.m: Joe Donnelly holding a slight lead in Indiana Senate race.
8:52 p.m: Florida's Bill Nelson gets a third Senate term. Robert Segal still smarting over the inability to nail down Angus King on the subject of with whom King will caucus.
8:52 p.m: NPR's break music makes me feel like I'm trapped in an elevator listening to Dick Robinson's "American Standards by the Sea."
8:45 p.m: The newspaper websites are all over the place with the numbers. USA Today is 64 / 51 Obama; NYTimes 40 / 36 Romney; New Yorker 88 / 68 Romney; and WashPost 16 / 8 Obama.
8:40 p.m: May as well just color Florida purple tonight. The numbers keep being split between Obama and Romney.
8:36 p.m: NPR calling Lois Frankel mayor of Palm Beach. She was mayor of WEST Palm Beach!
8:34 p.m: NPR has called 18 states. The battleground states are too close to call, including Florida.
8:30 p.m: An argument has broken out regarding what the exit polls mean. Popular vote will be a close split. White males favor Romney. Class warfare may carry the day.
8:18 p.m: Memo to NPR's Robert Segal: Badgering independent Senator-elect Angus King will not get you to get him to say he will caucus with the Democrats.
8:15 p.m: USA Today's numbers: Obama 64 electoral votes and Romney 40. NYTimes: Obama 51, Romney 40.
8:08 p.m: Prez is hanging in his Hyde Park crib tonight.
8:08 p.m: Ohio voters will be relieved that the robocalls will stop.
8:03 p.m: The Associated Press calls Indiana, South Carolina for Romney.
8 p.m.: From NPR news, NPR's special coverage has begun! Now this party can officially begin. Time to break out the ice cream.
7:58 p.m.: John Boehner, Eric Cantor and Joe Wilson keep their seats. Two more years of Congressional headaches ahead.
7:54 p.m.: USAToday has a great set up for election results: http://www.usatoday.com/election-2012/results/full-screen/
7:49 p.m.: NPR's special coverage doesn't begin until 8 p.m. Damn!
7:44 p.m.: Why is NYTimes calling West Virginia for Romney with 0 percent of the precincts reporting?
7:41 p.m.: Why are the WashPost and the NYTimes calling Vermont for Obama and Kentucky for Romney when only a fraction of the results are in?
7:38 p.m.: Here we go!
This evening is election night. This evening though, there is no cable. No television. Only Internet and NPR coverage. Kick back, relax and enjoy.
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