What time will the networks declare Kerry the winner next Tuesday night?

[Beaverhausen]

[bigwillq]

1. Wow, so many choices!

:eyes:

[Parche]

2. electorates

Kerry has to have at least 200 electorates by the time we
"pass" Texas to win, (Central time)

55-CA
7-OR
11-WA
4-HI

Those are the given ones, the rest are frosting on our victory cake!!!

[Ready4Change]

3. Other: Trick question.

Everyone knows that Ross Perot will finally get his presidency via the write in vote!

:P

[terrya]

4. The networks are going to be cautious. 11PM Eastern.

It will hinge on the west coast polls closing. The networks are going to go out of their way not to repeat what happened in 2000.

[Ediacara]

5. We'll "know" at 8 eastern

Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan go to Kerry in a sweep, Florida (susprise) too close to call. They'll declare either when they decide Florida, or at 11 eastern, when the west coast comes in, whichever happens first.

[KamaAina]

6. Meanwhile, Faux still has it "too close to call" Wednesday morning

"Sen. Kerry is still clinging to a razor-thin ten-point lead and hundred-vote electoral vote margin, but our exclusive Faux Nooz polls show that Our Great President Bush is rapidly gaining ground in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands..."

</sarcasm>

[zbdent]

11. Wednesday of what year?

Won't they be covering the "armed minority Democrats massing in the streets, ready to take over"?

[Crunchy Frog]

7. My fear,

Sometime just before Christmas. I'm dreading a repeat of 2000.:(

[Beaverhausen]

9. Be not afraid. They are imploding today. Its all over but their crying!

[American Tragedy]

8. I doubt it

I guarantee that it will take longer, for the inevitable litigation and bitching. This will be close and bitter.

[elperromagico]

10. If Kerry's at 200 or better by 11:00 EST, they'll likely call it for him.

The 77 electoral votes of CA, HI, OR, and WA would put him over the top. But, with HI being a bit flaky lately, they might be even more cautious.