CNN put OH in perspective...

[phish420]

The gap now is under 120,000
The DNC feels by the time all votes are counted, * will be ahead by 50,000
There are over 200,000 provisional ballots
In 2000, 90% of all provisionals cast were VALID.
That means most likely 180,000 more ballots will left to be counted.
Most of these provisionals are from democratic precincts targeted by RNC operative challengers.

The DNC believes the difference can be made up.

[bones_7672]

1. Dont forget the absentee ballots

they will not have been counted yet either, and these typically go to the repub candidate.

[OhioChick]

2. We're DEFINITELY

still in the race.

[splat]

3. nice endgame n/t

[Guaranteed]

8. Yup. It is.

Funny how it's all coming down to the voters that Rove challenged in OH.

[jackstraw45]

4. F Terry McCauliffe...regardless of the outcome

He should have been fired in 2002....

[briankup]

5. terry must go...

...agreed

[ciaobox]

6. FUCK YA! KICK!

If we are without a president for a year, I don't fucking care.

[Gasolinedream]

14. We've been without one...

for 4 years, so why not another one.

[Guaranteed]

7. AIN'T DEAD YET, MOTHERFUCKERS.

Please, God...please do this.

[meow mix]

9. hanging in there!

stoic-ing up!

[Dinger]

10. Yes, Ohio is Florida

and that's not all bad - I do not believe the courts will rule like last time.

[splat]

15. agreed. the supremes will not do it again n/t

[gordianot]

11. Thank you.

I am going to pass out.

[in_cog_ni_to]

12. Will the absentee ballots (military) cancel out the provitional ballots?

How many absentee ballots does Ohio have?

[LisaL]

16. absentee ballots should have been counted by now.

[Cozmosis]

13. It can. DO NOT GIVE UP.

17. Perspective

Is just what I needed right now.

Thank you for the smack in the face.

I'm still saving my 1000th post as demwing2 to announce Kerry's victory. Hope to see you all there :)

[gardenista]

18. Is it likely that most of the provisional ballots are Kerry votes? nt

[OhioChick]

21. Mostly Likely......

Those who were 'challenged' today......especially in the Cleveland area.

[Eric J in MN]

19. Count every provisonal ballot. No concession (nt)

nt

[4_Legs_Good]

20. This won't be over tonight

As long as Kerry wins the other states.

Keep the faith, and sleep as best you can.

david

[Spider Jerusalem]

22. IF this happens

(and my agnostic ass is about ready to pray that it does) that puts Kerry ahead by 279-259 (assuming MI, MN, WI, go blue and Kerry maintains his lead in NH)...while LOSING the popular vote. Which would make him the second President in as many elections to gain office with a minority of the popular vote, and should send a clear signal that the inequitable and antiquated electoral college system is irrevocably broken and MUST be replaced.

I still have hope.

[NorthernSpy]

23. I've been figuring it kinda the same way myself...

... and I believe that there is now broad agreement (not official yet, I don't think) that NH has indeed gone blue.

Our rather exotic electoral system is the pits, seriously, because it increasingly fails to return results that accurately portray the sentiments of the electorate as a whole. The process is building up a pretty big legitimacy deficit.