Something screwy is going on in California...

[rateyes]

I keep reading 55% for Clinton and 32% for Obama. TOTAL: 87%

Are John Edwards and the other Dem candidates taking in 13% of the vote? Because, I've got to tell you, in every other state tonight the totals add up to at least 97%.

:wtf: is going on?

If these percentages are correct, then it looks like a significant protest vote to me.

:shrug:

[UALRBSofL]

1. Since Edwards have that many votes

I bet a lot of that is absentee.

[rateyes]

4. But they don't add that total into the counts until they are counted.

:shrug:

[Wickerman]

2. lenghty early voting n/t

[Maddy McCall]

3. Yes, Edwards is still on ballots.

And he's pulled up to double digits in other states.

[rateyes]

6. Really? I hope so, because I voted for Edwards...

but, I haven't seen it on the screens tonight.

[Maddy McCall]

12. They haven't announced his numbers much.

Once he bowed out, the networks haven't announced his numbers.

But if you'll search his name in this forum, you'll see that he's actually done shockingly well, to not even be in the race.

[TeamJordan23]

5. They are absentee. nm

[rateyes]

11. So, they've added the percentage of absentee votes in

to the total, but haven't counted them yet? I've never seen that anywhere.

[msongs]

7. edwards has 11%, the others a bit over 1% nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Yes, edwards is rignt now taking 11.1

Biden 0.6
DK 0.9
Richardson 0.8
Dodd 0.1
and finally gravel 0.1

[rateyes]

Cool.

That surprises me. Wow.

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. I'm hoping it goes all the way to 15%

that way he will get some delegates.

That said, the map looks almost all for clinton right now. It is early... and remember until the big counties start reporting votes... not just absentee, things look weird

By the way, as of 21:00 Gravel is all the way to 0.2%

:-)

[AlCzervik]

9. i'm looking at the sos web site, they only have 5.4 % reporting right now

clinton 53.8% Obama 32.6 and edwards 11.1

[orleans]

17. can you share the link please? n/t

[AlCzervik]

21. i tried to tell people earlier--try not to predict ca.

give a minute to load ok?
http://vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/pres/dem/59.htm

[orleans]

26. thank you. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. here you go

http://vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/pres/dem/59.htm

slow as molasses but better than oh CNN

[AlCzervik]

25. much better, i have no idea where cnn is getting there numbers.

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. Their collective assess

also we are veteran California observers, we know how this works

All elections start really screwy

[orleans]

27. thank you n/t

[CreekDog]

10. And many voters were still going to vote for Edwards here

so it's not as if the Edwards early votes are being completely diluted by today's returns which might possibly be running 5% for him.

[EFerrari]

13. If that's the split, something is screwy. n/t

[CoffeeCat]

14. From the numbers I've seen so far...

Edwards is garnering about 15 percent of the votes, so far.

This early votes, are probably absentee votes, that were cast when Edwards
will still in it.

[jackson_dem]

15. It's early voting

Edwards' vote totals tonight are always highest at the beginning of reporting than at the end. The early votes get counted first. Edwards got 4% in the exit poll.

[Retrograde]

23. polls still open in some places

IMHO this is talking heads jumping on the first numbers they see without any analysis. As of this writing (9:15 PST), polls in Alameda County are still open and will be until everyone is finished.

[meow mix]

16. screwy

screewy!!!!

[KitchenWitch]

18. I voted absentee, but my friend told me that Edwards is still on the CA ballot

As was Biden, Kucinich, and Gravel

[orleans]

29. same in illinois n/t

[Born_A_Truman]

19. MSNBC Just Called California for Clinton

No link, it was just on MSNBC live.

[nadinbrzezinski]

24. I called them calling it an hour ago

boy am I good... they MAY still get egg on their faces, given who has yet to report.

[AlCzervik]

28. ok i think the networks called it too early, would it have killed them to wait

a little bit? sos here is only reporting about 6% so far.

[nadinbrzezinski]

30. Don't worry expect a McCain call SOON

as well

[AlCzervik]

32. it's just seems kind of shocking that with less than 20% in a moster state

they'd just give it up.

[nadinbrzezinski]

35. Why checking map, if early returns from major coastal counties are in

they are projecting

And they are

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. By the way, latest lead, I can see it

if this trend maintains, will check on map in a sec... she is crushing Obama

[AlCzervik]

36. i agree, the split is pretty far apart.

[AlCzervik]

42. and she got more women and 65% of the Hispanic vote.

[nadinbrzezinski]

44. Starting to close, but not by much... trends

that is why I love to watch these things at the SOS page

;-)

For the record the Republican one has actually maintained

Amusing, I know

[begin_within]

33. I voted for Edwards today.

My ballot had Obama, Richardson, Kucinich, Gravel, Edwards, Dodd, Clinton, Biden, and a space for a write-in. I voted Edwards baby!

[RunningFromCongress]

37. go you! Way to waste it!

[farmboy]

38. Voting for the best candidate is never a wasted vote. Go Edwards! No difference between C vs. O.

[begin_within]

39. Waste what? Did my vote belong to someone else?

[RunningFromCongress]

41. It belonged to you, you decided not to pick the next president.

Ok fine, so you made a protest vote. What you didn't do was help choose the nominee of your party.

[nadinbrzezinski]

45. Trust me, come November I will be holding my nose

regardless of WHO the nominee is. I was thinking of a clothespin with the logos of EVERY NATIONAL NETWORK

They had more to do with choosing candidates than you did... not that you will EVER realize how much they played you

[halobeam]

43. give it up

feel better now little person?

[goodgd_yall]

40. Edwards supporters are sticking by their guy.

That's all.

[WCGreen]

46. Early voting started Jan 4th in California...

All those other candiates were still on the ballot...

[nadinbrzezinski]

47. They were still on the ballot today

and I am happy the SOS is counting them, every last one of them

[awaysidetraveler]

48. Obama's getting fucked, that's what's up. This is the worst case of bias ever--period.

And I'm a white pollster. That's what's up.

There's a minimum of a positive 5.23% skew against Obama,
and this is only possible in Hollywood.

Check the numbers as you will--this is a bunch of shit!