Hello and welcome to WDR's 2008 Election coverage. I'm Mr. Zhuang and here's the news:
First polls in (4:10PM, Pacific) : Obama 3, McCain, 8. This is only the beginning, mind you, so this is all bound to change as the night goes on. These guys need 270 votes to win, as I'm sure you're all aware. So, I'm going to guess that this means Obama has Vermont and McCain has South Carolina.
As coverage continues tonight, I will be adding comments, stats, etc. to this blog. As I do so, I will probably get more and more drunk, which may lead to some odd tangents in the blog updates. Also, there may be a long gap around 6-8PM Pacific where I'll be eating dinner. So, keep that in mind.
Update 1 (5:10PM) : Obama 77, McCain 34. Now that's what I'm talking about. Sure, there's a lot more to come, but it's good to see progress like this as the night goes on. Also, as obvious Obama supporters, this is what we want to see happening.
In addition to my coverage, I've decided to add a game aspect to make this more fun: For every state that goes to Obama after he reaches 270, I'll have a shot of whiskey. On the flipside, for every state that goes to McCain after 270, I'll run naked through the neighborhood. Really, everyone wins with this, trust me. My ol' buddy Johnny Walker will be waiting for his call to action.
Update 2 (9:29PM) : Obama 338, McCain 156. Well, things really got going, didn't they? Sorry for making this late; I was thinking of celebrations and scotch and whatnot. I was too busy to make the pilgimage to the computr and write all this shit down. Geez. Well, it's official: Barack Obama is the next President of the United States. It's totally tripping me out. Not to say that the scotch or "herbal supplements" being tossed around weren't a factor. But what of it - this is a time for celebration, no? I'vw=e had about 5 shots of scotch and several trips down the green river, so i thnk iv;e got this down. [Ed: Even though I added the boldface earlier, I'm keeping in the crazy typos at the end to commemorate Mr. Zhuang's celebratory state--Nic Ouzo]
People are already talking about how this presidency is going to change America. The time is here and none too soon. It's gonna be awesome. Just like this picture:
1 comment:
It's true...this is thanks to Nic. He's done a great job delivering Obama for all of us.
I'm still a bit hung over from last night's festivities. This has been an awesome day.
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