USA 2012 Election

[Cal]

BBC, not wasting a monitor on it.

[Cal]

"No way Romney won't create jobs. A Deathstar doesn't build itself."
- Frankie Boyle

[skalpel]

I was watching the NYT coverage but the stream is really dodgy for me so I ended up on the BBC one. It's annoying as hell though, at least get some interesting points of view, and put Dimbleby to sleep some time soon .

[skalpel]

1932: Romney now has 24 electoral college votes to 3 for Obama. It's still early days, though...

You don't say?

[Cal]

Got to try and generate interest somehow, the programming isn't doing it so make the numbers sound dramatic.

[Cal]

Does the camera really need to track/pan/whatever to a TV screen displaying the infographics? They should just cut to the feed that's being displayed on the TV.

[The Situation]

33 Romney 3 Obama now..

[skalpel]

33 Romney 3 Obama now..

Mostly just republican states results have come through so far .

[Mifune]

[Cal]

Ohio is over 61% Romney now.

[The Situation]

These graphics on the BBC are awful

[Cal]

He should have tripped over it there, add to the believability.

[Mifune]

[skalpel]

I liked it earlier when he pointed towards 1993 and started talking about Obama's presidency. You're on the wrong side, Jeremy .

[Mifune]

Current projections:

[Blue & Maroon]

Oh BBC Your graphics are terrible and Dimbleby is just at least they've got some decent guests and reporters though. Praying Obama wins I don't want to have to fight an Israeli war in Iran

I'd also like to say that the part that race plays in american politics is ridiculous, I honestly don't see why it matters i don't see Obama as a black man nor would I vote for him because he is, it really infuriates me that they make a big deal of him being the first black president. If your country was truly free of racism and land of the free etc it wouldn't matter. Lot of bigoted racists in the US both black and white,it just makes me

[Cal]

Blue shirt's neck is disturbing.

[Blue & Maroon]

On about race again It shouldn't be a f***ing issue I know a lot of people complain about the politics in this country but jesus

[Blue & Maroon]

Blue shirt's neck is disturbing.

I like him (not his neck though.)

[Cal]

Yeah Hillsborough County, 813 represent.