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Entries from December 2008

Obama Formally Elected President

December 15th, 2008   ·   4 Comments   ·     ·   URI

Every state’s Electors (except Hawaii) have now cast their votes, according to the AP.   There has been no deviation from the expected total, with Obama currently ahead 361-173.   Once Hawaii votes, the final total should match that projected on Election Day:  365-173 for Obama.

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Electors Vote Today

December 15th, 2008   ·   No Comments   ·     ·   URI

Today, the Electors will meet in all 50 states (+ DC) to cast their ballots.   Technically, Barack Obama isn’t the winner of the election until the Electors vote, but that is mostly a formality in modern times.   It will be interesting to see if there are any deviations from the projected final total of 365-173 [...]

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