Comments on: The historic 2008 election drinking game http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/03/the-historic-2008-election-drinking-game/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:23:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: StephanieInCA http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/03/the-historic-2008-election-drinking-game/#comment-21413 StephanieInCA Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:59:32 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/03/the-historic-2008-election-drinking-game/#comment-21413 I’m not a big fan of drinking games–I don’t need anybody to TELL me to finish my drink, thankyouvermuch. Instead, I’ll be playing Election Night Bingo–you can download the cards here: http://urbzen.com/2008/11/03/election-bingo/ I’m not a big fan of drinking games–I don’t need anybody to TELL me to finish my drink, thankyouvermuch.

Instead, I’ll be playing Election Night Bingo–you can download the cards here: http://urbzen.com/2008/11/03/election-bingo/

]]> By: TomG http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/03/the-historic-2008-election-drinking-game/#comment-21376 TomG Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:04:32 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/03/the-historic-2008-election-drinking-game/#comment-21376 I'm Canuck so I can't help you out with a vote and I don't play drinking games anymore (I won too often...which means I lost the next day). However, I am a member of good standing at the local Hooters and I am more than willing to celebrate Obama's victory with a pint of good Canadian beer! Um...when do your polls close? I might have to start early.... I’m Canuck so I can’t help you out with a vote and I don’t play drinking games anymore (I won too often…which means I lost the next day).
However, I am a member of good standing at the local Hooters and I am more than willing to celebrate Obama’s victory with a pint of good Canadian beer!
Um…when do your polls close? I might have to start early….

]]> By: llewelly http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/03/the-historic-2008-election-drinking-game/#comment-21364 llewelly Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:11:03 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/03/the-historic-2008-election-drinking-game/#comment-21364 fivethirthyeight has been projecting a 90+ % chance of an Obama victory for at least two straight weeks - probably more. But their Senate seats held forecast has been at 57 for a week, and was between 54 and 59 for about the previous two weeks. (a) I don't think we can count on every Senate Democrat to vote in favor of an agressive AGW-slowing bill. (b) I do think the Republicans Senators will be able to muster a larger portion of their people to vote against an aggressive AGW-slowing bill. (c) I do think the Republicans may filibuster an aggressive AGW-slowing bill. As far as AGW is concerned, an Obama victory is not enough. Those of us who live in red states - how could we go about changing the minds of senators like Orrin Hatch? I can't imagine it. fivethirthyeight has been projecting a 90+ % chance of an Obama victory for at least two straight weeks – probably more.
But their Senate seats held forecast has been at 57 for a week, and was between 54 and 59 for about the previous two weeks.
(a) I don’t think we can count on every Senate Democrat to vote in favor of an agressive AGW-slowing bill.
(b) I do think the Republicans Senators will be able to muster a larger portion of their people to vote against an aggressive AGW-slowing bill.
(c) I do think the Republicans may filibuster an aggressive AGW-slowing bill.

As far as AGW is concerned, an Obama victory is not enough. Those of us who live in red states – how could we go about changing the minds of senators like Orrin Hatch? I can’t imagine it.

]]> By: paulm http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/03/the-historic-2008-election-drinking-game/#comment-21361 paulm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:16:06 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/03/the-historic-2008-election-drinking-game/#comment-21361 Historic, Historic, Historic! Historic, Historic, Historic!

]]> By: Ronald http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/03/the-historic-2008-election-drinking-game/#comment-21356 Ronald Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:28:41 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/11/03/the-historic-2008-election-drinking-game/#comment-21356 Well, I'll be to busy driving people to the polls. I voted weeks ago and have already driven 5 people to the polls to vote early. I've maybe talked to about 100- 200 people into voting (some who wouldn't have?)after about 5 000? attempted phone calls, most NH's (not homes) and BZ's (buzy) over the last 2 months. Some of it is about the ground game. Well, I’ll be to busy driving people to the polls. I voted weeks ago and have already driven 5 people to the polls to vote early. I’ve maybe talked to about 100- 200 people into voting (some who wouldn’t have?)after about 5 000? attempted phone calls, most NH’s (not homes) and BZ’s (buzy) over the last 2 months.

Some of it is about the ground game.

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