Election help tomorrow

[BroadwayBoy2]

Posted: 11/3/08 at 9:28am

Tomorrow, I will be in rehearsal with a 9pm call, where can I get the best live coverage on my laptop to keep in the green room so I can feel updated when ever I need it to be.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/3/08 at 11:37am

I'd stick with Google news- they update literally hundreds of news services constantly. Go to Google, and click on "NEWS" at the top left of the page. You can search Election or just look at the top stories.

[Weez]

Posted: 11/3/08 at 11:46am

While we're on the subject, I am ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD at time zones and time differences. Is there anyone who knows what time the news is likely to kick off tomorrow, and would be willing to count how many hours that would be from now?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/3/08 at 11:59am

East Coast polls close in 31 hours. I think it's policy that they will not call the election either way until California polls close in 34 hours, but you will certainly get a feel for how things are going by watching Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio & Florida.

[madbrian]

Posted: 11/3/08 at 12:21pm

This link shows poll closing times for each state:

http://www.270towin.com/closing.php

NB: this shows what states might be called at any given time, and NOT when one might be able to vote. For example, in Florida, polls close at 7PM, however the Florida panhandle is in the central time zone, so in that part of the state, polls will close at 8PM eastern, even though most of the state will have been finished voting. The networks will not call Florida until 8PM eastern.

As for calling the entire election, the networks will do that as soon as they think someone has reached 270, irrespective of any states that may still be voting.

[Mistress Overdone]

Posted: 11/3/08 at 12:39pm

I plan to be a conscientious objector tomorrow and not turn on the TV.

On Wednesday morning, my WSJ will arrive on my doorstep and I will know who the president is.