Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Election Night liveblog #35

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Tue Nov 06, 2012 at 10:28 PM PT: They're laughing at your toupee, dufus... RT @realDonaldTrump: Lets fight like hell and stop this injustice! The world is laughing at us.
— @JoshuaHol via TweetDeck Tue Nov 06, 2012 at 10:29 PM PT: Medical marijuana failed in Arkansas but passed in Mass. Marijuana legalized in CO & WA, losing in OR.
— @drgrist via TweetDeck Scuttlebutt in the office (some vague David Nir recollection) is that the Oregon initiative wasn't supported by activists and had no money or effort behind it.

Tue Nov 06, 2012 at 10:31 PM PT: Speaking of the office, having so many people here is pretty awesome -- Laura Clawson and David Nir from NYC, Meteor Blades from the other side of the Bay, Joan McCarter from Idaho, Hunter from Mendocino County, and Jen Brunjes from Kansas. They joined the Berkeley based crew of me, Susan Gardner, Kaili Joy Gray and the admin and development team.

It's not often there's more than a few us at the same place.

Tue Nov 06, 2012 at 10:32 PM PT: Wisconsin's two Senators now a gay progressive woman and male Ayn Rand acolyte. It's like being at UW-Madison again.
— @EricKleefeld via Mobile Web

Tue Nov 06, 2012 at 10:32 PM PT: Sen. John Cornyn was handed a great Senate hand, and then managed to fuck it up epically. That'll be a hilarious story to follow.

Tue Nov 06, 2012 at 10:33 PM PT: Dubya won 40% of the Hispanic vote in 2004. McCain won 31% in 2008. Romney won 21% in 2012. Do the math.
— @tunkuv via web

Tue Nov 06, 2012 at 10:36 PM PT (Meteor Blades): In Minnesota, where the referendum calls for marriage to be allowed only for opposite-sex couples, with 77% of the vote tallied, 51% are against and 49% for.


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