Obama takes Iowa and the rest of the country as the polls predicted. As of right now with 96% of the vote in, Obama leads with 52% of the vote, which is 816,429 votes. Romney has 46% of the vote, which is 727,928 votes. Not too many surprises when it came to this election, but it was still close.
From the exit poll data, it shows that women account for 60% of Obama votes compared to 44% of men. Gender could have had a major part after all.
As for the house races, they also went as predicted. Redistricting pushed the 3rd District west, making it more Republican, which made the race there a close race because the 3rd District also has Des Moines, which typically votes Democrat. But the Republicans prevailed there and also in the 4th District. The 1st and 2nd districts on the eastern side of the state stayed with their Democratic incumbents making Iowa a split state in terms of representation.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Today Is The Big Day!
It's almost finally over. After all the commercials, phone calls, door knocking, and polarization, it all comes down to this. While we may not have a winner tonight, the campaigning ends today. As of today, Talking Points Memo has Obama leading by 2.3 points, well within the margin of error. To all our readers, go out and vote today!
Sunday, November 4, 2012
18 Hours!
As I was browsing for the latest news on Iowa, the Des Moines Register headline on their home page jumped out: Breaking News "Final Stretch in Iowa Gives Edge to Obama." I found this interesting because of Everett's previous post on how the Des Moines Register officially endorsed Romney. What I also found extremely interesting was how right at the top, there is an ad saying "Iowa Votes For Barack Tomorrow!" paid for by Obama for America of course. Just goes to show anyone can be bought out. I even screen shot it.
For the poll itself, Obama has 47 percent while Romney has 42, for a total of five percentage points apart. Different strategists from each party are trying to weigh in the importance of winning Iowa's six electoral votes. Some say that without Iowa and Ohio, it would be hard to win and others say that Romney doesn't need Iowa to win the election. Poor Iowa.
With 18 hours left until official voting time there is still time for people to change their minds. Keep tuned!
For the poll itself, Obama has 47 percent while Romney has 42, for a total of five percentage points apart. Different strategists from each party are trying to weigh in the importance of winning Iowa's six electoral votes. Some say that without Iowa and Ohio, it would be hard to win and others say that Romney doesn't need Iowa to win the election. Poor Iowa.
With 18 hours left until official voting time there is still time for people to change their minds. Keep tuned!
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