Election Night Part V

Well, Fox News appears to have already given Ohio to Bush, but I think that might be jumping ahead of things a bit still. Voting still has not ended in the Buckeye State and personally I think CNN's more conservative method of awarding states is a good thing (especially, given continuing voting in these states). CNN stayed away from broadcasting exit polling and projects until after the polling places in each state closed — a very nice move compared with previous elections. Kudos to the CNN team which has been doing very good tonight — Wolf Blitzer, Aaron Brown, Larry King, Jeff Greenfield, Carlos Tucker, John King, Candy Crowly, Tucker Carlson, Robert Novak, Paul Begala and James Carville all have done a professional, commendable job. Obviously Novak, Begala, Carlson, and Carville — the Crossfire hosts — are quite partisan, but the others stayed very neutral all night.

Presently, Bush has taken Alaska, leaving just Ohio to get Bush to 269 — making it virtually impossible for Kerry to win. Begala and Carville (a former Clinton Administration advisor) seem to be conceding the election to Bush, as did Greenfield before he was scolded by Wolf Blitzer for going out on a limb outside of Crossfire.

In other news, Blunt appears to be set to become the next Governor of Missouri, although it looks like Catherine Hanaway will not be the next Secretary of State.