[LS]

Bush winning Dayton is pretty much it. Kerry had to get win by 10,000 minimum in Dayton even to have a chance. This one's over, folks. Here's the link.

http://jaycost.blogspot.com/

[Dog]

LS.. fingers crossed.

[dartuser]

Dayton is tough for Kerry to win by a huge margin with Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton ...

[mainepatsfan]

Hope you're right. I'll feel a lot better when more of the vote is counted and it shows Bush with still a solid lead. When is Fox going to give Flordia to Bush?!

[craig_eddy]

Bush's lead has grown from 130,000 to 152,000 in a few short % of precincts reporting.

[Lyford]

With 60% in Franklin (Columbus), Bush is ahead 50-49.5 -- he lost it 48-47 in 2000.

According to the Ohio SecState site, Bush is now 30000 votes down (53-47) in Franklin county, with 93% reporting.

[Cedric]

Professor, how d'ya think Cayahoga will "net" out?

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

PLUS, the majority of three of the four most conservatice counties in the state have yet to report in - Hamilton, Clermont and Warren (Greater Cincinnati).

LOOKIN' GOOD!

[sockmonkey]

Why on NBC did they just say that people in OH are still voting? I've been trying to NOT watch tv lest I get an ulcer.

[ladyinred]

Whoo Hoo!

[dodger]

LS, many thanks for your cogent & reliable comments in the lead-in to election -- especially as relate to Ohio.

You da man (or lady ...)!!

[lonestar67]

Bush is going for Ohio.

I am continuing to analyze by county. Cuyahoga was Kerry's only hope. It cannot pull him ahead. Kerry people say Athens can pull him ahead but it cannot provide more than 4000 additional votes-- still not enough.

It is looking great for Bush to win Ohio.

[george wythe]

Tim Russert seems to agree with you.

So far, Bush is performing better in Ohio this year than in the 2000 election.

[Visioneer]

Lockhart is claiming Dems are blowing the doors off in cayahoga county....

[RogueIsland]

Jeez. How long does it take some of these states' precincts to report?