Comments on: Guam Vote Partially Counted

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:15:06 +0000

As Guam goes – so goes the nation.

By: NE

NE — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:48:40 +0000

If you want to see the total national result for “others” (it does not break them down), check out: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7697829.stm

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:43:59 +0000

A quick comparison with 2004

Swing from Republican to Democrat = 27%

Third party vote dropped from 263 to 212 but in percentage terms the rise in the Libertarian vote was basically the same as the vote for Nader last time (he was not on the ballot this time).

By: Robert Dupuy

Robert Dupuy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:06:19 +0000

The fact that they have no electoral votes, is only an issue for the winner. The losers aren’t impacted.

This portends badly, .7% with no other third party candidates. I’m glad its better than Badnarik, but… lets hope the night gets better.

By: Walter Ziobro

Walter Ziobro — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:45:43 +0000

And the winner is……

Well, the definitive Presidential election results are in…from the island of Guam!

Obama 20,120
McCain 11,940
Barr 212 (the only 3rd party candidate listed there)

Yes, it’s true, as a US possession Guam has no electoral votes. But, they hold a straw

vote when thay cast ballots for the territorial legislature and the congressional delegate.

But -DON’T LAUGH- they have been holding this “meaningless” vote since 1984, and it has

so far always predicted the eventual winner, according to the Pacific Daily News, which is

the paper of record there.

-Walter Ziobro

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:06:50 +0000

Final tally at http://www.guampdn.com/article/20081105/NEWS03/81104037.

Obama 62%
McCain 37%
Barr 0.65% (212 votes out of 32,272)