News Sites scramble for Election Day results

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  1. GreatOldOne

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    Evey section of the media are reporting on the US Election, and the web is no exception as sites around the world went into overdrive to serve up the latest results. News.com has the info:

    U.S. voters flocked to the Web on Tuesday, as news sites pulled out the stops on Election Day coverage, offering everything from the latest exit poll results to nuts-and-bolts information on where to vote.

    MSNBC.com set up a voter complaint hotline and began publishing real-time data on alleged voting problems in all 50 states. Polling stations with e-voting machines drew the most calls, according to the site, with more than 18,000 complaints by mid-afternoon Tuesday.

    Some Web sites, including the Drudge Report, offered early takes based on exit poll results which, by mid-afternoon, showed some encouraging numbers for Sen. John Kerry in key battleground states such as Florida and Pennsylvania.

    Meanwhile, the political campaigns themselves have used their Web sites to raise millions of dollars in small grassroots contributions. They're using e-mail and Web tools to coordinate phone banks of volunteers in widely dispersed areas, all focusing on whichever states or cities look most important, based on the latest polls.


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    I've been impressed with the Beeb's coverage of the election - the electoral battleground map is pretty impressive. However, as the 51st state has no votes in the electoral college, we've been left off... ;)
     
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