History is made - 2nd (and final) update

Okay, it's now official. The North Carolina presidential ballot was won by Barack Obama. Apparently there were not enough remaining ballots for Republican John McCain to close a 13,693-vote deficit. Therefore, the Democrats gained a clean sweep in all positions - Presidential and State

Now I can back to my blog theme of comparing everyday living in NC to Europe in general and England in particular.

History is made - update

Only one state, North Carolina, has yet to confirm whether it's Presidental vote was red (Republican) or blue (Democrat). Apparently 40,000 votes cast were "unconfirmed" and each and every one has to be checked for authenticity. Even though Barack Obama has about 14,000 votes more than John McCain, it's too close to call. Amazingly, it will not be confirmed officially until November 24th!

And I am pleased to report, and I'm sure you are pleased to hear, that the jigsaw puzzle pictured yesterday was completed by my better half - despite the help(?) she received from Nimbus 2000!

Big cat puzzle

History is made

It’s 3pm here in North Carolina and although after all the excitement unfolding before our eyes on TV last evening, we remain one of two states in which the presidential race hasn't been decided. The result is too close to call in this, the Tar Heel state (the other is Missouri).

Despite this Barack Obama piled up a 349 to 162 lead in electoral votes over John McCain. As 270 electoral votes are needed to win the presidency we do know that Barack Obama is our President Elect. North Carolina has 15 electoral votes and apparently it could be some time before they are decided, even though Senator McCain trails Obama by 11,000 votes (out of over million).

The Democrats had a clean sweep for other offices in the State Legislature, including the Governor . . . . . and the proposed Food Tax for our fair city was heavily defeated — good news (for now).

Meanwhile, our eleven-year old kitty, Nimbus 2000, pictured below, couldn't give a hoot - she's seen it all before!

Did you really expect to complete that jigsaw puzzle today? =^..^=