It’s nice to see a presidential election that is wrapped up before the bars close.  The 2000 Bush-Gore election, with the hanging chads, was so tedious.  Just like the Olympics, it makes a difference where you watch.  I like Real Clear Politics because they provide all the current information in a clear manner.  Watching a news channel on Youtube or cable or broadcast, is so tedious.  I’d rather watch a Jerry Lewis Telethon.

The rest of the time, Real Clear Politics aggregates polls from everywhere else and posts articles from a wide spectrum of sources.

This morning, I’m wondering what’s up with the states that can’t close the books on the election? 

Prior to the election, here are the states that RCP considered to be battleground states.

Almost half of these battleground states haven’t been called at 7 am.  No other states are still up for grabs.  That is strange enough to warrant some attention.  Here are the

RCP 7 am results.

Michigan has 97% of the ballots in, and a 1.9% spread.  What’s the hold up?

Arizona has a 5.7% spread, with 63% of the ballots in.  That is one of the lowest percentage of votes counted, of all 50 states.

Nevada has a 5.5% spread, with 89% of the ballots in.  Surely they could count enough of the votes to call this one.