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come on, Ned!
Lamont!
Scarborough and Matthews are arguing.
go dems! please give the world back a sane america. go ned!
Four more to go, motherfuckers.
I, for one, am NOT happy that Ford is getting his ass kicked.
Senator Lamont. That is.
Scarborough V. Matthews
You can’t write this stuff!
Tweety is such a pipsqueak, it’s a damn disgrace.
immanentize @
6
Nobody is happy that Ford is getting his ass kicked, but he was a bad candidate.
top-of-thread courtesy reminder:
1. let’s try to avoid looming ziggurats (i.e. don’t requote a comment more than once or twice – remove blockquotes if necessary – this helps the toobz)
2. do not quote a troll, ’cause then it gets perpetuated and can’t be scrubbed. in fact, ignore trolls…if any show up
3. Go Ned!
Looks like he’s down for The Count
—————-
US House – IN
District 2
Precincts Reporting: 279 Of 528 52%
Winner Candidate Incumbent Votes Vote %
Joe Donnelly D 52,184 52%
Chris Chocola R (I) X 47,340 48%
check out the “What’s with all the hand jive?” video on http://www.msnbc.msn.com (under NBC News Highlights on right side)
Something MUST be in the air, they’re talking about Bill Clinton ADMIRINGLY (and mention an extremity too, but not the one you’d expect)
Considering how easily Rickie andWine folded, I am pissed we weren’t permitted to run progressives.
But sweeeeeeeet anyway.
I do not like Schumer.
raw story says fox predicts 6 senate seats for dem
holy crow
MSNBC:
Winners on some races we have watched:
Michigan
Minnesota
Jeez, I keep getting EPU’d. Can’t keep up.
Any-hoo –
Schumer said on CNN live that the votes in Northern Virginia had yet to be counted.
Sounds good to me!
immanentize @
6
I’m not happy about it either, but Ford was one of the “Democrats” who wanted to help Bush dismantle Social Security.
So if any Democrats have to lose I’d rather it be ones like Ford and Lieberman.
Lieberman, Joe CTL 3,801 47.07
Lamont, Ned Dem 3,352 41.51
Schlesinger, Alan GOP 846 10.48
Knibbs, Timothy CC 41 .51
Ferrucci, Ralph Grn 36 .45
Courant.
9/778
Here in Minnesota the local TV station picked Klobuchar (Democrat) over Mark Kennedy (Republican). This is to replace Democrat Mark Dayton, so it is a seat that we are keeping. (Kobuchar was way ahead the last few weeks).
Mike Hatch (Democrat) is leading over incumbant Republican but it is not yet called.
TeddySanFran @ 20
ouch
Oklahoma kiddo @
3
Tweety seems to be picking a fight with everyone he talks to this evening. Is he wearing barbed wire underwear, or what?
OHIO REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS RULE:
Polls close even though there are long lines in Democratic districts.
Waits up to 2 hours.
Two hours of people kicked in the balls and spit on. Call the authorities.
me to me @
16
eh…they’d be the last. mebbe trying to reframe whatever we do gain as a “disappointment” for us, I’d say.
I’m sorry but I don’t need all that Jesus stuff either. Live it but leave ame alone.
Riesz Fischer @ 19
Riesz Fischer @ 19
He wanted to join the Gang of 14(15) too
gleex @ 24
man oh man oh man
CNN briliiance from bennet: you will see a movement to draft rick santorum for president.
Thank you for the Mike Hatch update in Minnesota.
Demo Gov’s are doing well.
Brad Henry, Democrat Gov., Oklahoma, is winning
re-election.
Hmmm, seems Webb just picked up 0.5 point…
66 Hodes – 32 Bass!!!
in NH
Its early returns
Granholm is predicted winner! The relief may be pouring out of me in tears soon. God, it feels good to win!
Jane Hamsher @ 10
Anyone who says “god” or “jesus” out loud more than once a day except in anger is a bad candidate. I am just sorry we are missing such a fabulous pick-up opportunity.
The really good news I figured out today is –
Out of the 33 Senate seats up in 2008 21 will be republicans trying to defend.
TeddySanFran @ 29
Jesus doesn’t love us that much.
raven: I’m sorry but I don’t need all that Jesus stuff either. Live it but leave ame alone.
Amen.
Harold Ford . . . is getting his ass kicked.
Looks like that “where de white wimmens at?” ad the GOP ran worked, huh?
Marion in Savannah @ 23
No. A hair-shirt. He’s doing penance for his many sins, but seems to be confused about how to do it properly. It’s not supposed to turn you into Crabby Appleton.
Teddy … yeah, the we love Rick segment is going a bit long for my taste!
but at least he’s gone!
NPR calls Ohio for Sherrod Brown — DeWine is in DeTank!!!
Marion in Savannah @ 23
He (Matthews) is putting my teeth on edge.
Oh man…Now I’m getting all wound up.
WOOT – DeWine is down
dr. bloor @ 36
Would that be The Gambler Bill Bennett making that call?
this is teh fastest post rate of any blog
EVAH !!!
Colleen @ 34
Yeah. I live in Michigan too, and I was a little worried about Amway Boy becoming our governor.
And Ford is a Christo-fascist homophobe to boot. I agree with Jane…a bad candidate altogether.
Nice catch!
Menendez retains, this time elected in NJ
Harold Ford, the hand-picked Chuck Schumer candidate running in Tennessee, is getting his ass kicked.
Taylor made some interesting observations about him Saturday. In general, she’s been more supportive than I’d be inclined to. Any Democrat who feels the need to put the Ten Commandments on the back of his business card would get me to wondering “Who are the Greens running this year?”:
http://www.taylormarsh.com/arc…..p?id=24782
TeddySanFran @ 29
Bennett (sotto voce): “There better be… I’ve got two million bucks on him.”
kemo @ 32
Northern Virginia has yet to be counted. That makes it look good, IMO.
Mrs. K8 @
18
Much as I wish it, Webb is not closing the gap, and the precincts uncounted are shrinking fast.
Precincts Reporting: 1771 of 2443 (72.49%)
Registered Voters: 4,555,778 Total Voting: 1,598,051 Voter Turnout: 35.08 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
G F Allen Republican 805,944 50.43%
J H Webb Jr Democratic 772,957 48.37%
gleex @ 24
If you’re on line you can vote. Isn’t that the law everywhere? And if not, WHY THE F*CK NOT?
NBC calls Lieberman.
ap just called CT for Loserman…
SHIIIIIIIIT!
MSNBC just predicted Liberman4Lieberman.
Allen
(Incumbent)
754,173 50%
Webb
747,828 49%
68% reporting
holy crap, matthews predicting lieberman win…
Craaaaaaap. Lieberman the projected winner on MSNBC.
raven @ 56
Ouch. That hurts. :(
What?!?
Tweety announced MSNBC’s projection of Lieberman as winning.
Yuck.
Say it ain’t so!
it’s very early in CT… let’s not give it up yet…
I live in Memphis and have never been a Ford fan. I voted for him, but wished there had been a better choice. I’m really pulling for Lamont.
Mrs. K8 @ 39
Just called for Holy Joe MSNBC
wtf! they are saying 45% votes in in CT while their graphic shows 2% and callling it for loserman.
NPR also declares Lieberman the winner.
I’m still feeling glad for Dan Savage. No sitting (ooops!) Senator could survive that insult, man-on-dog, bringing-home-not-a-baby, and taking on HillDog “straight-on” with a book.
Remember when we thought we’d need a “float” for Little Rickie?
damn – NPR calling CT for Lieberman.
Oh well, they’re wrong a lot……
Precincts Reporting: 1797 of 2443 (73.56%)
Registered Voters: 4,555,778 Total Voting: 1,622,238 Voter Turnout: 35.61 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
G F Allen Republican 819,892 50.54%
J H Webb Jr Democratic 782,930 48.26%
He’s actually playing p0ker online with that laptop they planted in front of him.
Lieberman, what a loser.
CNN calling CT for RGJoe.
Allen 799,526 50.4%
Webb 767,945 48.4%
Northern Virginia better start kicking in soon. I do remember from last year when Kaine was elected Governor, that he ran behind for a long, long, time, but ended up winning by 5%.
Mathews “Lieberman will have to give the Republicans a nod on occassion”
Because he got most of their votes.
I hurt.
…. I can’t believe its true… yet.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics…..p;state=ct
OldCoastie @ 64
Agree, it ain’t over until it’s over.
LJ –
Just caught your stats. Disturbing. But I’m gonna keep hoping for now.
TeddySanFran @ 29
By whom? Santorum’s getting his butt handed to him by a mediocre candidate. That’s not what I’d be looking for in a Presidential candidate, and Republicans are, shall we say, considerably more results-oriented than I am politically.
CNN calls it for lieberman.
fuck.
Hill lead growing with more precincts in.
—————
US House
District 9
Precincts Reporting: 347 Of 611 56%
Winner Candidate Incumbent Votes Vote %
Baron Hill 57,392 49%
Mike Sodrel (I) X 55,566 47%
Eric Schansberg 5,073 4%
I am still biting my nails and cuticles.
Never give up!
NED and WEBB!
Liberman f’in won
I’m with OldCoastie. Let’s hang on a little longer in the Lamont race.
FBI investigates attack on Bouchard Web site
Paul Egan / The Detroit News
The FBI is investigating an apparent attack by hackers that today shut down the Internet Web site of U.S. Senate candidate Mike Bouchard.
Anyone trying to log on to MikeforMichigan.com gets a message saying the site was shut down as a result of an attack by hackers.
http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.d…../611070420
Weep thoughts heard online:
And when he does we should all send a thank you letter to Rush Limbaugh telling him how much we appreciated him kicking Kean, Jr. just a few days ago at the close of his program. I hope Rush is proud of himself.
Courant:
Lieberman, Joe CTL 5,439 48.06
Lamont, Ned Dem 4,677 41.33
Schlesinger, Alan GOP 1,097 9.69
14/778 reporting.
Chins up, troops.
Martinis?
Statistics
Muzzy @ 68
Lieberman? There a political ways to deal with this most distasteful individual.
NPR just called the CT race for Sore Loserman. I’m going to go puke now.
I don’t think Webb is going to pull it out, without some huge, HUGE numbers from the last few precincts.
Still he sold out, but Allen really needs to lose.
Did Keith just say “Lieber-thall?” As in Neanderthal?
CT-SEN: MSNBC calls for Lieberman
by the way, what about that CNN not-so-oblique nod to hamsher and the “ultraliberal netroots” who “hate” liberman…?
pretty classic.
wear it proud.
only 26% dems voting for his slimy ass.
NPR calls it for Lieberman . . .
The News Hour ran a clip of the “Ned Lamont makes bad coffee” ad — if that was the kind of cutesy crap Lamont was running in the general, it’s obvious why he lost.
NECN (New England Cable News) has also called CT for Lieberman. I’m really, really, reeeeeelly hoping all of these calls are premature.
John Yarmuth D 117,212 50.9% 50.9% percent of the vote
Anne M. Northup R 110,378 47.9%
97.2% of prencints reporting, Northup seems gone.
Voter turnout to date in VA is 35.79%
WTF?
Speakout @ 95
Yes.
Cujo359 @ 81
Yeah, but his hair is perfect.
TeddySanFran @ 88
Well, sure. I’m an optimist. Hell, I still think Pederson might win.
clif @ 100
Wonderful! That’s a huge upset!
DO NOT CONCEDE NED
pour me one, Teddy…
(ziggurat cleanup)
motherlowman @ 104
Your mouth to God’s ear. I’m biting my nails here in AZ.
If you are ever going to watch Fox News – tonight’s the night. The long faces of Brit and Chris are a joy to behold.
Coyoteville @ 77
Seems 40% (if you assume 60% turnout) of the vote is yet to be tallied, and I assume this is from city (Webb) areas…
I’ve held my tongue but I’ll say it now: Lamont wasn’t up to the challenge of running a campaign to win the general election, and his decision to stop campaigning after the primary was his fatal error.
Too bad.
What happens if FEC finds Joe bought votes in the Primary?
TeddySanFran @ 88
They must have some kickass exit polling, then. Who calls it with 2% of the precincts in on a spread of 770 votes?
ouch looks like Joe Lierman wins in CT….
clif @ 100
Yessss!!! Jammed toobz, 21 month old with headcold fighting sleep, picking up toys ‘cus that’s what I do,…thanks for the update, clif.
All that money, energy and vitrol. What a waste.
And now we have an another alienated Senator. Nice.
WHOA.
What happened in VA?
Two minutes ago, Allen was up huge, and suddenly a huge spike shrunk that lead:
Precincts Reporting: 1885 of 2443 (77.16%)
Registered Voters: 4,555,769 Total Voting: 1,727,232 Voter Turnout: 37.91 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
G F Allen Republican 858,105 49.68%
J H Webb Jr Democratic 848,445 49.12%
Marky @ 112
Marky, you are way out of line.
Courant has a check mark by RGJoe’s name.
Lieberman, Joe CTL 7,873 48.71
Lamont, Ned Dem 6,482 40.11
Schlesinger, Alan GOP 1,640 10.15
18/778 precincts reporting
This CNN/MSNBC/Courant call could be based on exit polls.
Exit polls can be wrong.
Nice to see one of McConnell’s jackboot congress picks gone.
glad to see that KY can do something right.
Hey Firepups!
Just checking in. I am completely in the dark right now. I developed severe stomach cramps on a mountain bike ride today…very bad. I voted against Orrin Hatch today. Felt good. Not that he is going to lose. Voting in Utah is difficult.
Go Dems!
Tweety’s two-bit bully. I look forward to his being found dead in a Boston motel with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a crack pipe and a tweaked out hustler.
Clean up on aisle 117 please
Somebody needs to ask Lieberman now, before all the results are in and we know who controls the Senate–ask now who he’s going to caucus with. Pin him down before we know the balance.
TeddySanFran @
29
President of what? The Clean Plate club?
;>)
Cardin wins MD!!
Looking much better in VA!
Cardin in Maryland!
Cardin in Maryland..whoo ha…..
shooogarp @ 123
Yikes! take care of yourself, shoo!
Carden called winner!!!
Cardin called over Steele…
LJ –
That spike in VA is what I’ve been praying for. Let’s see more of that.
Cardin projected in MD.
Lieberman will be running again in four years. There will be plenty of time to deal with him. We have to do a better job of ridding ourselves of this individual.
What was that Steel/Cardin graphic on MSNBC??
TeddySanFran @ 105
Agreed!
LJ/Aquaria @ 118
This would be the move.
Excuse me for expressing my opinion, JC. Didn’t mean to get in the way of group think.
But Lamont was way too cutesy. The “ned lamont goes to WA” commercial was horrible in tone.
He didn’t have the killer instinct for Lieberman either.
E J Dionne just said that Lieberman won the bulk of the Independent vote.
If so, that was a major face plant by our guy.
John Casper @ 112
Nothing.
As Atrios would say: “another edition to simple answers to your questions.”
awright – gotta go vote here in CA – hold down the fort, play nice – gotta run across the street to the school…
Pelosi on msnbc
Marky @ 111
Nope. Everybody makes mistakes, and Ned’s weren’t fatal. Ned simply got nailed by a Perfect Storm of corruption and disingenuity by our Party Rulers on both sides of the aisle. Name another race where the Republicans threw their candidate under the bus AND the Dems did the same to theirs? The perfect environment for a sleazy, Zelig-like sociopath to make himself appear to be all things to all people.
If EITHER party had backed their candidate vigorously, Ned wins in a walk.
Hey all.
SO many great numbers tonite. One bad one.
Love y’all.
Love you Ned. Should it not go our way, My signature for the next two years will be “Remember Ned Lamont”.
Lieberman 15,276 47%
Lamont 13,917 43%
Republican Schlesinger 3,183 10%
4% precincts reporting – Updated: 9:17 p.m.
Lieberman got 30% of the Dem vote, which was the difference. Though its pretty close its been called.
John Casper @ 112
Typically, they’ll have Joe4Joe’s corporate
ownerscontributors pony up a miniscule fine, Tucker-slap his hand and then enjoy his Kosher cocktail weenies.Precincts Reporting: 1927 of 2443 (78.88%)
Registered Voters: 4,555,757 Total Voting: 1,771,931 Voter Turnout: 38.89 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
G F Allen Republican 881,012 49.72%
J H Webb Jr Democratic 869,681 49.08%
Webb has got to get under 10K difference here soon…
GO WEBB!!!!!
I need some dramamine!
Ya think Kerry’s brilliance helped?
Marky @ 139
Let’s work the problem, not vice versa. If we get to 51, Joe’s options are limited. If Kyl in AZ loses, longshot, and we win everything else, ???, we get to 52? and Joe’s leverage is seriously castrated. I’m not sure if I’m correct here.
Oklahoma kiddo @ 134
Six
yES tEDDY yES yES !!!!
http://www.winswankystuff.com/….._large.jpg
Finally finished with calls, monitoring, driving and soooo happy to jump in to the poodle pile here at the lake
HOW Y’ALL DOING ?
anyone seen Christy and T Rex ??
Looks like Webb has some JimMentum!
CT Bob saying early returns are from Lieberman strongholds, despite calls by networks for Lieberman. Also, it appears that Lieberman’s team isn’t ready to call it yet. Please, Lord…
cleter @ 125
And we would believe him because….????
Well, I’ll be happy to eat my words if Lamont wins.
I suspect they are at the bar.
cbl @ 153
I’m so very sorry for Ned, and America. It would have been a glorious shout up the halls of history.
I hate to ask, but I would love it you guys would identify the candidate’s surname with a State and party affiliation — and even the elected office sought.
Thanks much.
Fuck, he just went under a 10K difference! Woo hoo!
This is on the district page, not the main page!
Allen
884,434
49.74%
Webb
872,352
49.06%
Hey cbl!!!
Good to see you join the festivities. Thanks for all that hard work you did today!
Telling numbers from Connecticut exit poll
WHO DO YOU WANT TO CONTROL SENATE?
Democrats-58%
Republicans-27%
Does Not Matter-14%
Of those who want the GOP to control (27%), 76% voted for Lieberman and 19% for Schlesinger (5% Lamont?).
Of those who wanted the Democrats to control (58%), Lamont wins 68% to 27% (3 for Schlesinger?).
If you are a calculating Republican, you butter your bread w/Joe. No matter where he claims he will caucus, Republicans trust their “control” over him.
I’m still waiting for the last vote on this one.
cl
gleex @ 145
“called” – high paid media tell us the result.
“decided” – votes actually counted.
The CT race has not been decided.
KY-03
100% reporting!
John Yarmuth D 122,139 50.6%
Anne M. Northup R 116,157 48.2%
Main site:
http://electionresults.ky.gov/KyElectWeb/index.jsp
Marky, first get your facts right. When you get your facts right, we’ll talk. You obviously missed a lot of posts, because it’s been thoroughly discussed.
Any news on McCaskill?
Okay, I’m already tired of the “We don’t know which precints have reported and which haven’t.” Um, why not? I’m assuming you can’t just run to a pay phone and claim that you’re calling in a bunch of votes without saying where they’re coming from. If you’re going to release a partial vote count, why can’t say where the votes are coming from?
Joe’s an old man. A lot can happen any day.
Uh, guys. I just refreshed on the CNN elections scoreboard, and it’s Lieberman-44, Lamont-47.
JohnSwifty @ 158
Hey, even if he does go down tonight, he did the whole country a favor by making it plain that it was neither unpatriotic nor political suicide to take a public stand against Bush’s Messianic War.
motherlowman –
Woooo Hooooo!!!!! Thanks for that!
VA is now neck and neck!
Precincts Reporting: 1927 of 2443 (78.88%)
Registered Voters: 4,555,753 Total Voting: 1,771,931 Voter Turnout: 38.89 %
G F Allen Republican 881,012 49.72%
J H Webb Jr Democratic 869,681 49.08%
To what extent do you think that i’s are NOT voting D this year because a lot of the D candidates are weenies? The R’s are weenier still.
What I’m saying is – I know a lot of 24-27 year olds that would rather vote for a green or someone other than an old corpora-crat weenie from either party.
They don’t call it democrazy for nothing.
Bye Anne!!!
John Casper,
Pardon me for expressing an opinion based on the facts I saw.
Now just drop it.
I’m not the only one who thinks Lamont campaigned weakly after the primary—I think that’s the opinion of many pollsters.
So eat it.
TeddySanFran @
14
Not sure of your meaning, but Sherrod Brown IS a Progressive, and always has been his whole career. We’re THRILLED he’s winning!!!
CNN says Chafee loses!
from TPM Cafe:
PA-10 Carney (D): 60.1% Sherwood (R): 39.9% n/a n/a 8% 09:23 pm EST
Ken Mehlman looks like hell.
WRT Ned. It is not over until the fat lady sings. Apologies to fat ladies…
ccmask @ 168
Like Rockefeller?
Precincts Reporting: 1950 of 2443 (79.82%)
Registered Voters: 4,555,755 Total Voting: 1,786,873 Voter Turnout: 39.22 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
G F Allen Republican 889,307 49.77%
J H Webb Jr Democratic 876,148 49.03%
motherlowman @ 169
Can you post a link?
motherlowman @ 169
oh if only
Marky @ 156
I’ve had to eat lots of mine… They’re really quite tasty on rye bread with chili sauce! (I’ve got some lovely rye bread here, and I REALLY hope I have to serve you up a word sandwich.)
They broke into “House” on Fox to declare Lieberman the winner, but Lieberman isn’t claiming victory yet. Apparently, he was very nervous still.
Polls in CT are closed. Can anyone in CT tell us what’s happening. Does anyone know why all the experts picked Joe?
L/J: Webb within 10K votes now.
Chafee loses?!?
Oh, that’s sweet indeed. He should’ve changed parties ages ago. Especially considering his views on the Walrus Bolton.
I so hope Ned does not concede.
Ned LAMONT 31,576 47
Joe LIEBERMAN 30,000 44
so sayeth cbsnews.
http://election.cbsnews.com/ca…..l?state=CT
What’s all this ‘called’ stuff?
I’ve got the Courant up, and refreshed…65 of 778 Precincts Reporting, Ned up by over a 1000 votes.
Let’s all play nice. Let’s wait to start sniping until votes are actually counted.
Marky – it’s not the time for post-analysis. A lot of folks here poured their hearts and lives into the Lamont campaign and it would be wise for you to leave the i told you so’s for another time
It’s down to 7K for Webb in VA. Somebody tell me it won’t take but a minute for NoVa to crank out that many counted votes.
CNN says Chafee’s gone…!
http://sbe.vipnet.org/
This site gives up to the minute results in Virginia.
Racist……… 889,307….. 49.77%
J H Webb Jr… 876,148 ….. 49.03%
as of 9:26 p.m.
cl
Whitehouse in RI…what a great start to a great night!
The exit poll on Ct (cnn) has Lamont down by 3% with a margin of error of 3%. Not sure how this can be called so quickly.
20,000 jackasses have voted Green in VA. Thanks a lot.
Adie @ 176
dr. bloor @ 170
Yeah, I know. And it will still be a great night in many regards. But there was romance in the Lamont story and Joe really is quit an amazing ass.
Amy won, in Minnesota. I’m holding tight for Wetterling and Waltz. I’m into the singlemalt, no doubt.
clif @ 122
My mother is familiar with McConnell from his good ol’ county judge days. I just remember seeing him from a hospital groundbreaking in his old stomping grounds in the South End. He was a dirty politicker back then. Mom doesn’t care for his family values, dumped his luvly southend wife and four daughters for Elaine Chao pretty quietly. Suddenly, she’s on Bush’s cabinet. She gave me more, but too much to put here.
He’s been a republican bootlicker from his lawschool days.
Well, they called Yarmuth, I’m drinking!
woot!
Like Rockefeller? No, like pushing daisies.
The CNN data on CT Sen is here.
Lamont 47!
Lieberman 44
testaroo @ 191
my heart pounds like I just finnished the 100 yard dash
/fingers crossed
hello Darkback, NU?!
New VA
Precincts Reporting: 1981 of 2443 (81.09%)
Registered Voters: 4,555,755 Total Voting: 1,817,085 Voter Turnout: 39.89 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
G F Allen Republican 901,775 49.63%
J H Webb Jr Democratic 893,535 49.17%
motherlowman @ 169
I just checked too — 8% of precincts reporting.
Lieberwinner is a crappy exit poll call, and doesn’t mean shit.
Somebody from webb’’s campaign was just on Air America and said it was Fairfax county and parts of arlington that haven’t come in yet
FWIW
shooogarp @ 180
CNN update: The actual numbers:
9% of precincts reporting
Lieberman – 30,000 44%
Lamont – 31,576 47%
It is REALLY not over. (And this fat lady forgives you. :) )
Siun,
I was rooting for Ned too.
I’ll shut up.
Disagree Marky @ 111
Ned ran a campaign with NO HELP from the national party.
Take a closer look at the numbers!
Joe was elected by REPUBLICANS
By the narrowest of margins.
Rob Zuber @ 177
DAMN! Two more!
C’mon!!!!
Now beginning constant repetition of my 12 point ‘urban’ affirmation mantra to close the VA race….
.
Marion in Savannah @ 196
WTF!
Hoo boy…
me to me @ 184
Here.
Joe is still a loser in real time. Like right now.
We gotta get Tester and McCaskill. Webb is giving me a coronary here.
Reporting in from Blue Army Duty Afield
Canvassed 92 registered-D homes in New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District (”Home of the Robocall”) up to poll-closing time. Contacted 62 residents. 52 had voted already. 4 got in their cars and left to vote immediately after canvas. 1 was obviously sick; others either said they would vote or had lame excuses.
Compared to district-walking in 2004 in New Hampshire, this was much higher turnout. Knock on wood, good results for Hodes may follow in his challenge to GOPer Bass.
An observation: birdfeeders are a surefire sign of a registered Democrat’s residence.
A Chaffee loss would be really heartening.
ccmask @ 204
ccmask — google Nelson Rockefeller. No reason people can’t go with a smile on their faces!
Right Back at ya Mrs. K8 – so many of the homies from the days of 42 comment threads are here – perfect !
I actually have a special glass for my libations tonight – Barkeep, a round for the house !!
http://www.cyberattic.com/stor…..tphoto.jpg
Seems there is still more than 500K votes outstanding in VA.
Look at who has reported; none of the urban centers yet:
http://election.cbsnews.com/ca…..sdiction=0
Looking at the CNN numbers at http://tinyurl.com/ylft77 , if I were Lamont, I wouldn’t concede just yet.
Are the VA absentee ballots already counted?
{{{Siun}}}
Prediction: Lamont takes Connecticut. In the coming days, pollsters will realize that the exit polls were wrong because a lot of people SAID they voted for him because the recognized his name when the pollster read it to them.
From IL-14, a BlueAmerica candidate and Firepup
————–
District 14 Updated: 8:03 p.m.
0.2% of precincts reporting
John Laesch (Dem.) 304 34.5%
Dennis Hastert (Rep.) 576 65.5%
The district page of VA has faster updates than the main page:
Allen:
898,328
49.65%
Webb
889,136
49.15%
immanentize @ 151
Yes, that’s right. 6 NOT four.
100% precincts reported, KY03
John Yarmuth D 122,139 50.6%
Anne M. Northup R 116,157 48.2%
Joe will be forever known as the man who thought he could. I really really can’t stand that man.
Donnelly in IN, kicking butt on the Count!!
And then again…
Precincts Reporting: 2050 of 2443 (83.91%)
Registered Voters: 4,555,751 Total Voting: 1,897,638 Voter Turnout: 41.65 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
G F Allen Republican 941,260 49.60%
J H Webb Jr Democratic 933,605 49.20%
CNN just called Donnelly (D) over Chocola (R).
if teh lamonster wins;
Louis the 14th
with all my friends, I keep the decantor
Well, crap. I have to go teach my night class. Back in a couple of hours.
IMM: oh, ok. Glad I was understood without coming right out with it :))
Wow. The New York Times has Allen at 49%, Webb at 0%
Their little interactive map is cool, except that it contains no actual data. Nice.
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/ele…..enate.html
From TPM Cafe site:
PA-10 Carney (D): 58.2% Sherwood (R): 41.8% n/a n/a 20% 09:28 pm EST
MSNBC projects Whitehouse win in RI
immanentize @ 207
Hola, Imm
:)
Hey Amy – Pick up your phone! I wanna make a date.
cnn.com
Lieberman 45%
Lamont 45%
10% reporting
party down in providence town!
cbl –
What a loverly shot glass! Is it yours? Is it from an FDR campaign perchance?
Here’s to you and all the Firepups! I lift my glass in salute to all patriots here. (Even though it’s just seltzer, punctuated by a sip from my coffee mug. Nonetheless, still a sweet toast.)
{{{{{{{BLUE AMERICA}}}}}}}
I’m loving seeing the big Blue Wave of a wall on CNN of so many Democratic Winners. Damn this is exciting.
immanentize @ 181
immanentize, are you suggesting that there’s a Megan Marshak (sp?)
in the wingsunder the sheets? Oh, Lordy, what EXCELLENT memories that brought back!TPM just updated with only 3% reporting
41% Lamont
48% Lieberman
10% Schlesinger
Ouch, chafee got his butt&cks kicked
oh yeah mama – Chocula is a total pig – and didn’t the Laura6000 campaign for his sorry ass ?!?!
LJ/Aquaria @ 237
Webb’s closing the gap. He was behind by at least 30K a while back, now less than 7.6k.
jinny @ 251
eckk
teh rolercoaster
not gonna get too much sleep, that’s for sure, got to go, be back later
Rob Zuber @ 200
faced with a choice of two theocratic candidates, 20,000 people chose someone else.
I wonder when Rahm and the other corporate whores in the Dem leadership will realize:
1) Green voters owe them nothing, and often despise them for selling out via the DLC.
2) The Dem leaders seem to think they need Green votes to win – gee – maybe selecting fundy candidates won’t work for these voters.
3) Selecting “republican-lite” values in the candidates Rahm promotes will lose Green voters. Duh.
Hey Riesz Fischer at 47, I’ve decided to stifle the tears and have a beer. Renewed hope in the great state of MI. As far as Joe L. being called the projected winner, how about we hold him to all the things he said. We can make life miserable for him.
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/20…..index.html
cnn has Lamont and JoeLie each at 45 with 10% reporting but is calling the race for Joe????
SharonW @ 186
Well, he doesn’t want a “Dewey Wins” moment. (Truman holding up newspaper with the headline he had lost the election for president, for you young ones.)
D*ck Armey is on MSNBC. What a D&ck
Colleen @ 257
Does the number $387,000 ring a bell? Heh.
It’s nice being in Hawaii on election day:)
I’ll get to sleep in plenty of time.
so, how are we doing so far? how many house seats? up two or up three in the senate?
From TPM Cafe site:
PA-06 (Lois) Murphy (D): 56.6% Gerlach (R): 43.4% n/a n/a 3% 09:31 pm EST
PA-07 Sestak (D): 56.6% Weldon (R): 43.4% n/a n/a 16% 09:30 pm EST
Is Crazy Curt finally going to the happy WMD hunting ground?
From MSNBC reporter at Allen campaign hotel:
“They’re in recount range now.”
“They” meaning the Allen camp.
anchor baby on faux now
In Minnesota, Patti Wetterling (Democrat) is winning over the beastly witch Barbara Bachman for Congress. Bachman announced in a megachurch that God told her to run. Her reputation is based on her opposition to gays and gay marriage. It will be very sweet if she loses.
Marion in Savannah @ 250
immanentize, are you suggesting that there’s a Megan Marshak (sp?)
in the wingsunder the sheets? Oh, Lordy, what EXCELLENT memories that brought back!More like a particularly successful lobbiest for the pharmaceuticals — Megan Merckshak?
Marion in Savannah @
23
Hyperactive kids grow up, & I suspect few of them “outgrow” the symptoms. Many, however, learn how to mask them better than Tweety does. Yes, he ends up looking, and acting, like an idiot…
Has Man-On-Dog conceded yet?
dr bloor at 261, it sure does ring a bell. Ha-ha
Tweety’s a jerk.
“Do they just hate Bush so much?” re Rhode Island.
Bad bad Tweety.
Koheleth @ 267
I absolutely love God’s sense of humor.
A morgue generates more heat than the Fox news room tonite.
Mrs. K8 – I have two of those – they were my grandma’s (from FDR’s lst re election) – just happened to find their pic on line
Mrs. K8 @ 272
Yes Chris, we do.
I told you already—Tweety’s problem is that he’s a drunk.
Nothing more than that.
cleter @ 263
Net of 2. Pickups in PA, OH, and RI. Loss in CT.
What the hell is going on in Missouri?
Oh, Oh PATTY – I will drink some wine if Patty wins. And I am a very bad drinker. Last time I had one (yes ONE) wine cooler, I ended up taking the kitchen shears and deciding I had too much hair and needed a haircut. My children used to urge me to have a drink just so the amusement could commence. Have not had a drink in years.
but I will, if Hatch, Amy and Patty all win. Too much to hope for Colleen too, I suppose.
Shez @ 249
Has there been any prediction of Blue America winners?
Where’s Howie?
Thanks, Frank Probst.
cbl –
You’re so lucky to have them. I’m jealous! Enjoy toasting from them — you deserve every drop for all the hard work you do.
Va Senate,,It’s down to ~six precincts in Arlington Co. Jebus!
dr. bloor @ 277
Actually, I think “despise” is the more accurate word.
I’m not conceding Ned just yet: not until the last vote is counted and documented. Go NED!
Are Shays and Johnson getting the boot?
Steve @ 284
Ok, not good on Va. geography. Is that good or bad?
Am so enjoying Fox News for the first time evah… many long faces :(( they look like they need transfusions and Michelle seems so bummed – poor baby!!! She called Ned “the first youtube candidate”…blood sugar getting low…gotta run to Japanese take out…
http://americablog.blogspot.co…..bitch.html
I think it’s not a question of hating BUSH so much as hating what he’s done to this country we love and to the world.
THAT’S what pisses me off. Tweety picks up the GOP meme of “irrational Bush haters.”
neurophius, no idea about our BA candidates. I’m watching CNN, and also streaming MSNBC online here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8004316/
@288 That’s NOVA #1 Webb county
For what’s it worth I’m writing MSNBC now. If only that f#$k wad Tweety had demanded some f#@&*(%g answers from the people who HAVE been in congress about this war. Grrrrr
TV-3 made passing reference to the CT Sen. 1% returns w/Jozo 48/Ned 44 (approx) matching what their exit poll said. Then, hushed p. Seeed like they didn’t want to let cat out of bag so soon. Then, they went and made a ‘call’ for Jozo next break.
Me, I’m with Yogi Berra: “It ain’t over till it’s OVER.’
Total votes with all precincts reporting.
Go NED!
Speaking of the Green Party, it looks like maybe that political genius Rahm Emanuel missed an opportunity here:
Congressional District VA-004
Precincts Reporting: 204 of 237 (86.08%)
Registered Voters: 424,567 Total Voting: 178,003 Voter Turnout: 41.93 %
J R Forbes Republican 135,109 75.90%
A P Burckard Jr Independent Green 42,119 23.66%
If the Greens could pick up almost 24%, how much could a well-supported Democrat have garnered?
UptownNYChick @ 288
Good. That’s right next to Fairfax County.
Mrs. K8 @ 291
It is only about our country, Mrs. K8– I am praying here with goosebumps.
bloggers coming up on cnn.
Allen leads by 1500 votes and Webb closing
I repeat, Tweety is getting way too much of the camera tonight.
My wife said, “I don’t think he should be playing Hardball on election night.”
I agree. What a blowhard.
The Draconian anti-gay-rights measure in Virginia is headed for passage. I already have tickets to go home for Thanksgiving this year, but I think I’m going to pass on Christmas.
Whatever happens in CT we should banish Lieberghoul.I would not touch him with Haggard’s shrivelled stump. Go Ned!
Webb’s now trailing by less than 2000 votes at 9:48 PM EST:
G F Allen Republican 966,232 49.43%
J H Webb Jr Democratic 964,899 49.37%
G G Parker Independent Green 21,650 1.11%
Write Ins 1,831 0.09%
Precincts Reporting: 2117 of 2443 (86.66%)
MSNBC says Allen is leading Webb by 30,000 votes.
Are they getting different numbers than people here have been reporting?
neurophius @ 305
Probably. That was true about an hour ago.
Question for Virginians: Who the hell is voting for the Green candidate?
neurophius –
No. They’re just not using up-to-the-minute info, apparently. And that surprises me.
bloggers live now
Christy on CNN!
Christy on CNN!
@304 I am reading off of the Virginia State site, which is updated every 2 mins
Go girl!
Bad news in a new thread
Christy!
Sure would like to have some o’ them 20k Greens in VA, dammit.
Who is this right-wing jerk blogger CNN is interviewing now? I missed Christy.
Brutally, it is over in Connecticut, says CTBob, Kirby, and the Lamont Campaign’s blogger room.
Joseph Lieberman has conned Connecticut again.
For shame, for shame, for SHAME on the voters who bought the lies, and the media who blocked the truth.
America will pay the price.
Ned – I don’t blame you for a thing about this loss. A state (and a political party) that can’t make the principled choice between two such candidates has the government it deserves (since the web is readily available today for those voters stranded in the corporate media’s blackout zone of propaganda).
I’m shocked at the (plurality of) voters in Connecticut.
[Maura, Tom, Tim, David et al - you done did GOOD.]
Not looking good for Webb..shit
Kirk murphy 201
Not going to get in a twit over it right now, but NO, he’s not pro-torture. I think when we all calm down & analyze what went on with that vote, it may come down to a procedural vote judgement call by leadership to try to force the issue straight into courts sooner rather than later.
I do trust Brown will prove himself to you and other progressives over time. We’ve been aware of his voting record, leadership, and activism for many years. So I’m glad he’s won the chance to prove himself in the Senate. I hope and trust he will prove himself to be worthy, since he has in the past.
Time will tell…
No – can’t believe Ned just conceded! I won’t believe it’s over until every d–n precinct is counted.
And the same with Webb in Virginia – wa-a-ay too close to call.
Even if Ned did lose, what Christy said on CNN is so true – he rocked the political world, fought a good fight, and triggered a big part of this wave of dem wins.
(btw, could you believe that RedState guy’s smugness? even the reporter laughed at him)
Adie @ 318
But he DID vote for Bush’s torture bill.
He didn’t hae to do that.
He didn’t have to do that
Time for a little psychodRahma on CNN