VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON DC, & MARYLAND PRIMARY LIVE THREAD

[Blogger]

Did not see a live thread to keep track of how things were going.

Latest results from VA on the Repub side

Mike Huckabee 12,025 47.85% Precincts Reporting: 169 of 2,472 (6.836% reporting)

John McCain 11,379 45.28%

Ron Paul 867 3.45%

Mitt Romney 628 2.49%

Fred D. Thompson 163 0.64%

Rudy Giuliani 65 0.25%

[mware]

There ya are.

I have been lookin' for you.

[doug from upland]

Hillary’s day is memorialized in song - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969345/posts

[mware]

Must be a new record for calling a state.

Fox called it within seconds

[cmsgop]

She Lost and we need her to win

[G8 Diplomat]

My first vote ever was in the Maryland primary. Duncan Hunter.

I was predictin a McCain/Obama win, but Huckabee appears to be leading....

[EthanolChris]

Oh boo hoo... I just lost in Virginia...

Oh boo hoo hoo...

[MNJohnnie]

Live thread is over here

[Blogger]

She isn’t having a very good day for sure.

[WesA]

Thanks! Could Huck beat Obama in the general?

[CharlesWayneCT]

Precincts Reporting: 280 of 2,472 (11.32%)
John McCain 21,625 46.72%
Mike Huckabee 20,956 45.28

[GoMonster]

dude you are an idiot..he is out of the race..geez

[KoRn]

Just got back from voting. Both my wife and I voted for Huck.

lol I didn’t decide until literally the last second. On the way to the polling place I intended to vote for Obama, just so I could vote against Hillary. Then I realized I would feel dirty and need to shower after voting in a dem primary, so I decided to vote in the Republican primary instead. Being a former FRedhead I was gonna vote for Thompson, but since he wasn’t running, I decided to vote for Paul since I have a strong libertarian steak. When I got to the voting machine, I had a change of heart and went for Huckabee... I’m not entirely sure why. Sticking it to the establishment and liberal Republicans I guess. lol

[Blogger]

Congrats on voting. Great candidate. Hope Huck wins tonight. The coronation must be stopped.

[WesA]

chill out “dude” , it was a hypothetical.

[Petronski]

She Lost and we need her to win.

Great and like hell.

[muawiyah]

In Virginia even McCainiacs walked into the Democrat primary to make doggone sure that the Republican candidate in the fall gets to face an empty suit who will have half his party sitting this one out.

[MNJohnnie]

I don’t know. He would probably have a better chance then McCain. But McCain is going to be the nominee even if Huck wins all the rest of the states. Not real sure what he figures on accomplishing by staying in other then embarrassing McCain.

[CharlesWayneCT]

BTW, I don’t know how FOX can be so far behind the results that are on the state board of elections site. I understand how they could be ahead by getting county reports before they get posted, but how are they behind?

[HokieMom]

Virginia state board of election updates:

https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2008/F88C865B-87AB-494E-8C2E-599FED2DF7C6/Unofficial/1_s.shtml

[Fishtalk]

According to Fox...Huck’s winning VA handily.

Could he possibly win this?

[Rumierules]

Where are you getting these counts? They are more up to date than FOX.

[Blogger]

Here’s hoping for a Huckaboom

[Orlando]

Virginia state numbers...
https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2008/67F01F96-1E82-472E-8051-CF1B1C3786A4/Unofficial/1_s.shtml

[WesA]

you really think 1/2 the Dims will sit out the general if Obama wins?

[TCats]

I don't think this Humpty-Dumpty can be put back together this time around. Huck appeals to one segment, McCain another and a third segment is just PO'd. There is some overlap but the Reps are so fragmented it is a lock for whoever is the Dem this time.

That's why I support Obama at this juncture, just to prevent a Clinton II Presidency.

[Biblebelter]

If you are for McCain, not to worry, I saw Senator Warner interviewed on PMSNBC, and he was very confident. When these Senators endorse a presumptive candidate, they have every reason to be confident of victory. That Kansas thing on Saturday was an aberration.

[Orlando]

same idea at the same time...lol

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

“The Chris Plante Show” - Exclusive Interview w/ President Clinton & Potomac Primaries LIVE Forum - 8 to 10 p.m.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969326/posts

I have it from a source at WMAL that it’s a REALLY GOOD INTERVIEW... Chris is very conservative and asks Clinton a lot of great questions... Join Us!

[cmsgop]

LOL!

[MNJohnnie]

Look gang. The math just aint there. Even if Huck wins every state left he cannot get to 1195. McCain is going to win some of those delegates in the split states. I don’t see any way Huck can stop McCain even if he runs the whole board and wins every remaining state.

[Petronski]

Possible, but not likely. Early early count.

[mware]

Shep just reported that he is hearing from people claiming to be republicans, who said they voted for Obama, to get rid of Hillary.

[Shermy]

Go Huck!

I don’t like your carbon cap and trade pandering, Mormon bashing or I-suspect-your-pro-”amnesty”-social-engineering,
But beat that prideful McCain anyway!

Plus challenge the Washington race...they sure are counting those votes slow. Demand a recount! It will make you look strong.

[navysealdad]

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has defeated Senator Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., in the Virginia, DC and Maryland primary’s tonight...

[gridlock]

McCain is up now, by a similar margin.

We will have to wait a while for this to steady up, I think.

[CA Conservative]

McCain has pulled ahead by about 1400 votes...

[mware]

Maryland is getting to vote another 1 1/2 hours.

Hmmm.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Right off the state web site:

Precincts Reporting: 583 of 2,472 (23%)
John McCain 27,454 47.28%
Mike Huckabee 26,051 44.86%

[Nervous Tick]

>> She Lost and we need her to win

Why on earth would we “need” the bride of Satan to win?

Because some ancient poll says McSwine can beat her?

[HokieMom]

You posted the Dems!

[LikeLight]

FoxNews just reports MD polls open 90 extra minutes...

[WesA]

Its out of principle that we vote for him...god, and he isn’t really conservative either.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Bookmark

[G8 Diplomat]

Dude I can vote for whoever I want to....I don’t like anyone in the race so I’ll at least vote for a decent candidate I can live with...geez

[MNJohnnie]

I wouldn’t be so sure. Look at the record low approval numbers for everyone in politics. Whole country is seriously pissed at the political class. Obama can tap that anger with his BS about “candidate of change”, McCain, with his 25 year record in DC, has a hard time selling himself as that.

Obama will not be so easy to trounce as some people think

[Biblebelter]

Not on CNNpolitics.com he hasn’t.

[doug from upland]

[HokieMom]

Maryland polls staying open until 9:30 due to icy roads.

[Blogger]

King John needs to learn a lesson. Win or no win, he needs to pay attention to how he treats the base.