Posted on 06/07/2006 4:42:20 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
I think the most FUn way to watch the Congressional Race in the 50th Congressional District in the San Diego area is via watching the DUmmies in Real Time watching the results come in. They must have had their hopes up especially after watching last night's CBS News report on this special election to fill Duke Cunningham's seat because CBS portrayed it as a choice between Saint Busby vs Bilbray the Anti-Christ. Of course, NO mention was made of the HUGE campaign gaff made by Busby who said that illegals could help get her elected. (If anyone can find the video link to that CBS Report, please forward it to me here and I will update this DUFU edition with it for ALL to see.) Therefore the DUmmies went into this special congressional election with high hopes only to be dashed on the Rocks of Reality later as you can see in this THREAD titled, "Busby >> Bilbray race." You can see the comments in DUmmie Real Time (EDT) as the tragic results come in. As usual, the DUmmie hopes soon to be crushed are in Bolshevik Red while the commentary of your humble correspondent, consoling the DUmmies with the fact that they won a meaningless "Moral Victory," is in the [brackets]:
Wed Jun-07-06 01:13 AM... Busby >> Bilbray race
Currently..
Bilbry -- 20,866 - 50.63%
Busby --- 17,693 - 42.94%
57 out of 500 precincts reporting so far.
Go Francine Go!
[Go Francine Go! CBS News has already declared you to be the Moral Victory winner!]
01:25 AM... 66 precincts now in... Bilbry still leads. 21,602 to 18,560
It's still early...
[It's never too early to win a moral victory.]
01:25 AM... 66 out of 100, 50.33 to 43.24 . . .Busby's on the move. . .
[Yeah, that .30% change shows momentum of MASSIVE proportions.]
01:28 AM... She did move more than him that last go around, didn't she?
[Keep hope ALIVE!]
01:32 AM... If the Independent & Libertarian weren't running.. we'd almost be tied.. C'mon Francine.. start moving some more!
[Actually Busby would be further behind but who am I to argue with DUmmie illogic?]
01:33 AM... Bilbray went down while Busby gained. . .
[Keep rubbing those DUmmie prayer beads!]
01:34 AM... 20% counted now, and percentages holding. . .
[What? No more massive .30% momentum shifts?]
01:37 AM... I know... that damn 3,000 vote difference won't budge.. C'mon numbers MOVE in Francine's direction!
[Sorry. Election results are NOT like Ouija boards. The results do NOT go in a certain direction because you want them to.]
01:35 AM... 100 out of 500 now in....
24,786 Bilbry
21,269 Busby
Sheesh..
[WOO! HOO! We're on our way to a MORAL VICTORY!!!]
01:45 AM... Bill Schneider's prediction that the Independent would hurt the Rethug..doesn't seem to be coming true yet.
[That was more Bill Schneider's HOPE in the form of a prediction.]
01:50 AM... 50 44 she's catching up..
[They just counted a bunch of the votes without papers that she requested.]
01:55 AM... Oh man.. I hope that trend continues! ..and she keeps eeking up until she bypasses him!
BRIAN BILBRAY - REP
26637
50.02%
FRANCINE BUSBY - DEM
23461
C'mon Francine!
[Why hold back? I say break out that Freudenschade victory champagne NOW!]
02:18 AM... . Damn!.. she just can't get past that 3k difference.. The difference was 2,973 votes.. now it's 3,300.
[So does that mean the .30% momentum surge for Busby has been overtaken by momentum for the Anti-Christ?]
02:38 AM... 3,278 difference.. Busby only gained 22 votes in last update.. Still.. moved in the right direction..
[A 22 vote gain? WOO! HOO! Time to uncork that victory champagne! Do it! DO IT NOW!!!]
02:52 AM... 46% of votes are now in and here is where we stand....
Precincts: 500
Counted: 232
Percentage: 46.4%
BRIAN BILBRAY - REP
35505
49.67%
FRANCINE BUSBY - DEM
31955
44.70%
Do we have any hope??
[Your chances are excellent for winning a Moral Victory.]
02:56 AM... Bilbray 49.67 -44.7. she's slowly catching up....almost half of the precincts are counted now though, so she'll need to catch up quite a bit soon for her to have a chance.
[BUSBY!!! SLOOOOOOOWLY SHE TURNED, STEP BY STEP...]
03:12 AM... The results remind me of the Jean Schmidt > Paul Hackett Race...
[Another Moral Victory for the Democrats.]
03:21 AM... I was thinking about that for the past hour. Almost posted it but didn't want to jinx a potential Busby comeback. Heavy red districts that we're trying to steal. In November the districts like this will not flip either. That +40 or anything close to that is preposterous. We need to reverse the low to mid GOP-leaning districts, and pick up the +15 seats.
[Heavy red districts that you're trying to steal? I give you credit for HONESTY.]
03:24 AM... Still 49.82% to 44.71% .... it WILL NOT BUDGE!
[NOT EVEN NUDGED!]
03:41 AM... Damn. Now Bilbray is up 4118 votes.
[That Moral Victory champagne is sure going to taste good!]
03:46 AM... It looks like the percentage is getting closer but Bilbray now leads by 4,321 votes which is 203 more than last time.
[You need to send out Karma waves to counteract this trend. Quick! Chant a mantra!]
03:54 AM... Seems to suspicipous that it bounces between 3 and 4k difference.. Regardless of how many votes come in.. Something strange seems to be going on.
[That PROVES it! ELECTION FRAUD!!! Call RFK, Jr. NOW!!!]
03:56 AM... Did that misstatement by Busby hurt her this bad? I thought she would squeak by, but this difference is larger than I would've ever thought. I can only think that the statement she made about illegals not needing papers has cost her the election.
[You wouldn't have known a thing about that "misstatement" if you had been watching the CBS News Ode to Francine last night that came in the laughable form of an "objective" campaign report.]
03:57 AM... Are they using diebold machines?? Sure seems suspicious like you say.
[Bev Harris is only $10 away from proving that Busby was the winner.]
03:58 AM... If this keeps up and he wins, I wonder how the media will spin this tomorrow?
["Democrats jubilant over moral victory in California."]
04:00 AM... I can tell you one thing. I'm sick and tired of "moral" victories. We need to win some of these kinds of seats if we are going to take over the House of Representatives
[And this DUmmie WINS a Moral Victory Kewpie Doll for having a brief moment of mental clarity!]
04:45 AM... It was the immigrant gaffe she made that killed her. Next time, make sure the people you're pandering to can vote.
[Or give the vote to the dead people.]
04:59 AM... Another update
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE 50TH DISTRICT - (RUN-OFF)
Counted: 451 of 500 precincts – 90.2 percent
BRIAN BILBRAY - REP 56016 49.49%
FRANCINE BUSBY - DEM 51202 45.24%
Again it looks like the percentage is tightening but Bilbrays lead is now 4,814. Damn, I think it's over
[It's over? Great! Now we can finally declare our Moral Victory!]
05:03 AM... AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH
I hate coming close!!!! Coming close isn't going to get us in control of Congress. We need to pick up these kind of seats if we're going to win in November. We can't let these opportunities slip by. There just aren't that many competitive seats.
[May I have a sip of your Moral Victory champagne?]
05:13 AM... Your right Larissa, we DO have to remember how RED it is, BUT she has another chance in November, remember this election was for the fill in and hopefully we will get the Indies and the Greens and others to vote in the November for her and Busby just has to keep attacking him while he is in office, PLUS in November more people will be out to vote. I think this looks aweful for the Republicans.
[Of course it looks awful for the Republicans. It's because you just won a MORAL VICTORY! WHEEEEEEEE!!! Break out the Bubbly!]
05:15 AM... Geeze if this looks awful for rethugs I'd hate to see what looks good! We have to start winning these seats!
[KILLJOY!]
05:57 AM.. AP has called the race for Bilbray -
[Now it's official---the Democrats have just won a Moral Victory.]
And therein lies the problem for the Democrats. A party base that is becoming more split and fractured as time goes on.
"I think this looks aweful for the Republicans"
ROTFLOL!!!!!!
Best work yet PJ. Good job.
Sooo, do you live down here in San Diego? Do you live everyday with the illegals clogging up the parking lots to get work so they can send their money back home to Mexico? I tried to see what state you're from but there is nothing in your About page. Are you down here with me living close to the border?
The illegals are committing crimes, they are shutting down our hospitals, they are relying on our emergency services for everyday health care (with me picking up the tab!), they are taking up space in our schools so that our own citizens can't attend their neighborhood schools, and they are overburdening our social services.
Death sentence for us? You betcha!
Are you down here with me living close to the border?>>
Matter of fact, I do. The border is 8 miles thataway.
And yes, it's a despicable lie.
"Clogged parking lots! Busy hospitals! My God, it's like Auschwitz!" /sarc
Californians in those kinds of districts are among the stupidest and shallowest voters you'll find anywhere in the nation....
Figure out who counts the votes and the answer is pretty clear. CA, I'm afraid, has been re-Deibold-ed. MacPherson is doing his job. It is especially easy to rig the vote in predominantly Repub districts. Or to allow it to be rigged....
This is exactly what I and many many others predicted, a lead in the polls and a loss at the electronic voting machine stations (what used to be the ballot box).
The next round of elections will be no different. The Repubs will make slight gains nation-wide or if they lose a few key races, they will win in several important races, as the above.
Nothing will change until audits are done FOR EVERY ELECTION COUNTED BY ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES. Either that or there's a return to hand-counted paper ballots....
I believe our government has been overthrown by Bush and his co-horts via diebold. We will not see democrats taking back Congress in November, despite all of the usual signs that curiously were historically accurate, until diebold.
But, the winner for the most confused logic goes to:
But outside the primaries held in the district, Busby increased her total by 9000 votes (over the total votes for the party) while Bilbray increased his total by only 1000 votes (over the total votes for the party).
What does it mean? That Busby won the non affiliated vote by 9 to 1?
??So, Busby got more votes from people who didn't live in the district? Hmmmm..... Nice to know...
A few more for fun:
In 2004 Busby lost by over 20%, this time she lost by 4%...I don't think this bodes well for republicans in November.
Why was the race close? What's the margin that would require..a recount? Whatever that figure is, I would suggest that the machines were calibrated to hit that point or slightly over. Had nothing to do with Busby. I suspect (tho it can't be proven in any way without a recount and that's either impossible or highly unlikely with electronic voting) that Busby won the election handily. She was registering a 5% pre-election poll lead according to a previous post and probably the lead was increasing right up to the election. That would make it a 9-point swing.
It just keeps going, and going, and going, and going...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2326150
Death sentence? A despicable lie.
Who is talking 10 million? I didn't see any cap on AMNESTY or AMNESTY for relatives. There is probably 20 plus million here already. What happened in 1986? There were supposed to be just 1 million but ended up with 3 million plus chain migration of relatives..It really doesn't matter how many, because AMNESTY has been proven wrong and will only lead to more illegal entrants. Entiende? Before you call people liars I suggest you read up on FACTS. Welcome to FR.
11 to 20 million AND it will go to almost 50 million in a few years if the amnesty goes through.
It rewards lawbreakers and punishes law-abiders and encourages more illegal migration.
Get your numbers and fact straight.
Looks like democracy is a lie! Time to institute a dictatorship of the vanguard of the proletariat!
"Power to the People" means "Power to the people chanting 'power to the people!'"
I am indeed disgusted with some of our GOPer comrades, but *these* people are infinitely worse.
Get your numbers and fact straight.>>
Get YOUR numbers straight. That "50 Million" is a vast exaggeration. It's more like 25 million, over the next 20 years. IOW, still on the order of less than 5%.
I believe our government has been overthrown by Bush and his co-horts via diebold. We will not see democrats taking back Congress in November, despite all of the usual signs that curiously were historically accurate, until diebold>>
Actually we will not see Democrats take back Congress until at least 2022, as Elbridge Gerry, the friend of Democrats from 1932 to 1992, is now on our side. Diebold has nothing to do with it.
Welcome to FR.
Who is going to pay for all the benefits for these 50 plus million people? Not me, you want them you pay for them.
If you live 8 miles from the border in SD and aren't affected and don't see the problem you must be in Coronado and worried about your gardner and maid?
Care to source that? My numbers come from the Heritage Foundation.
50M is NOT an exaggeration, in fact it is on the very light side. All those amnestees (which I notice you haven't addressed the immorality of amnesty), will immediately go to Mexico and bring back their families. That ALONE will be an additional 5-8 million inside of YEAR ONE.
Also, I notice you don't correct your innacurate figure of 10M, which NO ONE says. It is 12-20M right now.
If you live 8 miles from the border in SD and aren't affected and don't see the problem you must be in Coronado and worried about your gardner and maid?>>
I earn below the poverty level, jack. Thank you very much.
All I'm saying is that it's manifestedly stupid and evil to claim crowded hospitals are a "death sentence."
To have an R win with the very strong scandal hanging over the head of this race shows the strength of the base. There are so many variables anyone can read anything they want, I suppose, but it is like NFL stats: At the end of the game the only stat that matters is the one on the scoreboard.
?? Elbridge Gerry died in 1814.
Gee,I wasn't talking about the Northern border.
A despicable lie? Others have given you the correct facts on the number of illegals here in the U.S. Amnesty didn't work. No guessing about it. Reagan tried it, it failed! It has only encouraged more to cross our borders illegally. They have no need of guest worker cards, or green cards. I have heard the illegals myself say there is no need to go through those legal channels as they will be granted citizenship eventually by doing nothing.
You're a newbie disrupter that has hijacked this thread and I'm very sorry to PJ that I contributed to it.
It is 12-20M right now>>
Per the U.S. Census Bureau, it was 7 million in 2003. Even if that number is low by 50%... it's no more than 10 million now, by a VAST max.
Or do you think the U.S. Census Bureau is made up of clintonite-bushite-one-worlder-communist-nazis?
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http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/01/31/illegal.immigration/
INS: 7 million illegal immigrants in United States
Mexicans make up nearly 70 percent of total, figures show
From Terry Frieden
CNN
Saturday, February 1, 2003 Posted: 12:48 AM EST (0548 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- More than a million illegal immigrants have slipped into the United States in the past few years, raising the total in the country to 7 million, the Immigration and Naturalization Service said Friday.
The vast majority of the illegal immigrants are from Mexico, officials said.
The numbers are based on census figures from 2000 and the agency's own statistics. They are the first official government figures on illegal immigration released since 1996.
The figures show that between October 1996 and January 2000, the number of illegal immigrants grew from about 5.8 million to about 7 million, an increase of more than 300,000 annually.
The proportion of the illegal immigrants who are Mexican has increased to nearly 70 percent from less than 60 percent, the INS said.
Although California is home to the most undocumented immigrants, Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina have the greatest rate of increase, the figures showed.
Justice Department spokesman Jorge Martinez said the latest figures are believed to be more accurate than previous ones because they reflect new methods used to determine trends in the entry and departure of undocumented residents.
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