[Susannah]

oops, now NBC says Daschle not conceding to Thune, but Thune is still ahead.

[conservative in nyc]

Little Tommy Daschle is deluded. Here are the current results:

U S SENATE
(D) DASCHLE TOM 192,157 49 824 827
(R) THUNE JOHN 197,642 51 824 827

3 precincts are out -- 2 in Shannon County on a Reservation, one in rural Hanson County in Eastern South Dakota. Shannon County has a population of 12,466 and 10 precincts. 2/10*12,466= 2493.

Hanson County has a population of 3,139 and 8 precincts. Approximately 1/8*3,139= 392 people there.

Thune is up by about 5,500. About many dead people will have to turn out to vote in the remaining precincts for Daschle to lose as living, breathing residents (many of whom won't be adults anyway) of those areas.

Sorry, little Tommy! There's no way you can get that many dead people to rise from the grave. You lose!

Please tell us you're DEEPLY, DEEPLY SADDENED!