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Voters Head to Polls in 9 States, D.C. for Primary Elections (LIVE THREAD)
FoxNews ^ | 09-12-06 | FoxNews/AP

Posted on 09/12/2006 6:14:41 AM PDT by Salvation

Edited on 09/12/2006 3:40:45 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Notoriously independent-minded Rhode Island Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee confronts stiff opposition Tuesday in his bid for a second term, the latest race with a moderate targeted by his own party's hard-line critics.

While a total of nine states and Washington, D.C., were holding primary elections, Chafee's race is drawing the most attention as another test of the depth of anti-incumbent sentiment and the erosion of the political middle ground.

Update courtesy of RobFromGa in #70:

Here are websites where you can find the results for eight of the nine primaries being held today.  The link for Vermont may not be working just yet.  I believe it should be up and running by this evening.



TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: Connecticut; US: Delaware; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Michigan; US: Minnesota; US: New Hampshire; US: New York; US: Rhode Island; US: Vermont; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: elections
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To: RobFromGa

It is on CSPAN-2

www.cspan.org
Providence-channel 10


241 posted on 09/12/2006 6:06:24 PM PDT by RobFromGa (The FairTax cult is like Scientology, but without the movie stars)
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To: MplsSteve

I hope you have some Pepto Bismal near your keyboard.

On one hand, Keith Ellison winning being elected would give Republicans some great propoganda and PR material. But at the same time, it would mean he's in Congress.


242 posted on 09/12/2006 6:07:11 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit)
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To: Soul Seeker

I want Laffey to win, I just can't get excited about it, it is a non-event. It is like getting rid of some junk in the basement, and new junk gets put in its place.


243 posted on 09/12/2006 6:08:12 PM PDT by RobFromGa (The FairTax cult is like Scientology, but without the movie stars)
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To: Soul Seeker
And apparently our chances of even a Liberal Republican are zip, as Chafee has volunteered he's open to changing parties.

He's a Democrat draining RNC funds.


I don't disagree with you, but why is President Bush, Elizabeth Dole, and the RNC running attack ads against Laffey and supporting Chafee?
244 posted on 09/12/2006 6:08:36 PM PDT by Old_Mil (http://www.constitutionparty.com/)
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To: Old_Mil

they are saying on WJAR that Chafee is a moderate. What a joke.


245 posted on 09/12/2006 6:09:32 PM PDT by RobFromGa (The FairTax cult is like Scientology, but without the movie stars)
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To: All

Hanity and Colms just mentioned Elizabeth Dole is chairman of the RNC Senatorial election committee.

That explains the Rino supporting.


246 posted on 09/12/2006 6:09:33 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: AFPhys

Arizona's polls close at 7 p.m. MST. The state of Arizona intelligently does not believe in Daylight Savings Time, and consequently there is a three hour time difference between the east coast and our desert during the summer.


247 posted on 09/12/2006 6:09:36 PM PDT by conservativehistorian (.)
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To: longtermmemmory

Dole and Graham are not RINOs by any reasonable use of the term.


248 posted on 09/12/2006 6:10:29 PM PDT by RobFromGa (The FairTax cult is like Scientology, but without the movie stars)
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To: sitetest

White ran a great campaign (there are at least 8 GOPers on the ballot)--I was under the impression that Ehrlich had recruited Appelbaum (a doctor from Tel Aviv West, that is, Pikesville). He is young and is a multi-millionaire. He could be real trouble for Sarbanes' son or that Stalinist in a Skirt, Paula Hollinger.

White is from Annapolis, where I live. I think it is a joke that we are in the same CD with people who live north of Baltimore some 50 miles away (our county has 450,000 people but is cut up among 4 CDs in a real 'Rat gerrymander hack job).


249 posted on 09/12/2006 6:10:32 PM PDT by nd76
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To: veronica

What are they reporting?


250 posted on 09/12/2006 6:10:38 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Salvation
Committee on Foreign Relations

His presence on this one has allowed him to stall the confirmation of John Bolton.

252 posted on 09/12/2006 6:11:03 PM PDT by Bahbah (Shalit, Goldwasser and Regev, we are praying for you)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Ravenal is the probable challenger and I don't know the area he is from.

And the point stands.

Conservatives cannot be told primaries are the answer instead of a protest vote when only 2 Republicans have fallen in, I believe, the last 25 years. Especially when the RNC chooses to interfere and even recruit Democrats to save a seat, as they have done in chafee's race.

If conservatives do not score a victory in at least one of these three Senatorial races the notion we should save it for the primaries will be exposed as manipulative hope to keep us in line in the General election.

I'm not conceding this race as no results have even come in, or future challenges, but I will not be fooled by the RNC any longer. They have made their intentions clear in in their interference with this race, Specter's and the House race for Graf.


253 posted on 09/12/2006 6:11:08 PM PDT by Soul Seeker (Kobach: Amnesty is going from an illegal to a legal position, without imposing the original penalty.)
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To: Salvation

right now they are talking about the total negativity of the Chafee/Laffey race, calling it the worst ever.


254 posted on 09/12/2006 6:11:36 PM PDT by RobFromGa (The FairTax cult is like Scientology, but without the movie stars)
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To: RobFromGa

Sounds like that station leans toward having a lefty-liberal bias.


255 posted on 09/12/2006 6:12:31 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Soul Seeker
This is the second try to oust a Senator. I suspect Lindsey Graham will be next

That will be a deed worth doing.

256 posted on 09/12/2006 6:13:03 PM PDT by Bahbah (Shalit, Goldwasser and Regev, we are praying for you)
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To: nd76

Well I am a big Pikesville White supporter. What do you predict? I'm getting very nervous, I really hope we can chuck this RINO Applebaum. By the way the Governor did not recruit him. He lies about the fact that he is the only republican supported by the Gov.


257 posted on 09/12/2006 6:13:06 PM PDT by red meat conservative (http://www.redmeatconservative.blogspot.com/)
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To: Salvation

they are showing the Laffey ad and Chafee ads now...


258 posted on 09/12/2006 6:13:06 PM PDT by RobFromGa (The FairTax cult is like Scientology, but without the movie stars)
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To: RobFromGa

The 2004 result was with a near favorite son on the Democratic ticket, so maybe shift points from the Democrat to Republican column. Unfortunately, this still leaves the state leaning +10 points toward the Democrat. This is only borderline doable.


259 posted on 09/12/2006 6:13:07 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: Txsleuth; NapkinUser; Tiggs6; jan in Colorado; demkicker; ThomasPaine2000; areafiftyone; ...

It is very very interesting that that Chaffee supporter (staytrue) COMPLETELY stopped posting after Post#46 when so many of us absolutely DISTAINED his posting of the Rasmussen poll. WE WANT CHAFFEE GONE! Who cares who replaces him!

There has been "crickets" from staytrue since then...


260 posted on 09/12/2006 6:13:28 PM PDT by AFPhys ((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
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