Posted on 11/09/2006 5:56:19 AM PST by areafiftyone
WASHINGTON -- Democrats wrested control of the Senate from Republicans Wednesday with an upset victory in Virginia, giving the party complete domination of Capitol Hill for the first time since 1994.
Jim Webb's squeaker win over incumbent Sen. George Allen gave Democrats their 51st seat in the Senate, an astonishing turnabout at the hands of voters unhappy with Republican scandal and unabated violence in Iraq. Allen was the sixth Republican incumbent senator defeated in Tuesday's elections.
The Senate had teetered at 50 Democrats, 49 Republicans for most of Wednesday, with Virginia hanging in the balance. Webb's victory ended Republican hopes of eking out a 50-50 split, with Vice President Dick Cheney wielding tie-breaking authority.
The Associated Press contacted election officials in all 134 localities where voting occurred, obtaining updated numbers Wednesday. About half the localities said they had completed their postelection canvassing and nearly all had counted outstanding absentees. Most were expected to be finished by Friday.
The new AP count showed Webb with 1,172,538 votes and Allen with 1,165,302, a difference of 7,236. Virginia has had two statewide vote recounts in modern history, but both resulted in vote changes of no more than a few hundred votes.
An adviser to Allen, speaking on condition of anonymity because his boss had not formally decided to end the campaign, said the senator wanted to wait until most of canvassing was completed before announcing his decision, possibly as early as Thursday evening.
The adviser said that Allen was disinclined to request a recount if the final vote spread was similar to that of election night.
Good grief, folks - hurricanes and snowstorms????????
How about a power outage at all the MSM outlets, print and broadcast, for say, about 2 years?
I know you know I don't give one damn what anybody might say about stuff like that; sort of like you........LOL.
I'm on a no tv news black out. I missed his concession speech. Webb is a no class, treacherous pig. George Allen is a GOOD man. He might have lost this one, but he was MSM and the DNC's biggest target.
I know!!! But I just couldn't resist :)
Between the anti-Alleners, the anti-WalMarters and the anti-smokers around here, my head is just spinning, so I look for levity anywhere I can find it.
Well nothing to speculate about now as Allen did his due diligence and then promptly left the scene. He handled himself with grace and class. Will we live to see this in our lifetime from the Rats? Probably not.
And you know what? I like Rudy too. He's all about competence. And we can use that on our side. McCain I find too chippy and people close to him don't like him. That's not a good sign.
NO, Bush has already met with the new President of Mexico and assured him there will be a comprehensive immigration reform bill(amnesty) with the new congress.
I ask, how could it have turned out any different if the President was a traitor? He seemed thrilled that he will get the immigration that the republican controlled house refused him.
The Council on Foriegn Relations plan sure seems real to me.
"Allen would be seen as a formidable candidate for the Senate in 2008, if Warner retires"
1. Jahn will not retire.
2. Former GOV Warner (D) would walk into the seat if he wanted it.
...after Webb is committed to a nuthouse.
My, admittedly sardonic, point was that if his emotional problems led to his expulsion from the Senate another Dem would replace him.
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