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Gary Mayor Predicts Possible Indiana Shocker
Washington Post ^ | 5-6-08 | Alec MacGillis

Posted on 05/06/2008 8:08:18 PM PDT by rdl6989

As the fate of a nailbiter Indiana primary -- and possibly the course of the Democratic race -- hung on his city, Gary Mayor Rudy Clay said just now that it might take a while yet to finish counting the vote in Lake County, which includes Gary, and said that his city had turned out so overwhelmingly for Barack Obama that it might just be enough to close the gap with Hillary Rodham Clinton.

"Let me tell you, when all the votes are counted, when Gary comes in, I think you're looking at something for the word to see," Clay, an Obama supporter, said in a telephone interview from Obama's Gary headquarters. "I don't know what the numbers are yet, but Gary has absolutely produced in large numbers for Obama here."

Clay said the results were late coming in from Lake County because of the large numbers of absentee ballots that had to be counted -- about 11,000. Under local practice, all of the cartridges from voting machines in Gary and nearby East Chicago are first collected at the local airport before being driven to the county headquarters to be tallied with the results from the rest of the county, he said. He said there were major technical problems holding up the count.

"It takes a little time. We want to be sure that every vote is counted fair and right," he said. "I just talked to the director out there and they are working like junkyard dogs to get that done as soon as possible. They are taking some time but I told them to do it right. That's what taking the time."

(Excerpt) Read more at blog.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: 2008; hangingchads; howtostealanelection; in; in2008; indiana2008; obama2008
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To: tcrlaf

heres the math:

200 precincts in Gary then factor in a 150 plurality per precinct of Obama that is 30K votes. then throw in the 11K “cushion” that is 44K obama votes outstanding..


161 posted on 05/06/2008 9:17:50 PM PDT by slapshot (""USAF- when you absolutely, positively need it delivered on target, on time, right away)
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To: SE Mom

I would guess Chicago politics has moved on to Indiana. Rampant Fraud. Can you say Daley?


162 posted on 05/06/2008 9:17:51 PM PDT by eyedigress (If you aren't voting who cares about your opinion.)
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To: section9

Baah..pikers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a6YdNmK77k

Bob Hope had it right.


163 posted on 05/06/2008 9:18:42 PM PDT by padre35 (Conservative in Exile/ Isaiah 3.3/Cry havoc and let slip the RINOS)
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

In case nobody has said it yet, Wright wants to know:

“Gary be ridin’ dirty for Barry?”


164 posted on 05/06/2008 9:19:04 PM PDT by GnuHere
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To: Jet Jaguar

True enough:)

WTH are they DOING? Are there ballots for a paper trail?


165 posted on 05/06/2008 9:19:46 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: GnuHere

That’s one Sermon you won’t hear. Good point though!


166 posted on 05/06/2008 9:20:21 PM PDT by eyedigress (If you aren't voting who cares about your opinion.)
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To: SE Mom

IN has been stuck at 92% for thirty minutes.

It’s funny watching all the FNC guys bob and weave as it’s way past their bed time.

Even Rove is nodding off.


167 posted on 05/06/2008 9:20:45 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL
She’ll do some dirty work for McCain and help get him elected. Then she’ll go head to head with him in 4 years.

Assuming McCain is around and healthy enough to credibly serve for 4 additional years. Unlikely, since he'll already be the oldest major party candidate on general election day 2008.

168 posted on 05/06/2008 9:20:47 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: Alberta's Child

The most conservative part of Wisconsin are the Milwaukee suburbs. The rural part of the state outside Milwaukee is liberal, much like Minnesota.

Indiana is a much, much more conservative state than Wisconsin. Even so, Obama won Wisconsin at the height of his Obamessiah period.


169 posted on 05/06/2008 9:21:15 PM PDT by MediaMole
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To: Beagle8U

is there an internet feed for FNC?


170 posted on 05/06/2008 9:21:20 PM PDT by Gasshog
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To: Gasshog

Britt Hume just said 6000 absentee votes in Lake Co. won’t be counted tonight. I’m going to bed goodnight.


171 posted on 05/06/2008 9:23:49 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: txflake

Hah! They’re pretty low key on CNN too- but there’s a bit of suspicion amongst the panel.

I’ll go watch Brit for a bit now..

BTW- ealier Michael Barone wanted to make some comments about Lake County- Gary in particular. He hesitated and sort of beat around the bush but seemed to be saying there’s some corruption at play.


172 posted on 05/06/2008 9:24:49 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: txflake

The panel is getting sleepy and Brit is bitchin’. They have to close the Indiana primary and can’t. That’s funny in itself. :^)


173 posted on 05/06/2008 9:25:17 PM PDT by eyedigress (If you aren't voting who cares about your opinion.)
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To: rdl6989

Absentee Ballot Fraud (AGAIN) in Lake County...
Who’d a thunk it...


174 posted on 05/06/2008 9:26:55 PM PDT by tcrlaf (VOTE DEMOCRAT-You'll look great in a Burka!)
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To: Gasshog

I don’t know??


175 posted on 05/06/2008 9:27:17 PM PDT by Beagle8U (FreeRepublic -- One stop shopping ....... Its the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: papasmurf
If obama becomes POTUS, we’ll be redefining the meaning of terrorist.

Yep.

Terrorist = Republican
Terrorist Leader = Republican who is also an NRA member

176 posted on 05/06/2008 9:28:04 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: eyedigress

Well, they probably won’t resume counting until 8:00a so we won’t know until noon.

And the undeclared SDs finally get a nights’ sleep ha ha.

I could’ve sworn I saw Bill wipe a tear off his cheek tonight.


177 posted on 05/06/2008 9:29:54 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: rdl6989

yawn...me too


178 posted on 05/06/2008 9:30:47 PM PDT by Gasshog
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To: SE Mom

What’s strange is the MSM are not discussing Union County which hasn’t reported a single vote. That’s the county Hillary is supposed to win. Are we seeing a dual fraud in front of our eyes?


179 posted on 05/06/2008 9:30:50 PM PDT by StarFan
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To: tcrlaf; All

Take notice of the HUGE Discrepency in number of votes between the Gov’s race and the Presidential race?

The first totals from Lake County,
316 precincts out of 561 reporting.

Almost all of Gary and Merrillville and portion of Munster primarily make up these numbers, plus Lake Station, East Chicago:

Lake county
Democratic candidates
President of the
United States
Barack Obama 46,759
Hillary Clinton 25,100

Total=71,859

Governor
Jim Schellinger 27,515
Jill Long Thompson 32,461

TOTAL=59,976

Almost a TWELVE THOUSAND VOTE (20%) voting gap between the Pres and Gov’s race, which was JUST BELOW on the ballot?????????


180 posted on 05/06/2008 9:31:08 PM PDT by tcrlaf (VOTE DEMOCRAT-You'll look great in a Burka!)
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