Posted on 11/12/2009 6:18:26 AM PST by EternalVigilance
Hoffman’s big surge unfortunately, probably came after most of the absentee ballots were already filled out and mailed.
Ping to my #19.
The idea that they can be is preposterous.
Then why did Hoffman concede?
My understanding, and someone correct me if I am wrong, is that concessions mean exactly nothing. Final, certified vote counts count, not concessions. They are not legally binding they are a custom, a formality, a niceity, a classy thing to do (if you are sure you lost) but carry no legal weight.
He conceded because Hoffman, at the time, crunched the numbers and said those absentees wouldn’t make a bit of difference.
But, now the vote total does seem narrower than they were anticipating....
I think my statement on the thread that the math isn’t there may be a bit too hasty.
That is why he conceded though. He would have to win an unusually large number of the absentees, which he may have.
“When are conservatives going to stop giving away their lunch money to bullies?”
I have often said Conservative pols need to grow a pair, but I like the way you put it.
Concession doesn’t matter. Votes do.
Concession is a formality and a nice way to bow out, but if for some weird reason the person conceding wins, the presumed victor becomes the loser.
They don’t win just because the other guy conceded.
Would it still be over in that case? If so, what's to stop all future elections managed by Democrats to have confusing announcements in close races?
-PJ
I said that too that night—how come we don’t wait to count absentee ballots? So what if it slows down the process.
It’s like saying the votes aren’t needed.
Yes, I have heard that the district won’t even exist in 2010. But if it does, it will go back to the GOP.
Thank RINO Scum like Newt, Dede and the NY-23 local GOP DIABLO party booses for messing this up. Their sh*t helped get ObamaCare passed.
They almost never change the outcome, and Hoffman knew that. However, he appears to be doing rather well, so it may need to be taken into consideration.
My bet is the vote total will end up below 1000, but still a non-Hoffman win unfortunately.
In Canada, broadcasting the results of the vote nationwide is prohibited, with stiff penalties for violators, until the polls close in the West for that reason.
The gov’t also wants to prevent vote switching out West based on the Eastern results.
I agree with you. In their effort to be the first to report, these organizations do a disservice to voters.
Exactly. Is this country worth fighting for or not?
We need a little more Churchill and a lot less Pansy in the Republican party. We have to fight them in the trenches...just couldn’t resist.
easy way to resolve those issue is to just open and close all polls simultaniously regardless of time zone.
Elections are decided by the people, not by concession speeches by politicians.
My bet is the vote total will end up below 1000, but still a non-Hoffman win unfortunately.
It will depend upon how many ballots there are, locals where they are from, etc. I had read earlier that there were something less than 6,000 of the almost 11,000 issued absentee ballots returned. There figure will have changed as they have now reached the final turn in date. Under those numbers Hoffman would need them to break for him in a very high percentage, maybe 4 to 1 or better.
Frankened.
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