[MIchaelTArchangel]

Yes, in November 2010.

[GodGunsGuts]

Would that invalidate Owens’ previous votes?

[TexasFreeper2009]

Just out of curiosity... if after all votes are counted Homman actually won... would the other guy have to quit the house since he has already been sworn in? How does that work? and why would they swear in someone when the votes were not finished being counted? and the election certified?

[Behind Liberal Lines]

This is why close races shouldn’t be conceded until the recount at least.

[WesternPacific]

Our Election process and government, as a whole, has become nothing more than a third world circus.

[Norman Bates]

Uh, if this happens doesn’t this mean Owens’s vote for health care isn’t valid?

[FredZarguna]

But... But... But... if Hoffman wins, then all the FReepers who’ve claimed the “Extremists” gave the Democrat a win will have to find something else — like Christie Whitman’s column on the Politico — to point to for evidence.

[Rick_Michael]

Interesting...funny how the left spins this stuff.

The fact an independent conservative almost won without the support of the GOP, some supposed ‘leaders’, and the dumb GOP-lib running on the ticket to suck up absentees....

Is a sign our country is at least semi-sane. If they could muster up something that close in that short period of time, then that means a lot.

[staytrue]

"For Doug to win, we needed a three-way race," Ryan said

Not that I believe him, but the Hoffman spokesman, Ryan, admitts that Hoffman can not win a two way race and the Hoffman does not represent a majority in this district.

[shield]

An absentee is were the dimwits cheat the most.

[cherry]

how do four districts put a “0” down for a candidate?...coincidental?......I think not....

[Stars&StripesNE]

Nancy said they won.

[FreedBird]

The cheats will be working hard to fix the vote if it is even close.

[NilesJo]

Conservatives always try to do the honorable thing - Democrats, the dis-honorable thing.

We had better learn to be "No more Mr Nice Guy" and start throwing their tactics back at them. Its bad enough that we have Acorn and SEIU out there trying to manipulate the election results but, jeez,do we have to shoot ourselves in the foot!

[hattend]

If Hoffman does end up being the winner, Pelosi won’t seat him.

Just watch.

[lonevoice]

Interesting development.

As a resident of Washington State I feel qualified to say that for an (R) or conservative candidate to win an election in a very blue district, that candidate must win by a huge margin. Otherwise the votes will just keep being recounted until the (D) candidate wins. I’m still amazed by how close Hoffman came to winning this.

[deport]

Hoffman needs something like a 4 to 1 ratio or better in the absentee vote count in order to win. That will be hard to accomplish, imo.

[saganite]

“based on snafus in Oswego County and elsewhere that left his vote undercounted”

SNAFU. Is that what they’re calling election fraud these days?

I wonder if they know the real original meaning of the word snafu? It pretty much encapsulates vote counting in a lot of close elections where the Dems always seem to come out on top.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

It is preposterous, in our computerized age, votes cannot be accurately tabulated.

[JPG]

Still uphill but the thought of Pelosi having that stupid smile smacked off of her face would be most delightful.