Virginia Governor Election Day LIVE Thread

http://www.politico.com/2013-election/results/governor/virginia/ ^ | 2013-11-05 | parksstp

[parksstp]

Thread for discussion of tonight's VA Gov Elecitons Result. Is this too early?

[Dave W]

I don't see that. Pollyannas are annoying. I appreciate reality. Cooch is winning Va. Beach by only 3,500 votes with 67% of the precincts reporting. He needs to be doing MUCH better particularly since most of Fairfax county is out.

[1010RD]

Obenshein looks good and if that covers the same precincts Cooch is doing well. It looks like the libby libertarian is hurting McClintonite.

[GeronL]

any loss will be blamed on the TEA Party

“he was just too extreme...”

[Viennacon]

At 61.16%, this is looking good for Cooch.

[Friendofgeorge]

Fox News is a joke...big election night and if you are watching tv have to rely on CNN MSNBC

[kabar]

Jackson was a poor candidate. He is a drag on Cuccinelli.

[Sarah Barracuda]

DM Hawkins ‏@HawkinsUSA 25s Sarvis took more votes from liberals (8%) than conservatives (4%) and his biggest chunk was from the 18-29 group. His candidacy a wash

[CivilWarBrewing]

I hope 0bama’s NSA’s electronic vote tally switcher machine has hiccups.

[Pilsner]

Ok, I don’t get this ...This is the raw vote numbers coming in, but it’s too close to call based on exit polls and real votes coming in. Um....what?

Supposedly based on the precincts that are in. My county splits tickets. There are precincts where a strong Republican will carry 75% of the vote, and precincts where a strong Democrat will get 75% of the vote. If a number of the precinct where a strong Republican gets 75% of the vote are in, and the Republican got 60% of the vote in them, and none of the precincts where a strong Democrat gets 75% of the vote are in, then the folks down at the Court House, from both parties, all know the Republican is toast, even if he is up by 10%.

I don't have any idea how it breaks down in VA, but urban areas tend to report later, and tend to be Democrat.

Of course in my county the larger, more remote precincts, out in the subdivisions, tend to come in late, and the geographically smaller precincts in town near the Court House tend to come in first, so a Democrat up by only 10% with 1/3 of the vote in would be toast.

[GeronL]

bump 150% is about right

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Good news! Go Cuch, go!

[smoothsailing]

Far as I know, he just needs the most votes.

[Free Vulcan]

It’s gonna be tight.

[BunnySlippers]

CNN said and hour ago that Ken was conceding. Was that true?

[tsowellfan]

Is our guy winnng?

[Viennacon]

Cooch needs to hold where he is now.

[StarFan]

Drudge still showing only 32% reporting. Where are you seeing that?

[Sarah Barracuda]

If CNN said that tomorrow the sun would rise I would have to go outside and confirm it..I believe NOTHING from the Commie News Network

[GeronL]

blacks didn’t vote for EW, he has the wrong letter next to his name

[hoosiermama]

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