Ohio Special Election Open Thread (Final results Schmidt: 52%; Hackett: 48% Demos lose again)

[watsonfellow]

Has anyone seen any polls?

[mware]

LOL, man I need a cup of coffee big time.

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

We also lost Ernie Fletcher's seat in Kentucky after he won the governor's mansion, to cite another example.

[atlanta67]

oh yes you fool...I signed up 2 months ago just so I could post for this race.


We were told all day long this would be a walk for Schmit..some of you people are blind..this portends very very badly for 2006 and especially Ohio in 2006.

I dont know what the reason is for these numbers..but we better find out and stop fooling ourselves

[Dan from Michigan]

I know Hackett kept telling everyone how "pro-gun" he is......

[mware]

fool huh??? we will see.

[davidosborne]

As of 8:03 PM
DEM - PAUL HACKETT 1629 45.34%
REP - JEAN SCHMIDT 1964 54.66%

As of 8:20 PM
DEM - PAUL HACKETT 1717 46.12%
REP - JEAN SCHMIDT 2006 53.88%

As of 8:34 PM
DEM - PAUL HACKETT 4083 46.38%
REP - JEAN SCHMIDT 4720 53.62%


As of 8:49 PM
DEM - PAUL HACKETT 14676 52.00%
REP - JEAN SCHMIDT 13549 48.00%

As of 8:57 PM
DEM - PAUL HACKETT 18476 51.99%
REP - JEAN SCHMIDT 17064 48.01%

As of 9:02 PM
DEM - PAUL HACKETT 19053 52.18%
REP - JEAN SCHMIDT 17457 47.81%

As of 9:14:56 PM
DEM - PAUL HACKETT 30322 50.45%
REP - JEAN SCHMIDT 29776 49.54%

[atlanta67]

ok getting closer now

[gopwinsin04]

[ken5050]

Rush: ( as he proposes to Kagan) "what would you like for a wedding present, m'dear?"

Kagan: "Could you pretty please buy me CNN?"

[kesg]

This looks better than 15 minutes ago, and still nothint from Claremont.

[nuffsenuff]

HOLD THE LINE, MAN!!! HOLD! THE! LINE!

[NeoCaveman]

Clermont county has zero precincts reporting as of yet. We will dodge this bullet.

[RobFromGa]

Losing a district where the incumbent GOP congressman won 70% isnt our share

Incumbents almost always get 70% share, I posted the statistics in the first 100 posts of this thread. Incubency is a very valuable thing.

[BootsOnTheGround]

Looks like he hit his high-water mark.

[Arkie2]

Schmidt has been creeping back up and with her counties yet to report she looks like a sure winner.

[NeoCaveman]

Incumbents almost always get 70% share, I posted the statistics in the first 100 posts of this thread. Incubency is a very valuable thing.

Because 90% of districts are safe. Gerrymandering is a very valuable thing.

[atlanta67]

70% is a bit much for your average incumbent..

I agree this isnt like Dan Rostenkowski losing in 1994, but it is pretty bad

[carton253]

I live in the district, and I didn't want to vote for either one of them... Schmidt may be a Republican, but she's no great prize. She voted to raise Ohio taxes in conjunction with Taft. Some says that makes her loyal.

If Schmidt wins, we don't get another conservative. We get a nominal RINO...

[Dan from Michigan]

Schmidt won a close primary race with 4 "major" candidates. Schmidt won, then Bob McEwen(Christian Right, former congressman), then Tom Brinkman(tax-hawk, pro-lifer, pro-gunner, maverick), Pat DeWine was 4th and was the "frontrunner" who crashed and burned in a disaster.

McEwen won the rural areas which Hackett is also winning. Brinkman and Schmidt split Hamilton County. Schmidt won because of Clermont County.

[nuffsenuff]

Seriously.