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Official Election Day 2005 Watch [Live Thread]
Shameless Vanity Post | November 8, 2005 | BillyBoy

Posted on 11/07/2005 11:46:41 PM PST by BillyBoy

My Fellow FReepers,

As it now past midnight (well at least for those of us in Central Standard Time) and I did a general search and couldn't find a single thread dedicated to election 2005, I have taken the liberty of creating one.

THIS is the place to post all your updates and discussions on '05 races around the country. From the Boston Mayoral Race to the fight for Virginia Attorney General, keep the adrenaline flowing here.

Will the GOP make a midterm gubernatorial comeback after suffering through the 2001 "mistakes" of McGreeley and Mark Warner? Will Ahnuld, the CA Dummycrats, or independent minded conservatives emerge triumph in California's latest (but not greatest!) "special election"? Will the liberal incumbent crush his equally liberal challenger in New York? And do conservatives even care?

Let's get the discussion rolling folks. You heard it here first!


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: New Jersey; US: New York; US: Ohio; US: Texas; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: forrester; jerrykilgore; joinarnold; nj; noneed4alivethread; notbreakingnews; virginia
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To: commonguymd

Are all you results posters getting data from the same site?

Why is Kaine up by 7% on one and Kilgore up by 12 on the other?


321 posted on 11/08/2005 5:09:03 PM PST by hattend (In France, it's not just the cheese that's soft and runny.)
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To: Republican Wildcat
It doesn't matter what happens it would still be reported as bad for Bush. If the Dems retain this seat - bad for Bush. If the GOP wins, it is bad for Bush because it shows "anti-incumbent sentiment."

Yup. Like I said, it's a reason why I don't pay much attention to the MSM anymore. ;)
322 posted on 11/08/2005 5:09:06 PM PST by tanknetter
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To: Checkers
It never ceases to amaze me how there are states where you can follow election returns every five minutes-and where the Secretary of State actually has duties that the ordinary citizen can enumerate-and yet New Yorkers have to wait until the subsequent day to find out how many votes a particular candidate received, and even then most of the vote totals are incomplete.

Why are we spending so much money on the salaries of Albany lawmakers who don't seem to accomplish much of anything?

:(

323 posted on 11/08/2005 5:09:09 PM PST by Do not dub me shapka broham
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To: Heartofsong83

Not exit polls. These are real numbers from precincts reporting, although they are unofficial and not yet certified. So, unfortunately, they are real numbers, with perhaps an itty-bitty asterisk.


324 posted on 11/08/2005 5:09:27 PM PST by GraceCoolidge
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To: Checkers
In case anyone's interested in the Roanoke City Sheriff race. With 48% of precincts reporting, the George Allen-endorsed Octavia Johnson is leading.

Well she better be leading. If she can't throw out that slimeball RAT, just go ahead and throw Virginia into the blue column.

325 posted on 11/08/2005 5:09:54 PM PST by impatient (clichéd dissenting republican)
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To: HitmanNY

In the past tense, if that is what happened, definitely.

But that's a fact not in evidence right now.


326 posted on 11/08/2005 5:10:29 PM PST by Petronski (Cyborg is the greatest blessing I have ever known.)
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To: Galactic Overlord-In-Chief
Only 89 precincts out of 220 something are in. Still alot to be counted in Fairfax. These 89 precincts...some are huge for Kaine. Kilgore needs to keep Kaine's percent to the mid 50s. Some wealthy precincts are only 50/50. Does not sound too good.
327 posted on 11/08/2005 5:10:36 PM PST by Dave W
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To: HitmanNY

This Freeper can. So we lose in VA. It's disappointing, but so what? Life goes on, I'll still be smiling tomorrow.

I enjoy politics, but it isn't my life. My family is my life, my faith is my life. Those things matter. Who sits in the Governor's office in Virginia ultimately does not.

Still keeping my fingers crossed for Kilgore, though. :-)


328 posted on 11/08/2005 5:11:17 PM PST by Gunder
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To: HitmanNY
I hope so.

I was amused that Mark Simone took the Drudge foul-up seriously, and reported those as the actual returns, before his correction.

Man, that guy is a dope.

329 posted on 11/08/2005 5:11:21 PM PST by Do not dub me shapka broham
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To: impatient

Unfortunately, Virginia has been trending less and less Republican lately, primarily due to the urban sprawl of Washington...it was fairly close in 2004 for President there IIRC (something like 53-46?)


330 posted on 11/08/2005 5:11:26 PM PST by Heartofsong83
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To: Heartofsong83

54-46


331 posted on 11/08/2005 5:12:30 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: HitmanNY

the general answer to your question - is no. let's see how the night goes. but I often post on the political threads and have people try to convince me that Bush won in 2004 by a landslide, instead of by 4% and one state electorally. and then I will be on another set of threads in the coming months, where people will assure me that Hillary cannot possibly win the presidency, and that I am insane, and a troll, etc.

but I won't pre-judge, let's wait for all the results to come in.


332 posted on 11/08/2005 5:12:31 PM PST by oceanview
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To: CarlEOlsoniii

Loudon County hasn't reported yet. Fairfax has reported 39%.


333 posted on 11/08/2005 5:12:43 PM PST by kabar
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To: Gunder

Of course life goes on. The question is, do they have the clarity and wisdom to adjust, or just live in denial?


334 posted on 11/08/2005 5:13:10 PM PST by HitmanLV (Listen to my demos for Savage Nation contest: http://www.geocities.com/mr_vinnie_vegas/index.html)
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To: HitmanNY

Do you mean are we going to go catatonic, hire BBV Inc. or start crying like DUmmies if our guys / propositions lose?

I won't, can't speak for other FReepers.


335 posted on 11/08/2005 5:13:21 PM PST by hattend (In France, it's not just the cheese that's soft and runny.)
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To: Do not dub me shapka broham
It never ceases to amaze me how there are states where you can follow election returns every five minutes-and where the Secretary of State actually has duties that the ordinary citizen can enumerate-and yet New Yorkers have to wait until the subsequent day to find out how many votes a particular candidate received, and even then most of the vote totals are incomplete.

That shouldn't be too hard to figure out. "Adjustments" might be needed, and they take time.

336 posted on 11/08/2005 5:13:21 PM PST by Steve0113 (Stay to the far right to get by.)
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To: Heartofsong83
It's rapidly going the way of New Hampshire, and-unfortunately-Colorado.

Liberalism is like a viral infection.

337 posted on 11/08/2005 5:13:49 PM PST by Do not dub me shapka broham
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To: Gunder

BREAKING: The Drudge Report has confirmed that John Kerry is preparing his acceptance speech.


338 posted on 11/08/2005 5:13:53 PM PST by McGruff (Investigate the CIA! They are the problem.)
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To: Do not dub me shapka broham

I found that out when I visited NY's Sec of State site this evening.... fortunately WNBC has real-time returns (which should start updating any time now).

New Jersey Governor

New York Mayoral

339 posted on 11/08/2005 5:14:08 PM PST by Flux Capacitor (Trust me. I know what I'm doing.)
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To: lainie

that and Dave Bryant on KCAL9...

I can't believe anyone has election coverage.... there is hope that the Bay Area was saying the "weather" was causing low turnout.


340 posted on 11/08/2005 5:14:32 PM PST by BurbankKarl
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