Official Election Day 2005 Watch [Live Thread]

Shameless Vanity Post | November 8, 2005 | BillyBoy

[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!

[Rokke]

"Maybe a whole lot more people are self-identifying as democrats."

You are revealing your ignorance. "Weighting" is done to match what the pollsters believe is reality. The 50%-30% numbers are not raw data. They are numbers resulting from direct manipulation of the polling company. The polling company is in effect saying that 50% of the country is democrat and 30% is Republican. There is absolutely no data to support such a conclusion. The polls are fraudulent whether you want to believe them or not.

[rushmom]

Congratulations

[Heartofsong83]

Yes, but that isn't a full-blown gay marriage legalization. Such would likely fail there.

[DrDeb]

My posts at #395 and #517 are based on FACT (buttressed by professional expertise)!

Beyond your penchant for snarkiness, on what do you base your rants . . . What is your agenda? [BTW: What were you saying about the President's JA ratings during the spring and summer of last year; what were your predictions THEN for the actual November election?!]

[RoseofTexas]

Texas vote for the union of marriage between a guy and a gal! :) We kicked butt! 80% turn out! I LOVE MY STATE!

[wxdawg]

From Hotline:
Rep. Tom Davis Basically Concedes that the GOP "lost" the governor's race.

Davis: "It's a pretty big hole for Jerry to make up."

(On NewsChannel 8 here in DC)

[faithincowboys]

Is the race over? Does kaine got it or is there an outside chance Kilgore can eke it out?

[kabar]

Kilgore has lost, but it would be a moral victory if he won by less than 50% of the vote. Also, the GOP will probably pick up the LtGov and retain the AG, as well retain control of the state legislature. The Dems and MSM will make the results sound like a repudiation of Bush and paint a doomsday scenario for the GOP in 2006.

[badgerbengal]

Good let them move there.

[HitmanLV]

Yep.

[faithincowboys]

How do you know kilgore lost?

[Right_in_Virginia]

It's over everybody. Kilgore loses. Forrester loses.

And, the Dimms hold on to what precious little they had.

Perspective, folks. There is no gain for the Dimms here.

[traderrob6]

He sure as he!! ain't helping.

[traderrob6]

Office: Governor


Precincts Reporting: 1773 of 2426 (73.08%)
Registered Voters: 4,451,866 Total Voting: 1,390,592 Voter Turnout: 31.24 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
T M Kaine Democratic 705,775 50.75%
J W Kilgore Republican 653,339 46.98%
H R Potts Jr Independent 30,342 2.18%
Write Ins 1,136 0.08%
Vote Totals: 1,390,592

[Allen H]

HAAAAA!!! 8) THAT'S funny. 8) The idea that the economy now, which has improved SINCE clinton was gone, is better now, is somehow because of clinton is a joke. I mean, the economy was great the first few years clinton got in office before he even did anything, making that the Reagan/Bush boom, it tanked his last couple years, was in recession just weeks after the election before Bush even had any economic policy, making that the clinton recession, and now it's booming again, thanks to the Bush policies that mirror the Reaganomics policies.

It was made clear a few months ago when there was suddenly over $100 BILLION in unforseen government revenue and the only place it could have come from was the Bush tax cuts. THAT proves the Bush economy is a good economy.

[FreeReign]

The question is, do they have the clarity and wisdom to adjust, or just live in denial?

What adjustment should be made?

[johnmecainrino]

This helps Hillary because she will pick Warner as VP and Warner and Hillary will be able to use Kaine in Virginia.

I still think Hillary will lose at the top of the ticket in Virginia in a presidential run.

A county like Chesterfield a suburb of Richmond only had former Richmond mayor kaine losing by 9 percent, Hillary will lose by 20 percent easy.

[listenhillary]

Results last updated 09:01 PM Tuesday, November 8, 2005.

Office: Governor


Precincts Reporting: 1773 of 2426 (73.08%)
Registered Voters: 4,451,866 Total Voting: 1,390,592 Voter Turnout: 31.24 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
T M Kaine Democratic 705,775 50.75%
J W Kilgore Republican 653,339 46.98%
H R Potts Jr Independent 30,342 2.18%
Write Ins 1,136 0.08%
Vote Totals: 1,390,592



Office: Lieutenant Governor


Precincts Reporting: 1725 of 2426 (71.10%)
Registered Voters: 4,451,866 Total Voting: 1,325,145 Voter Turnout: 29.77 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
W T Bolling Republican 683,417 51.57%
L L Byrne Democratic 639,370 48.25%
Write Ins 2,358 0.18%
Vote Totals: 1,325,145



Office: Attorney General


Precincts Reporting: 1668 of 2426 (68.76%)
Registered Voters: 4,451,866 Total Voting: 1,283,140 Voter Turnout: 28.82 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
R F McDonnell Republican 649,762 50.64%
R C Deeds Democratic 632,209 49.27%
Write Ins 1,169 0.09%
Vote Totals: 1,283,140

[sola_fide]

I think it's over. Loudon county hasn't reported at all yet, but at best I think Kilgore could only make up 10k votes or so there.

[jveritas]

Let them make it this way. They did the same doom and gloom scenario for President Bush and the Republicans all last year and on elections day they were predicting a Kerry landslide. They were utterly defeated.