LIVE THREAD: ELECTIONS 2006

[Dog]

Please Mods can we have one central Live thread ...its tough jumping from thread to thread to get results.

[mewzilla]

Seems to me the country is split right in two.

I'd say in three parts if you include the folks who didn't vote.

[JeffAtlanta]

You have no idea what you are talking about in regards to mid-term elections.

LOL - like you do.

Midterm elections are all about energizing your base. The GOP approach to illegal immigration depressed the base rather than energizing it. That spells defeat in midterm elections.

We've been telling you guys this for months and exactly what we said would happen did happen. When are you guys going to start living in reality?

[varina davis]

I'm anxious to know the military absentee vote.

[Peach]

What's making me really sick is seeing that Americans have turned their backs on the military and fighting the jihadists.

It's just what Spain did and the jihadists are having the last laugh.

[nutmeg]

In my 51 years on this earth I have learned that life is full of ups and downs. This is a downer but not as bad for me as when Clinton beat Dole in 96. If anything it will give conservatives in the GOP a chance to regroup and chose new leaders more in step with our base. Besides the Dems will find a way to screw things up. KEEP THE FAITH.

Thanks, Bombard. I really needed to see that post. I've been having a really tough time with these results tonight (especially Santorum, Steele, Swann and Ehrlich so far).

[fight_truth_decay]

MAINE Updated at 10:22 p.m. 132 of 627 (21%) precincts reported.

Olympia J. Snowe (R) 88258 73.16%
Jean M. Hay Bright (D) 25881 21.45%


John E. Baldacci (D) 49322 39.77%
Chandler E. Woodcock (R) 34425 27.76%
Barbara Merrill (U) 25991 20.96%
Patricia H. LaMarche (G) 13047 10.52%
Phillip Morris NaPier (U) 1218 0.98%

TABOR CITIZEN'S INITIATIVE
No 66165 54.62%
Yes 54961 45.38%

[RWR8189]

I think Roskam will hold on.

Illinois 06
Updated: 10:39 p.m. ET
Full IL

Republican Roskam
35,426 52% 36% of precincts reporting votes by county not available

Democratic Duckworth
32,731 48

[LibLieSlayer]

Maybe they will reverse... it happened on '04.

LLS

[AmericaUnited]

People are simply idiots, voting for Rat candidates.

I am becoming more and more an elitist. The average voter is such a brainless wonder, thinking the RATS are better at controlling spending or safegarding America or cutting taxes, according to poll questions. WHAT TYPE OF CRACK ARE THEY SMOKING???!!

[Toespi]

"And remember, Independents are most likely to be swayed by the msm."

As I see it, the MSM are the real winners, they have the power to influence an election and I believe, wholeheartedly, that is precisely what has happened in this election.

[fatima]

He went to the tanning salon.I can tell:)

[Howlin]

Oh thanks for bringing that up...I flipped over to see and Hillary's on!

[Marathoner]

Anyone know which parts of TN are still out? Hopefully, not Shelby Co (Memphis).

[SHOOT THE MOON bat]

Tonight the lottery number in Pennsylvania was 666.

[eleni121]

A perfect storm for Republicans on this issue at least. They were damned if they did and damned if they didn't.

Dems just sat back and did the cheshire cat thing even though their position is far more open borders than any Republican.

Dems see the illegals flooding in as potential Unionista supporters...just like dem Boss Tweed viewed the Irish in the 19th century.

[Chicos_Bail_Bonds]

Allen ....hanging on

94.31% in

G F Allen Republican 1,075,216 49.67%

J H Webb Jr Democratic 1,063,284 49.12%

[Oliver Optic]

When all is said and done, I think we will learn that it was not the moderate Republicans that sunk us, but rather the independents.

Agreed. If we're looking for scapegoats, I don't think Free Republic is the place to look ... either the GOP "bashers" or GOP "bots".

We can argue on here all night, but I'll bet 95 per cent of us pulled the lever for Republicans today.

We should save our anger for the traitorous national media and the coddled, brain dead American public.

[RobFromGa]

In the 2008 election cycle, we have

TAKEOVER OPPORTUNITIES:
DEMOCRATS IN RED STATES: Rockefeller(WV), Johnson(SD), Baucus(MT), Pryor(AR),Landrieu(LA),
DEMOCRATS IN PURPLE STATES: Harkin(IA), Levin(MI)

UPGRADE OPPORTUNITIES:
RINOS IN RED STATES: Graham*(SC), Hagel*(NE),
RINOS IN PURPLE STATES: Coleman(MN), Smith(OR)

HOLD SITUATIONS:
CONSERVATIVES IN PURPLE STATES: Sununu(NH),Domenici(NM),Allard(CO)

HOLD OR ABANDON?:
RINOS IN BLUE STATES: Collins(ME)

In the 2010 election cycle, we have

TAKEOVER OPPORTUNITIES:
DEMOCRATS IN RED STATES: Lincoln(AR), Dorgan(ND), Bayh(IN)
DEMOCRATS IN PURPLE STATES: Wyden(OR), Reid(NV), Feingold(WI), Salazar(CO)

UPGRADE OPPORTUNITIES:
RINOS IN RED STATES: McCain*(AZ)
RINOS IN PURPLE STATES: Specter(PA), Voinovich*(OH), Gregg(NH)

HOLD SITUATIONS:
CONSERVATIVES IN PURPLE STATES: Grassley(IA), Martinez(FL)

HOLD OR ABANDON?
RINOS IN BLUE STATES: none

[JerseyDvl]

Well hold on because you KNOW it is going to get worse.
Our only solace would be if we hold the Senate.
Someone else said it, I read through these so quickly but historically it's not THAT bad if the Repubs actually hold the Senate in a President's 6th year.

[CurlyBill]

Webb has closed the gap quite a bit.

And the absentee votes should go to Allen by a bigger margin.