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Alaska counting of absentee ballots begins - Go Miller!! [Murkowski just conceded.]
Alaska Politics Blog - Anchorage Daily News ^ | August 31, 2010 | Alaska_Politics

Posted on 08/31/2010 12:40:40 PM PDT by CedarDave

From Sean Cockerham at the Alaska Division of Elections office in Anchorage --

Update, 11:10 a.m.: Joe Miller's lead over Lisa Murkowski narrowed from 1,668 votes to 1,325 with the first count of absentee ballots this morning.

It looks like 2,391 votes were counted in this first batch. They're from Districts 17 through 26, all Anchorage.

More numbers to come.

Read more: http://community.adn.com/adn/node/152974

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; frankenvotes; joemiller; miller; millertime; murkowski
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To: truthfreedom

Update, 4:22 p.m.:

Lisa Murkowski just slightly narrowed Joe Miller’s lead down to 1,210 votes with a new batch of absentee votes in from Southeast Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula and Fairbanks. Murkowski is going to have to start cutting into the lead by a far bigger margin soon or she’s going to be out.

The latest batch included 3,162 absentee votes. The Division of Elections has counted nearly 13,000 votes today, 9,000 of which have been Republican primary votes that impact the Miller-Murkowski race. Murkowski cut Miller’s lead down from 1,668 votes to 1,210 votes in that time.

About 3,000 more votes are expected today from Southeast Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula and the Fairbanks area.

The Division of Elections will have an additional roughly 9,000 votes to process for counts on Friday and Sept. 8. The number isn’t firm because some more absentees are likely to come in and some votes will be disqualified. Also, not all those votes will be for the Republican primary.


301 posted on 08/31/2010 5:56:35 PM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: truthfreedom
Murkowski is going to have to start cutting into the lead by a far bigger margin soon or she’s going to be out.

Worth repeating.

Murkowski is going to have to start cutting into the lead by a far bigger margin soon or she’s going to be out.

302 posted on 08/31/2010 5:59:36 PM PDT by Drango (NO-vember is payback for April 15th)
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To: Drango

She knows this.

Half the absentees have been counted already and Murkowski only picked up 400 or so votes.

People are saying that she’s close to conceding.

After this race, focus on O’Donnell in DE. That election is 2 weeks away.


303 posted on 08/31/2010 6:02:16 PM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: Scythian

Lovely idea but some of us live in states where all voting is done through a mail in vote. It’s not a matter of being lazy, we no longer have the option of going to a literal polling booth.


304 posted on 08/31/2010 6:03:03 PM PDT by Soul Seeker (?)
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To: truthfreedom

When it is 9 pm in the East, it is 5 pm in Alaska.

hope Joe wins!! and I hope Lisa does the right thing, concedes, congratulates, and endorses Joe.


305 posted on 08/31/2010 6:03:30 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: CedarDave

theothermccain.com

ANCHORAGE, Alaska
UPDATE 8:50 p.m. ET (4:50 p.m. local) — Absenttes in Fairbanks are reported to be good news for Joe Miller. Anchorage talk-radio host Dan Fagan on 750 KFQD just said that the votes remaining to be counted would have to break 55% for Lisa Murkowski in order for her to win: “That’s not going to happen . . . . It’s over.”


306 posted on 08/31/2010 6:04:13 PM PDT by Kaosinla (The More the Plans Fail. The More the Planners Plan.)
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To: CedarDave

Miller, Joe REP 52360 50.71%
Murkowski, Lisa REP 50891 49.29%

Miller up by 1469


307 posted on 08/31/2010 6:10:57 PM PDT by Kaosinla (The More the Plans Fail. The More the Planners Plan.)
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To: Kaosinla

Joe Miller a regular name as Scott Brown a regular name...knowing Joe Miller will never disappoint as regular Scott Brown has....


308 posted on 08/31/2010 6:12:12 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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To: Kaosinla

08/31/2010 04:56:01 PM Registered Voters 487456 - Cards Cast 153933 31.58%
Miller, Joe REP 52360 50.71%
Murkowski, Lisa REP 50891 49.29%

Fat Lady singing now?

Time for Murk to concede?


309 posted on 08/31/2010 6:14:00 PM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: Kaosinla

How many votes left? Looking great for Sen. Joe Miller! Bob


310 posted on 08/31/2010 6:14:29 PM PDT by alstewartfan ("If I should live to be seven, I might forget Stephanie!" Al Stewart)
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To: shield

Joe Miller a regular name as Scott Brown a regular name...knowing Joe Miller will never disappoint as regular Scott Brown has....


So that makes Scott Brown a regular disappointment? :)


311 posted on 08/31/2010 6:14:52 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Keep your head up and keep moving forward!)
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To: CedarDave

VIA Twitter

kerpen Now 10,865 absentees counted, Murkowski ahead 5,532 (50.9%) to 5,333 to net 199 votes. She now trails Joe Miller by 1,469!
1 minute ago via web

http://twitter.com/kerpen


312 posted on 08/31/2010 6:16:36 PM PDT by VRWCTexan (Those who forget history, are doomed to repeat it !)
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To: Kaosinla
Yeah, it's over.

Amazing cycle already, knocking off Rep. Bob Inglis, Sen. Bob Bennett, and Sen. Murkowski, and replacing Fat Teddy with a Republican!

313 posted on 08/31/2010 6:16:49 PM PDT by Crichton
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To: truthfreedom
You posted:

08/31/2010 04:56:01 PM Registered Voters 487456 - Cards
Cast 153933 31.58%
Miller, Joe REP 52360 50.71%
Murkowski, Lisa REP 50891 49.29%

That is a 1469 vote lead for Miller. Considering that Miller's lead shrank to about 1294 votes at one point, this sounds like very good news...

314 posted on 08/31/2010 6:19:38 PM PDT by topher (Let us return to old-fashioned morality - morality that has stood the test of time...)
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To: shield
Joe Miller a regular name as Scott Brown a regular name...knowing Joe Miller will never disappoint as regular Scott Brown has....

Joe Miller is from a conservative state where we expect conservatives to be strongly conservative.

Scott Brown is from a strongly liberal state where a conservative has to be middle of the road just to get elected (and even that was a squeaker). A strong conservative will not be elected from Massachusetts. Demanding one from there will only ensure the liberal Democrat will get elected.

315 posted on 08/31/2010 6:19:38 PM PDT by Aroostook25
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To: truthfreedom

More than 10K Republican ballots counted today and Lisa has picked-up less than 200. Someone cue the fat lady.


316 posted on 08/31/2010 6:19:49 PM PDT by WWRD
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To: CedarDave

Wow I see that’s Joe’s up by 1469!

I just got back from town (Fairbanks), about 45 minutes ago. While I was there I stopped by Joe’s office, he was really upbeat, he mentioned the “found” votes, but didn’t seem worried. I told him it was an honor to meet him and asked if he had any signs. He gave me the last one, so if figured what the heck. I’ll ask him to sign it. HE DID!

Go-Joe-GO!


317 posted on 08/31/2010 6:21:27 PM PDT by FarNorth (Show us the real birth certificate and the records that you have sealed if you're not afraid, barry)
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To: truthfreedom

Oh yeah...

318 posted on 08/31/2010 6:22:01 PM PDT by Free Vulcan (No prisoners, no mercy. 2010 is here...)
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To: Aroostook25

And with a name like Aroostook, you know that Maine isn’t Mass either.


319 posted on 08/31/2010 6:22:16 PM PDT by truthfreedom
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To: alstewartfan

adn

From Sean Cockerham at the Alaska Division of Elections office in Anchorage —

Update, 5:09 p.m.:

It’s looking bad for Lisa Murkowski. The latest count of absentees increased Miller’s lead to 1,469 votes. Fairbanks probably helped Miller, although the votes were also from Southeast Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula.

The Murkowski campaign was really counting on a big boost from Southeast, which didn’t happen.

The latest batch was a count of 2,760 votes. It brings the total counted today to about 15,700 votes. Still awaiting some more Kenai absentee votes.


320 posted on 08/31/2010 6:22:36 PM PDT by Kaosinla (The More the Plans Fail. The More the Planners Plan.)
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