9/13/2011 Special Elections Live Thread

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[PapaBear3625]

AP is maintaining vote-count pages for both the NY special election and the Nevada special election for the US House

New York District 9, Weprin v Turner

Nevada District 2, Amodei v Marshall

[concerned about politics]

The dead, farm animals, and Mickey Mouse haven’t had their chance to vote Democrat yet

Oh yeah. I checked out a left wing blog, and every dysfunctional left wing group you can think of was out "creating" new voters. I can see why Turner contested already. The Vote fraud is blatant. It's right out in the open. They're not even hiding it. They're hoping it can't be sorted out, so the leftist would win.
Turner was smart to stop the absentees at the door. They've already found dead people voting.

[Raycpa]

7/412 turner 55%

[Pilsner]

Two more precincts reported in, Turner still ahead 126 to 125.

Can any New York Freepers tell us anything about the precincts that are reporting? In my county, 1 one vote Republican lead, with three precincts counted, might mean anything, from a Democrat blow out, to a tight race, to a Republican blow out, depending on the three precincts counted.

[Def Conservative]

Ugh...NY is so close...watch for the Dems to hold off on reporting so they can know how many votes to invent

[skaterboy]

Rankin County Mississippi turned down a 170 million dollar school bond issue....ten million for football stadiums!!! 61% said no!!...more good news!!

[cumbo78]

It’s certainly possible, although I think the larger states’ reps were somewhat localized, although not formally. I do know for certain that you don’t have to “legally” be a resident of the district, only the state.

[Friend of the Friendless]

I have in Illinois all my life. The Democrats have election stealing down to a science. It is one thing in government that they are really good at.

[Fantasywriter]

Man, I hear you [re: GA drivers]. I am a Southerner born and bred, but I had to drive for twenty years in the worst part of the Boston area. Kill or be killed. Five years ago I came back to my beloved South. Yes, I love my homeland and I always will. The drivers, though....

I guess I better not get started. (1) the post would be too long. (2) it would be deleted. ;)

[Dilbert San Diego]

This sure is a slow vote count.

Are there any legal requirements that votes be counted promptly? If not there should be. The slowness of the count probably means that the Dems. are taking a beating as they count the votes. They are trying to figure out how to eke out a victory. So they don’t want to release vote totals yet.

In other news, the White House has announced that today’s elections in New York and Nevada are NOT any referendum on Obama. (sarcasm).

But if the Republicans win both, I’m sure that this will be the Dem. talking point.

[BCrago66]

The AP and no other site that I know of is breaking down the votes precinct by precinct; it’s just Queens & Brooklyn. So far Turner is winning with just Queens reporting; I think his margin might get bigger when some Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn report. These are Democrats who supported Hilary, and they’re not too fond of Obama’s lashing out on Israel. So this a proxy vote for them, I think.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hey Ted! That lunatic Weprin is blaming The Tea Party for the whole mess Obama got us into – just how insane is that?

[Palmetto Patriot]

Here are some benchmarks to keep in mind as you watch the results:

“Update: Benchmarks via Sean Trende:

In ’08, Weiner carried Brooklyn portion of NY9 52/48. Queens = 65/35. Queens = 70% total vote. There’s your benchmarks.

Update: More benchmarks via Nate Silver:

NY09 over/under line: Weprin (D) would need about 54% of the votes in Queens precincts, 42% in Brooklyn precincts, to tie Turner (R)”

- courtesy Hot Air

All the precincts reporting thus far are in Queens, very early, but a good sign.

[ari-freedom]

if turner wins queens, it’s all over.

[NormsRevenge]

September 13, 2011 - 10:13PM ET

(i) = incumbent

= winner

= runoff

U.S. House - District 9 - Special General

County	Precincts	David Weprin (Dem)	Bob Turner (GOP)	C. Hoeppner (SWP)
Total	9/512	283 43%	363 56%	6 1%
Brooklyn	0/170	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%
Queens	9/342	283 43%	363 56%	6 1%

[Col Frank Slade]

I bet Doug Heffernan votes for Turner.

[political1]

I see where there is a socialist workers party candidate running there. If the Democrats lose they will say that guy took away some of their votes.

[rawhide]

Has any news/tv organization called it either way, based on exit polls?

[Billthedrill]

Ruh-roh. This one is very interesting indeed. BTT.

[BCrago66]

The Weiner replacement is now up by 8 votes.

Don’t panic.

Wait for Brooklyn to come in.

[Grunthor]

Turner now down one %