Thune camp "giddy" for GOP Senate win in S.D. -- All but predicting victory now

Fox News Channel | 11/6/02 | Carl Cameron

[spycatcher]

They say as the western precinct tally unfolds they should move into the lead for good

Carl Cameron also had sources in the Allard camp in CO Senate race that were giddy yesterday when no one else was

[Guillermo]

11/05/02 CENTRAL ELECTION REPORTING SYSTEM 23:50:24
ST05BTCH ELECTION TOTALS

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TOTAL PERCENT PRECINCTS TOTAL
VOTES OF VOTE REPORTING PRECINCTS

U S SENATE
(L) EVANS KURT 2155 1 610 844
(D) JOHNSON TIM 123834 50 610 844
(R) THUNE JOHN 120867 49 610 844

[AaronInCarolina]

Yes. Carl Cameron explained how South Dakota is a state that straddles 2 different time zones, so the precincts in the western part of the state closed an hour later than the eastern part of the state. The precincts in the western part of the state, (which have not been counted yet) are heavily Republican, and the Thune campaign is expecting to surge forward in the next hour or 2.

[krb]

I have yet to see good news about Thune...please post your sources.

[Paraclete]

I'm watching the local Sioux Falls station and the Thune folks are very upbeat. Lot's of votes to come in from the West River region (Mtn Time) This is the strong republican part of the state. Reservation turnount not enough for dems . . .

People are leaving the dem headquarters . . . their whipped.

[Bogey78O]

Eat it Daschle. Eat it!

[F-117A]

Could you put that into English!

[spycatcher]

I just did...Carl Cameron...Fox News Channel

[Zack Nguyen]

LOL! Tell us how you really feel.

[freedomcrusader]

U S SENATE

(L) EVANS KURT 2189 1 627 844

(D) JOHNSON TIM 125589 50 627 844

(R) THUNE JOHN 123028 49 627 844

[spycatcher]

Could you put that into English!

I'll help him out...

In Engrish: "All Your Senate Are Belong To Us"

[Persuasion]

Just go to the South Dakota election results page and watch the changes as the west-river precincts come in. Johnson was up 4500 votes a bit ago. Now it's only 2500. Pennington County alone should give Thune the votes he needs to catch up, and the rest of west-river SD should give Thune a slim victory. South Dakota Election Results

[MamaLucci]

Awesome news! I am SO proud of the good people in the
states of GA, LA, SD, TX, MO, CO, MN, NH, MD, etc.
Thank you all. Signed: Lonely in ILLinois.

[Irene Adler]

We're kinda lonely in Iowa, too, Mama, but, like you, still very, very happy (and relieved) for the rest of the U.S.

[freedomcrusader]

TOTAL PERCENT PRECINCTS TOTAL
VOTES OF VOTE REPORTING PRECINCTS

U S SENATE
(L) EVANS KURT 2271 1%
(D) JOHNSON TIM 127538 50%
(R) THUNE JOHN 126539 49%

[spycatcher]

LANDSLIDE!!!!!

[wyopa]

Ehrlich wins in Maryland. I'm a happy camper. And I don't even live in Maryland. I live in PA, where Rendell was just elected governor. But, living 4 miles from the MD border, I'm ecstatic about Ehrlich's win.

[freedomcrusader]

Even Steven:

U S SENATE
(L) EVANS KURT 2325 1%
(D) JOHNSON TIM 130739 50%
(R) THUNE JOHN 130489 50%

[Lyford]

Johnson by 250 with 201 precincts (23.82%) left to count...

[CA Conservative]

(L) EVANS, KURT 2271 1 641 844
(D) JOHNSON, TIM 127538 50 641 844
(R) THUNE,JOHN 126539 49 641 844

Only 1,000 votes behind now!