The 2006 American Midterm Election Day Thread

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lugar is like the only republican i can stand. because of his goofy ass smile.

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:15 (nineteen years ago)

"Sam Donaldson excepted" will be my mantra for the evening.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:19 (nineteen years ago)

also, wasn't lugar unopposed? CNN UR DUM

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:20 (nineteen years ago)

re: Montana -- It's just one poll and i have no clue what the source is, but from myDD(?):

MT: 53-46 Dem

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:20 (nineteen years ago)

Lugar opposed only by a libertarian, they called that one first.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:21 (nineteen years ago)

can't remember if we've posted this yet, but FBI has opened an investigation into robocalling in Virginia

Wish there was a better name for it, tho. "wardialing"? "voicemail droids gone amuck"?

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:22 (nineteen years ago)

Fox News reporting massive GOP turnout in Virginia and Montana - in Virginia exceeding 2004 levels...

― carson dial (carson dial), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:24 (nineteen years ago)

"robocalling" sounds like "drunk dialing" (the two are similar, admittedly)

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:27 (nineteen years ago)

Fox or CNN going forward, Sky is arse and BBC doesn't start covering till 3am?

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:28 (nineteen years ago)

CNN calling Ohio governor for Strickland-Dem

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:31 (nineteen years ago)

goddammit, i hate it when they call races before the fucking polls even close.

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:32 (nineteen years ago)

they are hardly mentioning polls being kept open in cleveland, fox mention it every other breath.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:34 (nineteen years ago)

Hahaha, whoa, "Not a surprise, because Ohio is a cesspool this year." (CNN)

― Django Blowhardt (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:36 (nineteen years ago)

haha

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:36 (nineteen years ago)

CNN calls WV for Byrd (D). Just 22 more...

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:37 (nineteen years ago)

i need a little color-in-map like we had in '04. it's fun to keep score for yourself!

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:39 (nineteen years ago)

um CNN Pipeline wants me to pay??

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:40 (nineteen years ago)

haha yeah like NCAA basketball brackets, only legislative

xpost

― diebold with a vengeance (nickalicious), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:41 (nineteen years ago)

No freesat/freeview, hand?

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:41 (nineteen years ago)

no TV, Ed

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:43 (nineteen years ago)

the internet really falls down with truly LIVE events (excluding those that follow preset patterns like sports)

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:44 (nineteen years ago)

Fuck me, sky news coverage is bad:

Anchor: 'Isn't it refreshing to see an independent coming through from that two party state?'
Pundit: 'That's Connecticut and he isn't really an independent, that's joe Liberman'

Radio 4 should be providing coverage shortly and fox news is offering the chance to watch their radio coverage online.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:45 (nineteen years ago)

what do they show you, live footage of a radio?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:49 (nineteen years ago)

I had no idea Robert Byrd was up for re-election. What kind of opposition could his candidacy muster?

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:51 (nineteen years ago)

tracer, if you're desperate for tv, go download tvuplayer. you get abc, nbc, cbs, fox, the lot. got me through the world series.

― ^@^ (map), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:51 (nineteen years ago)

I can't say I have bothered to find out. On the TV fox they have some people punditing on the whingers who complain about robo-calling and disenfranchisement and even deign to retain lawyers before any problems arise.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:52 (nineteen years ago)

Tracer, NPR live coverage here starting at the top of the hour.

― Django Blowhardt (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:52 (nineteen years ago)

3.2pt lead for Webb (D) in the CNN exit polls for VA senate (based on the gender split scores), but we all remember how those numbers failed to account for the heavily pro-GOP third sex in '04.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:54 (nineteen years ago)

^@^, if it's still PC-only it's no go for me, too

i "hate to say it" but i think NPR would want to make me claw my eyes out even more than the ABC News D-team

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 00:58 (nineteen years ago)

CNN gives Brown (D) a 16pt lead in OH, but they're not calling it yet (not surprising - it would be the first displaced incumbent).

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:00 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/ , best for hand

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:00 (nineteen years ago)

starting to listen to the NPR coverage now...

― like murderinging (modestmickey), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:01 (nineteen years ago)

3.2pt lead for Webb (D) in the CNN exit polls for VA senate

However, in the real numbers, Allen is 10pts ahead in the first few reporting precincts (could be very Red precincts, I dunno).

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:05 (nineteen years ago)

Allen is now behind.

Who is the skeleton in the glasses on CNN?

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:09 (nineteen years ago)

That would be James Carville.

― Django Blowhardt (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:16 (nineteen years ago)

Ed's right - it's Webb by 356k-355k votes from 33% of precincts. I was going to stay up for the call on VA and then go to bed figuring that would probably decide the senate (or at least rule out Dem control if Allen was re-elected), but it's heading for a recount at the mo' and might be the very last significant result instead of one of the first.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:18 (nineteen years ago)

BUH-BYE, MAN-ON-DAWG!!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:21 (nineteen years ago)

Now Allen by 4,000 or so. I'm not going to F5 that all night...

IN-08 goes to Ellsworth by a huge margin and that's the first gain for the Dems - 14 more required for control.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:22 (nineteen years ago)

Allen by 79 votes, 40% of precincts reporting!

Ok, I really will stop now.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:25 (nineteen years ago)

I actually felt a little uncomfortable when Begala called Rush Limbaugh a "drug addled gasbag."

― Django Blowhardt (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:26 (nineteen years ago)

Another Rep incumbent with a 16pt deficit in a CNN exit poll - Santorum in PA. Apparently one or two networks have now stuck their necks out and called both OH and PA for the Dems.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:32 (nineteen years ago)

BBC saying CBS have called Ohio sen for sherrod brown and polls still open in Cuyahoga county.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:33 (nineteen years ago)

xpost

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:33 (nineteen years ago)

NJ called for Menendez

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:37 (nineteen years ago)

VA - the northern VA heavily Dem counties come in last. so it might be a while!

― dar1a g (daria g), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:37 (nineteen years ago)

CNN called New Jersey for Menendez over Kean. (xp)

― Django Blowhardt (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:38 (nineteen years ago)

CNN calling NJ for Menendez - chalk another one off the list (in this case, the list of vulnerable Dems; Cardin had a 9-10pt lead in the MD exit poll, so that may be safe too).

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:38 (nineteen years ago)

omg awesome. totally going to returns party tonight

― dar1a g (daria g), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:41 (nineteen years ago)

i think webb is going to pull through in va -- i just spent about 20 minutes looking at the county-by-county returns and lining those up with what i know about these areas from the 20-some years i lived there, and the main areas where allen will be getting his votes (western nova, the blue ridge, south and west of richmond) have much higher reporting numbers. tidewater still has a lot of votes to count, as does eastern nova and, most importantly, montgomery county (my home), which is very left-leaning and has MANY votes yet to be counted. i am feeling optimistic!

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:41 (nineteen years ago)

the northern VA heavily Dem counties come in last.

montgomery county (my home), which is very left-leaning and has MANY votes yet to be counted

That's reassuring, chaps - cos it's now Allen by 11,000 with 55% reporting.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:42 (nineteen years ago)

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