The 2006 American Midterm Election Day Thread

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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)

CNN are being VERY cautious - only calling 64 House results whereas CBS have 180+ in (still only one gain but most Dem target haven't come in yet or are still polling).

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:46 (nineteen years ago)

things are looking good generally, but the Foley wave recession seems to have hit Florida - we may not get the 13th or the 16th

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:48 (nineteen years ago)

on the other hand, New Hampshire looks really good

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:50 (nineteen years ago)

11/7/2006, 8:39 p.m. ET
The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Senate's No. 3 Republican bit the dust Tuesday. Rick Santorum, one of President Bush's most steadfast supporters, was routed by Robert Casey, the anti-abortion, anti-gun control son of a popular Pennsylvania governor.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:52 (nineteen years ago)

Webb still trailing by 11,000 but only one-seventh of the Montgomery results are in, so he stands to pick up another 6-7,000 in just that county.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:53 (nineteen years ago)

newark star-ledger has predicted that menendez will win via exit polling, though kean leads in the precincts that have reported as of now.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:55 (nineteen years ago)

the nets have called menendez

there is definitely an Iraq wave - we're in reach of taking NH-1 and NC-8

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 01:57 (nineteen years ago)

Wolf Blitzer's right hand is more annoying than the Accusing Finger of Green Arrow.

― Django Blowhardt (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:00 (nineteen years ago)

My dad has called Virginia for the racist fratboy asscracker.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:01 (nineteen years ago)

AP calls NY for Clinton.

Allen's lead - which was 17,000 a little while ago - is down to 6,000 with 66% reporting.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:04 (nineteen years ago)

"One thing I can tell you is this is part of the Democratic playbook," Mehlman said.

keep your ears and eyes open for this one - karl rove has been quietly pimping this line of horseshit at republican fundraisers. they love an opportunity to appear as victims.

xp: (weakly)...yayy...menendez. the guy who favors torture but not the iraq 'war' won. yayy...

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:05 (nineteen years ago)

Jim naughtie is shredding the very partisan dem pundit they have on the bbc radio who seems to have come on to make a campaign ad.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:07 (nineteen years ago)

NPR is calling DeWine.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:07 (nineteen years ago)

aparently the santorum camp is already bitching that their votes weren't counted.

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:09 (nineteen years ago)

AP calls Lieberman

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:09 (nineteen years ago)

haha welcome to uk politics xposts

― stet (stet), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:09 (nineteen years ago)

KY-03 looks to be a dem pickup, 6,500 votes ahead with 96% reporting.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:11 (nineteen years ago)

NPR also calls Lieberman.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:12 (nineteen years ago)

NPR is citing AP

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:12 (nineteen years ago)

AP is citing NPR

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:13 (nineteen years ago)

we've got KY-3 = we've got at least ~20-seat pickup

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:13 (nineteen years ago)

they're all citing Ed, from like 2 hours ago. do keep up.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:15 (nineteen years ago)

Feeling less confident about VA now - Montgomery is mostly in and Webb has barely won there (51-48). It's Allen by 5,000 with 69% in but, here we go again, the CNN exit polls have been "adjusted" so that Allen edges it by less than 1%. Same frustrations as 2004, where CNN exit polls changed as the evening went on, often swinging by more than the additional number of respondents could likely account for. (Never mind the fact I thought exit polls were supposed to be one-shot affairs).

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:15 (nineteen years ago)

Cooking up a spaghetti squash with pomodoro sauce from scratch is nicely filling up the time as I wait...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:15 (nineteen years ago)

ugh it's making me so nervous! but i can't turn away.

― gunther heartymeal (keckles), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:16 (nineteen years ago)

uh you guys, Johnette Napolitano is now governor of Arizona

http://www.fullinbloommusic.com/images/johnettecig1.jpg

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:17 (nineteen years ago)

American election coverage is always a disappointment after seeing BBC coverage of the last UK race. Britishes do it with flair.

― milo z (mlp), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:17 (nineteen years ago)

the VA results aren't meaningful yet - they've only counted half of NoVA

Florida is moving back in our direction, but my Charlie Stuart sleeper pick fails to transpire.

uh you guys, Johnette Napolitano is now governor of Arizona

she's been governor of AZ for 4 years

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:17 (nineteen years ago)

No swingometer, no credibility.

xpost

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:18 (nineteen years ago)

gabbneb that was JANET Napolitano

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:18 (nineteen years ago)

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