The 2006 American Midterm Election Day Thread

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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)

ali g marathon on hbo for nice election break

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:19 (nineteen years ago)

Reuters calls MD for Democrats. (Phew).

(VA neck-and-neck again!)

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:19 (nineteen years ago)

A-A-AND IT'S THE SPITZAHHHH

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:19 (nineteen years ago)

nancy pelosi sounds like a fucking speak n spell

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:20 (nineteen years ago)

Ok, I'm going to sleep now, have a good night, bring me a dem congress in the morning.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:21 (nineteen years ago)

A-A-AND IT'S THE SPITZAHHHH

Oh like THAT was a surprise! ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:22 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.1115.org/archives/lieberman_cartoon.gif

Joey, baby - dont get crazy
Detours. fences... I get defensive
I know you've heard it all before -
So I dont say it anymore
I just stand by and watch you
Fight your secret war.
Although I used to wonder why -
I used to cry till I was dry.
Still sometimes I get a strange pain
Inside
Oh, joey, if youre hurting so am i.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:22 (nineteen years ago)

Now here's a defeatist attitude:

Republican Ken Blackwell conceded the race for [Ohio] governor to [Dem. Ted] Strickland before a single vote was counted.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:24 (nineteen years ago)

Ned can we not revel in wide margins? Just say it. "IT'S THE SPITZAAHHHHH"

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:25 (nineteen years ago)

Ned can we not revel in wide margins?

Oh, that's all right, then.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:27 (nineteen years ago)

i'm trying not to envision hadassah lieberman with bass guitar and moll-cut

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:27 (nineteen years ago)

MSNBC is projecting Cardin over Steele.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:28 (nineteen years ago)

Whitehouse called

Northup concedes

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:31 (nineteen years ago)

Allen now has a 23,000-vote lead with 78% reporting in VA but, scanning the breakdown, Webb has gains of around 15-17,000 coming his way from some of those northern counties. There are still more that can't be trended yet because they haven't returned a single precinct.

(I am doing this all in my head and my margin of error is fuckin' massive).

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:32 (nineteen years ago)

Here in Florida Negron and Mahoney are in a dead heat; Klein has a razor-thin lead over Clay Shaw.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:32 (nineteen years ago)

my district: Republican leading Dem 51-49, with about half of districts reporting. grr.

bitch i served last night who claimed to be Rep candidate's niece: this isn't over yet.

― like murderinging (modestmickey), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:35 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.musicaos.it/cinecaos/febbraio/jfk_04.JPG

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:35 (nineteen years ago)

xpost

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:36 (nineteen years ago)

I'm pretty sure Klein wins. Mahoney will be down to the wire. But it looks like Jennings didn't close the deal in the 13th.

I'm feeling secure on Webb - we're still waiting on half of Arlington and Loudoun and 1/3 of Richmond city.

MD Gov called for O'Malley.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:36 (nineteen years ago)

I hate J.C. Watts so much.

― Django Blowhardt (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:37 (nineteen years ago)

did I misread that Foley was only 1% behind?

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:38 (nineteen years ago)

gear with the JFK references, as always... :)

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:38 (nineteen years ago)

Foley is a 100% behind.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:38 (nineteen years ago)

The teeth-gnashing begins:

Party labels aside, Chafee deserved to lose more than any other incumbent. What a lousy senator, a man who is utterly unpredictable because he has no real beliefs.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:39 (nineteen years ago)

YES Biggest Little!!

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:39 (nineteen years ago)

Bob Shamansky in OH-12 at 49% with 1/3 in, but it's looking like Wulsin just wasn't a strong enough contender in the 2nd (the call I was least confident of).

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:41 (nineteen years ago)

ali g marathon on hbo for nice election break

Yes. Just now:
BORAT: "If you give me this job, can I put a camera in the lady toilet?"

many xposts

― Marmot (marmotwolof), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:44 (nineteen years ago)

My exit poll frustrations explained by pollster.com:

The NEP analysts are gradually replacing the exit poll talleys in each precinct with actual votes from that precinct. They are also beginning to fill out a second and larger sample of precincts from which they gather hard votes At any given time, they adjust the exit poll tabulations (displayed on CNN) to match the current estimate considred most reliable.

Then it's not a bloody exit poll is it? Serves me right for looking at them - no more tonight.

Allen up by 26,000 - I know Richmond City and Arlington aren't fully in yet, but I don't think Webb has the numbers to turn it round in the last 18% of precincts. This reminds me of looking at the Ohio figures two years ago.

I'll go as far as 95% of VA precincts reporting and then go to bed. Pleasant surprise in the morning, please.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:45 (nineteen years ago)

Carcetti wins in Maryland! Hehe.

― carson dial (carson dial), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:47 (nineteen years ago)

Republican Ken Blackwell conceded the race for [Ohio] governor to [Dem. Ted] Strickland before a single vote was counted.

megaroffles

― The Android Cat (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:47 (nineteen years ago)

Ahead of CNN etc, has it by districts. Don't know if this link has been posted already

http://sbe.virginiainteractive.org/index.htm

It has

G F Allen Republican 956,216 49.54%
J H Webb Jr Democratic 950,981 49.26%

with most of NoVA in

― vingt regards (vignt_regards), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:48 (nineteen years ago)

Well, the gay marriage/civil unions amendment passed in Virginia, according to NPR.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:48 (nineteen years ago)

holy shit, it looks like we could take KS-2

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:49 (nineteen years ago)

omg bruno @ spring break

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:50 (nineteen years ago)

Um, apparently Ford actually has a chance???????

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:51 (nineteen years ago)

god i hope we win VA-Sen. how awesome would it be to not lose a single senate race, other than CT (which is, come on, like a half lose)?

― like murderinging (modestmickey), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:52 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks, vingt-regards! The gap is down to 2,000 on that site. Damn you, Green voters!

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:52 (nineteen years ago)

The BBC's live news radio station, 5 Live, is actually bragging about broadcasting random moronic shite right now. I'm off to kill some peeps and hope ever'things beautiful when I wake up.

― You've Had Your Chances (noodle vague), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:54 (nineteen years ago)

i was gonna say, what's up with TN? and all of those NY and PA competitive seats?!?

fwiw, it looks like my parents' repug rep (mike ferguson) is going to get back in! :-(

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:54 (nineteen years ago)

There's still a slim chance in VA. Some of the cities are slow reporting and they seem to be strongly leaning Webb.

― vingt regards (vignt_regards), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 02:57 (nineteen years ago)

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