The 2006 American Midterm Election Day Thread

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Not yet, but MT seems to be in the bag for Tester.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:30 (nineteen years ago)

have you all seen this: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/54918?utm_source=onion_rss_daily

― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:31 (nineteen years ago)

mt's likely over as there has to be less than a .25% spread for a recount.

in virginia the threshold is 1% sothere will probably be a recount (which could be interesting as it increases the likelihood of gop dirty tricks being uncovered).

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:31 (nineteen years ago)

Biting down hard at a certain DC address. Press conference in half an hour.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:32 (nineteen years ago)

Rahm:

"Tonight the news has arrived from every corner of the country - the American people have sent a resounding and unmistakeable message of change and a new direction for America!

"We accept your votes not as a victory for our party but as an opportunity for our country. All Americans have recognised that what we are doing in Iraq isn't working and we need to change course."

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:34 (nineteen years ago)

I can specify that: i think they'll be filled with horror, as we start to find out exactly what the fuck has been going on for the last 3-5 years.

Let the betting pool for the total number of subpoenas begin

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:34 (nineteen years ago)

this is the first time i can recall looking forward to a bush press conference.

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:34 (nineteen years ago)

it is tempting (and too hopeful by half) to think of this as Bush's 1973

The diff is Bush only has a year to go to true lame duckitude, Nixon had 3-1/2 years left when the shit really hit. The conv 'wisdom' will rule out beheading W.

Also, the Dems had Bella Abzug and Shirley Chisholm then, we get Pelosi.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:36 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, FBI's already launched the investigation of the VI robo-call shenanigans, among other things

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:40 (nineteen years ago)

this is the first time i can recall looking forward to a bush press conference.

hahaha OTM

Summary of the e-voting problems - gotta skip an ad to get to it, though

― Edward III (edward iii), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:40 (nineteen years ago)

Some brilliant stratagery (applies to that Rove thread too):

There's plenty of evidence to suggest that President Bush may have been the deciding factor that killed the GOP's momentum in some key Senate races over the last week. One Republican consultant is convinced that Bush's last-minute visit to Missouri on behalf of ousted GOP Sen. Jim Talent did the incumbent in. According to the network exit polls, Democrat Claire McCaskill crushed Talent among those late-breaking voters who decided in the final three days (a full 11 percent of the electorate). Bush also made a last-minute trip to Montana, where anecdotal evidence indicates the president's rally for Republican Conrad Burns stopped the incumbent's momentum in Billings.

It's hard not to look at the White House and wonder if it was flying blind. For 18 months, there was evidence that this was going to be a tough midterm thanks to basic history (six-year itch, after all) and the war in Iraq. So why didn't Karl Rove attempt to do what he did in '02 and '04 and dictate the terms of the debate? It was clear this was going to be a national election, yet the White House stuck to its "stay the course" guns for way too long. Northeastern Republicans were desperate for Bush to pivot on Iraq and he just wouldn't do it. When he finally did, it was too late.

The political arm of the Bush White House doesn't usually miss this badly, but it appears this election was misjudged from the beginning. Maybe they believed all the "genius" books that were being written about them.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:43 (nineteen years ago)

Official calls for Tester coming in. All down to Virginia now.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

After voting in Crawford, Texas, the president returned to Washington Tuesday afternoon.

He was joined for a dinner of crow bisque and humble pie by political strategist Karl Rove, GOP chairman Ken Mehlman, White House chief of staff Josh Bolten, counselor to the president Dan Bartlett, former Commerce Secretary Don Evans and Brad Freeman, a California venture capitalist and top Bush fundraiser.

― Edward III (edward iii), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

not related to anything on this thread, but this Onion bit is my fave in a while

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:45 (nineteen years ago)

Bush is making an announcement in 15 Minutes - excited are we?

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:46 (nineteen years ago)

ok, bets on the table: i say that no one is quitting, he's just going to "offer his hand in friendship" or whatever and invite all Dem leaders to the WH for a nice little chat.

what say you?

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:48 (nineteen years ago)

Rumsfeld's out!

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:49 (nineteen years ago)

And not in a Karl Rove way.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:50 (nineteen years ago)

RUMSFELD STEPPING DOWN

xxpost

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:50 (nineteen years ago)

If he seriously announces that, he couldn't commit political suicide with what's left of his support more effectively. Therefore, I don't believe he will and neither should you.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:52 (nineteen years ago)

DUDES HOW AWESOME IS DEVAL PATRICK!?!?!@

Patrick was born on Chicago's South Side in 1956, into an African-American family living on welfare and residing in a one-bedroom apartment. His father Pat Patrick, a member of jazz musician Sun Ra's band, left his wife Emily, son Deval, and daughter Rhonda in order to play music in New York City.[1] While in middle school, one of Deval's teachers referred Deval to A Better Chance, a national non-profit organization for identifying, recruiting and developing leaders among academically gifted students of color, which enabled him to attend Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts.[2][3]

― roc u like a § (ex machina), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:53 (nineteen years ago)

Wait, his dad abandoned his family?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

OK, I'm waiting for The Onion's Kelly political cartoon now.

"Welcome to hell, America"

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

wtf?! that is so awesome

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:54 (nineteen years ago)

Breaking News 12:53 PM ET:
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Intends to Resign, Republican Officials Told the A.P.

― Beth S. (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:55 (nineteen years ago)

So who's gonna take Rummy's place, eh?

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:55 (nineteen years ago)

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/1.5/ceiling/bnb/breaking_news.gif

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down, sources tell CNN.

A HAHAHAHAHAH AHAHA FUCK YOU HOPE YOU FUCKIN GET IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON THE WAY HOME

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:55 (nineteen years ago)

And only if Bush had done this a week ago, how different last night could have been.

"Rumsfield will stay until 2008"

I can't believe it. Seriously.

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:57 (nineteen years ago)

Oh this IS rich.

I'm watching the Washington Post stream.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:58 (nineteen years ago)

I'll only rejoice when I'm certain he won't simply be replaced by another incompetent GOP jackal.

xpost: ah, yeah. There we go.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:58 (nineteen years ago)

so is bush going to accept his resignation this time? because didn't he try to resign twice already and bush refused it?

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:59 (nineteen years ago)

Trying to avoid the subpeona, I see.

The milblogs will be insane.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:59 (nineteen years ago)

2 minute countdown!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 17:59 (nineteen years ago)

Fucking fucking fucking idiots.

Even two DAYS ago, had the annoucement of Rumsfield stepping down came through, last night could have been different.

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:00 (nineteen years ago)

Daddino, that includes bastard Joementum, right?

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:00 (nineteen years ago)

is this the replacement:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gates

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:02 (nineteen years ago)

Did he just start his press conference with 'Why all the glum faces?'

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:03 (nineteen years ago)

Yes.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:03 (nineteen years ago)

HAR HAR DRAPES JOKE.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:03 (nineteen years ago)

Lord, this is embarassing.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:04 (nineteen years ago)

Back to Pa. for a moment. Note that Rick's eldest son is clearly giving America the finger as his dad admits defeat. Obviously hates freedom.

http://cache.wonkette.com/assets/resources/2006/11/santorumconcedes.jpg

And now, back to Rummy.

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:04 (nineteen years ago)

republican right wing media

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:04 (nineteen years ago)

Ned why u so fast

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:04 (nineteen years ago)

lisnin on npr... W sez "Democrat" the way Dole said "Democrat wars" in '76

HAHA, that decorating joke laid a Charles Rocket-size egg

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:04 (nineteen years ago)

oh man, am i happy i lost this bet. i never never NEVER thought these lunkheads would have been forced from any of their positions by anyone short of DC cops dragging them out of their offices.

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:04 (nineteen years ago)

Energy dependence! WTF!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:05 (nineteen years ago)

Lord Custos is writing his speech!

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:05 (nineteen years ago)

God! This is amazing! This is just AWFUL.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:05 (nineteen years ago)

xpost WTF OTM!!!

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:05 (nineteen years ago)

let's protect the American people--from habeas corpus

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 18:05 (nineteen years ago)

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