The 2006 American Midterm Election Day Thread

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Um, Howard Dean was just on CNN saying that Dems are still pretty much anti-troop withdrawal, even though 50% of the public support it in some form.

― blackmail (blackmail.is.my.life), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:11 (seventeen years ago) link

CNN projects Dems take the House

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:13 (seventeen years ago) link

my local ABC affiliate is scheduled to be showing a program entitled "Vote 2006." actually showing: circa '92 ep of America's Funniest Home Videos

― W i l l (common_person), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:14 (seventeen years ago) link

i'd say the two are pretty ideologically consistent.

― blackmail (blackmail.is.my.life), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Any chance that there's a cache of postal or provisional votes that are not included in the VA totals?

Webb just looked like he was going to concede but just mumbled something about "hang in there". 13,000 with 83 precincts left.

Time for bed. Good night, USers.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:14 (seventeen years ago) link

who replace roger with ed anger?

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Wow. Clay Shaw was defeated by 4 percentage points -- thet 25-yr vet goes down.

Tim Mahoney unseated Joe Negrone, Mark Foley's replacement.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Shea-Porter wins in NH, and Kissell creeping back up in NC

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:21 (seventeen years ago) link

VA margin down to 7500

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:22 (seventeen years ago) link

Hall leading Kelly in NY-19

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:25 (seventeen years ago) link

IA-2 is 50-50

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:27 (seventeen years ago) link

VA down to 5000

― W i l l (common_person), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:28 (seventeen years ago) link

Maryland senate race still a factor? Numbers changing in Missouri.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:29 (seventeen years ago) link

30,000 absentee ballots uncounted in Fairfax County? I'm having 2000 flashbacks.

― carson dial (carson dial), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:32 (seventeen years ago) link

where did you hear that?

― W i l l (common_person), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:34 (seventeen years ago) link

um, so i guess chasing lieberman out of the party wasn't such a good idea after all (not that I like him)

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:34 (seventeen years ago) link

we're still waiting on Richmond in VA. I think Webb's got it.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:35 (seventeen years ago) link

xpost - on MSNBC (via the CNBC telecast).

― carson dial (carson dial), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:36 (seventeen years ago) link

"I'm Joe Lieberman and I approve of this election."

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:37 (seventeen years ago) link

jesus this is close. how long will we have to wait to hear from these mid-west states? I want to know how MO will turn out before i go to sleep.

and why the hell isn't my own next congressman determined yet? come on, Kissel. come on county counters, you suck.

― like murderinging (modestmickey), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:44 (seventeen years ago) link

"Lieberman is counted for the Democrats," sez NPR. Yeesh. Can we give Webb back?

― don (dow), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:44 (seventeen years ago) link

VA down to 3000

― W i l l (common_person), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:45 (seventeen years ago) link

Maffei falls just short in NY-25, and WY-AL tightens to even, but Wulsin coming back in OH-2, and Cranley leading slightly in OH-1

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:46 (seventeen years ago) link

Where are you guys getting your numbers on VA race? MSNBC seems behind you.

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:47 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't want a Senate majority, which is bound to be thinnest, if those two assholes are the swing votes. Got the House though, h'mm.

― Rudy Wontfail (dow), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:47 (seventeen years ago) link

leading in IA-2

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:49 (seventeen years ago) link

VA Senate #s

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:49 (seventeen years ago) link

WEBB AHEAD ON MSNBC

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:50 (seventeen years ago) link

btw is anyone else asking wtf is up with the MO numbers? they're the opposite of the polls.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:50 (seventeen years ago) link

Richmond is still outstanding in VA. Webb is your next Senator from Virginia.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:51 (seventeen years ago) link

VA-Sen is going to give me a heart attack

― like murderinging (modestmickey), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:53 (seventeen years ago) link

gabbneb, Fox were saying that the MO cities tend to report quite late, so that may explain the current situation there.

― carson dial (carson dial), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:53 (seventeen years ago) link

oh wait, I wasn't refreshing properly - a lot of Richmond has reported, so it's going to the wire

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:56 (seventeen years ago) link

Webb within 2000

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:57 (seventeen years ago) link

MSNBC has him up by 2500, 99% in.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14289273/

― Tim Ellison (Tim Ellison), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:58 (seventeen years ago) link

is this election the quaintest in ages? i can think of few of less consequence, viz. this is more or less a continuation of Do Nothing Congress v 2.0, imho.

― blackmail (blackmail.is.my.life), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:58 (seventeen years ago) link

yeah richmond will only deliver about 1500 more by my estimate. arlington may still have 1000 to give.

― W i l l (common_person), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 04:59 (seventeen years ago) link

mn gov is giving me conniptions

― geoff (gcannon), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:00 (seventeen years ago) link

U.S. House - District 8 - 204 of 205 Precincts Reporting
Name Party Votes Pct
Hayes, Robin (i) GOP 59,489 50.70
Kissell, Larry Dem 57,853 49.30

from charlotte.com.

i'll have to wait a few more years for my next congressman. sigh. god damn it.

― like murderinging (modestmickey), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:02 (seventeen years ago) link

KARL ROVE BABY. HE'Z GOTSDA MAGIC AS WE'VE SEEN WITH DA HOUSE, HOOCHA!

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:03 (seventeen years ago) link

"OH WE'LL JUST LOSE TWELVE SEATS BUT WE'LL STILL HAVE IT"

ROVE DA MAN NOW DOG!

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:04 (seventeen years ago) link

Schumer seems very confident about Missouri and Montana...

― carson dial (carson dial), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:04 (seventeen years ago) link

Webb ahead on CNN.com now too

― like murderinging (modestmickey), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:05 (seventeen years ago) link

I kinda want to see Rove doing his usual grinning and laughing thing tomorrow, just to cause everyone to flip a bit.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:08 (seventeen years ago) link

"I'm Joe Lieberman and I approve of this election."

I heard that while taking a dump, and I wanted to fling feces @ my TV after he said that. Go lick a pork sausage, Joe.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:09 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm totally cool with a 50/50 senate minus Senator Shitmixture and an executive that's hated to the tune of sixty-six percent. Nancy and the Zombies should provide some interesting song and dance from the cabinet - the promise of no impeachment proceedings might very well come with a long list of ancillary demands *fingers in pretzel shapes* and I imagine a lot of those R's in the upper house might actually want to keep their positions after Cheney goes down in a medley of flames and impervious circulatory plumbing.

Is it too early to say FUK U CREATIONIZTS

I think NOT

― LISTEN U TURBO CROUTON (TOMBOT), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Sweet. At least the "official" language of Arizona is English now. [I'm re-reading Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities right now, and this concept is more than a little surreal.]

― blackmail (blackmail.is.my.life), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:10 (seventeen years ago) link

George Allen ahead by 1757, according to Board Of Elections, sez NPR (and yeah correspondant guaranteeing recount, also write-in votes could tip it: Kermit The Frog cited as one potential decider)

― don (dow), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:11 (seventeen years ago) link

it's not easy being the decider

― W i l l (common_person), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:18 (seventeen years ago) link

ban same-sex marriage *losing* in AZ. not that it makes a practical difference: already statutorily illegal. but how many times has a ban lost?

― W i l l (common_person), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 05:20 (seventeen years ago) link

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