The 2006 American Midterm Election Day Thread

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and the other kids look like they've gotten into the liquor cabinet again... this picture is amazing.

poor kids.

― yetimike (McGonigal), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:00 (seventeen years ago) link

waitwaitwait

Bill Bennett on CNN: "You will see a draft movement for Rick Santorum to run for president of the United States."

Is this why Bill left his seat early? To start campaigning?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:03 (seventeen years ago) link

whay does GOP actually mean ? Ghastly 'orrible Party

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:04 (seventeen years ago) link

I wish someone had the guts to say "Wanna bet?" to Bennett re Santorum for Prez.

― blackmail (blackmail.is.my.life), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:10 (seventeen years ago) link

OK I'm startnig to come around on this. I've been so stunted and scarred by previous "We woooonn--oh wait, we didn't!" scenarios that I was unwilling to feel celebratory. But I gotta admit right now I'm feeling pretty good.

― richardk (Richard K), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:13 (seventeen years ago) link

I voted for change (yay me!), but I'm going to remain bullish. Hearing this dude spastically bloviate on the way into work this morning wasn't exactly inspiring.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:17 (seventeen years ago) link

Re Murtha - cue Patrick Murphy! I was subjected to a freeper style takedown after criticizing dude for having no apparent politics. As the Democratic caucus grows more and more conservative, these "victories" seem increasingly Pyrrhic.

[I want to say "We're talking about Congress" in Allen Iverson's voice.]

― blackmail (blackmail.is.my.life), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:20 (seventeen years ago) link

this is pretty exciting!! but, in colorado the gay marriage ban has passed AND giving domestic partnership rights to same sex couples DIDN'T pass. bah. The fact that the stem cell thing failed in MO is pretty much a bummer, too!

― gunther heartymeal (keckles), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:25 (seventeen years ago) link

(I mean grows up to live in...OH NEVER MIND.)

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:25 (seventeen years ago) link

oh bill bennet looked so pitifull on cnn - dude has seen better days.

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:26 (seventeen years ago) link

the maverick independent congressman who calls himself a "democratic socialist" into the U.S. Senate.

Yeah, and I call myself Tsar of All the Russias...

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:33 (seventeen years ago) link

yr right, bernie sanders is totally a republican in disguise.

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:35 (seventeen years ago) link

GOP = GOpwned.

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:43 (seventeen years ago) link

So once again:

If Conrad Burns wins Montana, and he's indicted via Abramoff, does Burns appoint a replacement himself, or is there a special election?

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:53 (seventeen years ago) link

so, Burns has won my county (Gallatin) by about 182 votes, from the looks of things.

also: lol @ "urban" Montana

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 14:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Man, can't believe Wisconsin passed the anti-gay marriage referendum AND the death penalty one. I hate us right now.
-- Jordan, November 7th, 2006.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:00 (seventeen years ago) link

donut - don't know, in other states i've heard of the governor appointing a replacement and special elections, but never the resigner choosing.

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:02 (seventeen years ago) link

xpost to gbx.. well, here's to the Bozeman folks who helped keep the county purple.. now it's up to Cascade county i.e. Grand Falls.

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:04 (seventeen years ago) link

xpost

yeah, a socialist or a stealth Repub, that's Mainstream Dem logic in action. He's a hack.

Green senate candidate in NY got 1%. Really, "antiwar" people, nice statement in a meaningless election.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:07 (seventeen years ago) link

i'm actually surprised Gallatin ended up being so tight. I'm sure Bozeman voted overwhelmingly for Tester, while all the outlying communities went for Burns.

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Tester's lead has widened slightly in the last hour, in the 1700s now.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:11 (seventeen years ago) link

dr. morbius are you roger adultery?

― GOD PUNCH TO HAWKWIND (yournullfame), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:17 (seventeen years ago) link

virginia recount would not come soon

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:23 (seventeen years ago) link

What does anyone know about Meagher County, MT? All Montana senate results are in apart from that county, which hasn't posted any numbers at all. According to the 2000 census, there are only 1435 voters in the county, but they did vote around 3-1 in favour of Bush in '00 and '04. Could narrow the gap but not overturn Tester's lead.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:24 (seventeen years ago) link

no no mandee stem cell passed here, you missed the correction! min wage increase also passed here, overwhelmingly! I was working for the dems yesterday and the higher-ups were bitching about the stem-cell campaign being poorly run.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:26 (seventeen years ago) link

Mike, Prez voting isn't quite perfect indication of how they'll vote Senate-wise. Meagher voted 55% Democratic last time - albeit for an incumbent.

― edward o (edwardo), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:33 (seventeen years ago) link

Illinois Green party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney got 11% of the vote, qualifying the Green party for easier ballot access and participation in the primaries. So that's a pretty cool.

― Party Time Country Female (pullapartgirl), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:34 (seventeen years ago) link

That NYT article also mentions that there can't be an MT recount unless the margin is less than 0.25%, currently standing around 0.5%.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Automatic recount in MT kicks in with a 0.25% margin - Tester currently has a 0.44% advantage. In VA, it's 0.5% and Webb has the edge by 0.35%.

(xpost)

Yes, it will take weeks before we know the final composition of the Senate, but this limbo will be a little more pleasant than 2000 FL and 2004 OH, won't it?

(Good point, Edward O; I was trying to find a quick guide to the blueness of the area)

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:40 (seventeen years ago) link

Meagher also had less than 1000 votes cast in total then.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh, and if you're wondering, Dems did 10% better on Senate than they did on Prez in Meagher in 2000. Here's the psephological porn you seek:

http://uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/

Meagher is quite red, but on 2000 (certainly not on 2002!) figures, not quite red enough to take the margin under .25%.

― edward o (edwardo), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:46 (seventeen years ago) link

I did not read any of this thread, because I was working as an Ohio Democratic poll stander for 13 hours yesterday. My quads hurt.

I was shocked to discover that most of the stuff in my area went off without a hitch. Biggest problem I had personal knowledge of: adjoining precinct was (initially) forcing folks to cast provisional ballots in situations where they should be entitled to cast normal ballots (where the voter is registered at a previous address in the same county, or has a different address than the current registration address on a driver's license). That appeared to be cleaned up by mid-day after some squawking by nonpartisan election attorneys and a robocall to all of the head poll judges from the board of elections.

I am sad because my father lost his judicial race, but we are all thrilled because of the huge Ohio Dem Sweep. Tiberi's win (and Debbie Pryce's possible win) must be bitter candy for those fuckers over at the Ohio GOP!

― J (Jay), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:47 (seventeen years ago) link

well done j! (sry abt yr dad)

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Jennifer Gratz, the U-M applicant in 1995 who was wait-listed and later spurred the case heard by the Supreme Court, served as the executive director of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, sponsor of the proposal.

I knew someone who went to high school w/her and apparently she was a major druggie HOOR. But I'm sure she thinks that had nothing to do with any good university shooting her down, it was all evil affirmative action.

― Beth S. (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 15:56 (seventeen years ago) link

That whole story makes me sick.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:07 (seventeen years ago) link

I am sad because my father lost his judicial race

Whoa! (Sorry to hear it.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:07 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, U of M AA issues have been around for at least a decade. This shit was bubbling even when I was a student there.

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:14 (seventeen years ago) link

She's from Lincoln Park, fer cryin' out loud -- she should have counted herself lucky to have got into WCCC.

― Beth S. (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:17 (seventeen years ago) link

MT reporting from WaPo

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:25 (seventeen years ago) link

New York, N.Y.: Dear Mr. Sabato-do you see the possibility of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama ticket in 2008? Thanks.

Larry Sabato: It's a possibility, though right now there are hundreds of possible combinations for both parties' presidential tickets. Hillary Clinton is likely to go into the '08 race with support from roughly 40 percent of likely primary and caucus voters. A candidate can win with 40 percent in a split field, but a candidate can also lose with 40 if a single opponent arises. This will be the question for the Dems in 2008. Barack Obama is certainly a rising star in the Democratic Party, although the Democrats chose another charismatic, one-term Senator in 2004 and it didn't do a whole lot to help their outcome.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:30 (seventeen years ago) link

charismatic?

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:36 (seventeen years ago) link

Among the dead, even Kerry is charismatic in comparison.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Zombies have more moxie, though.

― Beth S. (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:37 (seventeen years ago) link

I think they're talking about Edwards?

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:39 (seventeen years ago) link

They are talking about Edwards (since it's re: VP candidates).

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:40 (seventeen years ago) link

yeah - he's more cute than charismatic tho

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:42 (seventeen years ago) link

hint: Kerry was not a "one-term Senator"

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:45 (seventeen years ago) link

(sorry for putting this on the wrong thread)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:46 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm sure she thinks that had nothing to do with any good university shooting her down, it was all evil affirmative action

She didn't get shot down. She got wait-listed. And everyone else on the wait list got accepted but she withdrew from the list before that happened and started this hateful campaign. I guess she didn't want to get to U of M as much as she wanted to get into right-wing politics.

― BrianB (BrianB), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:47 (seventeen years ago) link

I like Rahm Emmanuel! He reminds me of a stoner friend i had in college.

― deej.. (deej..), Wednesday, 8 November 2006 16:48 (seventeen years ago) link

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