Election Night 2009: OPEN THREAD
I figured we should have an open comment thread tonight. I’ll update important races as needed.
Right now at 7:15PM, polls in Virginia have closed. No news organizations have projected a winner….. yet.
UPDATE (from Dan): This looks like a good sign for the GOP in VA:
Interviews with voters leaving polling stations in Virginia showed that independents — the crown jewel of elections because they often determine outcomes — broke heavily for Republican Bob McDonnell, fleeing Democrat R. Creigh Deeds.
UP-UPDATE (from Dan): Watching the VA results on the bottom of the screen on FoxNews. All three Republicans on the statewide ticket lead by margins of about 2-1. but, as I recall from my days in Virginia rural precincts report first, with Democratic strongholds in the north often late to tally their votes.
UPDATE (from Bruce): Does anyone think that they WOULDN’T be calling Virginia by now if Deeds were winning the real vote margin that McDonnell is at this point? Sheesh!
7:59PM – FOX NEWS PROJECTS BOB MCDONNELL WINS VIRGINIA
8:04PM - Via Twitter: New Jersey exit polls show Christie crushed Corzine 58-33 w/ independents. Enough to pad his lead? http://tinyurl.com/yldzqod
AND CNN continues to repeat spin of left-wing blogosphere: Divided Republicans hope for big victories in Virginia, New Jersey.
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I do hope that the Republicans pull off more than the hat trick…. will be back after I have been shopping….
Comment by straightAussie — November 3, 2009 @ 7:24 pm - November 3, 2009
Was just scanning some articles. NJ is supposed to be neck and neck, on the exit polls so far.
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — November 3, 2009 @ 7:27 pm - November 3, 2009
(Which probably means that Corzine wins, once the NJ Democrats are done with their vote-fraud or other election-stealing tactics. But still. Neck and neck is all he can manage?)
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — November 3, 2009 @ 7:30 pm - November 3, 2009
Neck and neck makes it seem less suspicious, one might suppose. (Not that voter fraud ever seems to be satisfactorily investigated.)
Comment by Blake Flint — November 3, 2009 @ 7:55 pm - November 3, 2009
You gotta love DRUDGE right now he just has a picture of the forelorne Obamateleprompter with the caption
UH O
very funny!
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — November 3, 2009 @ 7:58 pm - November 3, 2009
The loser Obama…..
Copenhagen
Abdullah abdullah
No free health care in 2009
Deeds
The entire Democrat VA ticket
Owen
Corzine
How will his scorecard look at the end of the nite?
I’m feeling good about the country! God Bless America!
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — November 3, 2009 @ 8:00 pm - November 3, 2009
Is Karl Rove the best analyist on cable news? I think so.
Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — November 3, 2009 @ 8:09 pm - November 3, 2009
I hear the drums a beating…barroom…barroom…barroom…
Comment by Steven E. Kalbach — November 3, 2009 @ 8:09 pm - November 3, 2009
Will the lesbian win Mayor of Houston?
http://www.khou.com/elections/2009/
Comment by ThatGayConservative — November 3, 2009 @ 8:16 pm - November 3, 2009
That’s good Dan/Bruce about your 8:04PM post, means that the recount court battle will probably not happen..
Comment by Steven E. Kalbach — November 3, 2009 @ 8:19 pm - November 3, 2009
Did you bet on Shocking to win, then?
Comment by ThatGayConservative — November 3, 2009 @ 8:22 pm - November 3, 2009
al-AP reports NJ “Too close to call”, however, Fox shows Christie up 53% – 36%
Comment by ThatGayConservative — November 3, 2009 @ 8:27 pm - November 3, 2009
But it’s early returns. Now 52-41 on some 400k total votes, about 30% as many as have been reported for VA. Wait for it…
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — November 3, 2009 @ 9:03 pm - November 3, 2009
Local FOX affiliate reports SSM is fading here in Maine, but all the results are not yet in.
Cordially,
-MFS
Comment by MFS — November 3, 2009 @ 9:06 pm - November 3, 2009
I’m in Washington State. We’re waiting for results to start being posted at 8:00PM, our time.
On our ballot was Referendum 71, known by some as the “everything but marriage” decision.
It will be interesting to see how that shakes out. I’ve posted points from both sides of the issue on my blog.
Comment by Citizen Gonzo — November 3, 2009 @ 9:21 pm - November 3, 2009
Last number I saw from NJ with 44% counted, Christie up by 5 points, and that is not within the margin of fraud. Look for a stolen election in NJ. Waiting for the polls to close in CA-10, Harmer’s internals have him dead even with Garamendi, I still think we could see a very important upset here.
Comment by John in Dublin CA — November 3, 2009 @ 9:42 pm - November 3, 2009
Should have said, 5 points is within the margin of fraud. My bad.
Comment by John in Dublin CA — November 3, 2009 @ 9:43 pm - November 3, 2009
With 58% of the vote in, Christie is up by 6 points, 50 to 44. http://elections.nj.com/dynamic/files/elections/2009/by_state/NJ_Page_1103.html?SITE=NJNEWELN&SECTION=POLITICS
Comment by John in Dublin CA — November 3, 2009 @ 9:46 pm - November 3, 2009
Who’s covering NY-23?
Also, according to WCBS, Chairman Obama’s appearances in NJ made no impact:
http://wcbstv.com/politics/nj.exit.polling.2.1290228.html
Comment by ThatGayConservative — November 3, 2009 @ 9:47 pm - November 3, 2009
with 73 of 606 precincts in, Owens is up by 3 points, but the Republican strongholds have yet to report.
Comment by John in Dublin CA — November 3, 2009 @ 9:59 pm - November 3, 2009
FL Independents are rejecting HopenChange
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1313125.html
Comment by ThatGayConservative — November 3, 2009 @ 10:01 pm - November 3, 2009
New Jersey called for Christie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by John in Dublin CA — November 3, 2009 @ 10:16 pm - November 3, 2009
Corzine will find 8.6 million ballots in a trunk somewhere in a week or so.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — November 3, 2009 @ 10:32 pm - November 3, 2009
Washington Referendum 71 update:
8:17 pm
44.91% to approve
55.09% to reject
This is going to be interesting…
Comment by Citizen Gonzo — November 3, 2009 @ 11:22 pm - November 3, 2009
And, just like that, in two minutes (8:19 pm):
52.39% to approve
47.61% to reject
Comment by Citizen Gonzo — November 3, 2009 @ 11:24 pm - November 3, 2009
What’s the issue, again? (approve means ? reject means ?)
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — November 3, 2009 @ 11:25 pm - November 3, 2009
Approve means to keep the domestic partnership legislation passed by the state.
Reject means to overturn it.
Comment by Citizen Gonzo — November 3, 2009 @ 11:28 pm - November 3, 2009
Looks like Maine is legalizing weed so you can be high at your SSM.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — November 3, 2009 @ 11:55 pm - November 3, 2009
LOL, ThatGayConservative!
Update:
9:08 PM
51.13% to APPROVE
48.87% to REJECT
I don’t think anyone expected it to be close… A well-known local personality was laying odds 10-1 against it not being approved.
The APPROVE movement far out-raised and out-canvassed the REJECT movement.
Comment by Citizen Gonzo — November 4, 2009 @ 12:14 am - November 4, 2009
Citizen Gonzo:
More specifically, “Approve” means to keep the recent expansion to an older domestic-partnership law, while “Reject” rejects the expansion only, but doesn’t nullify earlier domestic-partnership legislation.
(Issues such as inheritance-without-a-will and medical-power-of-attorney were covered by the older DP law, and thus are not in jeopardy in the current election. The “upgraded” DP law added language relating to pensions, worker’s comp, adoption, and child custody.)
Comment by Throbert McGee — November 4, 2009 @ 12:31 am - November 4, 2009
@Throbert – Yep. Thanks for clarifying.
I think the adoption issue is important, having worked in family law. Co-parents need equal co-parental rights, regardless of sex or marital status. It’s what’s best for the kids.
As an adoptive mom, it’s something I feel strongly about.
In any event, it looks like it’s passing! We’re mail-in, so there will be more to count as the last-minute ballots come in, but…
Comment by Citizen Gonzo — November 4, 2009 @ 1:03 am - November 4, 2009