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November 8, 2006 5:50 PM Subscribe
Webb Wins Talk amongst yourselves...
This post was deleted for the following reason: SLBOE. there are a few other election threads open, maybe put this in one of them?
NBC just called it. I'm sure the rest will fall in line. How long till the recounts begin?
posted by Sir BoBoMonkey Pooflinger Esquire III at 5:56 PM on November 8, 2006
posted by Sir BoBoMonkey Pooflinger Esquire III at 5:56 PM on November 8, 2006
The war. Bush. Democrats. Lieberman.
Next stage: the investigations, astonishing revelations, a lot of people go to jail.
Best theory: the Republicans are too dumb to understand that a lot of what they were doing was illegal and there will be clear records of the profiteering on Iraq and on the NOLA reconstruction.
posted by lupus_yonderboy at 5:56 PM on November 8, 2006
Next stage: the investigations, astonishing revelations, a lot of people go to jail.
Best theory: the Republicans are too dumb to understand that a lot of what they were doing was illegal and there will be clear records of the profiteering on Iraq and on the NOLA reconstruction.
posted by lupus_yonderboy at 5:56 PM on November 8, 2006
From the article: An adviser to Allen, speaking on condition of anonymity because his boss had not formally decided to end the campaign, said the senator wanted to wait until most of canvassing was completed before announcing his decision, possibly as early as Thursday evening.
Allen conceded? Haven't seen that on the wires yet...
posted by armage at 5:56 PM on November 8, 2006
Allen conceded? Haven't seen that on the wires yet...
posted by armage at 5:56 PM on November 8, 2006
*cringes from Eideteker's wrath*
posted by spiderwire at 5:57 PM on November 8, 2006
posted by spiderwire at 5:57 PM on November 8, 2006
Sweet Jesus.
posted by Astro Zombie at 5:57 PM on November 8, 2006
posted by Astro Zombie at 5:57 PM on November 8, 2006
The recounts are required as long as there is a <1% margin. Allen hasn't conceded but I bet Allen lets go and concedes rather than let it go till December. Yeah and friggin Newsfilter. Foo!
posted by nj_subgenius at 6:02 PM on November 8, 2006
posted by nj_subgenius at 6:02 PM on November 8, 2006
Holy crap. This is fanfreakintastic! Is this really happening or am I experiencing another psychotic break? Holy crap.
posted by hojoki at 6:06 PM on November 8, 2006
posted by hojoki at 6:06 PM on November 8, 2006
A recount isn't required at all -- if the margin is <0.5% and the recount is requested by the candidate, then the state will pay for it. If the margin is between 0.5% and 1%, the losing candidate is allowed to get a recount if he pays for it himself.
posted by stemlot at 6:10 PM on November 8, 2006
posted by stemlot at 6:10 PM on November 8, 2006
The dems have taken congress? Or is Patrick Duffy about to immerge from behind metafilter's shower curtain?
posted by kosher_jenny at 6:12 PM on November 8, 2006
posted by kosher_jenny at 6:12 PM on November 8, 2006
Looks like after we elect a Democratic President we'll have 2 years to make things fucking right again. Those two years, in my estimation, will be the most important years of the Presidency in my lifetime.
posted by fusinski at 6:16 PM on November 8, 2006
posted by fusinski at 6:16 PM on November 8, 2006
CNN is no longer oblivious.
posted by Astro Zombie at 6:16 PM on November 8, 2006
posted by Astro Zombie at 6:16 PM on November 8, 2006
Also: since Allen has made many disparaging remarks about recounts in 2000 and 2004, it's doubtful he would elect to have one done unless the margin narrows to within a couple thousand votes. After all, John Warner's probably set to retire in 2008, and if Allen wants to attempt a return to Congress (which I'm assuming he'll at least consider doing) then he'll not want to have been branded a racist and a hypocrite before doing so.
posted by stemlot at 6:16 PM on November 8, 2006
posted by stemlot at 6:16 PM on November 8, 2006
I'll keep the bubbly in the fridge until Macaca mans up and admits it but VA's last recount only had a correction of 27 votes.
But otherwise it seems now the worm has turned and it's payback time...
And speaking of Rush Limbaugh, when you consider the narrow margins involved with some of these elections, its COMPETELY concievable that his Michael J Fox bullshit could, I say COULD, have been enough to piss off 12,000 or so people (with sick friends/relatives) out of the 300,000,000 in this country and tipped the Senate into the Blue.
Even if this isn't true, the thought makes me bubbly with glee, and I want to say "Thanks, Rush"!
posted by ernie at 6:17 PM on November 8, 2006
But otherwise it seems now the worm has turned and it's payback time...
And speaking of Rush Limbaugh, when you consider the narrow margins involved with some of these elections, its COMPETELY concievable that his Michael J Fox bullshit could, I say COULD, have been enough to piss off 12,000 or so people (with sick friends/relatives) out of the 300,000,000 in this country and tipped the Senate into the Blue.
Even if this isn't true, the thought makes me bubbly with glee, and I want to say "Thanks, Rush"!
posted by ernie at 6:17 PM on November 8, 2006
Looks like after we elect a Democratic President we'll have 2 years to make things fucking right again. Those two years, in my estimation, will be the most important years of the Presidency in my lifetime.
Not so fast Pollyanna, The Dems did not "win" this election, it was lost by Bush (and Republican corruption, hubris). There is no reason yet to assume the Dems won't fumble the ball between Jan'06 and Nov'08
posted by ernie at 6:20 PM on November 8, 2006
Not so fast Pollyanna, The Dems did not "win" this election, it was lost by Bush (and Republican corruption, hubris). There is no reason yet to assume the Dems won't fumble the ball between Jan'06 and Nov'08
posted by ernie at 6:20 PM on November 8, 2006
An online acquaintance of mine has a bad habit of inserting random nonsense about abortion or gay marriage in otherwise normal-person emails that he sends me and it often ends up with us in an argument over something. The other day he was praising Allen and what a fine man he was. Said if the Democrats had any significant gains, it would result in utter ruin for the country. So today I sent him a long insane screed about how he was right and that the sky was falling, churches were burning, zombie-things were in the streets eating fetuses, etc.
He hasn't replied yet.
posted by weretable and the undead chairs at 6:20 PM on November 8, 2006
He hasn't replied yet.
posted by weretable and the undead chairs at 6:20 PM on November 8, 2006
Webb Wins
Yeah, acording to Webb. Can we wait with these threads until there is official word please?
posted by Pollomacho at 6:21 PM on November 8, 2006
Yeah, acording to Webb. Can we wait with these threads until there is official word please?
posted by Pollomacho at 6:21 PM on November 8, 2006
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Does the AP know something that hasn't been announced yet (i.e. has Allen conceded)?
Shouldn't this post be preceded by the word "NewsFilter"?
posted by matty at 5:55 PM on November 8, 2006