AP SHowing 16 Kloppenburg precincts still to count. Only 2 Prosser precints left 140 VOTE DIFFERENC

[Snoutport]

Source: AP

As of 7:36 a.m. Pacific time:
AP is showing 24 precincts left to report.
6 from Ashland (71% of the counted votes went for Kloppenburg) (THESE VOTES HAVE COME IN...just put the vote 140 votes apart!)
2 from Crawford (59% of the counted votes went for K)
1 from Dane (73% K)
2 from Dunn (55% K)
1 Jefferson (58% Prosser)
1 from Juneau (52% K)
8 from Sauk (55% K)
1 Taylor (61% Prosser)

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2011/by_county/WI_Supreme_Court_0405.html?SITE=AP&SECTION=POLITICS

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99% of the vote has been counted. It is not over yet people!

[shraby]

1. Ashland came in, the new totals puts K behind by 419

[Snoutport]

2. 140 vote difference at 7:39

[karynnj]

Kloppenburg is now slightly ahead

738,368 to 738,228 - with 10 precincts outstanding.

[importDavid]

3. She's ahead by 140 - woot!

Total 3620/3630

J. Kloppenburg
738,368

D. Prosser
738,228

[karynnj]

4. Kloppenburg is now slightly ahead

738,368 to 738,228 - with 10 precincts outstanding.

[fasttense]

5. Who ever loses should do a recount. That's just too close to expect

our contracted out rigged voting machines to do accurately.

[rfranklin]

12. The Republicans will have this one in court for months if not years...

Democrats...well, they are Democrats.

[Jackpine Radical]

26. Once again--This is not a partisan election.

Liberal Kloppenburg is not running as a democrat. Reactionary, criminal Prosser is not running as a Republican.

[AleksS]

27. That doesn't mean the republicans

That doesn't mean the republicans can't take it to court.

But more likely, Koch-funded lawyers will take Prosser's case as far in court as they can. No need to get the GOP "officially" involved. (Even though Prosser's campaign itself reminded us that he's a great "complement" to the GOP.)

[Bandit]

39. Of course Prosser is running as a Republican

Nobody that lives in Wisconsin claims any differntly.

[Jackpine Radical]

44. His interests overlap with those of the Republicans.

He was a Republican legislator. His politics are Republican. He was supported by individual Reptilians. The Republican Party was praying for him to win, and would connive to get him there.

Nevertheless, the race was nonpartisan, and he took no funding from the official Republican coffers.

As for your last line, I live in Wisconsin and I claim differently.

[donquijoterocket]

34. does anybody

know what Wisconsin statutes say about automatic triggers for recounts in elections of this type? I recall the repcons raising their usual big stink in the Franken v.Coleman race but Minnesota law required a recount in that race for that close an outcome. That said regardless you know the wingers are going to be howling "stolen" and "fraud". I just hope there's a clear cut policy to determine how this goes forward in any event and a process to investigate any suspicious circumstances.

[AleksS]

6. And now she's UP!

10 precincts to go!

Total 3620/3630

Prosser 738,228 (50%)
Kloppenburg 738,368 (50%)

+140!!!!!!!!

[AleksS]

10. 10 left including Dane and Milwaukee precincts!

10 Precnicts left INCLUDING: 2 in crawford, and 1 in dane, 2 in Dunn, 1 in Juneau, 1 in Jefferson, 2 in Milwaukee, 1 in Taylor.

Jefferson and taylor currently leaning Prosser, the other 8 leaning K, and Dane and Milwaukee ought to be strong!

[xchrom]

7. the link shows her ahead in the totals

i'm surprised it's as close as it is.

it'll be interesting to see the details of this election after it's over.

[piggy2000]

28. Who is voting for Prosser?

I can't believe that there are over 700,000 people that like this anti-union movement that Walker is pushing. Hmmmmm..

Could this be?

[valerief]

37. Electronic voting machines don't lie!

:sarcasm:

[Blue Owl]

8. ROCK N ROLL

:kick:

[karynnj]

9. The 10 left are

2 from Crawford (59% of the counted votes went for K)
1 from Dane (73% K)
2 from Dunn (55% K)
1 Jefferson (58% Prosser)
1 from Juneau (52% K)
1 Taylor (61% Prosser)


(details stolen from OP - Sauk and Ashland accounted for the ones that came in. )

[AleksS]

13. You forgot the 2 from Mke--your list totals 8

Add in the 2 missing from Milwaukee (57%K)

[karynnj]

16. Thanks - I had just gone back to find what I was missing - now it is down to 5

2 - Milwaukee
1 - Jefferson
1 - Juneau
1 - Taylor



P - 738,514 K - 738,883

[AleksS]

17. This is killing me!

I need sleep! I was out 13 hours collecting recall sigs yesterday, and couldn't sleep for the tension last night!

[karynnj]

19. Best wishes - and good luck on getting the needed petitions

This race is amazingly close. I hope she comes out ahead - as it will send a tremendous message.
Considering that he was the incumbent and likely would have won if this had not become a proxy race this is amazing.

You sure don't write as if you are sleep deprived.

[AleksS]

22. The sleep depro is battling the adrenalin-nerves!

The sleep depro is battling the adrenalin-nerves!

I think the other message it will send is that it is possible for people power to overcome $$$ power.

Besides being a prosser v. Kloppenburg fight, this election was clearly on Kloppenburg's people power--she had the volunteers and the motivated base, vs. Prosser's $$$ power--robocalls, leaflets, mailers, signs, commercials.

[AleksS]

14. 3623 of 3630 in--still up by 140

Taylor and Jefferson's P-leaning precincts still unreported, but Dane and Crawford are listed as complete now, leaving:

2 from Dunn (55% K)
1 Jefferson (58% Prosser)
1 from Juneau (52% K)
1 Taylor (61% Prosser)
2 from Milwaukee (57% K)

[emulatorloo]

11. Thanks for posting this. n/t

[AleksS]

15. 3625 of 3630 in and K +300!

3625/3630
P: 738,514
K: 738,883

Precincts left include:

1 Jefferson (58% Prosser)
1 from Juneau (52% K)
1 Taylor (61% Prosser)
2 Milwaukee (57% K)

[AleksS]

18. Still 3625, but different totals. Now K at +447

P: 738,567
K: 739,014

[karynnj]

21. Could they be adding absentee ballots?

It just changed again - She's still ahead, but by less.

[AleksS]

23. I see, down to K +309

I don't know. the best I've heard is that absentees are added at "some time during the election day." Some areas handle them at the preceincts, some in a central location (Milwaukee for example). So I don't know where that would leave them in the AP reported results. I would assume that areas with all precincts reporting in have all the ballots--absentee and otherwise--counted. Maybe that's the holdup with Milwaukee. I can't imagine there are that many absentees in some of the smaller precincts though.

Edited: Prosser picked up 2 votes. I changed the total in the header.

[Zambero]

20. Shades of the Al Franken Senate race

Unreal. Every vote DOES matter!

[FarLeftFist]

24. Lets be serious people...

The FACT that this race is even THIS close is AMAZING! Keeping fingers crossed for Kloppenburg. Hey, recalled republicans, start shitting your pants NOW!

[L. Coyote]

25. LATEST Details here: I'm declaring the winner in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

I'm declaring the winner in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Tue Apr-05-11 07:35 PM PST
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x821883

[AleksS]

29. 3 precincts left, K at +224

3627/3630

P: 739,350
K: 739,574

2 Milwaukee (57% K so far)
1 Jefferson (58% P so far)

Doggone this is a nailbiter. Milwaukee has some seriously red precincts, and some seriously blue ones. And who knows about Jefferson?

It's all about where in Milwaukee those last 2 precincts are.

I hope the ballots are securely gaurded.

Edited: The totals changed at AP, but I didn't want to do a whole new post.

[karynnj]

32. Daily Kos has a thread

Here are two relevant posts:

#
Township of Lake Mills (0+ / 0-)

Apparently it's not Lake Mills proper, but the township, which is rural. 700 votes, if it reflects other Jefferson County percentages, could net Prosser a hundred or so votes.

On the other hand, that area is within reach of Madison media market. They will be well acquainted with Kloppenburg.

it is hereby DECLARED that 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 has not been published within the meaning of Wis. Stats. §§ 991.11, 35.095(1)(b) and 35.095(3)(b), and is therefore not in effect.

by Giles Goat Boy on Wed Apr 06, 2011 at 08:42:32 AM PDT


#
* Lake Mills in Jefferson Cty should go Prosser +43 (0+ / 0-)

In 2010 general election Lake Mills went 55% for Walker; while all of Jefferson County went 60% for Walker.

Prosser is underperforming Walker by 2% so far in Jefferson County, so if Lake Mills breaks for Prosser 53/47, and they expect 700-760 votes, that would mean about +43 for Prosser.

That's better than previously projected for Kloppenburg.



by Roby NJ on Wed Apr 06, 2011 at 08:45:40 AM PDT

Here is the diary - http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/04/06/963979/-Kloppenburg-retakes-the-lead-in-Wisconsin-Supreme-Court-race

Here's a link from the diary on the town in Jefferson that is not in yet - they are waiting for a quorum to start counting.

http://www.lakemillsleaderonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=22&ArticleID=4937

The same thread says the Milwaukee precincts out are in West Allis - and lean red but not really red.

[AleksS]

40. West Allis is interesting this year. It generally leans red, BUT

West Allis is interesting this year. It generally leans red, BUT it's also generally very Union.

So, it could go either way.

[Roy Rolling]

30. Thanks for the updates Wisconsin people....

All of Democratic America is watching this one. Thanks for you hard work and long hours.... :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[AleksS]

31. Sheesh. It's like this was made for TV!

Right to the wire. A scriptwriter couldn't have done it better.

I do hope the ballots are closely guarded though.

This would be just right for shenanigans. And based on some of the poll workers I saw in a certain red Milwaukee county precinct, it wouldn't surprise me if they were adding a little "Prosser insurance" to the ballot boxes right now. I'm not saying they are, I'm just saying that it wouldn't surprise me if that happened, if it turned out that this was one of the holdout precincts.

I'd really really really really like to know where those last 2 precincts are.

Really.



Really really.

[FarLeftFist]

33. In other news:

In another race that became largely about Walker and his policies, Democrat Chris Abele defeated Republican state Rep. Jeff Stone to become Milwaukee County executive, the seat Walker held until he was elected governor in November.

[beac]

36. .

:bounce:

[russspeakeasy]

47. Great news.

[Auntie Bush]

50. Now that's what I like to hear!!!!!!

:) :) :)

[AleksS]

35. Some info on where in Milwaukee votes are missing

"The AP said early Wednesday morning that it was missing results from Cudahy, St. Francis and a small portion of West Allis in Milwaukee County. According to results gathered by the Journal Sentinel Tuesday night, Prosser won St. Francis 1,336 votes to 1,241 and won Cudahy 2,468 to 2,313. If that proves to be the case, it would add another 250 votes to Prosser's lead.

St. Francis officials confirmed those results Wednesday morning. Cudahy officials could not yet be reached. The Cudahy and St. Francis results would account for 10 of the 12 missing precincts in Milwaukee County with the other two coming from West Allis."

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/119314604.html

West Allis.

Union, yes.

But also often very red.

Doggoneitall. They're just not going to give us an easy time of this!

Still could go either way!

[goobergoober01]

45. Prosser complains that the Graveyard Precinct has yet to be polled

While several TEABAGGER GROUPS promise to pole every corpse until they get the appropriate votes

[russspeakeasy]

38. Go, K. Go !

[kanrok]

41. Only Jefferson County is outstanding

K with a 224 vote lead.

[kanrok]

42. If the percentages stay true to form in Jefferson

K will still win by 136 votes.

[RedCloud]

46. About 500 votes per precinct in that area.

[Phlem]

43. What I don't understand is

why is this even a close race.
With that high of voter turn out she should be the winner already.
I'm uneasy about the voting system there.
Are there exit polls so we can compare votes?

-p

[mojowork_n]

48. Quick Answer for you

It's a close race because the "perception management" professionals spun off their own war.

Lots and lots and lots of outside money was spent -- the record by far in any judicial race in
the State of Wisconsin, ever -- and that battle end up being a "he said, she said" game that
the MoneyBags maybe ended up getting the better of.

.....It looked like a winner, at first. Years ago, Prosser, while a D.A., had ignored a complaint
about a Catholic priest. Instead, he went to the bishop and that priest was transferred --
before he was ultimately found out.

So the first Kloppenburg ads brought those salient (but somewhat dated) facts to people's
attention.

Then the MoneyBags hired one of the (now grown-up) alleged abused kids to film a spot in
which he appears on camera denying the whole thing, and giving credit to Prosser for 'helping
bring justice' to the family, and blaming Kloppenburg for continuing to insist that it could
have all played out any other way. (Piling on the family's pain.)

It was completely nauseating and probably effective, if you weren't paying attention to the
larger issues in the race.

So Kloppenburg looked like the Bad One, if you were just concentrating on what passes for
debate in judicial races in this state, these days.

....But let's keep our fingers crossed, that it all works out in the end.

[AndyTiedye]

49. That is the Way it Goes When the Repigs Have Unlimited Corporate Money

How much did we get outspent on this one?

[AleksS]

51. All in K +204!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Pending recount, of course...)