RECOUNT in Montana - No Results til 8AM - ABC NEWS

[oberliner]

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[TheDonkey]

1. sweet jeebes let's hope some votes just don't "disappear"

[Up2Late]

18. It's already happening, we've been watching it at this link...

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2942014&mesg_id=2942014>

[still_one]

2. is yellowstone a Democratic place or NOT?

[Barack_America]

5. This is exactly what I want to hear...

I'm hoping that the original numbers that were up are real and that this county was trending for Tester.

Does anyone have a sense of how this county leans? I won't be able to sleep until I know... =(

[oberliner]

9. I think it's considered a "swing" county

It's the area around (and including) Billings.

[ps1074]

11. Yellowstone

yellowstone county in 2004

Bush 40,903
Kerry 24,100

Yellowstone County in 2000:

Burns 29434
Democrat 26790

Bu this time Tester was doing better and was actually ahead in Yellowstone.

[havocmom]

14. Has leaned GOP in the past. But the population has changed a lot

in recent years. Lots of new people to the state. Less ranchers more minimum wage service workers.

What worries me is the GOP Sec of State and the fact that both Cheney and bush were here last week.

[AspenRose]

3. Here we go.....

:eyes:

[hwmnbn]

4. Don't like the sounds of this....

What did everybody just pack it in for the night? Where do the vote totals get stored. Who's watching?

Why can't they count right now?

[tridim]

6. So does this mean that Yellowstone went Dem and the Repugs are screaming?

[havocmom]

15. Yep

[RummyTheDummy]

7. Interesting. Democratic gov. Repuke Sec. of State

NT

[BattyDem]

8. We're f*cked!

They're doing it again! :grr:

[MattP]

10. Just a question

If they pulled the Yellowstone results off the table wouldn't that take some of the lead off the table?

[ps1074]

12. you are right

Tester was leading by more than 1000 votes in this county.

[BluegrassDem]

13. The reporter from Helena just said....

that Tester was told that the Yellowstone recount won't change the margins at all and that Tester expects to carry 3 of the 5 remaining counties...thus carry the election. The Montana reporter said Tester expects that his vote count will actually increase.

[PermanentRevolution]

16. Well, shucks. I feel better now.

Not flaming you, btw. Just fed up with these late-night vote changes.

[njbuddy]

17. He also said

That the margin would have to be 900 for an automatic recount.

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. I'm looking at a long night

good news Taliafero is on... bad news, I will soon need coffee

Taking evidence in case it is needed

[PermanentRevolution]

20. Sleep's overrated, anyway...

Already been a long night here in FL, but I'm not going to bed until Yellowstone comes in.