Yellowstone FINALLY coming in!!!

[PermanentRevolution]

Tester: 150,496 Burns: 145,637 on CNN.com

~4,800 lead for Tester.

14% of Yellowstone.

[RummyTheDummy]

1. Tester's running well in Yellowstone

If that's really the "home territory" for Burns then Burns is in trouble. Right?

[DrDan]

2. it is getting closer then

was about an 8K lead a while ago

[PermanentRevolution]

3. Tester 158,068 Burns 153,453

~4,600 lead...

Still only 14% Yellowstone, and only 61% Cascade, which is ALSO trending towards Tester...

Cross your fingers and hold your breath...

[krispos42]

4. Yellowstone County is where Billings is

Population 136,000 or so, Billings proper estimated at 105,000. Biggest city in Montana. If there's a liberal stronghold in Montana, this is it!

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. SOS page has not updated

warming on that one

[PermanentRevolution]

7. Yeah, I'm going from CNN

Little worried about the lack of updates from the "official" site.

Maybe they're too busy counting to update...

[PermanentRevolution]

6. T 158,536 B 153,811

~4,700 lead

keep it coming!

[featherman]

8. As goes Billings, so goes our nation's direction??? Ouch.

[PermanentRevolution]

9. T: 162,294 B: 158,675

~3,600 lead. Narrowing...

Cascade at 100%. Barely went for Tester.

Come on, ride it out! Finish the wave!

[AntiWarPoster]

10. If they really are using votes from before, Tester wins easily

If the Republicans have altered them somehow, we might be in deep shit

[Cameron27]

11. Come on Montana

I need sleep.

[Up2Late]

12. Do keep an eye on these numbers, I need to get some sleep.

Save any web pages or do a screen capture if you see anything weird.

Good night.

[PermanentRevolution]

13. Counties left to report in...

Fergus 50%. Heavy Burns, but very small #'s.
Gallatin 33%. Split 49/49/2. If this holds true, should maintain Tester's slight lead.
Lake 91%. Tester 49% Burns 47%.
Meagher 0%. Supposedly Burns stronghold, but small # of voters.
Yellowstone 14% Burns 49% Tester 48%, but before they yanked the results it was trending Tester's way.

It's all gonna come down to Yellowstone.

[AntiWarPoster]

14. Proportional

Fergus - Prob +770 for Burns
Gallatin- Prob +400 for Burns
Lake- Prob +10 for Tester
Meagher- no clue - A population of only 1,932. Even if we assume turnout of 60%-1159 voters, and 70% for Burns- that's still only +811 for Burns here
Yellowstone- no clue

Tester should be fine.

He should win by at least 1,000.

[PermanentRevolution]

15. WAY TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT

Tester: 168,934
Burns: 166,206

~2,700 lead.

Yellowstone now 51% Burns 47% Tester. 36% reporting.

[AntiWarPoster]

17. oh my god what the fuck

they are stealing it. unless that 36% is the republican areas of billings

[ps1074]

16. I DON'T LIKE IT

It is down to 2,700 votes and Yellowstone has 60% of its votes to report. Before the recount Yellowstone was trending Tester, now it is trending Burns...

I don't like this at all.

[AntiWarPoster]

18. Montana secretary of state is a repub

is he complicit?

[ps1074]

19. if the trend continues, Tester will lose

Damn

[AntiWarPoster]

23. no he won't. he will barely win.

here's why. 1,135 vote margin for burns now in yellowstone . 36% alreayd in. So 3153-1135= 2018 remaining

that's less than Burns's overall lead.

[featherman]

22. Governor is DEM...he won't allow a fraud

[AntiWarPoster]

20. Ok people

even if results continue 51-47 burns, Tester will still have enough votes statewide to win. 36% of yellowstone is already in and he's barely leading, doing much worse than Bush did

[PermanentRevolution]

21. T 172,850 B 170,393

~2,500 lead.

My tummy hurts...

[Cameron27]

24. Gulp

[AntiWarPoster]

25. i think tester will pull back, assuming no fraud

he was leading before in Ystone, how could he not be now?

MT promised they would not change totals.

[PermanentRevolution]

26. That's the question, isn't it?

I mean, Tester was assured that the recount wasn't going to affect anything...

[AntiWarPoster]

27. i wonder if the mustachioed man who is sec of state

is behind this

never trust a man with a mustache

[featherman]

30. Extrapolations not looking good, I'm afraid

Burns could gain another 1000 in Fergus
Gallatin should be about even
Yellowstone could give Burns another 2000
Meagher is a Burns county...not sure of the population

Let's hope we can turn it around somewhere...Yellowstone and Gallatin individual precincts maybe stronger for Tester than those reported so far???

[PermanentRevolution]

28. T 173,259 B 171,207

~2,000 lead

Yellowstone still at 36%

[ps1074]

29. down to 2000 now

This is not looking good at all

[AntiWarPoster]

31. what the hell is going on

i gotta think the dem parts of yellowstone will be coming in soon. tester was leading before. i am sure that they have dems and repubs there both countign the votes. so hwo could there be fraud? something doesn't add up.

[Cameron27]

33. You're damn right something doesn't add up.

This new "trend" better reverse asap.

[PermanentRevolution]

34. Montana is the new Ohio is the new Florida...

If this doesn't start shifting soon, then the fix is in.

[MGD]

35. WTF was their excuse for the recount in the first place?

[PermanentRevolution]

37. Polls closed late, so a restart of the count was automatic

Or some such shit.

NOT LIKE THIS, GODDAMMIT!

[AntiWarPoster]

39. wtf?

i don't get it

[PermanentRevolution]

41. Neither do I.

Apparently, since some of the polling places didn't close until after they had started tallying votes, they shut down the count and restarted it.

[AntiWarPoster]

47. that shouldn't affect the totals, should it?

does anyone know how MT votes?

touch screen? paper? etc?

[PermanentRevolution]

52. not if they're telling the truth...

don't know how they vote

[MGD]

32. Yellowstone Precinct by Precinct

http://www.co.yellowstone.mt.gov/Elections/results/PRECINCT/default.htm

[Naturyl]

36. We were leading in Yellowstone before the Big Zero

No more lead. All of a sudden the "re-counted" votes are showing a 51-47 lead for Burns with an 1135 vote margin. Not good.

[PermanentRevolution]

38. Did anyone get a screencap

of Yellowstone BEFORE they zeroed it out???

[nadinbrzezinski]

40. yes

and also of screen shots every time they update the official website

[PermanentRevolution]

42. Good. We may need them.

[nadinbrzezinski]

45. I will PDF the document tonight before hitting the sack

BUT I hope we consign this to deleted files, and we don't need it

[PermanentRevolution]

48. Amen. nt

[AntiWarPoster]

49. thanks nb

nt

[Cameron27]

44. Thank you

I can't believe this shit.

[nadinbrzezinski]

51. I can

after 2004 and 2004 and 2000... what did you expect?

[Cameron27]

55. I know

I thought BECAUSE of what happened then, things would be thoroughly scrutinized......stupid, I know.
:banghead:

[featherman]

43. Fergus is a problem for Tester too

Going 2-1 for Burns with 69% reporting...could throw another 1000 to Burns

[AntiWarPoster]

46. Prob not that many

1200 vote lead for Burns in Fergus with 70% in. That puts him on pace for only 513 more seats from there.

[featherman]

62. Sorry...my bad math

[AntiWarPoster]

50. At least Flathead is 100% reported

Burns didn't do as well as he thought there, only 56-40

[nadinbrzezinski]

53. As a side issue

I hate that SOS site... god what a bad design!

[AntiWarPoster]

54. link?

nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

56. here you go, don't freak numbers are under netorks

http://sos.mt.gov/ELB/archives/2006/elections/general/ussenate/index.asp

[AntiWarPoster]

57. i don't know whether to shit my pants or throw up.

advice?

[PermanentRevolution]

58. A little from column "A," a little from column "B?"

:D

[AntiWarPoster]

59. god i'm so tired

but i can't go to bed with the race like this.

i'll just skip class tomorrow

yeah

[PermanentRevolution]

60. Are you East Coast?

The sun's coming up here in Miami...

[AntiWarPoster]

63. you bet your sweet ass i'm east coast

upstate ny. we took Three Republican seats in Upstate NY tonight: Sweeney in NY-20, Retiring Boehlert's seat in NY-24, and Knocked Sue Kelly off in NY-19.

Yawnnnnnnnnnn

[PermanentRevolution]

67. Nice!

I wish Florida wasn't so damn idiotic. At least we sent Krazy Kat Harris packing...

[AntiWarPoster]

68. I'm also celebrating

the pickup of a repuke governorship. From Pataki to Spitzer, niiiice. And of course Hillary got re-eleted easily.

[nadinbrzezinski]

70. In the meantime I keep the guvinator

because the left coast has gone stupid.

As to freaking, they just have the slowest SOS system I have seen, ever.

[PermanentRevolution]

73. What city?

I have a sister in San Fran.

[nadinbrzezinski]

76. San diego

[AntiWarPoster]

61. I'd like to think the Yellowstone results haven't brought in Tester parts yet

I hope so.

[PermanentRevolution]

64. We're all hoping...

I didn't stay up all night to go down like this!

[AntiWarPoster]

wtf is taking them so longj

jeez

[njbuddy]

66. I second that *yawn*

[featherman]

65. Our best hope

[AntiWarPoster]

69. I can assume it's taking so long

because they have lawyers in there right now examining every ballot? God I hope so. If Burns really won the majority of the vote in MT, i mean really won it honestly, then fine, congrats Burns. But I doubt it- based on earlier numbers that were shown from Yellowstone around 1 am.

[PermanentRevolution]

71. A half-hour with no new updates! WTF?

God, I'm edgy! I should go for a run to calm down, but I don't want to miss anything...

[Cameron27]

74. I should sleep

but I don't want to miss anything. This wait is torture.

[featherman]

72. Man do I hate to bring this up but the reason the official site is showing

a better lead for Tester than the CNN "county by county" is that Beaverhead has been zeroed out on the official. CNN show it +1175 for Burns

[AntiWarPoster]

75. what?

cnn still shows tester up by more than 2k on their website.

ah you're saying the MT site isn't including beaverheard. yes you are right. it all comes down to yellowstone.

[PermanentRevolution]

77. Overall lead

Beaverhead County CNN has 11-whatever for Burns, but apparently the SOS site doesn't have any results up for them.

[nadinbrzezinski]

78. I pointed this a couple times already

and the official site has NOT updated in a while

[PermanentRevolution]

79. UPDATE!

Tester: 174,045
Burns: 172,302

~1,700 lead.

Yellowstone still at 36%

[nadinbrzezinski]

80. And the SOS is late as usual

GRRRRRRR

[PermanentRevolution]

81. Still no Meager

33% Gallatin
91% Lake

FERGUS IS DONE!

[AntiWarPoster]

82. If this holds up

fuck i forgot about meager

2417 more votes for Burns, and he wins by like 700.T Thank god Fergus is done.

Now hopefully rest of Yellowstone is Tester.

[PermanentRevolution]

83. I can just imagine the headlines

if Meager's "meager" population decides the control of the Senate...

I need sleep...

[Oeditpus Rex]

85. Any editor who does that

is fired.

[PermanentRevolution]

84. And again, we wait...

Finish the count, already!

[nadinbrzezinski]

86. I just PDFed what I had... I can't wait any longer

[AntiWarPoster]

87. post it in!

nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

99. I sent the campaign an email

letting them know i have it

And what is it, twenty five more minutes for the eight o clock magic hour

[Cameron27]

88. I'm fading fast here too

going to try to hang on a little while longer.

edited: typos

[AntiWarPoster]

89. please democat jeebus

help us win

[PermanentRevolution]

98. G'night...

[Fluffdaddy]

90. I'm fading fast

[ShortnFiery]

92. Come on folks, buck up a little?

Remember, God hates quitters! <tease> :hi:

[MGD]

91. WAKE UP!!!!!

[Cameron27]

93. Hahaha

I'm TRYING, one more cuppa coffee :-)

[ShortnFiery]

94. Damn, Chuck Todd just reported on CSpan that

Tester is leading by only 1800 votes. This is close!

[Awsi Dooger]

95. Great, listen to what was reported on CNN

Miles O'Brien said Yellowstone had to stop the count and begin again because an elections official hadn't properly configured the new voting machines.

So that lead for Tester in Yellowstone among the previous count might not be coming back.

I can just imagine the Election Reform forum if this thing flops.

[AntiWarPoster]

96. I don't get it

They stopped the count after people had finished voting, so how would that affect the total for Tester?

[ShortnFiery]

100. Cause some of the Genius election officials decided on their own

to do a complete recount of Yellowstone. It's fishy, real stinky ... especially if Burns somehow eeks this one out. :(

[MGD]

103. And by "configured" he means "rigged".

It doesn't make sense. I want answers Montana. WTF is going on?

[Cameron27]

104. If the machines were configured incorrectly

that would throw the original count off...maybe?

I don't really understand.

[nadinbrzezinski]

105. watch hacking democracy

[Cameron27]

113. But if they were configured

as in Hacking Democracy, Tester would have lost in the first place, and the SOS wouldn't be the one calling for a recount.

I'm not thinking clearly anymore, it doesn't make sense. Are they reconfiguring for the recount??

[Awsi Dooger]

107. I'm just dead tired and thinking out loud

Every site is waiting for the previous Tester bulge in Yellowstone to show up in the late count. What was it, +1300 or something like that? If the county is claiming the machnes weren't set properly there might not be a +1300 in our future. That's the worst case scenario.

I'm not even sure what type of machines Yellowstone uses. Is it touch screen or optical scan? Paper trail? Miles O'Brien didn't elaborate. It was one sentence and I posted it as close to memory as I could.

[ShortnFiery]

97. Something really stinks here and IF they count a third time bring

the lawyers in, shut it down and count anew with EVERYBODY looking. :grr:

[Fluffdaddy]

101. WTF !!

[ShortnFiery]

102. Yes, I was worried that some shit like this would happen AGAIN!

:wtf: over. :grr:

[MGD]

106. A thrid recount? WTF Get your shit together Yellowstone. Who the hell is running your elections?

[nadinbrzezinski]

108. THIRD????????????????

WTF, will do this over and over until we get the result we want???????????????

[Awsi Dooger]

145. Not a third count

My impression from what Miles O'Brien said is the second count was caused by machines not properly configured. That's not the initial rationale we were given but O'Brien mentioned it to Tester and Tester seemed to verify it, saying he thought it was merely minor glitches.

Update: CNN reporting software glitch reset the count to zero and Yellowstone had to start over.

[Fluffdaddy]

109. Looks like they are looking for a way to steal this for Burn

[ShortnFiery]

110. Dental Floss tycoons?

:rofl: :yoiks:

[MGD]

112. I hear zircon encrusted tweezers are making a comeback too.

[Oeditpus Rex]

114. 'I might be movin' out to Montana soon...'

:rofl:

[ShortnFiery]

118. Yes maybe we can hunt down Frank Zappa's spirit?

Thank goodness he's not alive to see this bizarro BushWorld of fear-mongering freaks!

We must good take care of Lewis Black so he doesn't stroke out on us. ;) ... his next commentary should be "a keeper." :hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

128. I think Zappa's spirit is a bit south of Montana

Deliver string beans
to Utah tonight
I'd better go fast
or they won't be all right
Deliver string beans
to Utah tonight
Donny 'n' Marie
can both take a bite
(Bite it, Marie!)

:hi:




Giddyup!

[PermanentRevolution]

111. Senor Bu-u-u-u-u-u-rns!

El Diablo Con Dinero!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Tito Puente!


Okay, I REALLLLLLY need sleep now...

[ShortnFiery]

115. Es verdad!

As I mentioned above, the officials in Montana told the major networks at 2:30 AM that they would announce the projected winner within the half hour, i.e., 3:00AM. Now we must ask ourselves :wtf: is going on there? Seems like it's turning into "a goat rope" and not necessarily an accurate counting since many of them are done BY HAND. What the hell? :shrug:

Oh shit! BTW someone just said on WJ that Nancy Pelosi is EVIL. Oh yeah, practicing Catholic, mother of five, hails from Baltimore. Whoa! They're passing out RW kool-aid early this AM. :P

[PermanentRevolution]

117. Man, yeah, she was a nutcase.

Somebody's FINALLY talking about Montana!

[ShortnFiery]

119. Yes, you bet cha, complete with the final hor-rah = "The terrorists are winning" n/t

[Cameron27]

120. Yes, that's the thing

it's just taking so much longer than they predicted & I thought they said the outcome wouldn't change.

[ShortnFiery]

122. I hope Howard Dean has sent lawyers and they are enroute if

not on site as we type. I hope.

[jackbourassa]

121. What's going on?

What's the latest news?

P.S. How can they steal this? We run the state!

[PermanentRevolution]

124. Repug Sec. of State, apparently...

Latest news is no news, as far as the CNN site goes...

[nadinbrzezinski]

116. 10 more minutes for the eight hour

when we were suposed to get a flood, I think, lord I'm tired

[Fluffdaddy]

123. Any word from Tester ? He should be calling this a bunch of BS

But maybe that's not the way things are done in Montana

[AntiWarPoster]

125. NEW NUMBERS

Democratic Tester
183,386 49%

Republican Burns
(Incumbent)
181,879 48%

[PermanentRevolution]

126. UPDATE!

Tester: 183,386
Burns: 181,879

~1,500 lead.

Yellowstone 94%
Meager 0%
Gallatin 33%
Lake 91%

[AntiWarPoster]

127. Burns can only expect 80-100 more votes out of YS

We will win!

[PermanentRevolution]

129. Meager is strong Rep, supposedly, but not big

Keep those fingers crossed!

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

132. 2000 census population approx. 2000. n/t

[AntiWarPoster]

133. exactly

even if burns gains a lot out of there, we should be fine.

[Fluffdaddy]

130. From your mouth to you know who ears

[Cameron27]

131. Meager 0%?

WTF

[PermanentRevolution]

134. I get the uneasy feeling

that they're holding Meager's votes until they know how many votes Burns needs to win

[AntiWarPoster]

135. meager only has 1 polling place

i think the commissioner just went to bed.

[PermanentRevolution]

137. I hope so

I'd hate to see Tester with a 1,000 vote lead and then suddenly EVERYONE in Meager votes for Burns

[AntiWarPoster]

138. In 2000,

Meagher went 68-29 for Burns over Schweitzer

Only 892 votes. Gotta think there won't be more than 1000 this year. So Burns shouldn't gain more than 450 out of Meagher.

[Fluffdaddy]

140. It all comes down to Meagher county for control of the Senate.

[Cameron27]

143. So I'm either going to

love little Meagher, or hmmmm not.

[Oeditpus Rex]

136. Gallatin is STILL reporting only 33 percent

per CNN.

:wtf:

[PermanentRevolution]

139. So Tester's Yellowstone lead vanished...

Surprise, surprise...

[AntiWarPoster]

141. Might not matter

Burns need to pick up 1000 votes in Meagher to win. Not enough people live there for tha to be possible.

We'll know Republicans are full of shit if they claim 1300 people voted in Meagher out of 1900, especially considering some are under 18. They can't win!

Remember, there are only 1916 people in Meagher county!

And I bet not more than 1500 are registered to vote! And I bet not more than 900 voted!

[ShortnFiery]

142. They've stole elections many times before, they can cheat ...

therefore, those smarmy republicans can win if they are corrupt enough. :grr:

[AntiWarPoster]

144. I am sure Democratic lawyers are there

They won't let those Republican nerds cheat us.

[PermanentRevolution]

146. UPDATE!

Tester: 184,739
Burns: 183,183

~1,600 lead!

Yellowstone 94%
Gallatin 33%
LAKE 100%
Meagher 0%

[AntiWarPoster]

147. AWESOME

nt

[Cameron27]

148. 100 point gain from previous total...

right direction:)

edited: can't type anymore

[AntiWarPoster]

150. Ok, repukes might gain 100 more in yellowstone, that's it

Meagher will not give them more than 500 votes, guaranteed. Gallatin is on pace to give them no more than 400 more

400+100+500=1000

1600-1000= 600 vote tester win. And I am being very conservative in my estimates.

Burns is cooked.

[ShortnFiery]

149. OMG Dean's Democratic lawyers better be there ...

why is it that I have the same feeling now as the night the House kept the Medicare vote open for hours so the Greedy old Perverts could score a big windfall for their Pharmaceutical Buddies? :scared:

This is nerve wracking and suspect, especially since they've promised the Networks "a projection" at 3:00 AM? It's now well after FIVE hours later and these MT election officials are still dicking around. :wtf:

Send in the hounds! (Democratic Lawyers)

[Cameron27]

151. With the Senate at stake

Dean would be crazy not to send lawyers up there.

[ShotInTheDark]

153. Crossing my fingers...

On the breaking news forum, it seems some absentee ballots being counted twice is being given as the justification for the recount in Yellowstone.

[PermanentRevolution]

152. UPDATE!

Tester: 190,486
Burns: 188,900

~1,500 lead

Yellowstone 94%
Gallatin 100%
Meagher 0%

THAT IS IT! ALL THAT"S LEFT!

[nadinbrzezinski]

154. We took montana

even if the MSM will not call it, and we took Virginia, which means, we took the senate

I should go to sleep now

[MGD]

158. Don't forget to wake up for the Bush response at 1:00 pm

[nadinbrzezinski]

161. I'll set the conure alarm

(Parrots)

My lord, I am so tired.

[PermanentRevolution]

155. 1,586 vote lead for Tester...

HOLD ON, DAMN IT!

[MGD]

160. This battle is unbelievable. I can't believe we have secured a win of this magnitude

It was like a Rocky movie.

[Cameron27]

156. FINALLY

It was worth the wait!:party: :toast:

[ShortnFiery]

159. Has the M$M called it?

I won't believe it for a fact until both Allen (VA) and Burns (MT) give their consolation speeches.

I know Allen will DEMAND a recount, which we will win; and Montana? I just don't know for a fact. Yet. ;)

[PermanentRevolution]

162. It's gonna be even closer than VA,

So a recount is probably inevitable. BUT WE'LL BE GOING IN AS THE WINNER!

[nadinbrzezinski]

163. the MSM will not declare until they have absolutely no choice

as to Allen, it is VA law, as well as MT, so legally they really should NOT declare it YET... the candidates thuogh should claim victory

[AntiWarPoster]

157. Tester has sure tested my patience

nt

[AntiWarPoster]

164. We might beat that 900 mark after all

And avoid a recount

[Fluffdaddy]

170. Only 900 ?

[nadinbrzezinski]

165. and the SOS has NOT updated yet... WTF?

[PermanentRevolution]

166. Alright, seriously, now...

You've said you're going to bed, like, 20 times now!

Just say it with me...

I DO'N NEED NO STEENKIN' SLEEP!

[MGD]

167. Sleep is just another way of saying "not enough coffee."

[Fluffdaddy]

168. I DO'N NEED NO STEENKIN' SLEEP!

[nadinbrzezinski]

169. Should go to bed but waiting for them to update to add to the

damn PDF

[PermanentRevolution]

171. On a side note...

I'm kinda proud of this thread. This is the longest one I've ever started, and, except for the "I Voted" thread, it's the biggest on the page!

[ShortnFiery]

173. Do you think the MT officials are now napping or starting another round of counting? n/t

[oldgrowth]

172. CNN has has it at 99% in

Tester
190,486 49%

Republican Burns
(Incumbent)
188,900 48%

Libertarian Jones
9,990 3%
99% precincts reporting - Updated: 8:14 a.m. ET

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/MT/S/01/index.html

[Fluffdaddy]

175. 1,586 Tester

[PermanentRevolution]

176. And just li'l ol' Meagher Co. left

Plus 6% of Yellowstone.

[PermanentRevolution]

174. Waiting... Waiting...

Oy. Just count the ballots, already!

Shamelessly bumping my own thread yet again!

[Oeditpus Rex]

177. Hey, at least your post count is gettin' mileage out of it

:thumbsup:

[Frustratedlady]

179. Where did The Cheney go hunting?

Did they identify his prey? Just askin'!

[Brotherjohn]

203. Prey? Montana Democrats. Let's hope he aims like last time. (nt)

[PermanentRevolution]

178. UPDATE!

Tester: 194,914
Burns: 193,179

~1,700 lead!

GET THE FUCK IN!!!

YELLOWSTONE 100%
Meagher 0%

Unless EVERY SINGLE PERSON in Meagher Co. voted for Burns, WE ARE IN!!!

[AntiWarPoster]

180. What did I tell you?

You can't argue with math, man. And we'll avoid a recount as well

Republican nerdy vote stealers lose again!

[Fluffdaddy]

182. What the Hell is Meagher doing ? 0%

[PermanentRevolution]

186. Only one precinct

Only 1,400 registered voters.

They went to bed, figuring their votes wouldn't matter...

[ShortnFiery]

187. Somebody please go and light a fire under the officials in Meagher

so we can bring this one home? :shrug:

[ShortnFiery]

183. Good, but this has become "a quest" I'm waiting for 100% in Montana

and hoping that Tester maintains a 900 vote lead so as to avoid a recount. However, after all these gyrations and pre-mature recounts after their state officials told the networks that they would report a projected winner SIX HOURS ago, I think that any recount would be in our favor. ;)

I'm in it for the long haul, i.e., Like a Trane. :-)

[Oeditpus Rex]

184. Just caught that

+1,735

It's done. :woohoo:



You have done well here tonight, good sir. :patriot:

[PermanentRevolution]

189. I regret that I have but one night's sleep to give for my country...

WE TOOK CONGRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:bounce: :pals: :headbang: :woohoo:

:patriot: :dem:

[ShortnFiery]

191. Hopefully we can catch a few hours sleep before we view ...

Dear Leader "eating crow" at 1:00 PM today. What makes me think that Lord PissyPants will not be a gracious LOSER? :shrug:

[oldgrowth]

218. new update

Tester
198,032 49%

Republican Burns
(Incumbent)
194,904 48%

Libertarian Jones
10,303 3%
99% precincts reporting - Updated: 11:52 a.m. ET

thats 3128 ??

[oldgrowth]

219. new update

3128??

Tester
198,032 49%

Republican Burns
(Incumbent)
194,904 48%

Libertarian Jones
10,303 3%
99% precincts reporting - Updated: 11:52 a.m. ET

[ShotInTheDark]

181. nm

Tester: 194,914
Burns: 193,179

866 of 867 precints reporting

Woohoo !!!

[Fluffdaddy]

185. I can almost cry. And I haven't cried since November 2004

[Tansy_Gold]

190. I didn't think I would, but I am

BF will make fun of me, but who cares?

I went to bed about midnight (AZ time) because I was exhausted after about four nights of not very much sleep. With the House securely in our grasp, I thought I'd be able to sleep well and wake up to face a Senate still in the pukes' hands.

It was pretty nerve-wracking to find out it still hasn't been completely decided.

Then I saw these latest few posts about Tester and Webb, and the eyes got a bit misty, then spilled over.



Tansy Gold, weepy

[hurtsolong]

188. We need to wait for provisionial ballots.

However, it looks mighty pretty bright for the Democrats. Woohoo !!!!!!!!!!!

[hurtsolong]

192. MSNBC just mentioned Yellowstone County is still counting?

[ShortnFiery]

193. What? Are they beginning anew?!?

This is getting way too twisted. :(

[AntiWarPoster]

195. Of course

Count them votes till Burns has a lead

Just kidding

MT is ours

Democratic lawyers are on the scene and they won't let Republican nerd boys steal this election from us. MT hicks would love nothing more than to do that.

[PermanentRevolution]

194. Not according to CNN...

Yellowstone
Updated: 9:10 a.m. ET


Burns
(Incumbent)
29,203 50%

Tester
27,981 48%

Jones
1,394 2%

100% of precincts reporting

[ShortnFiery]

196. OMG 100%! Yes, I think that I will rest now.

It's been a long haul.

God Bless America!

I'm feeling the warm-fuzzies for the Great State of Montana! SALUTE. :-) :patriot: :hi:

[PermanentRevolution]

197. NO SLEEP FOR YOU!

That was just Yellowstone's precinct count.

Meagher's still at 0%

[ShortnFiery]

198. LOL, well at least I can, based upon their small population, take it easy

until the finale.

Thanks for keeping me smart. :hi:

[PermanentRevolution]

199. Come on, now, Meagher...

I thought you rural types got up early! It's 7:30 over there! Get out of bed and count your ballots!

EDIT: 200 post thread! WOO!

[oldgrowth]

205. there is only 1,932 in Meagher MT and 21.4% are 15 or under

http://sos.mt.gov/ELB/archives/2006/elections/general/counties/Meagher/index.asp

[Princess Turandot]

200. For what it's worth, in 2004, Meagher cast 977 votes in the Pres. contest..

247 Kerry, 698 Bush

(from the Montana Bd of Election's website)

[PermanentRevolution]

202. Good news for usa!

We've got a lead twice that big!

(and that was supposed to be "us" in the title, but I decided to leave the typo!)

[Fluffdaddy]

201. Aide To Conrad Burns Says He Will Not Concede Election!) 21K absentee ballots

An aide to Sen. Conrad Burns (R) tells the Hotline this morning that Burns has no plans to concede the MT Senate race anytime soon. The aide said that 21K absentee ballots have yet to be counted and other counties still haven’t finished canvassing their regular returns. Democratic officials are confident that Jon Tester (D) will win

article #2

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/

21,000 absentee ballots yet to be counted........................Is this right ?

[PermanentRevolution]

204. Who knows?

If it is, we've got a while to wait before this gets settled...

[PermanentRevolution]

206. But the state, on the whole, was a 50/50 split

No real reason to assume the absentee ballots will be different.

[ShortnFiery]

207. They can't count these simultaneously...

What's the matter with these Election officials in Montana?

[PermanentRevolution]

208. I know this came up in 2004

but I'm way too friggin' tired to research it. Do Absentee ballots have to be RECEIVED by election day, or just POSTMARKED by election day?

[oldgrowth]

209. before the polls close on Election Day

They should have been counted already!!!!

Right side of page
http://sos.mt.gov/ELB/Voter_Information.asp#absentee

[PermanentRevolution]

210. UP-um-DATE?

Tester: 194,916
Burns: 193,180

~1,700 still.

2 more votes for Tester, 5 more for Burns?

Still 0% Meagher.

WTF?

Edit: Make that 1 more for Burns.

Still confused...

[PermanentRevolution]

211. UPDATE!

Tester: 195,211
Burns: 193,472

~1,800 lead!

Could this be Absentee Ballots?

Meagher STILL 0%

[eppur_se_muova]

212. Meagher STILL 0%: "the slightly silly candidate ... nought."

:rofl:

[PermanentRevolution]

213. UPDATE 2

Tester: 195,235
Burns: 193,506

~1,700

Fluctuating...

WATCH THIS CLOSELY!

STILL 0% MEAGHER

[Az_lefty]

214. God, what a cliff hanger....go Tester!

this guy just looks like Montana, and I mean that in a good way.

[Monty_]

215. 21,000?

Isn't that a high number for Montana?

[PermanentRevolution]

216. 5% of the votes cast...

is that high or not? haven't really followed absentee rates before

[Fluffdaddy]

221. Wrong place sorry

[EMAN51]

217. Let's all thank the libertarian candidate and his 10k votes

When Tester wins!

[oldgrowth]

220. It's 3128 now

[Fluffdaddy]

222. OK got 2 hours of sleep........Any comment from Tester

Claim victory like webb did. :P

[nadinbrzezinski]

223. So I got some sleep and this is STILL a nile biter

[Fluffdaddy]

224. WE GOT MONTANA

[nadinbrzezinski]

225. Yeah, brother in law just called

WE GOT THE SENATE

[Barack_America]

226. BILLINGS GAZETTE DECLARES TESTER "WINNER"!!!

The AP isn't reporting that Tester won only because he called CNN and said that he had.

http://www.billingsgazette.net

Only Meagher County has yet to report. However, according to the 2000 Census data on Wikipedia, there are only 2000 people living in the entire county. So even if every man, woman and child in that county voted for Burns, there still isn't enough to overcome Tester's current lead of ~3,000 votes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meagher_County,_Montana


MONTANA IS BLUE!!!

[Barack_America]

227. CNN declares Tester "WINNER" in Montana....

That's it, folks, we have the Senate...

Let them recount Virginia, it won't matter and it will only make voters more pissed at them for being sore losers!

[graywarrior]

228. Fuckin AAAAAAAAA!

[PermanentRevolution]

229. WOO-FREAKIN-HOO!!!!!!!

What a crazy, unbelievable night. Glad this monster thread looks like it has a happy ending.

Thanks to all who stayed up through the night and helped out.

Still, ARRGGHHH!!! If I'd just managed to stay awake another hour or so, I'd have seen this live!

Now let's make sure Virginia stays blue!