*** OFFICIAL ELECTION NIGHT OPEN THREAD #4 ***

[unhappycamper]

Thread #3 can be found here.

[Catherine Vincent]

1. First!

[unhappycamper]

2. You were watching. . . .

lol

[deepthought42]

3. Looks like MD is truly blue again!

I am hoping it stays that way!

[skooooo]

4. I bet Virginia Senate race will go into recount..

...cause it's so close.

[babylonsister]

5. Checking in because of uhc! Hi, friend!

It's a great night, I think!
Thank you for being on DU. I think you rock.

[captain disgruntled]

6. I watched Santorum's concession...

Where did he get that passel of behemoth children??
I was less distraught than the doll-toting one...

[eppur_se_muova]

7. NH-02 called for Hodes, Dems up by 6 in House CNN

[WahooJunkie]

8. VA - Liberal Strongholds still haven't finished counting

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006//pages/results/states/VA/S/01/county.000.html

Charlottesville, (where I live)Arlington and Alexandria are still not at 100% reporting. These are VERY liberal areas in VA, and Arlington/Alexandria are heavily populated. Could swing the numbers, at least to recount range if not a win for Webb

[eppur_se_muova]

18. fingers crossed. Damn, I hope Webb wins it, but it looks unlikely.

[WahooJunkie]

64. WEBB UP!

I TOLD YOU!!! WEBB UP!!!

[skooooo]

9. Webb is gaining some on Allen

Down to 17,000 votes.


http://sbe.virginiainteractive.org/index.htm

[Danger Mouse]

10. I just hope...

It all goes well...it seems like it's going alright...but...

[rodeodance]

11. Dems have total of 11 House Gains and 3 Senate gains so far (cbs)

[rodeodance]

12. we picked up IND---made a sweep of 3. YEAH.

[Danger Mouse]

13. Currently

Gillibrand leads incumbent Sweeney in my district (NY-20)...that would be a nice feather in our caps. Sweeney is a corrupt GOP sleaze, as dirty as they come. I'm hoping...hoping so bad...

[steve2470]

14. ok I turned on CNN finally, I could not stand Tweety anymore

Even though Olbermann walks on water with me. Tweety is going to go work at Fox, I'm convinced.

[AndreaCG]

17. I put on CSPAN

But just turned it off as I cannot stomach Lieberman talking.

[Danger Mouse]

23. Liberman...

looks like a toad, talks like a toad, and acts like a toad. Congratulations, CN voters...you've got a toad in the Senate.

[HeeBGBz]

15. Is this fun or what?

I only wish I had a big fat doobie to smoke in celebration. This is just too good.

[AndreaCG]

21. I don't smoke

But a little wine would be good, and help me sleep later. I get too hepped up.

[eppur_se_muova]

16. R's will keep FL, CA gubers ... all other 'battlegrounds' go BLUE ... only NV undecided yet

[many a good man]

19. MD stays blue!

Races tightened in the last weeks and had us Free Staters biting our nails. Baltimore mayor Martin O'Malley beat incumbent Republican governor Ehrlich. Ben Cardin beat Mike Tyson's ex-brother-in-law to keep the Senate seat in blue hands. Don't think there were any gains or losses in the House.

[PtotheJ]

20. Harry Reid

just said on MSNBC that it's ok if we only end up with 48 senate seats. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

[AdvancedProgress]

24. Come On Tennessee...

I gotta know that my vote counted!!! :grr:

[snot]

25. Sometimes I think Repubs implanted mind-control chips in our Dems. nt

[DUperMan]

39. Daily show/Colbert Report is on now

Midterm Midtacular!

[eppur_se_muova]

22. CO-04 tightening up -- Musgrave in a battle now! 45/45, 16% in

Perlmutter early lead in CO-7

[Rocknrule]

27. All right!

I was hoping I'd be able to contribute to her firing

[eppur_se_muova]

26. Dems 1-1-1 in CN, and the losing race is only 9% done

incumb Johnson R looks ready to lose his seat.

[eppur_se_muova]

28. OH-6, 18 called for Dems -- Wilson and Space.

Mean Jean is hanfing on to her seat.

[eppur_se_muova]

29. Lampson takes early lead in TX-22, Trauner about to unseat Cubin in WY-1

[eppur_se_muova]

30. Marshall, Barrow pull ahead in GA-8, 12 -- slim leads. CNN

Johnson takes GA-04, others to safe incumbents (R/D)

[eppur_se_muova]

31. IL-08 Bean leading, IL-06, Duckworth trailing by 4% (36% in) CNN

[marlakay]

32. Turned off all TV and listening and watching theyoungturks.com

while on this site!!!!!!!!!!

[eppur_se_muova]

33. AZ-08 called for Giffords CNN

[eppur_se_muova]

34. IN-09 looks like Hill will unseat Sodrel R, CNN

[eppur_se_muova]

35. NC-11 called for Shuler (D) CNN

[eppur_se_muova]

36. PA-10 Carney looks about to unseat Sherwood (R) CNN

[DUperMan]

37. ABC news just called the house going to the dems

rock on!

[eppur_se_muova]

38. FL-16 Called for Mahoney! Can't believe FOLEY came that close!

[eppur_se_muova]

42. CNN banner not keeping up--Dems gain 10 in House, 10 more wins likely

CNN banner still says seven!

[democrank]

40. We`ve done so well tonight.

So close in the senate....

[DUperMan]

41. Daily show/Colbert Report is on now

Midterm midtacular!

[Danger Mouse]

43. Two more seats look to be swinging our way!

Carney in PA, and Murphy in CT
(PA 10 and CT 05)
We're on a roll, guys!

[eppur_se_muova]

44. MT Senate - Tester opens early lead, only 2% in

[eppur_se_muova]

45. Gubers--AK called for Beebe, FL for Repuke Crist, Culver ahead in IA, Titus ahead in NV(!)

[eppur_se_muova]

47. one more--Hatch could unseat recumb puke in MN !

[Danger Mouse]

46. SWEENEY LOSES!

Gillibrand took NY-20! That's another R incumbent unseated by the dems! And what's more, I helped to vote the bastard out! Woohoo!

[eppur_se_muova]

48. ******DEMS HAVE NOW GAINED FIFTEEN HOUSE SEATS*****House is BLUE!

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/house/

Map at top of page

[captain disgruntled]

57. Webb's chances...

http://sbe.virginiainteractive.org/index.htm is showing Webb behind by .21%!! with 97.42% of precincts reporting.
I don't know what the state policy is--do they wait X days until counting absentee/provisional ballots? Is a recount automatically required when the result is so close?

[eppur_se_muova]

49. CN-05 called for D Murphy, FL-22 for D Klein -- two more incumbs down!

[eppur_se_muova]

50. Senate--Cantwell leads in WA, Tester in MN, Ford within 3% in TN, but 81% in

McCaskill is not gaining in MO, and Webb does not have the arithmetic to win, it appears--can still contest election?

[eppur_se_muova]

51. Walz moving out front in MN-01, 55/45, 31% in

[eppur_se_muova]

52. NY-24 called for Arcuri (D) CNN; 3 NY R incumbs will probably win narrowly

[steve2470]

53. wow hard to get on just now nt

[eppur_se_muova]

54. CO, IA gubers called for Dems CNN

[eppur_se_muova]

55. WA Senate called for Cantwell (D) CNN

[eppur_se_muova]

56. SD law to ban all abortions will go down in defeat -- CNN

A measure to raise the MT minimum wage is doing well so far

[eppur_se_muova]

58. Is MO election likely to be challenged? I saw they RAN OUT OF BALLOTS ...

in a Dem stronghold, natch.

[eppur_se_muova]

59. CA-11 Pombo (Slime) holds slim lead 51/49, 16% in

[lefthandedskyhook]

82. Pombo has lost

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14469815

[PtotheJ]

60. WEBB PULLED AHEAD

by 3,000 votes according to MSNBC. 99% reporting.

[democrank]

62. Good news.

What a cliffhanger!

[eppur_se_muova]

63. OMG!! hard to believe!

[PtotheJ]

65. Allen will probably still ask for a recount though.

[eppur_se_muova]

70. CNN showing Webb ahead by ~2400, 99% precincts counted

[eppur_se_muova]

61. PA-04 called for Altmire (D) CNN

3 D wins in PA, 2 still too close to call -- and Sphinctorum is a goner!

[eppur_se_muova]

66. Dems to get narrow wins in two GA House races? Also ahead in two IA House races.

[eppur_se_muova]

67. PA-06 Murphy takes narrow lead, only 1 R incumb has good chance to win in PA?

[eppur_se_muova]

68. IA-01,03 called for Dems -- Braley, Boswell CNN

[eppur_se_muova]

69. KS-02 called for Boyda, unseats repuke Ryun CNN

[eppur_se_muova]

71. Il-06 Duckworth within 2%, 78% counted CNN

[democrank]

73. Hope Duckworth can pull this off.

She has been through so much, especially the Rethug smear machine.

[eppur_se_muova]

72. FL-13 not called, only <400 votes difference, automatic recount IIRC

Jennings (D) vs Buchanan (R)

edit to remove accidental smiley

[BrewerJohn]

74. IA -2: Loebsack (D) holding lead in a close one

51-49% against Leach, 72% of precincts in. I don't think the pundits counted
this race as being in play. Could he pull it off?

[eppur_se_muova]

75. Dems have taken at least 21 House seats, probably several more wins ahead

... but I have classes to teach tomorrow! I'm going to have to wait to see what else happens.

[eppur_se_muova]

76. I think we'll get MT. Then if we get VA w/Webb, that will be 50 Dem Senators.

So the swing vote will be ... Lieberman. I DON'T think we can count on him to vote against against his kissin' cousin in the WH.

Only other hope is a challenge in MO, because of the missing ballots.

(Gee, I'd really like to log in tomorrow and find out Ford or McCaskill had pulled out a win -- but I won't hold my breath.)

[Danger Mouse]

77. That's our best bet...

Cause otherwise, the tiebreaker is good ole Dick Cheney.

[eppur_se_muova]

83. Morning after update -- McCaskill takes MO !! VA, MT undecided

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/senate/

[Duncan]

78. Woke up feeling dread, but WEBB WON! WOHOO! nt

[Duncan]

79. CNN: Senate within reach of dems

(CNN) -- ...After polls closed on Election Day, Democrats were projected to pick up four GOP-held seats but must win the two remaining undecided races to gain control of the Senate.

Democratic candidates hold a lead in each of those two races -- in Virginia and Montana.

In Virginia, Democrat Jim Webb declared victory in his race against incumbent Republican Sen. George Allen early Wednesday, though a recount in the hotly contested election appeared likely.

"The votes are in, and we won," said Webb, who led Allen by nearly 12,000 votes with 99 percent of precincts reporting.

Allen assured supporters that "the counting will continue through the night."

In Montana, Republican Sen. Conrad Burns is trailing Democratic challenger state senator Jon Tester by about 3,600 votes -- or four percentage points -- with 82 percent of precincts reporting.

Incumbent Republican Sen. Jim Talent conceded the race in Missouri to Democrat Claire McCaskill saying, "the headwind was just very, very strong this year."

With 98 percent of precincts reporting, McCaskill -- who has served as state auditor since 1998 -- led the freshman senator by three percentage points.

In Virginia, Webb led early returns, trailed Allen as more votes were tallied and pulled ahead as late votes were counted.

Allen told supporters that he faced a recount in his first political race, winning by 18 votes....

more:http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/08/election.senate/index.html

[Duncan]

80. Hello?

Oops, it does say "election night thread".
Where is the day after thread?

[Leopolds Ghost]

81. Is there an AFTER-ELECTION THREAD or thread #5?

:hi: