Virginia is fishy

[julialnyc]

Allen just gained a bunch of votes

[seabeyond]

1. how much is a bunch. 20, 200, 20k?

[julialnyc]

4. 2000 votes

bringing Webb's lead to just above 4000

[seabeyond]

16. interesting. thanks julia n/t

[SaveElmer]

11. Without a link or source...This Post is useless...

The official Virginia site does not show a shift of that magnitude!

[Up2Late]

21. He gained 2,201 votes, but Webb gained 2,332 and Parker 46

I've been tracking this race here since Last night. I posted all the numbers and links below.

The update was for the final 4% of Loudoun County that had yet to be updated.

Still waiting for 8% of Isle of Wight County. NPR just reported that there are 300+ votes in a box that they can't get open, but will open tomorrow around 3:00pm at the County office.

[SaveElmer]

22. Anything about a mistaken vote swap...

Someone reported a rumor on MSNBC supposedly (link at bottom of this thread), that had a precinct swapping totals for Webb and Allen, which would result in a 3000 vote addition for Allen?

[Up2Late]

23. Nope, but they did say that the 2 VA precincts that had Zero votes...

...were non-existent.

One was a computer anomaly and the other is in the middle of a River, and as the election official pointed out, Fish can't vote.:evilgrin:

[julialnyc]

2. I'm going to look for an article, but some change just happened

[shadowknows69]

6. Lou Dobbs just said he thought Allen should concede

Woot. Get it out there.

[justiceischeap]

3. On the state site

The numbers are the same as they were 20 minutes ago.

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

Just did the math and Webb is up 7,347 votes according to the official VA Elections site.

[AllieB]

5. I agree

I just saw David Shuster on Tweety talking about this. I don't trust this at all.

[npincus]

7. I'm getting nervous

[julialnyc]

8. yeah... that's what I saw

but I can't find anything online about it yet

[Stand and Fight]

9. Where are you getting your data from?

The site that matters -- the Virginia state one -- doesn't show a shift NEARLY that large. I suggest you get your numbers straight before you post this dribble.

Calm down people. The OP is wrong. Here's the Commonwealth of Virginia unofficial results: http://sbe.vipnet.org/

[Contrary1]

14. But the total % of precincts reporting shows

to be fewer than it was at 3:00 am this morning. :shrug:

[Stand and Fight]

18. Correct.

In that respect something IS wrong. From 99.88% to 94.69% now with lower numbers for Webb.

[Fleshdancer]

10. Dobbs said a recount in this race could end up being another FL 2000

What I find interesting is that many people are telling him that a recount on these ELECTRONIC voting machines is going to be "very difficult". I personally think Webb has the votes so if Allen pushes for a recount, then let's do it. Blow the whole electronic voting problems open, start the hearings and investigations and FINALLY put an end to this insanity.

[Mr_Spock]

12. They do have some fish in the water there1

...at least until 2050 :D

[originalpckelly]

13. This might be provisional ballots coming in...

But we usually lead in provisional ballots.

[Up2Late]

15. Looks like they finally finished counting Loudoun County

Loudoun
Updated: 3:46 p.m. ET

Democratic Webb
40,326 50%
--------------------------100% of precincts reporting

Republican Allen
(Incumbent)
39,169 49%

Independent Grassroots Parker
899 1%

Still waiting for Isle of Wight, NPR just (as I was typing this) said that some 300 ballots are locked in a box (or computer, I'll have to listen to it again) that they can't get open, but will be opened at County executives office around 3:00pm tomorrow.

<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6457666>



Isle of Wight
Updated: 2:48 a.m. ET

Republican Allen
(Incumbent)
6,984 57%

---------92% of precincts reporting----------

Democratic Webb
5,050 42%

Independent Grassroots Parker
144 1%

And in still only Loudoun 96%! Why?

Loudoun
Updated: 2:43 a.m. ET

Democratic Webb
37,994 50%

---------------------------96% of precincts reporting

Republican Allen
(Incumbent)
36,968 49%

Independent Grassroots Parker
853 1%

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2941470>

[SaveElmer]

17. A poster on RaisingKaine...

Says there was a rumor of a swap in totals which will result in a 3000 gain for Allen...not confirmed yet

[Stand and Fight]

19. Prove it. Post a link! It's not that hard to do. n/t

[SaveElmer]

20. Scroll to the last two comments...

http://www.raisingkaine.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=5911