Official 2010 US Election Thread - S D 53 R 47 - H D 192 R 243 (At 9:17 AM EDT)

Oh my God why are people so slow at counting votes.

GabuEx

Because they need to give themselves time to stuff the ballot box if necessary. :P

Polls are now closed in a ****load of states (eastern South Dakota, eastern Kansas, Oklahoma, eastern Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Michigan, Pennsylvania, western Florida, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, DC, Connecticut, Massachusetts, cities in New Hampshire, and Maine).

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[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

Ohio called for the Republicans right off the bat.

No surprises there.

Gabu what site are you getting the results from? (I've been using NYT but they seem to be a bit slower updating).

CNN.

Polls are now closed in a ****load of states (eastern South Dakota, eastern Kansas, Oklahoma, eastern Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Michigan, Pennsylvania, western Florida, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, DC, Connecticut, Massachusetts, cities in New Hampshire, and Maine).

GabuEx

CNN wasted no time in calling Delaware. Remember when Mike Castle was going to be the next senator from Delaware? Thank you Christine O'Donnell.

EDIT: Not sure if they've officially called it, actually.

Conn. called for Coons and that could be the one seat that Republicans will regret (by nominating O"Donnell instead of Castle) in the future.

Senator-Elect Paul (R-KY)is going to Washington, D.C.

Senator-Elect Paul (R-KY)is going to Washington, D.C.

Ultimas_Blade

I still can't believe that Rand Paul is going to be a senator... :(

[QUOTE="Ultimas_Blade"]

Senator-Elect Paul (R-KY)is going to Washington, D.C.

chessmaster1989

I still can't believe that Rand Paul is going to be a senator... :(

I hope they give him lots of face time on TV. :P

Coons (D-DE), Rubio (R-FL) are going to Washington D.C.

No surprises there.

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I am watching the election on BBC: "Americans are going to regret voting the Republicans in in two weeks". Really BBC? In two weeks? I don't think so.

Ultimas_Blade

Honestly a vote for Republicans at this point is a vote for gridlock at this point given their record. Politicians have to work together giving and taking from one another to get things done.

The buyer's remorse will come sooner than two weeks if it becomes apparent that the Establishment Republicans successfully make their new wing fall in line. The lobbyists will come, the debt ceiling will be increased, the Tea Party base will get pissed off at the politics as usual, elected Tea Party Republicans will stop caring about their constituents and more about their re-elections, which with Citizen United, any Tea Partier that goes lone wolf and acts on principle will be PRIMARIED out of his seat by a willing pawn.

I just hope not to many Tea party candidates win, especially Sharron Angle.

I just hope not to many Tea party candidates win, especially Sharron Angle.

Ingenemployee

Agreed, especially on Sharron Angle as well...

Fun Fact: Mikulski (D-MD) is currently down 6% and has been called as the winner. Obviously of course only 1% of votes are in. :P

Manchin's up 9%, admittedly with only 5% reporting.

Fun Fact: Mikulski (D-MD) is currently down 6% and has been called as the winner. Obviously of course only 1% of votes are in. :Pchessmaster1989

Obama lead in Utah with 1% of the vote. Fun things can happen at that level. :P

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]Fun Fact: Mikulski (D-MD) is currently down 6% and has been called as the winner. Obviously of course only 1% of votes are in. :PGabuEx

Obama lead in Utah with 1% of the vote. Fun things can happen at that level. :P

Of course, I just found it amusing. :P

And now with 2% reporting, Mikulski leads by 8%.

Not true. Everything we say at this point is assumptions. Republican moved to the middle with Clinton in the 90's so they can do it again, who knows? Even if voting for the Republicans means that the congress locks up, I rather have that then see more Democrats get elected. We gave them two years and look at the crap they passed. We would be better off without that health "reform" than with it. But I don't want to get off topic. All I am saying is that it's going to take more than 2 weeks for people to regret their vote. That is assuming they're going to regret it at all.limpbizkit818

Without naming the mandate, what in the healthcare reform do you oppose?

[QUOTE="limpbizkit818"] Not true. Everything we say at this point is assumptions. Republican moved to the middle with Clinton in the 90's so they can do it again, who knows? Even if voting for the Republicans means that the congress locks up, I rather have that then see more Democrats get elected. We gave them two years and look at the crap they passed. We would be better off without that health "reform" than with it. But I don't want to get off topic. All I am saying is that it's going to take more than 2 weeks for people to regret their vote. That is assuming they're going to regret it at all.Ultimas_Blade

Without naming the mandate, what in the healthcare reform do you oppose?

Oh that's easy! But for the sake of personal amusement, I won't let him copy my answers. :P

Joe Manchin leads 55-42 with 8% of the vote in.

[QUOTE="Ultimas_Blade"]

[QUOTE="limpbizkit818"] Not true. Everything we say at this point is assumptions. Republican moved to the middle with Clinton in the 90's so they can do it again, who knows? Even if voting for the Republicans means that the congress locks up, I rather have that then see more Democrats get elected. We gave them two years and look at the crap they passed. We would be better off without that health "reform" than with it. But I don't want to get off topic. All I am saying is that it's going to take more than 2 weeks for people to regret their vote. That is assuming they're going to regret it at all.coolbeans90

Without naming the mandate, what in the healthcare reform do you oppose?

Oh that's easy! But I won't interrupt, this is interesting.

I'll get to you later :x You're actually a sane conservative with sounder arguments. :P I was looking to see if I was going to get serious criticism or paper-thin talking points.

[QUOTE="limpbizkit818"] Not true. Everything we say at this point is assumptions. Republican moved to the middle with Clinton in the 90's so they can do it again, who knows? Even if voting for the Republicans means that the congress locks up, I rather have that then see more Democrats get elected. We gave them two years and look at the crap they passed. We would be better off without that health "reform" than with it. But I don't want to get off topic. All I am saying is that it's going to take more than 2 weeks for people to regret their vote. That is assuming they're going to regret it at all.Ultimas_Blade

Without naming the mandate, what in the healthcare reform do you oppose?

It's inefficient. I have had this discussion far too many times and am not going to start a debate about it in this topic. I am sure there will other topics for it to be discussed.

I could've made that O'Donnell/Coons projection about a month ago. fidosim

The Republicans could've had a serious shot at taking back the Senate with Castle as their candidate; I'm still a bit shocked at how they so completely threw that seat away.

LANDSLIDE VICTORY! Sestak is up 99% to 1% in Pennsylvania! [spoiler] With 962 votes in :P [/spoiler] chessmaster1989

[QUOTE="fidosim"]I could've made that O'Donnell/Coons projection about a month ago. GabuEx

The Republicans could've had a serious shot at taking back the Senate with Castle as their candidate; I'm still a bit shocked at how they so completely threw that seat away.

Polls closed in Arkansas, Boozman immediately projected to win his seat... nothing to see here.

Also, Blumenthal (D-CT) projected to win as well. Manchin (D-WV) still up pretty big.

Manchin (D-WV) now projected to win. Surprisingly strong results for him compared to polls.

Rand Paul winning is awesome. savebattery

Yeah, Christine O'Donnell is definitely a witch.

[QUOTE="savebattery"]Rand Paul winning is awesome. Theokhoth

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"][QUOTE="savebattery"]Rand Paul winning is awesome. Maniacc1

I don't think Barry Goldwater would've given Rand Paul the time of day.

Yeah, Christine O'Donnell is definitely a witch.

coolbeans90

[QUOTE="Maniacc1"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"] Only if by "awesome" you mean "scary as hell."GabuEx

I don't think Barry Goldwater would've given Rand Paul the time of day.

Gabu, Sink LOST Florida?

Dear God, Rand Paul? Oh wait... Kentucky. :PManiacc1

Gabu, Sink LOST Florida?

Ultimas_Blade

Lost? No. Losing? Yes. Sink is down 46-51 with 49% of the vote in. The maps represent either the winner or the current leader in races with more than 10% of the votes counted.

NOO! We lost Alan Grayson:( Dammit.

Why in the world has GA not been called for Isakson yet?

[QUOTE="Maniacc1"]Dear God, Rand Paul? Oh wait... Kentucky. :Pfidosim

Yeah, Christine O'Donnell is definitely a witch.

coolbeans90

So she does weigh the same as a duck!

Why in the world has GA not been called for Isakson yet?

GabuEx

Why in the world has GA not been called for Isakson yet?

GabuEx

With 14% of the vote in, Giannoulias (D-IL) leads big... but that's mostly thanks to Chicago.

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Yeah, Christine O'Donnell is definitely a witch.

chessmaster1989

So she does weigh the same as a duck!

And if she weighs as much as a duck, she's made of wood...

And polls are now closed in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, western South Dakota, Nebraska, western Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Louisiana, New York, and Rhode Island.