Not in front of a tv right now but with the internet, who cares? ;-) Lets take a look.
Nunalee up by 60-30 with 3% in. Bennie up 60-40 with 2% in. We've all heard the rumblings about it being a real tight race today. Should be fun to watch. Harper down by 400 votes with 4% in. Taylor up 60-40 with 1% in. Weill up by 48-34 with 32% in. Burton has 14% of the vote. Of course I'm pulling for a runoff in some of these races. That means AD REVENUE and THAT is what is important. Gowan up 60-40 with 3% in. Madison County Court will not be coming for awhile as they are still voting thanks to some incompetent election commissioners.
Over in the House and Senate, Republicans kicking ass. Stay tuned.
8:27 PM 17% in and Nunalee is up by 15 over Childers. Could the tidal wave drown Childers? Harper is now up by 13 with 18% counted. Palazzo is ahead by 200 votes with 11% counted. These two will probably battle back and forth all night long. Palazzo peopls I spoke to today were very confident and said their turnout was better than expected. Nothing has changed in the local races. 15% in and Thompson is up by 15% with double the votes which gets him declared the winner. I picked him to win by ten. Just too many precincts for Republicans to overcome. Machines are machines for a reason.
9:15 PM. Bennie got this one. No surprise here. Half the vote in and he's up 15%. I know Republicans hoped for an upset but this one is a hard slog. Marcy didn't get much support, didn't live in the district until recently, and Bennie has a machine. District is tailored to re-elect him. 60% of the vote in and Harper up by twenty points. Gill didn't run much of a campaign and Harper has represented his district fairly well. Now on to the 4th district. 53% of the vote in and Palazzo up by 3. 2300 votes. There are a few rounds left in this fight. I predicted Taylor by 3 and damn, Louis XIV just decided to camp out on my chest for a few minutes. Got him moved. Palazzo people I spoke to said they expected their guy to win by 3. Nunalee is beating the hell out of Childers. I don't think anyone thought it would be this bad. Half the votes in and Nun is up by 14 points, 10,000 votes.
9:23 PM. Just got update from Palazzo camp. 62,975 to 59,978 Palazzo ahead. Damn, this SC Governor's race is much tighter than anyone thought it would be a few months ago. Just checked WAPT's site for Madison County Court. Bluntson ahead with 43% of the vote counted. Made some phone calls and found out the Canton precincts were counted first and several in Madison STILL have voters filling out ballots. Longwitz and Ratcliffe are separated by a couple of hundred votes. The Bennie turnout machine brought out the vote for Barbara. One wonders what will happen if she makes a runoff and no Congressional race is on the ballot. Hinds County Court race. 35% counted. Priester has 41%, Farmer has 23%.
9:30 PM. Childers coming back a little. 55% and Childers down by 11 but his actual deficit is now up to 13,000 votes. 65% in and Harper now has nearly doubled Gill's votes. No locals on the networks yet. Cuomo won? Help. Man who single-handedly ruined the housing industry more than did anyone else. 57% of the votes in and Weill is up by 15. Not a sure thing because Weill's district is actually 50/50 in terms of race. Damn. 30% in and Gowan is down by 2. Maybe that online poll on this site showing Harrison winning was accurate after all. Emfinger winning his race but so far is falling short of avoiding a runoff.
9:44 PM. Here is the Madison County elections reports someone sent in to me.
9:49 PM. Latest update on #4. Palazzo up 92,982-75,148. 55%. Damn. Might pull this off after all.
10:00 PM. Time for the local news. FINALLY. Kathryn Kite is at Bennie's crib. Bennie seems somewhat quiet in his interview. The Madison County report posted above shows Bennie pasted Marcy. Ouch. Hurt to look at it. Scott's at Harper's campaign looking rather Dapper. Harper looks happy. Just went to being in the majority in his own state and in Congress. Keith Plunkett right behind him on tv. Watch out for him folks. Might be a protege. DOWN GOES CHILDERS!!! The Nun is ahead 52-41 with 80% counted. He ran hard for this seat for more than a year. Stayed on message, took full advantage of the internet. I received an email update from his campaign every single day for at least six months. Smart. A SPORTSCASTER is running the campaign newsroom for WAPT? OOOOOOOOOOk. 75%, Bennie up by 20. Ouch. Stop the fight, please. Uh oh, Kim and Ronnie now making their analysis. No word if the Board of Realtors is outside protesting Kim's appearance.
Ronnie insists on talking with his hands. Looks and sounds wooden and might be ready to appear in some of the Christmas shows on TV. Would fit in great on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer or Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Damn. Kim "Next election cycle, a permanent injunction will be issued". Sharply disagrees with Ronnie. Doesn't pull any punches. Huge contrast between the two. Ronnie looks very very sad, like he is about to cry, Kim is in serious mode, very professional. Can't see that weight my friend has put on on the tv either. Stephanie looks hot as always. Am now getting tweets the Board of Realtors are massing in riot gear so they can assault the station. Louis XIV has that "Daddy, its time for bed" look on his face. Delbert now discussing Madison problems. I'm sorry but this is not the FIRST, OR THE SECOND, OR THE THIRD time Madison County has screwed up delivering voting machines. The truth is they are incompetent and THEY NEED TO GO!!! Guess it never occurred to them to hold some in reserve to deliver to precincts as needed. Damn WJTV, can't you afford decent cameras? Whoever this guy is reporting from a courthouse looks like he is on dialup. Damn. Linda Allen is HOT tonight. Red blouse. Black outfit. She's money. Trump couldn't afford her. Looks like Longwitz and Ratcliffe are heading for a runoff. 33-31-25. Barb looks to be out with most of the vote counted. This should be interesting and a real dogfight.
10:23 PM. Palazzo WON!!!. Won by 10,000 or so votes. Damn. Weill now up by nearly 5,000 votes with 89% reporting. 61% for Weill. Solid performance. Looks like Emfinger might just avoid a runoff. Matches up well with the JJ online poll on the race. Houston Patton wins with 505 of the vote. Should be in jail instead of a voting booth. Yup. Longwitz and Ratcliff off to a runoff. This one is going to get rough I have a feeling.
10:28. Ronnie and Kim at it again. Ronnie just has one of those voices that is nails on a chalkboard. Ugh. Kim doing a much better job than either Harvey or Leslie, and yes, even Matt Friedeman did in years past in that same spot. And he is not on the radio why? Davenport, Gallo, suck it up and put his ass on the air. Kim Wade or JT. Even a question?
Damn. 90% in and The Nun winning by 30,000 votes and up by 15%. He is KICKING Childer's ass. What is interesting is how Palazzo won by 5 and Nunalee by 15. Childers and Taylor are fairly moderate Congressmen, pro-gun, do vote against the Democratic Party at times but not enough for their districts. Damn. Felicia Rashad on Tavis Smiley. Does she EVER get old?
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
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As of 8:37, WLBT is calling Thompson. Hopefully that is a little premature.
pLEASE pLEASE. LSU Beat Alabama, Please.
Fox not reporting Thompson/Marcy race, b/c they kept the polls open past 7 in Madison. I think. And it was 56/46 Bennie when I saw it half hour ago. I say close race.
Holy...WLBT saying 70/30 Bennie vs. Marcy? What?
I agree. I'll keep my fingers crossed for Marcy.
Russ Latino is an idiot.
35% in...
Taylor 50
Palazzo 49
34% in...
Nunalee 54
Childers 43
Now FOX News is calling Thompson.
Ahhh... 8:56 what station are you watching? FOX News at 8:57 has not called or presented returns for almost 45 minutes on that race.
Local station?
online.
Looks like pretty boy Longwitz and Mary are done, thank goodness.
Responded to you real quick. I'm watching Fox news and checking the results online. Foxnews.com called him around 8:47 or so.
Pelosi--see ya!!!
FOX 8:17 WLBT 8:24 for Thompson. Both are online.
Yeah looked at them online. Funny the results via different media are "different." Also, not enough voting resources in Madison?
Yeah, I just read that only 49% of the precincts have reported in Madison. Thompson with 37,400 votes or 62%, Marcy with 22,647 votes or 37%, and Norwood with 586 votes or 1%. This is on the Foxnews.com interactive election tracker.
Congrats in order for Mr. Weill?
57% in...
Weill 55
Shamsiddeen 30
Burton 15
Even with the split, looking good.
Palazzo up by 1000...
Johnson over Feingold in Wisconsin.
Nikki Haley... She deserved to win after that mud wrestling match.
Silver: ... in fact, our model now projects a 64- to 65-seat gain for them [House Republicans].
Funny how StuffHer was holding out Silver's model earlier today as a ray of hope that GOP results were less than the hype because of "cell phones".
Bye bye Childers.
OK...seriously, who is waiting for the Nevada race and the California initiative?
These are the true referendums on the ballot.
One will demonstrate the degree of Liberalism that the American public is willing to tolerate while the other will illustrate the degree to which we are willing (beyond stopping all government foolishness by voting out incumbents) to toss the bird.
What happens in Nevada is not a reflection on the American public.
Damn, look like Gene Taylor is going down!!! Cecil Brown next.
Yea!!! Kim Wade is on WAPT right now. We miss your voice Kim!!!! Great night for America!
Crickets can be heard chirping at the JFP.
Yeah the wonks at WJNT have their head buried way up their asses.
Single largest repudiation of a Presidential agenda since 1932.
Nic Lott openly calling Jeff Weill a racist. WOW. Tom Head and Blowhard Brad Franklin nod like bubblehead dolls.
Where are they?
Goodbye Gene Taylor.
Gowan wins by 700.
What happens in NV is definitely a message on the political messaging the media plays out and the messages politicians poll their message popularity.
While many of us are passionate about this country, the minutia that the media continues (on both sides) to amplify as issues and the politicians that pay attention to it through polls; the "None of the Above" vote is suiting and a message.
BTW, unemployment in NV is running at (a reported) 14.9%, if we take the plus 6 we are probably talking about 25%.
GOP +5 House takeaways in Ohio alone.
So you decided show up eh? Ha!!!
Good night so far KF! And yes, live blogging is pretty cool, it gives local flavor.
He said bobbleheads....
Damn the news is somber. Referendum eh?
Two precincts reporting and over 5k people voted, "None of the Above" or 2%. Hmmmmm.
Allen West wins!
Taylor loses by 5%. Hampton ready to hump his dog.
Kaze has been openly boasting about taking on Margaret Barrett-Simon.
That crowd talks a good game.
But that is it.
In other lands....the sound of music....
Ike Skelton, Gene Taylor's choice to replace Pelosi and first elected in 1976, goes down!!!
StuffHer fav Nate Silver now worried that GOP could go +75. OUCH!!!
I think the biggest message I'm taking away from this unseating is: WOW, these jokers have been seated for a LONG TIME. Unbelievable. When did politics become a career? I thought it was based on being a Statesman willing to volunteer to carry the message of the People.
Just saying that I'm amazed at the number of years the incumbents have served that are being unseated.
Give me a number on the number of years that were unseated!
Obama and Biden visited Ohio a combined 19 times all for nothing. What a shame. Not!! Haha! Kasich won the Governor's race. Chalk up another one against the Democrats!
I believe for the most part that the american people have spoken. Listen to us or you will be voted out.
I think as far as the Thompson machine, the Republican party really needs to get behind a candidate and give major support in order to unseat this career congressman. Marcy seems to have been better than the candidates that have gone against Thompson in the past. Maybe after living in the district for a while and then garnishing the support of the Republican party and backers, he will have a better chance next time. Only time will tell.
I must comment to Auburnrat before I sign off. I think you are really concerned about the Iron Bowl. ROLL TIDE ROLL!!
I think that Marcy has passionate support, I do. The party knows reality of the Delta and realize, the bigger issues that the constituency faces constitute a 10% vote swing. Solve that and you get elected.
The electoral roadmap for the Obamunist just got very ugly for 2012.
I will say, given the comments of the Twitter thread, I would have not communicated those words. They are easily taken out of context, as they were. Tsk tsk. Everything communicates.
Are you somebody important?
Sabato calls it historic. Says massive changes in state legislatures will lead to dramatic GOP advantages in upcoming redistricting.
What's the latest on the 13th Judicial circuit court election to fill deceased Judge Evans' seat?
Back to politics...I'm going to bed, the ground is set.
Glad for the gains in equality.
Oh, and the vote in NV...
46% in...
None of these candidates (I-NV)
11,843 Votes
Compare that to local elections.
It is kinda surreal eh?
Silver: Our model thinks that, by the time the night is over, Republican gains will be within the range of 62 to 72 seats.
The C-L puts Longwitz ahead in Madison County.
Sounds like King Fish is busy chastising others on the blog. I suggest he come out of the closet and admit that he is a flaming "swordfish".
And just wait until next year here in Mississippi!
Redstate:
The real story is the underreported story of the night — the Republican pick ups at the state level.
There will be 18 states subject to reapportionment. The Republicans will control a majority of those — at least ten and maybe a dozen or more. More significantly, a minimum of seventeen state legislative houses have flipped to the Republican Party.
The North Carolina Legislature is Republican for the first time since 1870. Yes, that is Eighteen Seventy.
The Alabama Legislature is Republican for the first time since 1876.
For those saying this is nothing because it is the South, consider these:
The entire Wisconsin and New Hampshire legislatures have flipped to the GOP by wide margins.
The State Houses in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Montana, and Colorado flipped to the GOP.
The Maine and Minnesota Senates flipped to the GOP.
The Texas and Tennessee Houses went from virtually tied to massive Republican gains. The gains in Texas were so big that the Republicans no longer need the Democrats to get state constitutional amendments out of the state legislature.
These gains go all the way down to the municipal level across the nation. That did not happen even in 1994.
This was a tsunami.
Cleanup in progress. Went to bed and see there is some stuff that needs zapping.
Now comes the hard part...governing
This morning the C-L reports Lomgwitz and Ratcliff are in a runoff.
Taylor's loss getting national discussion. Blue Dogs and moderate Republicans both endangered species.
Three Iowa Supreme Court justices lost their seats Tuesday in a historic upset fueled by their 2009 decision that allowed same-sex couples to marry.
Vote totals from 96 percent of Iowa's 1,774 precincts showed Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and Justices David Baker and Michael Streit with less than the simple majority needed to stay on the bench.
Their removal marked the first time an Iowa Supreme Court justice has not been retained since 1962, when the merit selection and retention system for judges was adopted.
Congratulations to the Republican winners! I think our state legislature is next on the target list for Republican control, and even if we don't make it all the way maybe we can turn enough seats to remove McCoy from the Speaker's job.
Redistricting, redistricting, redistricting. That's the most important thing for our focus in the next six months. The lines that are drawn next year will help determine the leadership structure of our state, and the legislature and other powers that be need to hear from us and know that we'll hold them accountable next fall for their failures. Bill Billingsley
Oklahoma voters have approved a measure that would forbid judges from considering international law or Islamic law when deciding cases."
Paul Gallo read an interesting list this morning or proposed tax increases that leaked out of Speaker McCoy's office. Briefly - taxes are going up on everything imaginable......
McCoy has to be next. Our state's financial problems may not be able to be solved on spending cuts alone, but tax firsts cut later is exactly opposite of what we need to be doing. An incredible number of state houses went from Democrat to Republican yesterday, and we can do the same in Mississippi next year. Watch what your representatives do in this next session, and zero in especially on redistricting and hold your legislators' feet to the fire to insure they vote for a fair plan. If not, toss them out and try someone else. We can't stop now - stay engaged and informed, and let's wear the voting machines out every chance we get. Bill Billingsley
If someone compared me to David Vitter it would ruffle my feathers too!
Ali ShamsidDeen won 4,415. Does that mean that there are that many folks in Jackson who actually share his hatred of white people or does this mean that there are a few thousand folks who have no idea what extremely racist statements he has written concerning oppressive white folks and their quest to hold back blacks.
Perhaps it means that Chokwe Lumumba had his supporters vote for Shamsideen, which would come as no surprise since they are in the same law office.
Remember Lumumba is a long-time member of:
"The Republic of New Afrika declared Black People's independence because it "believes that Black People in Amerikkka make up a nation of people, a people separate and apart from the Amerikkkan people."
It just hit me. Do you know why the Marijuana initiative did not pass in California?
They were sitting on the couch wondering the same thing.
;)
Reminds me of that Shel Silverstein song (I think recorded by Dr. Hook): "I Got Stoned (and I Missed It)"
Can Kaze be more out of touch.
Is there any subject for which Brian Johnson isn't an expert?
Oops. Meant to write more in the post but it was late, I was half drunk, someone showed up unexpectedly at my door fully drunk and well, politics was not on her mind and quickly left mine. ;-)
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