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Originally posted by Groundhog Boy 60 in the Senate isn't happening. McConnell losing had to happen and it didn't

They needed McConnell or Chambliss' seats and the latter isn't over. If it goes into a runoff expect a big show from big players to help Martin.

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Martin says he’s in a runoff — Chambliss says, ‘Not yet’ Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 09:46 AM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution During the pre-dawn hours, Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss slipped below the 50 percent mark, and the U.S. Senate race now appears headed toward a runoff with Democrat Jim Martin. The Chambliss campaign said this morning that it’s not conceding anything, and will wait for a smattering of precincts, absentees and paper ballots to be counted. The Democratic campaign says that it’s now in runoff mode. Martin has an 11:45 a.m. press conference scheduled. http://www.ajc.com/services/content..._runoff_ch.html

It probably won't reach 60 but if Al Franken pulls ahead in Minnesota they could get damned close.

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Al Franken has pulled ahead in Minnesota. http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/

What the fuck is wrong with Alaska? They're getting close to electing a convicted man to the Senate.

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Ted Stevens Sins, And (Likely) Wins By Nathan Thornburgh Wednesday, Nov. 05, 2008 While change sweeps the nation, Alaska is voting for more of the same. With results from 99% of the state's precincts in, Senator Ted Stevens — who on Oct. 27 was convicted in federal court on seven counts of corruption — held a slim 4,000 vote lead over his opponent, Anchorage mayor Mark Begich. With about 50,000 uncounted absentee and early ballots, a definitive winner could be days or weeks away. This, of course, seems a scandalous result. Stevens, the country's longest-serving Senator, was found guilty of concealing improper gifts he received from an oil services company executive. Although he claims he is innocent and is fighting to overturn the court decision, Stevens' Senate colleagues, particularly from his own party, have made it clear that the 84-year-old will not be allowed to rejoin the Senate if his conviction is upheld. Although it's never happened before, the senate could move to expel a senator by two-thirds vote. http://www.time.com/time/politics/a...1856672,00.html

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Originally posted by josh4 It probably won't reach 60 but if Al Franken pulls ahead in Minnesota they could get damned close.

AP:

"Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said the recount won't begin until mid-November at the earliest and will probably stretch into December. It will involve local election officials from around the state."

We won't know for some time.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov AP: "Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said the recount won't begin until mid-November at the earliest and will probably stretch into December. It will involve local election officials from around the state." We won't know for some time.

At least the Secretary of State is a Democrat there. We'll see how Karen Handel handles the race in Georgia.

In other news, California says gays are not equal.

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A measure to once again ban gay marriage in California was passed by voters in Tuesday's election http://www.latimes.com/news/local/l...0,2331815.story

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Georgia Senate Race Headed For Runoff It appears that the late ballots did, after all, bring incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss under 50% in his race against Jim Martin, and so a special election will be held December 2, four weeks after the yesterday's election day. In special elections, turnout is generally way down from general elections. It becomes much more about base motivation, organization, and GOTV. So, although Jim Martin appears to have been behind by a handful of points last night, don't assume he can't win a special election, even if the polls show him behind in every release. As we said last night, we've been getting emails from organizers who had already purchased their plane tickets to come down to Georgia. It won't be for a 60th seat, but it will be a seat nonetheless, and Democrats will have the rallying cry of "Remember Max Cleland!" Chambliss defeated Cleland in 2002 after airing a notorious ad that tied war hero Cleland to Osama bin Laden. Keep an eye on this race, especially for the influx of organizing. http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/

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Originally posted by josh4

This makes me wonder how much money the Obama campaign has left over from their last-second fundraising drive.

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The dumb bitch won.

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Originally posted by josh4 The dumb bitch won.

Recently convicted felon Ted Stevens, too

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Originally posted by Groundhog Boy Recently convicted felon Ted Stevens, too

That's the most retarded of all. Among everything, this election has shown what sort of state Alaska is. He will be voted out of office by the Senate.

Then guess what....

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And what might happen if his colleagues do kick Stevens out of the Senate, prompting a special election? Who might be in line to replace him? Hint: lipstick; $150,000 wardrobe. Yep, you betcha! Sarah Palin. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sl...g_situatio.html

Crikey. Democrat Jeff Merkley has defeated incumbent Republican Senator Gordon Smith in Oregon, according to the Oregonian newspaper.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/election...1/ussenate.html


Three more Senate races left.