Rollercoaster
Well, the media has already begun calling races based on exit polling and a minuscule number of actual counts. So this will be a lot of correction and swing all evening long. I won't blog anything on exit poll-based calls, I'll wait for actuals. Blue Crab Boulevard - suffering through listening to talking heads so you don't have to.
UPDATE: 7:51CST. Interesting. The House seat formerly held by Mark Foley is running at a dead heat right now, with about a 1% lead to Foley's replacement.
UPDATE: 8:11CST. Allen holds about 2% lead on Webb. No - repeat, no - data on Maryland Senate being reported right now.
UPDATE: 8:28CST. This is just plain weird. Fox News just called Maryland for Cardin. With 1% of precincts reporting and a large lead in vote totals for Steele. What is up with that one?
UPDATE: 9:28CST. So, election night is arguably the big night for a blogger who does a lot of political commentary, right? So what does my hosting company do? Takes out my email to do some upgrades. Anything you send me will not be lost, but I have been effectively shut down in reading or replying to that email until they finish their upgrades. Oh, and I knew this how? Not by notification, but by not being able to get to email anymore.
UPDATE: 9:38CST. Joe Lieberman is giving his victory speech. That's one for a good guy.
UPDATE: 9:51CST. Michael Barone, on Fox News, just said he thinks Virginia Senate is heading for a recount. Ouch.
UPDATE: 10:00CST. Anchoress reports that Steele is NOT conceding. Good for him. That is still a pretty light vote total to throw in the towel.
MAJOR UPDATE: The Washington Post has WITHDAWN its prediction that Cardin won in Maryland. Steele is currently leading by North of 4%. Steele is still in this and may yet win.
UPDATE: Fox News just reported that control of the House has shifted to the Democrats. I expect a plague of seagulls any moment. Steele is still ahead and is not conceding. Allen is still ahead. Corker is still ahead.
UPDATE: 10:46CST. Talent is still holding in Missouri. Michael Barone doesn't like Steele's chances. Allen is still ahead in Virginia, but by very little. That will be a recount.
By Quilly Mammoth, Tuesday, 7 November , 2006 @ 10:36 pm
Talent is still ahead as well. Maybe, just maybe, a Republican controlled Senate can balance the absolute debacle that a Pelosi Congress will wreack upon the American People.
By guy, Tuesday, 7 November , 2006 @ 11:04 pm
From http://www.thedonovan.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=6637
ok,
I keep hearing that marxism is on its way out in the U.S., so why are the Dems even close on election day?
I can see conservatives and libertarians pissed off at the current crew, but given the choice between a thief/liar and Chairman Mao I’d pick the thief every time.
So?
Why is this election even close?
By crosspatch, Tuesday, 7 November , 2006 @ 11:17 pm
Steele is now officially toast. Most of the remaining precincts are in counties that went strongly Cardin in the precincts that have reported so far. It would be a miracle at this point. Right now it’s Cardin by 6 points with 70% reporting.