NationStates Jolt Archive

Someone on the old Senate thread asked about the outstanding House races; today's results:
The Virginia secretary of the commonwealth will certify the results in House district VA-05 today. Currently, Democrat Tom Perriello is leading Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA) by 745 votes. After certification, Goode will ask for a recount. However, with such a large gap, it is unlikely to save him. Perriello had some bad news and some good news last week. The bad news is that since he hasn't won yet, he wasn't allowed to take part in the office sweepstakes that the other freshmen entered. He had visions of being stuck in a broom closet somewhere in the House basement. The good news is that if he does win, an occupied office will become free--Goode's--and Perriello will get that one. Goode is a six-term congressman and has a much nicer office than any of the freshmen will get.

In CA-04, Tom McClintock (R) has declared victory over Charlie Brown (D) on the basis of his current lead of 1566 votes. This number gives McClintock a lead of 0.6%, which if it holds, will mean there is no recount and McClintock will win.

In OH-15, Mary Jo Kilroy (D) got some good news. Federal judge Algernon Marbley has ruled that 27,000 uncounted ballots in Franklin County must be counted. Since this county is Kilroy's home base (she is a county commissioner there), she may well pick up the 479 votes she needs to catch up to Steve Stivers (R), who is currently ahead. If Perriello and Kilroy win, the Democrats will have at least 257 seats in the House.

The other two undecided House races are in Louisiana and will be decided by runoffs in December.
On the Senate races, a new poll in Georgia shows Chambliss(R) leading Martin(D) by 52-46 (http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_Georgia_11241.pdf), while the silliness in Minnesota continues: a new batch of botched ballots (http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/11/19_challenged_ballots/) for you to play "you be the judge" with.

My predictions? Franken by 250, Chambliss by 4%

As an Ohio-15 voter who has worked with Kilroy, I can confirm that she is a pretentious, self-absorbed, awful human being with a temper so short that she's yelled at assistants over an excess of cream in her coffee. Not that Stivers is great, but I really don't want Kilroy in Congress.

Chambliss needs to go. Anyone who calls a man who left three limbs in Vietnam "Anti-American" deserves a fate worse than death. McCain himself said it was reprehensible.

Chambliss needs to go. Anyone who calls a man who left three limbs in Vietnam "Anti-American" and compares him to terrorists deserves a fate worse than death.
You don't know the real Max Cleland, do you? Max detonated that grenade all by himself -- he rode the 'hero' label until he crossed the people of Georgia by siding with Reid on a bill to unionize the TSA. It's simple. He failed to represent the people of Georgia and we kicked him out.

You don't know the real Max Cleland, do you? Max detonated that grenade all by himself -- he rode the 'hero' label until he crossed the people of Georgia by siding with Reid on a bill to unionize the TSA. It's simple. He failed to represent the people of Georgia and we kicked him out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Cleland#Early_life_and_military_service

You fail once again. There's absolutely no way Chambliss's smears can be excused. Can you explain how great of a job Chambliss has done that he shouldn't be thrown out then?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Cleland#Early_life_and_military_service

You fail once again. There's absolutely no way Chambliss's smears can be excused. Can you explain how great of a job Chambliss has done that he shouldn't be thrown out then?
I'm going to pass on the Wiki as an accurate historical account of anything.

I'm going to pass on the Wiki as an accurate historical account of anything.

Yeah, he's a Democrat, so he must be a bad person and also intentionally injured himself in the war just so he could run for political office. :rolleyes:

You don't know the real Max Cleland, do you? Max detonated that grenade all by himself -- he rode the 'hero' label until he crossed the people of Georgia by siding with Reid on a bill to unionize the TSA. It's simple. He failed to represent the people of Georgia and we kicked him out.

You can't be serious...

Someone on the old Senate thread asked about the outstanding House races;

yah, that was me. i can't even keep the houses of congress streight.

mclintoc v brown is my district. i'm not surprised. not happy, but not surprised.
(considering how many times (r)doolittle won it, even when everyone knew he was up to no good)

i'm fur frankin too.

Yeah, he's a Democrat, so he must be a bad person and also intentionally injured himself in the war just so he could run for political office. :rolleyes:

And obviously his Silver Star and Bronze Star weren't earned, but given to him by a biased Democrat commander, as part of a plot orchestrated by Jimmy Carter to help his later career, right?

And obviously his Silver Star and Bronze Star weren't earned, but given to him by a biased Democrat commander, as part of a plot orchestrated by Jimmy Carter to help his later career, right?

See?! Someone else knows about the evil Democrat(BUT I REPEAT MYSELF AM I RITE?!?!) CONSPIRACY!!!

yah, that was me. i can't even keep the houses of congress streight.
'sOK.
mclintoc v brown is my district. i'm not surprised. not happy, but not surprised.
(considering how many times (r)doolittle won it, even when everyone knew he was up to no good)

"Doolittle"? Did he do very much?
And then you run a "Charlie Brown"? Of course you're not surprised, when the football gets yanked away from in front of him, again.

i'm fur frankin too.
Because... he's good enough, he's smart enough, and doggone it, people like him!

Yeah, he's a Democrat, so he must be a bad person and also intentionally injured himself in the war just so he could run for political office. :rolleyes:

Just like John Kerry.

It's simple. He failed to represent the people of Georgia and we kicked him out.

And now it's time to do the same for Chambliss.

Yeah, he's a Democrat, so he must be a bad person and also intentionally injured himself in the war just so he could run for political office. :rolleyes:

Didnt you know that rule?

You can't be serious...

Have you read his prior posts?

Have you read his prior posts?

There's no way people can be that evil. There's just no way. I refuse to believe it! He's been a clever sock puppet all this time!

http://www.clipartof.com/images/clipart/xsmall2/5840_insane_man_in_a_strait_jacket_and_padded_room.jpg