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08 November 2005

Anyone watching the results tonight?

post by: bardic at: 20:54 | 16 comments

My former home of Ol' Virginnie is looking great for my fellow Dems. Can't read NJ yet.

These are good nights, because both success and failure are reasons to drink a few beers.

posted by bardic 08 November | 20:55

So far so good...

posted by selfnoise 08 November | 21:11

I can't seem to write or speak a sentence that doesn't include the phrase "Fuck you, Texas," in some shape or form.

posted by freshwater_pr0n 08 November | 21:16

It blows me away that I am of the 25% of Texas voters who voted no on prop 2.

Fuck you, Texas indeed.

posted by birdherder 08 November | 21:28

I'm probably getting ahead of myself, but the VA results are telling--Kilgore is winning expected areas, but not by much, in some hardcore military towns (Va Beach, Norfolk). Races are much tighter down-ticket, but it's nice to see Bush can't muster shit for any of his fellow travellers.

It'll be funny in 2006 watching Republicans begging off from getting a visit from dear leader.

posted by bardic 08 November | 21:39

In NJ right now:
Corzine 54%
Forrester 43%

posted by caddis 08 November | 21:45

At this point I don't care who wins in NJ, I've had to sit through so many of their obnoxious ads that I'm righteously sick of both the fuckers.

posted by jonmc 08 November | 22:26

Looks good for Kaine, Corzine and Bloomberg right now, I'm told.

(And, in my home district, the library levy passed 60/40 or so.)

posted by box 08 November | 22:31

[Tapping foot, waiting for it to be 11 when the news comes on.....]

I'd be watching the results if the news outlets here would actually say anything.....

Bangor Daily News - Vote No on 1 seems to be holding its own, however: 57% No to 43% yes....

Keep the faith, Selfnoise!

posted by anastasiav 08 November | 22:39

I'm pessimistic as always. Only 25% districts at the moment, and I think Portland is more heavily reported at this point. But I'm hoping. :)

posted by selfnoise 08 November | 22:45

Kaine got it. Did very nicely too, but has big shoes to fill i.e. Mark Warner.

posted by bardic 08 November | 22:48

I got re-elected in Franklin, Massachusetts to the Town Council, but I don't think it'll be on CNN any time soon. I might try to post a linky tomorrow, depending on what the local paper looks like.

posted by yhbc 09 November | 01:05

birdherder, you're welcome to join me on my tiny, manmade island in the gulf of mexico. nuevo austin, i'll call it. there will be breakfast tacos, gay marriage and plenty of hike and bike trails. and free wireless!

posted by freshwater_pr0n 09 November | 02:16

Looks like most (possibly all) of the Governator's ballot initiatives are heading for failure here in CA, as well as the abortion parental notifation proposition. Wahoo! And it only cost $50 million!

posted by scody 09 November | 03:16

Nuevo Austin does sound nice freshwater_pr0n. Much nicer than my idea of us keeping Austin where it is and building a wall around it like West Berlin was in the cold war. Our little blue city in the middle of a very red state could get airlifts of culture from CA and NY.

Prop 2 failed miserably in Travis county. Travis County Election Results [pdf]

posted by birdherder 09 November | 06:56

Yay yhbc!!

Vote No on 1 seems to have done its job, keeping a law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation on the books here in Maine.

Results as of 1:44:16 AM, 547 of 634 (86%) of precincts have been reported
QUESTION 1: PEOPLE'S VETO
No 189822 55.19%
Yes 154107 44.81%

Also, the town of Ogunquit, Maine passed a law banning chain resturants within the town limits.

In general, a good day to be a progressive.

posted by anastasiav 09 November | 08:20

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