Every Vote Counts

John Galt · 11-12-2008, 08:46 PM

At least in the case of the election of the Senator from Alaska. The race is now down to a 3-vote difference with more votes to be counted.

DaddyTorgo · 11-12-2008, 08:55 PM

stevew · 11-12-2008, 11:24 PM

They keep finding more votes. Now he's up by 800.

chesapeake · 11-13-2008, 09:02 AM

Him meaning that Begich is up by 800 over Uncle Ted. That would be huge.

JPhillips · 11-13-2008, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

They keep finding more votes. Now he's up by 800.

They aren't finding votes, they just have a very delayed count for the absentee and provisional ballots.

flere-imsaho · 11-13-2008, 09:14 AM

Talk about prolonging the agony....

stevew · 11-13-2008, 10:12 AM

As long as they aren't finding votes in the trunk of a car, I could care less. Ted deserves to lose anyways

Daimyo · 11-13-2008, 10:20 AM

It looks like Begich is going to win in Alaska and Franken has at least a 50/50 chance of winning the recount in Minnesota. How much is that Georgia run-off going to be worth to both parties?

kcchief19 · 11-13-2008, 01:03 PM

This Alaska vote is just bizarre ... they still have 15,000 questionable ballots and 30,000 absentee ballots to count. Anchorage has counted their outstanding ballots yet and that's Begich territory, so I think this will swing in his favor.

It still doesn't explain the huge swing in the polls to the vote (polls showed Begich up anywhere from 7 to 20-points plus) and why it looks like fewer Alaskans will vote this year when they had a favorite daughter on the ballot and an attention-grabbing senate race. Just bizarre.

chesapeake · 11-13-2008, 01:50 PM

Convicted felon though he may be, Stevens has directly helped a lot of people over his many years in the Senate. In a small (population-wise) and isolated state like Alaska, that really adds up.

Maybe we have discovered a new "Stevens Effect." People were embarassed to tell a pollster that they were going to pull the lever for a convicted felon. But in the privacy of the voting booth, that is just what they did.

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 11-19-2008, 02:59 PM

Looks like Stevens has conceded - CNN breaking news.

11-12-2008, 08:55 PM	#2
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	wow

11-19-2008, 02:59 PM	#11
Ronnie Dobbs2 Pro Rookie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bahston Mass	Looks like Stevens has conceded - CNN breaking news. __________________ There's no I in Teamocil, at least not where you'd think

11-12-2008, 11:24 PM	#3
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	They keep finding more votes. Now he's up by 800.

11-13-2008, 09:02 AM	#4
chesapeake College Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, VA	Him meaning that Begich is up by 800 over Uncle Ted. That would be huge.

11-13-2008, 09:14 AM	#6
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	Talk about prolonging the agony....

11-13-2008, 10:12 AM	#7
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	As long as they aren't finding votes in the trunk of a car, I could care less. Ted deserves to lose anyways

11-13-2008, 10:20 AM	#8
Daimyo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkeley	It looks like Begich is going to win in Alaska and Franken has at least a 50/50 chance of winning the recount in Minnesota. How much is that Georgia run-off going to be worth to both parties?

11-13-2008, 01:03 PM	#9
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	This Alaska vote is just bizarre ... they still have 15,000 questionable ballots and 30,000 absentee ballots to count. Anchorage has counted their outstanding ballots yet and that's Begich territory, so I think this will swing in his favor. It still doesn't explain the huge swing in the polls to the vote (polls showed Begich up anywhere from 7 to 20-points plus) and why it looks like fewer Alaskans will vote this year when they had a favorite daughter on the ballot and an attention-grabbing senate race. Just bizarre.

11-13-2008, 01:50 PM	#10
chesapeake College Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, VA	Convicted felon though he may be, Stevens has directly helped a lot of people over his many years in the Senate. In a small (population-wise) and isolated state like Alaska, that really adds up. Maybe we have discovered a new "Stevens Effect." People were embarassed to tell a pollster that they were going to pull the lever for a convicted felon. But in the privacy of the voting booth, that is just what they did.

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