Comments | koshmom: Confused over Senate party numbers

koshmom

Confused over Senate party numbers

Nov 08, 2006 18:52

From everything I've seen, apparently the Senate numbers are this: Democrats: 49 Republicans: 49. Then add in the late decided elections in Virginia and (Montana) where Democrats have won, making it Dems 51 and Republicans: 49 ( Read more... )

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quietann November 8 2006, 19:00:19 UTC

It's confusing. The two Independents (Bernie Sanders in VT and Joe Lieberman in CT) have both said that they will "caucus with the Democrats."

If we are at 50-50, then Dick Cheney is the tie breaker, which would be *bad*. And Virginia looks headed for a recount, so don't assume anything there.

hammercock November 8 2006, 19:43:10 UTC

News from my dad: "James Webb now has a 8,359 vote lead in Virginia with 99.75 percent of precincts reporting. The margin of George Allen's loss is BELOW the mandatory recount level. If Allen wants a recount he has to pay."

oh please oh please oh please...

cz_unit November 8 2006, 20:27:16 UTC

The question is will Rumsfeld be frog marched out of office?

CZ

At least Tester has won. cevad November 9 2006, 00:10:09 UTC

The recount was because the Election Commisar forgot to zero the counters after counting the absentee ballots, so they got counted twice. New software confusion.

Burns, who protested the propriety of recounting back in 2000 may call for a recount this year.

But MT has good optical-scan vote counting equipment so I expect it wont gain him anything even so.

Yay Tester!