Races That Were Called On Nov. 3rd #7: Fox calls LA for Vitter (R)! He picks up a Democratic seat from Breaux. A lot of people were predicting a run-off in that race so that’s a nice pick-up for the GOP. #8: Salazar (D) picks up a seat held by Campbell (R) in Colorado. I […]
It’s 12:06 AM folks and here’s how it breaks down. Bush is at 246 with the following states where Bush can still pick up electoral votes…. Ohio (20): Bush 51% vs. 48% with 74% of the vote counted Michigan (17): Kerry 51% vs. Bush 48% with 36% of the vote counted Minnesota (10): Kerry 54% […]
All right everybody, let’s get ready for the final push. I’ll be reporting the battleground state results as they come in and talking about the implications. I’m not going to bother with states that aren’t in contention. *** Update #1 ***: The Kerry Spot is hearing from a lot of confident people in the Bush […]
#1: As expected, Obama picks up a seat for the Dems in Illinois by crushing Alan “worst candidate ever” Keyes. #2: Oklahoma: Coburn retains a seat for GOP. Very good. #3: Again, as expected the GOP picks up Zell Miller’s seat in GA as Isakson brings it home. #4: Fox calls it for Jim Demint […]
StopDemocrats is doing an election night internet radio show tomorrow night. I’m supposed to be on from 7:30 to 8:00. Catch it you’re so inclined but prepare yourself for my Southern drawl =D… *** Update #1 *** I’m on in about 20 minutes. Too bad I’m not going on about 9 PM because we’ll know […]
Early exit info from Drudge… “Election 2004 has been rocked with first wave of exit polls which show Kerry competitive in key states, campaign and media sources tell DRUDGE…. National Election Pool — representing six major news organization — shows Kerry in striking distance — with small lead — in Florida and Ohio.. MORE…” Kerry […]
How low will they go in Wisconsin? “Election Day got off to an ugly start at a parking lot on Milwaukee’s northwest side. Someone slashed the tires on 30 vehicles that were designated for the local Bush/Cheney campaign. “We showed up this morning, and it appears the tires were slashed on the vehicles we were […]
One thing is for sure folks: Win, lose, or draw, the turnout has been ENORMOUS. Everywhere I go on the net I’m seeing stories about how many people are voting this time around. I suspected as much when I was talking to & reading about people who were spending 2-3 hours waiting in line even […]
7:30: Ohio 8:00: Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, New Hampshire 9:00: Wisconsin, Minnesota, New Mexico 10:00: Iowa 12:00: Hawaii There should be exit polls out earlier than the times above. If I can get them, I’ll post them..
Jim Miller from National Review, who’s a very sharp guy, is calling some Senate races differently than I am. Here’s his analysis… ALASKA: The polls here have consistently shown a tight race — and the most recent ones have consistently shown Democrat Tony Knowles slightly ahead of Republican senator Lisa Murkowski. This is a GOP […]
This has got to be disheartening for Democrats. John Kerry’s pollster is apparently predicting defeat… “We simply do not defeat an incumbent president in wartime.” The quote above is from Mark Mellman. Mark is a Democratic pollster. And he’s very partisan. And he’s been working for Kerry this year. But Mark is no fool and […]
Fraud in Philly? Big suprise there huh? Before voting even began in Philadelphia — poll watchers found nearly 2000 votes already planted on machines scattered throughout the city… One incident occurred at the SALVATION ARMY, 2601 N. 11th St., Philadelphia, Pa: Ward 37, division 8… pollwatchers uncovered 4 machines with planted votes; one with over […]
John Hood over at The Corner handicaps the much neglected governor’s races… “With regards to governors, Republicans go into the 2004 cycle with 28 vs. 22 for the Democrats. There are 11 gubernatorial races up for grabs, though it looks to me like six of these are essentially decided: three for the Rs and three […]
The New York Times asked several bloggers what they “thought was the most important event or moment of the campaign”. I wasn’t one of the bloggers they contacted, but I thought it would be fun to answer the question. To make this challenging, I’m going do it in order and in exactly 5 minutes,… 9) […]
Final State polls for the two key states, Ohio and Florida courtesy of Real Clear Politics… FOX News: FL: Kerry +5 | OH: Bush +3 Zogby: FL: TIE | OH: Bush +6 Survey USA: FL: Bush +1, | OH: Bush +2 Rasmussen: FL: Bush +3 | OH: Bush +4 Strategic Vision (R) FL: Bush +4 […]
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State By State Breakdown State: South Dakota Seat Currently Held By: Daschle (D) Competitors: Daschle (D) Vs. Thune (R) Last Poll: Zogby Thune +3 Latest RCP poll spread: Thune +1.3 October Polling: Thune wins 3. Daschle wins 1. 1 tie. My Analysis: Edge to Thune (75/25) State: Florida Seat Currently Held By: Graham (D) Competitors: […]
On Nov 2nd and Nov 3rd, I’ll be doing my best to give you comprehensive coverage of the election. I’ll be looking for early results, exit polling data, and all the info you’ll want to know as soon as possible. That means the posts will be shorter, more numerous and largely centered on the election. […]
This excerpt from the Iraqi Blog, “The Mesopotamian” is going to rankle Democrats even though everything in it is not just true, but painfully obvious to anyone who’s paying attention… “In case President Bush loses the election there would be a massive upsurge of violence, in the belief, rightly or wrongly, by the enemy, that […]
Earlier this year, I endorsed Democrat John Tanner for Congress in TN because his opponent was a nutjob, racist, crank. Well, what you’re about to read inspired me to endorse my second Democrat for Congress this year… “In a complaint to the Federal Elections Commission, the National Republican Campaign Committee accused radio station KFI-AM (640) […]
Someone named Peter sent me an email saying that he was doing interviews with Republicans for his newsletter. He didn’t tell me the name of the newsletter, but I thought I’d post his questions and my answers. Enjoy… Q: Why do you hate liberals? A: I don’t hate them. I just feel compelled to point […]
RWN Reader “Toejam” writes to say, “Dear John, Thought you might like to know your blog: “rightwingnews” and “instapundit” were mentioned in the Weekly business section [top, p-6] of “The Irish Times” Newspaper (Friday October 29, 2004). Unfortunately, the newspapers site (www.ireland.com) is pay per view or I’d attach a copy. As you might have […]
States In Play State: Florida Electoral Votes: 27 Bush Or Gore in 2000?: Bush Last Poll: Zogby Kerry +2 Latest RCP poll spread: Bush 1.9 October Polling: Bush wins 14. Kerry wins 11. 3 ties. My Analysis: Slight Edge for Bush (60/40). State: Pennsylvania Electoral Votes: 21 Bush Or Gore in 2000?: Gore Last Poll: […]
Mark Dubbin, the author of “Shadow Patriot” bought another main page ad on RWN to get the word out about his book. Here’s the description of it from Barnes & Noble… “The events of 9/11 affected many things in New York and the Mafia was no exception. Business suffered for Don Remondini after the attack, […]
John Kerry has been very successfully painted as a flip-flopper who changes his positions on the issues based on who he’s talking to and what the polls look like because…well…he is a a flip-flopper who changes his positions on the issues based on who he’s talking to and what the polls look like. I’ve harped […]
If you understand what Jonah Goldberg is talking about in this quote from his latest column, then at the most fundamental level, you understand the war on terrorism… “If you live in a house infested by rats, you may think it’s OK to tolerate them for a while. They’re just a “nuisance,” as John Kerry […]
I have to admit, I thought Osama died back at Tora Bora and I’m quite surprised that he has done his first new video since December of 2001. On the one hand, I am of course displeased that old weird beard is still breathing air. On the other hand, since he is alive, I can […]
(*** Note: For the rest of this week, I’ll be putting up a retro article each day that features 10 previously seen RWN posts that boost Bush, bash Kerry, or that cover key issues. Feel free to email them out to friends who you think might be on the fence. ***) — The Case Against […]