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Coyotl

(15,262 posts) Wed Nov 6, 2013, 02:42 AM Nov 2013

Looks like we may have WON the Virginia Attorney General race. [View all]

The AP now reports a 153 vote spread:
Total 2536/2541 precincts reported
M. Herring (Dem) 1,097,106
M. Obenshain(GOP) 1,097,259

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2013/by_county/VA_Page_1105.html

And this on Dave Wasserman's twitter feed:

Taniel ?@Taniel 28m ago
The situation, as described by @redistrict: 5 precincts remain. Obama carried them by 1456 votes.

Absentee votes are coming in. Here is the latest tweet from Dave:
Dave Wasserman ?@Redistrict 18m
Bottom line on VA AG: there are going to be lots of shifts in the vote before we even get to the inevitable recount. No answers tonight.

https://twitter.com/Redistrict

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Looks like we may have WON the Virginia Attorney General race. [View all] Coyotl Nov 2013 OP

Recommend. Zorra Nov 2013 #1

This would be a good thing. AllyCat Nov 2013 #2

Also via Dave Wasserman... IllinoisBirdWatcher Nov 2013 #3

Herring's in the lead now blogslut Nov 2013 #4

Herring opens a real lead, 618 votes, with 4 precinct left to report Coyotl Nov 2013 #5

let's hope those precincts finish the count tonight.... chillfactor Nov 2013 #8

Obenshain should have been the first one shutdown with his wacky views on Heather MC Nov 2013 #6

Herring has taken the lead !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tx4obama Nov 2013 #7

Landslide Yeah grantcart Nov 2013 #21

The message from the United States to the republican party. Half-Century Man Nov 2013 #9

Precincts not reporting may be dominately Republican. Coyotl Nov 2013 #10

PrinceWilliam is Large Heather MC Nov 2013 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author nuke393 Nov 2013 #16

I'm going to sleep. Here's the AP results link: Coyotl Nov 2013 #11

Pug is preparing for a recount. grasswire Nov 2013 #13

Herring in the lead by 616 votes. 4 precincts left to report. longship Nov 2013 #14

Thanks for linking your older thread. joshcryer Nov 2013 #19

I didn't know that about you, josh pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #22

Interestingly, while well traveled, I've yet to go to DC. joshcryer Nov 2013 #26

I am not afraid of being wrong. longship Nov 2013 #24

thanks for adding that link kydo Nov 2013 #41

That's so weird. Over a *million* votes each and only 153 difference. Kablooie Nov 2013 #15

I guess about half the Virginians are pretty loony. longship Nov 2013 #17

Two party system with divisive politics does that. joshcryer Nov 2013 #18

Herring projected to win by 235-240 votes! nuke393 Nov 2013 #20

Welcome to DU and tks grantcart Nov 2013 #23

Yeah! The Republican is likely to call for a recount. longship Nov 2013 #25

A Tea Partier would call that a mandate!!!!11! Beartracks Nov 2013 #35

Either way this is going to be a squeaker. And, obviousy, a recount. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #27

AP nuke393 Nov 2013 #28

Thanks. That link didn't work for me, but I'm getting different numbers now from different places. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #31

The state BoE website finally updated, now shows Herring ahead by 541 votes pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #29

Latest from VA Dept of Elections. longship Nov 2013 #30

* Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #32

Good night, longship. (AKA Nate Silver 2) StrictlyRockers Nov 2013 #33

Every time I read the name Obenshain, I think of Obadiah Stane, the villain in Iron Man 1. StrictlyRockers Nov 2013 #34

Wasserman has charted discrepancies between AP and state BoE vote counts pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #36

Herring ahead...... Historic NY Nov 2013 #37

The three precincts not yet in: pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #38

Looking at those counties... Rstrstx Nov 2013 #39

In the AG race... pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #40

VA SoS: Republican win by 53 votes, 2 precincts to report. More tweets: Coyotl Nov 2013 #42

What's funny is I started out reading that other thread, and then checked the wires to see what they MADem Nov 2013 #43

Va. Attorney General results map = now outdated. Coyotl Nov 2013 #44

Latest as of 9:50am. Obenshain up 144. One Precinct remaining. Chan790 Nov 2013 #45

One precinct left to report, Herring now down by 143 votes. Coyotl Nov 2013 #46

ALL PRECINCTS now have Herring behind by 186 votes. Coyotl Nov 2013 #47

Democratic Party lost challenge against purge of 38,000 voters from rolls Coyotl Nov 2013 #48

VA SoS site: 753 R vote margin = 100% reporting = precinct count has risen. Coyotl Nov 2013 #49

Now at 979 votes down. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #50

Dang. StrictlyRockers Nov 2013 #51

Hopefully a recount will wipe out the gains made by Obershain. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #52

It's not clear if all the absentee ballots from Fairfax County have been tallied yet. n/t winter is coming Nov 2013 #53

We can only hope. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #54

I'm following this guy's twitter feed. He seems to be doing a good job of drilling winter is coming Nov 2013 #55

That's helpful. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #56

You're welcome. I got it from another DUer last night. DU rocks! n/t winter is coming Nov 2013 #57

this looks interesting grantcart Nov 2013 #58

Lots of progressives request paper ballots to avoid electronic voting. Coyotl Nov 2013 #72

It's now believed they have been counted. :-( winter is coming Nov 2013 #59

but the provisionals could help bring it down a bit. grantcart Nov 2013 #60

We didn't let it slip away. A lot of voters were struck from the rolls at the last minute. n/t winter is coming Nov 2013 #61

They should still have provisional ballots then. grantcart Nov 2013 #62

You know as well as I do that provisionals have a way of not getting counted. n/t winter is coming Nov 2013 #63

Because Cuccinelli purged 38,000 voters, I expect the provisionals to swing blue. Coyotl Nov 2013 #73

Update from the same website: winter is coming Nov 2013 #65

If true, that could be huge. SBE currently has Obenshain's lead at 1169. nt pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #66

Whoa! winter is coming Nov 2013 #69

Someone on FB said one precinct in Loudoun Co. was reporting 90-10 repuke for AG KamaAina Nov 2013 #64

Sugarland South FSogol Nov 2013 #74

Urgent: Anyone who voted a provisional ballot needs to contact 1-855-910-VOTE (8683) Cognitive_Resonance Nov 2013 #67

start an OP. people wont see this in this thread. thanks for info. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #68

+219 KamaAina Nov 2013 #83

New Wasserman tweet on Ffax absentee ballots pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #70

Now the Virginia Board of Elections have Herring up by 32 votes. StevieM Nov 2013 #71

It was an error that gave Herring those 759 votes, Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #76

Yeah I saw that, but it looks like we will get an additional 100 votes in Newsome News City StevieM Nov 2013 #77

Wasserman's tweet: Coyotl Nov 2013 #84

Herring is behind now = virginia.gov has a 726 vote spread with 100.0% of precincts Coyotl Nov 2013 #75

Thanks for the information Gothmog Nov 2013 #78

More NEWS from Wasserman = "lead likely under 300" Coyotl Nov 2013 #79

Newsome Park brings it down to 626. And I am thinking that London Towne meant to report 775-373 but StevieM Nov 2013 #80

More updates and a change in margin, now 681 (less 300 to be corrected) Coyotl Nov 2013 #81

Dave Wasserman has published a spreadsheet to crowd source possible irregularities Coyotl Nov 2013 #82

Looking at the chart and his twitter and thinking how really simple a tally is, the Republicans karynnj Nov 2013 #85

There may be some missing absentees in Fairfax County. StevieM Nov 2013 #86

This is BIG NEWS = 3,000 missing absentee ballots in Fairfax will change the outcome Coyotl Nov 2013 #87

NEW THREAD here: Coyotl Nov 2013 #88

Thanks for the info. I will add my 2 cents to the VSBE. WCLinolVir Nov 2013 #89