Webb: "The votes are in and we WON!!!"

[Herman Munster]

Live on CNN

[mconvente]

1. WOO HOO!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[W_HAMILTON]

2. Good for him

Learn from 2000 and 2004.

Allen went to bed, Webb declares victory. Good job.

[neuvocat]

3. One down two to go.

[Lex]

4. Now that creep Macaca needs to concede.

And hopefully SOON.

[sakabatou]

8. I bet he won't

He'll whine and plead and make a giant fuss. He might even say there were voting irregularities that put Webb in the lead.

[Qutzupalotl]

13. Yeah, let's look at that.

Closely.

:rofl:

[bobbie]

21. That prick will drag us thru a loooong dirty fight

And he'll kick ass and put people in head locks and throw them to the ground.

And maybe control of the senate will be at stake. Hm, could this lead to civil war or martial law?

[Joe Chi Minh]

26. A SORE LOSERMAN among sore losermen! A loserman's

loserman!

Too many Hail Mary's by the other side! His old man would have had a fit with his leg up! In soccer terms, he was well and truly nutmegged!

Tee hee. I've just heard CNN claiming that two Senate seats were UNDECIDED!

[heliarc]

24. You mean Macracker. nt

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

5. Are the absentee ballots counted?

nm

[kirbyenthusiasm]

7. i don't believe so

we're in for a recount. hopefully it was mostly Webb votes that voted absentee.

Tonight has been a serious rollercoaster for me. I need to get to bed. But Claire McCaskill's comeback from earlier still has me in shock a bit.

Today was a good day.

[rainy]

28. Lots of progressives voted before the election!

[newyawker99]

38. Hi kirbyenthusiasm!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Tatiana]

12. Yes, according to MSNBC. However there are still 3,000 or so provisional ballots outstanding. n/t

[mnhtnbb]

6. I was SO glad to hear him declare victory. That makes Allen the loser

in everyone's mind. Anyone else notice how Blitzer cut away from the speech and didn't acknowledge that Webb was declaring victory?

[dchill]

9. Claiming victory.

What Gore & Kerry failed to do. Good move, Jim.

[Qutzupalotl]

14. Well, to be fair...

He is in a better place to do that than Gore or Kerry were.

[casus belli]

10. That was such a powerful moment.

[Singular73]

11. If MO and MT go to Dems, expect a 4 week battle of VA

[EndElectoral]

15. Webb now up 5K with 10 precincts left, but only 2 Richmond precincts left

[ourvoicescount]

16. HOT DAMN!!! Glad to hear that!!!

[hasssan1]

17. Thanks to People in NOVA

I am proud to ilve in Good part of VA , Northern VA. Nice

[Stardust]

18. Welcome to DU! I lived in NoVa until 2 years ago. I KNEW I was

among kindred spirits! Yay NoVa!

[SquireJons]

23. The City of Richmond too!

A hotbed of leftist sentiment. There are oasis's of reason dotting the Old Dominion. What a great night! I will be sooooooo happy if macaccaman goes down. He is such an embarrassment to have as a Senator; baboon poop is smarter than Allen is.

[bigwillq]

41. Hi!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Chorophyll]

19. Exhausted and (cautiously) amazed.

Can't stay up any longer, but what a great night!! Way to go, everyone!! Damn, this is soooo much better than two years ago!!

:bounce:

[Arkana]

20. Christ, even Talent conceded.

Give it up, Macacaman.

[Pachamama]

22. Webb should challenge Macaca to a boxing match and just finish that loser off

Hey - the Freepers love some violence....that would excite them and they might actually gain respect for Webb....

Allen is a loser and can't even lose graciously....so let him go down in flames. My prediction is that when the evidence about voter suppression and intimidation in VA start being revealed in detail, with possibly links to Allen's campaign, he'll be told that its over...his Senate bid and any future office aspirations, particularly the ones at 1600 Pennsylvania....

:kick:

[carolinayellowdog]

25. County and city results

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/general/by_county/us_sen/VA.html?SITE=VADARELN&SECTION=POLITICS

Sorry, NOVA chauvinists, but you're not "the good" part of Virginia. Webb carried these localities in southern, central, and western VA:
Virginia
November 08, 2006 - 04:00AM ET (i) = incumbent = winner = runoff
U.S. Senate

Albemarle 29/29 20,578
57.52% 14,906
41.66% 293
.82%
Alleghany 12/12 2,693
50.20% 2,608
48.61% 64
1.19%
Brunswick 13/13 2,587
55.35% 2,045
43.75% 42
.90%
Buchanan 18/18 3,940
55.63% 3,090
43.63% 52
Caroline 8/8 3,763
50.81% 3,552
47.96% 91
1.23%
Charles City 3/3 1,515
61.06% 941
37.93% 25
1.01%
Dickenson 14/14 2,911
55.09% 2,339
44.27% 34
.64%
Greensville 9/9 1,729
56.41% 1,316
42.94% 20
.65%
Nelson 10/10 3,089
52.71% 2,720
46.42% 51
.87%
Northampton 7/7 2,302
54.04% 1,860
43.66% 98
2.30%
Rappahannock 6/6 1,741
51.69% 1,593
47.30% 34
1.01%
Russell 15/15 4,361
50.81% 4,192
48.84% 30
.35%
Surry 7/7 1,534
56.36% 1,162
42.69% 26
.96%
Sussex 11/11 1,623
51.05% 1,504
47.31% 52
1.64%
Westmoreland 7/7 2,419
49.48% 2,405
49.19% 65
1.33%
Charlottesville 9/9 9,153
77.40% 2,574
21.77% 99
.84%
Covington 5/5 928
57.75% 649
40.39% 30
1.87%
Emporia 7/7 820
52.33% 729
46.52% 18
1.15%
Franklin City 7/7 1,296
52.85% 1,130
46.08% 26
1.06%
Fredericksburg 6/6 3,098
58.28% 2,124
39.95% 94
1.77%
Hampton 31/31 24,307
61.82% 14,528
36.95% 487
1.24%
Lexington 2/2 1,128
62.49% 651
36.07% 26
1.44%
Martinsville 7/7 2,211
56.32% 1,680
42.79% 35
.89%
Newport News 46/46 25,161
55.22% 19,838
43.54% 566
1.24%
Norfolk 56/56 31,743
64.52% 16,830
34.21% 623
1.27%
Norton 2/2 541
51.52% 503
47.90% 6
.57%
Petersburg 8/8 5,944
78.98% 1,487
19.76% 95
1.26%
Portsmouth 31/31 17,453
63.96% 9,527
34.91% 309
1.13%
Radford 4/4 1,882
52.82% 1,637
45.94% 44
1.23%
Richmond City 66/66 38,896
71.96% 14,471
26.77% 688
1.27%
Roanoke City 33/33 14,816
57.21% 10,766
41.57% 315
1.22%
1.14%
Suffolk 23/23 11,621
49.92% 11,437
49.13% 223
.96%
Williamsburg 3/3 2,059
59.34% 1,373
39.57% 38
1.10%

[Virginian]

31. LOOK at Petersburg! 78.98% for Webb!

Petersburg 8/8
Webb 5,944 78.98%
Allen 1,487 19.76%
Parker 95 1.26%

I would like to see the percentage of turnout.
A lot of our bluer areas seem to have low voter turnout. What can we do to fix this before 2008?

My precinct in NOVA had a 52.77% turnout, but we only went 56.4% for Webb.
My former precinct in NOVA had 35% turnout and went 66.3% for Webb.
Stats for all of the 226 precincts in Fairfax County.
Fairfax 226/226
Webb 201,905 58.97%
Allen 137,222 40.08%
Parker 3,270 .96%
At this time, it looks like the Absentee and provisional votes have not yet been posted. They are not counted at the precincts.

The unofficial results are here:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb/webreports/RESU0607_AUTO.pdf

[carolinayellowdog]

40. Petersburg has a high African-American percentage

which is the same reason that Southside counties of Brunswick, Greensville, Surry and Sussex usually vote Democratic, as well as the independent cities of Emporia and Franklin. What I find most unusual is that lily white Russell, Dickenson, and Buchanan counties in far Southwest gave majorities to Webb and Democrats usually win there. Yet most other mountain counties are solidly Republican.

[boobooday]

27. Wave bye bye, Macaca

As you swirl around the drain.

[civildisoBDence]

29. RIP GWB

Damn, that was close.

The House AND the Senate!!!!!!!!

Bush is toast.

Newsprism

[underpants]

30. YES!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow was that fun to watch.

I was on the edge of my seat from 9PM on. I actually missed "the switch" while the Daily Show was on.

[malaise]

32. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

Whip them Dems.

[Joe_VB]

33. as of 9:01am Unofficial Results

Office: U.S. Senate
Precincts Reporting: 2438 of 2443 (99.80%)
Registered Voters: 4,555,672 Total Voting: 2,360,293 Voter Turnout: 51.81 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
J H Webb Jr Democratic 1,169,356 49.54%
G F Allen Republican 1,162,497 49.25%
G G Parker Independent Green 26,108 1.11%
Write Ins 2,332 0.10%
Total: 2,360,293


http://sbe.virginiainteractive.org/index.htm

[EvolveOrConvolve]

34. That's a difference of 6,859 votes

It will be hard for Macaca Allen to overcome that margin in a recount, especially with the computerized vote counting machines that Virginia uses. The count should be exactly the same (unless someone "tweaks" one of the memory cards between now and the recount - don't count that possibility out).

The 26,000+ votes for the Green Party candidate could have helped Webb... (just sayin', so please don't flame me!)

[Marie26]

36. Up to 11,000 votes creates an automatic recount, is that right? nt

[smb]

35. Hilarious FReekshow Thread

George Allen in 2008?

Posted on 11/08/2006 2:31:07 AM EST by NapkinUser

Does (almost certainly) losing the Virginia senate election give George Allen more time to campaign for 2008, like Romney and Frist both stepping down does?

Gingrich/Allen 2008!

And some of the love from the other FReeks:

Win or lose, George Allen's future political career is over. He'll never be anything but Senator again - if he somehow manages to eke a win out (which doesn't look likely).

Why not have two GOP losers on the same ticket, Burns and Allen. Say goodnight, Gracie.

Go to sleep, or go to a bar. Really!

Change your handle back to CrackUser

Give me a break----You must be dense! He just got slaughtered in the press, and he's losing his election.

[SammyWinstonJack]

37. !!

:woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo:

[Joe_VB]

39. as of 10:56am Unofficial Results

Office: U.S. Senate
Precincts Reporting: 2439 of 2443 (99.84%)
Registered Voters: 4,555,674 Total Voting: 2,365,079 Voter Turnout: 51.92 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
J H Webb Jr Democratic 1,171,813 49.55%
G F Allen Republican 1,164,767 49.25%
G G Parker Independent Green 26,160 1.11%
Write Ins 2,339 0.10%
Total: 2,365,079

http://sbe.virginiainteractive.org/index.htm