WTF? ALL but one Precinct has the RETHUGS ahead? For real?

[in_cog_ni_to]

That cannot be. I know it's early, but holy moly.....all those people in the streets 5 months ago? All those people showing up to vote? Five candidates cannot lose.....though we ARE looking at RETHUG precincts (initially), so there may be hope?

Encourage me people! :( Tell me we're going to win at least 3 and the rethugs aren't going to steel 5 precincts.

[malaise]

1. I''m in shock and so is Rachel

Please, please, please!

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. That's who I'm watching too! I did NOT like what she just showed.

:(

[w8liftinglady]

8. I'm trying to be optimistic...sigh

[RandySF]

3. Anyone who is in shock doesn't know much about the districts

Even Democrats acknowledged that it was going to be an uphill battle. We'll take one or two seats.

[in_cog_ni_to]

5. I want 3!

:cry::cry::cry:

[Peacetrain]

22. If we get one or two.. you are going to celebrate if I have to drag you to the party

these are gerrymandered districts all republican.. if the Democrats get one or two it will be huge. :hug:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Rachel said these early returns (1-2% reporting) are meaningless

and you can't conclude anything from them. Chill, it's not even close to over.

[BlueDemKev]

10. 20-30% of returns have come in for most districts

One district even has 37% of their precincts in. This is not looking good. I can't believe with a huge turnout in Fond du Lac that we're losing there (King-Hopper).

[TheMightyFavog]

13. You gotta wonder if the churches got the faithful out...

Saying King was going to eat a fetus in the rotunda if he won or some shit like that...

[Tx4obama]

6. It is still too early to tell what will happen. Take a deep breath and relax for a bit. n/t

[littlewolf]

7. right ... way way too early .... deep breaths ..... nt

[Blue-Jay]

9. Calm down, Beavis.

The larger cities always take longer to count & report. Don't freak out just yet.

[RandySF]

11. Are there any cities?

I understand they are rural districts.

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. The rural districts are smaller and so they report first

They also tend to be conservative. Hence, the early results almost always favor the GOP.

[Tx4obama]

16. I think you are correct. I think Ed said that Madison isn't voting. n/t

[PeaceNikki]

49. Parts of Milwaukee County and 11 precincts in Waukesha County are.

[Tx4obama]

52. I just heard that Waukesha County is holding back their results.

I hope they don't pull any shit like in the Kloppenberg (SP) election.

[Tx4obama]

30. Baraboo and Portage just now finished voting - the have tons of democrats

On Ed show they said a lot of the democratic areas haven't reported yet.
Only the real small places have reported.

There is still much HOPE to win !!! :)

[BlueDemKev]

34. What district # are those two towns in?

[Tx4obama]

39. I don't know.

The only two places I've ever heard of in Wisconsin is Madison and Milwaukee.
I guess my knowledge of Wisconsin geography is lacking.

[gkhouston]

42. Portage is in Columbia County and Baraboo is in Sauk.

Anybody know which counties map to which districts, off the top of their head?

on edit: both counties are in #14 (Olsen)

[Tx4obama]

45. From Twitter

@DKElections
Most of blue-friendly Sauk County just reported in SD-14, but it only brings Clark (D) to 54-46.

http://twitter.com/#!/DKElections/status/101117197497282560

[gkhouston]

43. 14. n/t

[BlueDemKev]

44. Well, I hope these votes haven't been counted yet.....

...we're signficantly behind in District 14 with 78% of the precincts in. Our only hope is there are some heavily-populated Democratic-leaning precincts which have yet to be counted.

[KaryninMiami]

12. Are they voting on electronic machines?

If so, it's even more depressing since a point or so will be skimmed off the top on average. Thats the reality of those machines.

[Mz Pip]

14. THese are districts

that elected these guys but still went for Obama, if I understand what Rachel has been saying. Heavily Republican districts. Semms like it was a long shot at best. Still I hope for the best. It's still early.

[riverwalker]

17. refresh...refresh...refresh

each time I keep hoping it will change.

[fivepennies]

18. Hope and change

Joseph Stalin: The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do.

If votes could create the changes we want and need, it would be outlawed.

Sorry to be such a negative nelly, but we've got a ton of history behind us bearing out those two quotes, so I won't be holding my breath. If the dems win I will apologize for inserting my pessimism here. If they don't, I'll feel just as terrible as everyone else, but not surprised or shocked.

[RBInMaine]

24. Don't be paranoid. They are mostly HUGELY Republican districts. Get a grip.

[budkin]

19. As has been said many times, these are hugely Republican districts

They even went R when Obama won the state.

[Unvanguard]

28. That's not actually true. They all went for Obama.

See http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/reading-the-wisconsin-recall-vote/">here.

[in_cog_ni_to]

33. Pretty damn BIZARRE! They voted for Obama AND TEABAGGERS?

Oy vey.

[Unvanguard]

37. Well, what else was the 2010 election?

2008 was a very good year for the Democrats; 2010, a very bad one.

[yourout]

20. So far we are not losing......we are getting embarassed.

[Unvanguard]

21. Wait until there are 50%+ reporting. n/t

[cascadiance]

23. Hopper and Darling's districts only 7% counted. Smells like "doctoring" is going on!

Why are they taking so long compared to the rest?

[Skip Intro]

25. yikes. nt

[mindem]

26. The rethugs aren't going to lay down and play dead.

Anywhere!! Imagine the GOTV effort they ran in these districts for the repukes.

[valerief]

27. You didn't think they WOULDN'T have the fix in? They'll also "lose" bags of ballots once again. nt

[mochajava666]

29. Lived in Wisconsin for over 50 years. This is not surprising.

Rural counts have come in first, so I think we still can get 3 of the 6. Too early to give up yet.

[BlueDemKev]

31. Districts 14, 18, 32 are key

We're not going to win Districts 2, 8, or 10. So we need to win 14, 18, and 32. We're behind in two of these and barely ahead in the third. Unfortunately, even if we are able to win all three of those races, we STILL have to win BOTH recall elections next week of two Democratic senators.

:hangover:

[cascadiance]

35. Darling results now flipped and she's going down!

Hope that's not a typo!

[BlueDemKev]

38. A few Democratic precincts must have come in.....

...only 18% of the precincts have reported at this point.

(Fingers crossed).

[tblue37]

32. As long as we have electronic voting machines, we are going to have unverifiable vote counts. nt

[Mister Ed]

36. Pasch overtakes Darling with 18% counted

Still way too early, but I like the direction.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/127331193.html

[w8liftinglady]

40. man, some of those races are WAY too close... good luck, y'all

[mvd]

41. 3 are easily in reach IMO. Maybe even 4

I will take 3, because none of the Democratic incumbents will lose IMO.

[cascadiance]

46. Cowles has already won, but has a strangely "round" margin of exactly 5,500 votes!

Probably nothing, but it looks funky.

[Mister Ed]

47. Pasch holding a strong lead with 29% counted. n/t

56% to 44%

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/127331193.html

[Mister Ed]

50. Pasch still holding that lead with 39% counted! n/t

[Mister Ed]

48. King (D) pulls ahead of Hopper (R) with 23% counted

52% to 48%

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/127331193.html

[cascadiance]

51. Holy shit! Hopper's district is suddenly 79% counted with him with a 51% 49% lead!

From 23% to 79% counted?

Something SMELLS!

Now just about all of them are mostly counted except Darling's district which has been at 39% for a while now! Are they trying to do the same sort of flip with her? A sudden flip so we can't see which precincts she "grabs" her lead from (like Hopper)?