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Election 2008: Presidential, Senate and House Races Updated Daily
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Wed, Dec. 03 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
More on Minnesota According to the Minnesota secretary of state, Democrat Al Franken has taken the lead in the Senate recount race against incumbent Norm Coleman (R-MN) by 2623 votes with 95.3% of the precincts recounted. However, this lead should be taken with a grain of salt as the remaining coun ...
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Tue, Dec. 02 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
Chambliss - Martin Runoff Is Today Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) faces Democrat Jim Martin in a runoff in Georgia today. A poll from PPP (D) puts Chambliss ahead 53% to 46%. Martin can only win if there is a huge black turnout--bigger than the one that turned out for Barack Obama on Nov. 4, and that s ...
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Mon, Dec. 01 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
Obama to Name National Security Team Today President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name his national security team this morning at a press conference. The expected nominees are: - Secretary of state: Sen. Hillary Clinton - Secretary of defense: Robert ...
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Sun, Nov. 30 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
Appeals Court Sends OH-15 Case Back to State Supreme Court The Sixth U.S. Court of Appeals sent the battle over provisional ballots in the hotly contested OH-15 race back to the state courts according to a story s/stries/stories/p in the Columbus Dispatch. The case centers on 1000 disputed provis ...
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Sat, Nov. 29 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
Jefferson Favored in LA-02 Not much political news today due to the holiday weekend. CQ Politics has a story on the runoff in LA-02. This is the district in which Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) was found with $90,000 cold cash in his freezer. He is awaiting trial on bribery and corruption charges. ...
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Fri, Nov. 28 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
A Tale of Two Thanksgivings On Wednesday, the whole Obama family worked at a food bank located in a Chicago church handing out chickens to poor people (watch video). He told them to call him "Barack." On Thursday, the President-elect celebrated Thanksgiving at his Chicago home with 60 friends and f ...
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Thu, Nov. 27 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
Note: Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Posting will probably be brief and sporadic for a week or so due to travel. Franken Loses Appeal on Absentee Ballots Al Franken lost a key appeal yesterday when the canvassing board ruled 5-0 that the thousands of rejected absentee ballots did not have to ree ...
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Wed, Nov. 26 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
Ballots Are Missing in Minnesota The Franken campaign is now claiming that hundreds of ballots are missing in multiple counties. In other counties, uncounted ballots are surfacing. Franken believes that Coleman's lead has now dropped to 84 with 6400 rejected absentee ballots in limbo. A big fight is ...
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Tue, Nov. 25 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
Minnesota Madness The Great Minnesota Recount continued yesterday with a fight over 7 missing ballots in Ward 5 of St. Paul. The initial count on Nov. 4 was seven higher than the number of ballots in the box. The ward went for Franken, so he protested over the missing ballots. The elections manage ...
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Mon, Nov. 24 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
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Sun, Nov. 23 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
The Counting Goes On Temperatures in the low 20s did not stop Minnesotans from counting more ballots yesterday. Coleman's lead has now increased from 120 at the close of business Friday to 180 after Saturday's count. But everything is partisan these days, even vote counting. Coleman has sharply inc ...
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Sat, Nov. 22 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
Coleman Clings to a Shrinking Lead With 64% of the vote recounted, Sen Norma Coleman (R-MN) still leads Democrat Al Franken, but his lead has dropped from 215 votes to 120 votes, a loss of 95 votes. If his loss continues at this rate, Coleman will ultimately lose 148 votes and thus win the election ...
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Fri, Nov. 21 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
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Thu, Nov. 20 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
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Wed, Nov. 19 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 162 Ties 11
Begich Defeats Stevens in Alaska Senate Race With all but 2500 votes counted, Anchorage mayor Mark Begich (D) now has an insurmountable lead of 3724 votes over convicted Sen. Ted. Stevens (R-AK), ending Stevens career as the longest serving Republican senator in history. The remaining votes, which ...
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Tue, Nov. 18 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 162 Ties 11
Coleman and Franken Gear Up for a Date in Court The Minnesota Senate race is so close (Coleman is ahead by 206 votes) that a recount is required by law. Back in the old days, a recount meant that county officials went and counted the votes again. Nowadays it means it's lawyer time. Both Al Franken ( ...
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Mon, Nov. 17 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 162 Ties 11
State of the Count In Missouri, no absentee ballots or provisional ballots were counted during the weekend. Counting will resume today. It is taking a long time because every provisional ballot has to be verified before it is counted. In Alaska, 24,000 remaining ballots will be counted tomorrow in t ...
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Sun, Nov. 16 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 162 Ties 11
Stevens' Ejection Vote Scheduled for Tuesday The Republican senatorial caucus is scheduled to vote on a motion made by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) to eject convicted senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) from the Republican caucus. If Stevens is voted out of the caucus, he loses all his commitee assignments and be ...
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Sat, Nov. 15 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 162 Ties 11
Begich Gains in Alaska as More Votes Are Counted The Anchorage Daily News starts its story today on the slow Senate election count with: "Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is in grave danger of losing re-election." When used in a medical context, "grave danger" means "will likely die today." In a political c ...
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Sat, Nov. 15 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 365 McCain 173
Begich Gains in Alaska as More Votes Are Counted The Anchorage Daily News starts its story today on the slow Senate election count with: "Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is in grave danger of losing re-election." When used in a medical context, "grave danger" means "will likely die today." In a political c ...
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