2014 Election Day Thread

[notorious bum]

Record-levels of lube being sold in Florida as we speak.

[Talint]

Jeanne Shaheen retains NH. Scott Brown is defeated.
Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

[archibaldcrane]

Great post AG.

[Aksannyi]

Looks like Crist tried unsuccessfully to keep the polls open later in Broward County.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/pol...104-story.html

Citing those problems, the Crist for Governor Campaign in the hour before the polls closed asked Snipes to extend voting hours in Broward for two hours, until 9 p.m.

The polls closed as scheduled at 7 p.m., said Evelyn Perez-Verdia, spokeswoman for the Supervisor of Elections.

[Talint]

If Rick Scott gets reelected, holy fucking lol. How is the FL local ground game so much worse than the FL national ground game for democrats?

Broward and Miami-Dade are still counting, and Crist can still rack up the numbers there. But it's looking grim.

[notorious bum]

Radio personality Dan Patrick is Lt. Governor for Texas??? lol Even if Dems retain Wendy's seat, Texas is going to feel the wrath of that nutjob. Texans about to get extra-lulzy.

[tyven]

it always surprises me how fucking redneck colorado is

[Aksannyi]

Speaking of Colorado, please tell me the pro-life amendment hasn't passed.

[Antithesis]

If Rick Scott gets reelected, holy fucking lol. How is the FL local ground game so much worse than the FL national ground game for democrats?

Broward and Miami-Dade are still counting, and Crist can still rack up the numbers there. But it's looking grim.

I wish I could give you a good answer but in truth, I know fuck all how Rick Scott is managing to beat out Charlie Crist. Scott has proven time and again how fucking incompetent he is and the months leading up to election night (especially the debate;holy hell) didn't do him any favors. I can only assume that perhaps low voter turn out is giving Scott the edge he needs to win. If Crist can pull out a win, it would be a fucking miracle.

[Antithesis]

Looking at the Florida results so far, 97% and it is still tight. A recount would not surprise me.

[Talint]

Speaking of Colorado, please tell me the pro-life amendment hasn't passed.

It has failed. Apparently for the third time.

I wish I could give you a good answer but in truth, I know fuck all how Rick Scott is managing to beat out Charlie Crist. Scott has proven time and again how fucking incompetent he is and the months leading up to election night (especially the debate;holy hell) didn't do him any favors. I can only assume that perhaps low voter turn out is giving Scott the edge he needs to win. If Crist can pull out a win, it would be a fucking miracle.

Yeah, there's a 125k vote deficit Crist needs to make up.

Now, Obama didn't get FL until a few days later, because Miami-Dade was still voting late into the night and counting even later than that. Still, I'd rather be Scott than Crist.

Also Medical Marijuana failed in FL. Needed 60%, only got 57%.

[Xno Kappa]

Amendment 1 in TN off to an early lead. Can't wait to leave this hick ass state.

[JigglyJam]

Scott campaign I'm assuming is throwing a to of money on ads too because half of the commercial breaks are dedicated to scott.
Crist wasn't strong on television ads.
I also have a ton of mailers for the republican party also.

voted for crist, yes to wetlands/park conservation, yes to marijuana, yes to green light for light rail, kept the judges but only because i didn't research, voted no for the governor picking judges, and no for local city counsel members 'suggesting/endorsing' people for city jobs.

[Aksannyi]

Eh, I think a lot of people are ill-at-ease with Crist since he was governor before and he was also a Republican back then, who is now running on a Democratic ticket. I don't think a lot of people trust him. Not that Rick Scott is trustworthy either, but if I had to guess, it would be the flip-flopping that cost him votes.

Really wish the Libertarian candidates in Florida would start to take a real stronghold. I really don't align with either Democrats or Republicans, and there are qualities of both I abhor.

I got a shitload of those mailers too. What a waste of paper lol. I would love to tell them to add "stop sending me fucking campaign mail" as part of their conservation efforts.

[Andalusian girls]

Republicans have picked up Democratic Senate seats in South Dakota, Arkansas, and West Virginia, three seats away from a majority.

[tyven]

Republicans have picked up Democratic Senate seats in South Dakota, Arkansas, and West Virginia, three seats away from a majority.

colorado bout to be added to that list.

COME ON IOWA PLS

[Cream Soda]

Scott campaign I'm assuming is throwing a to of money on ads too because half of the commercial breaks are dedicated to scott.
Crist wasn't strong on television ads.
I also have a ton of mailers for the republican party also.

voted for crist, yes to wetlands/park conservation, yes to marijuana, yes to green light for light rail, kept the judges but only because i didn't research, voted no for the governor picking judges, and no for local city counsel members 'suggesting/endorsing' people for city jobs.

Green light is pretty much the only thing I had even a hint of interest in lol. Would have voted no, but didn't care enough to do so

[Rooney]

Is there a particular reason Florida needed 60% for pot? The judge appointment proposal was simple majority.

[Andalusian girls]

fivethirtyeight live blog is the place to be tonight btw great stuff as always from Silver and company

[Aksannyi]

Is there a particular reason Florida needed 60% for pot? The judge appointment proposal was simple majority.

Amendments require 60%. I think the judge thing was a clarification but not really an amendment.

I'm definitely annoyed by that. Literally the only measure on the ballot in Florida that I voted for that passed was the conservation amendment.