Election Results - Democrats Take House, Senate

#201 Postby **Stephanie** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:50 pm

BTW, congratulations HURAKAN!

Website · #202 Postby **Brent** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:02 pm

NBC and CBS, along with all the cablers have mentioned Webb winning VA, which gives the Democrats the Senate. Allen has not conceded yet though, but I think he will have to.

x-y-no · #203 Postby **x-y-no** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:25 pm

Brent wrote:NBC and CBS, along with all the cablers have mentioned Webb winning VA, which gives the Democrats the Senate. Allen has not conceded yet though, but I think he will have to.

It seems he probably will. This is from the latest AP story:

An adviser to Allen, speaking on condition of anonymity because his boss had not formally decided to end the campaign, said the senator wanted to wait until most of canvassing was completed before announcing his decision, possibly as early as Thursday evening.

The adviser said that Allen was disinclined to request a recount if the final vote spread was similar to that of election night.

#204 Postby **angelwing** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:26 pm

Democrats win control of the Senate from Republicans with a victory in Virginia, AP and Reuters report. -CNN

JQ Public · #205 Postby **JQ Public** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:26 pm

yeh I just read that. wow pretty interesting. Its always best when the presidency and/or the house or senate are of different political backgrounds.

#206 Postby **cycloneye** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:10 pm

AP-In Montana Republican Sen. Conrad Burns on Thursday conceded to Democrat Jon Tester.

AP-Allen scheduled a 3 p.m. ET press conference, during which he is expected to concede the race to Webb.

So these two concessions seal the senate to the Democrats.

Website · #207 Postby **Brent** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:15 pm

cycloneye wrote:AP-In Montana Republican Sen. Conrad Burns on Thursday conceded to Democrat Jon Tester.

Good. He kept saying there were uncounted votes but I didn't think it was enough. He was just delaying the inevitable so I'm glad it's over.

#208 Postby **vbhoutex** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:27 pm

I haven't looked at any results lately, but won't there be an automatic recount in VA due to the closeness of the race? NOt that I expect it to change anything, just asking the question.

Regit · #209 Postby **Regit** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:33 pm

vbhoutex wrote:I haven't looked at any results lately, but won't there be an automatic recount in VA due to the closeness of the race? NOt that I expect it to change anything, just asking the question.

If Allen concedes, there will be no recount. The recount is only an option for the losing candidate, it's not automatic.

JTD · #210 Postby **JTD** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:04 pm

CNN Breaking News:

Allen to Concede to Webb at 3 p.m. ET.

It's official now. The democrats control the senate 51-49!!!!
.

#211 Postby **cycloneye** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:10 pm

jason0509 wrote:CNN Breaking News:

Allen to Concede to Webb at 3 p.m. ET.

It's official now. The democrats control the senate 51-49!!!!
.

I posted about the news about an hour ago.

I heard that in Florida someone wants a recount but I can't find the news about it.Anyone knows about this?

Website · #212 Postby **Brent** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:17 pm

cycloneye wrote:I heard that in Florida someone wants a recount but I can't find the news about it.Anyone knows about this?

I haven't heard about it, but checking the House races in Florida, I think I might have found it:

FL 13

Republican Buchanan 119,102
Democrat Jennings 118,729

373 votes.

It wouldn't change the balance of power though if it flipped to the Democrat. That's the only one in that state that is within hundreds of votes.

gtalum · #213 Postby **gtalum** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:30 pm

There will be a recount in Florida District 13, because Florida law mandates recounts in any race with a margin of less than 1%. It will not change the balance of power in the House.

There is some controversy in the district because 18,000 ballots showed no vote for the race. This is deemed unusual, and the Democrat candidate is challenging the validity of the election.

Derek Ortt · #214 Postby **Derek Ortt** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:54 pm

is Lieberman going to vote with the Democrats after they expelled him from the party? This has to happen for the Dems to have control of the Senate

Regit · #215 Postby **Regit** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:59 pm

Derek Ortt wrote:is Lieberman going to vote with the Democrats after they expelled him from the party? This has to happen for the Dems to have control of the Senate

Yes.

x-y-no · #216 Postby **x-y-no** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:01 pm

Derek Ortt wrote:is Lieberman going to vote with the Democrats after they expelled him from the party? This has to happen for the Dems to have control of the Senate

First of all, he wasn't "expelled" from the party. He lost his primary. At that point he chose to leave the party and form his own one-man party.

He has said all along that he intends to caucus with the Democrats.

I expect there's some high-stakes negotiations going on to see if he can be persuaded to switch sides, but realistically the Republicans have far less to offer him than the Democrats do.

Regit · #217 Postby **Regit** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:03 pm

x-y-no wrote:
Derek Ortt wrote:is Lieberman going to vote with the Democrats after they expelled him from the party? This has to happen for the Dems to have control of the Senate

First of all, he wasn't "expelled" from the party. He lost his primary. At that point he chose to leave the party and form his own one-man party.

He has said all along that he intends to caucus with the Democrats.

I expect there's some high-stakes negotiations going on to see if he can be persuaded to switch sides, but realistically the Republicans have far less to offer him than the Democrats do.

Not to mention the fact that switching parties will assure that his political career ends with this term. Connecticut re-elected him with the understanding that he would caucus with the Democrats and his switching would be the ultimate betrayal.

Website · #218 Postby **Brent** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:17 pm

Yeah... I'm pretty sure he'll stay with the Democrats. They are talking about offering him some powerful chairman position, which the Republicans can't do.

George Allen is conceding right now BTW.

x-y-no · #219 Postby **x-y-no** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:24 pm

Brent wrote:Yeah... I'm pretty sure he'll stay with the Democrats. They are talking about offering him some powerful chairman position, which the Republicans can't do.

George Allen is conceding right now BTW.

Well, actually the Republicans could offer him a chairmanship as well since he could flip the Senate by caucusing with them (50/50 split goes to the Republicans since Vice President Cheney casts the tiebreaker vote).

But as I said - that would likely be short-lived. By staying with the Democrats, Lieberman will almost certainly have his position of power for at least six years, as opposed to most likely only two with the Republicans.

Also, there's the possibility of one of the Maine Republicans switching sides too, which could leave him out in the cold. Unlikely, yes, but I've heard that they've been approached (although not that they've expressed any interest). He at least has to consider the risk before taking the plunge. Staying with the Dems is a far more secure course from his point of view, I would think.

Derek Ortt · #220 Postby **Derek Ortt** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:26 pm

which the Republicans can't do.

They could if he is convinced to switch sides, because then the Republicans would be in the majority as Cheney would then cast the tie breaking vote, but I agree it is not likely

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