139 Comments on “Campus Chatter – Special Election Night Edition”

1. NCrissieB

   # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T02:24:37ZF j, Y at 10:24 pm2010-11-03T02:24:37Zg:i a |

   Update on FL Amendments:

   (All with 66% reporting. Boldface = outcome called)

   Amend 1 – Eliminate public campaign financing … 52.7% yes

   Amend 2 – Property tax exemption for active-duty military … 78% yes

   Amend 4 – Referendums on land use plan changes … 67% no

   Amend 5, 6 – Fair Districts Florida … 62% yes

   Amend 8 – Relax class size limits in public schools … 55% yes

   Non-Binding – Federal balanced budget … 72% yes

   • JanF

     # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T02:27:18ZF j, Y at 10:27 pm2010-11-03T02:27:18Zg:i a |

     Can you tell us which of those are good?

     • NCrissieB

       # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T02:29:52ZF j, Y at 10:29 pm2010-11-03T02:29:52Zg:i a |

       I can tell you how I voted:

       Amend 1 – No

       Amend 2 – Yes

       Amend 4 – Yes

       Amend 5,6 – Yes

       Amend 8 – No

       Non-Binding Federal Balanced Budget – No

2. JanF

   # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T02:26:20ZF j, Y at 10:26 pm2010-11-03T02:26:20Zg:i a |

   Sestak (PA) and Giannoulias (IL) are holding onto their leads as we get deeper into the counts.

   Update: Sestak’s lead is down to 0.2%

3. JanF

   # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T02:30:05ZF j, Y at 10:30 pm2010-11-03T02:30:05Zg:i a |

   House Report:

   245 seats called, +20 R net gain

   10:45pm Eastern

   (It appears as we move through the Mountain West the losses are picking up faster)

4. NCrissieB

   # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T02:35:37ZF j, Y at 10:35 pm2010-11-03T02:35:37Zg:i a |

   IN-Sen: this race has been called for Dan Coats (R).

   KY-Sen: this race has been called for Rand Paul (R).

   NH-Sen: this race has been called for Kelly Ayotte (R).

   VT-Sen: this race has been called for Patrick Leahy (D).

   FL-Sen: this race has been called for Marco Rubio (R).

   GA-Sen: this race has been called for Johnny Isakson (R).

   SC-Sen: this race has been called for Jim DeMint (R).

   NC-Sen: this race has been calledfor Richard Burr (R).

   OH-Sen: this race has been called for Rob Portman (R).

   WV-Sen: this race has been called for Joe Manchin (D).

   DE-Sen: this race has been called for Christopher Coons (D).

   AL-Sen: this race has been called for Richard Shelby (R).

   MD-Sen: this race has been called for Barbara Mikulski (D).

   MO-Sen: this race has been called for Roy Blount (R).

   KS-Sen: this race has been called for Jerry Moran (R).

   OK-Sen: this race has been called for Tom Coburn (R).

   PA-Sen: with 19% reporting, Dem Joe Sestak leads by 13%.

   CT-Sen: this race has been called for Dem Richard Blumenthal.

   IL-Sen: with 35% reporting, Dem Alexi Giannoulis leads by 14%.

   AR-Sen: this race has been called for John Boozman (R).

   ND-Sen: this race has been called for John Hoeven (R).

   NY-Sen: this race has been called for Charles Schumer (D).

   NY-Sen: this race has been called for Kirsten Gilibrand (D).

   SD-Sen: this race has been called for John Thune (R).

   CO-Sen: with 5% reporting, Dem Michael Bennet leads by 12%.

   WI-Sen: with 1% reporting, TGOPer Ron Johnson leads by 24%.

   LA-Sen: this race has been called for David Vitter (R).

   +++++

   FL-Gov: with 52% reporting, TGOPer Rick Scott leads by 5%.

   GA-Gov: with 47% reporting, TGOPer Nathan Deal leads by 17%.

   SC-Gov: this race has been called for Nikki Haley (R).

   NH-Gov: with 29% reporting, Dem John Lynch leads by 3%.

   VT-Gov: with 13% reporting, TGOPer Brian Dubie leads by 12%.

   OH-Gov: with 35% reporting, TGOPer John Kasich leads by 0.5%.

   MD-Gov: with 9% reporting, Dem Martin O’Malley leads by 7%.

   TN-Gov: this race has been called for Bill Haslam (R).

   TX-Gov: this race has been called for Rick Perry (R).

   KS-Gov: this race has been called for Sam Brownback (R).

   MA-Gov: this race has been called for Deval Patrick (D).

   CT-Gov: with 13% reporting, TGOPer Tom Foley leads by 6%.

   MI-Gov: this race has been called for Rick Snyder (R).

   ME-Gov: with 3% reporting, Independent Eliot Cutler leads by 12%.

   OK-Gov: this race has been called for Mary Falin (R).

   NY-Gov: this race has been called for Andrew Cuomo (D).

   IL-Gov: with 38% reporting, Dem Patrick Quinn leads by 14%.

   PA-Gov: this race has been called for Tom Corbett (R).

   SD-Gov: this race has been called for Dennis Daugaard (R).

   NE-Gov: this race has been called for Dave Heinemann (R).

   AR-Gov: this race has been called for Mike Beebe (D).

   AL-Gov: this race has been called for Robert Bentley (R).

   WY-Gov: this race has been called for Matt Mead (R).

   CO-Gov: this race has been called for John Hickenlooper (D).

   Note: I moved this to the bottom of the thread. I am updating this comment as the numbers change. If some replies seem off, it’s because the numbers changed and I updated the comment since the reply was entered.

   Note at 9.45pm ET: At this point it’s too much work to transcribe the counts as they unfold. I will update as winners are declared.

   • JanF

     # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T02:37:03ZF j, Y at 10:37 pm2010-11-03T02:37:03Zg:i a |

     Did you notice that after 124 comments it flipped us to a new page?

     • NCrissieB

       # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T02:49:01ZF j, Y at 10:49 pm2010-11-03T02:49:01Zg:i a |

       Yes, I did.

       Joe Sestak (PA-Sen) and Alexi Giannoullias (IL-Sen) now trailing.

5. JanF

   # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T02:36:13ZF j, Y at 10:36 pm2010-11-03T02:36:13Zg:i a |

   Pennsylvania Governor called for Republican – D to R
   Oklahoma Governor called for Republican – D to R (incumbent not running)

6. JanF

   # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T02:43:49ZF j, Y at 10:43 pm2010-11-03T02:43:49Zg:i a |

   Wyoming Governor called for republican – D to R

7. addisnana

   # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T02:46:27ZF j, Y at 10:46 pm2010-11-03T02:46:27Zg:i a |

   Good night and good luck. I’m too tired to wait up. See you all in the am.

8. JanF

   # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T02:47:50ZF j, Y at 10:47 pm2010-11-03T02:47:50Zg:i a |

   I will be calling it a night. I can’t bear to watch the rest.

   House losses: 21 seats so far
   Senate losses: 3 seats so far
   Governorship losses: 6 so far

   PA SEN and IL SEN just flipped pink (Toomey and Kirk)

   11pm Poll Closings
   WA, OR, CA, AZ

   12am Poll Closings
   Most of AK, HI

   • NCrissieB

     # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T03:04:50ZF j, Y at 11:04 pm2010-11-03T03:04:50Zg:i a |

     Nite Jan. Yeah, it looks grim. As of 11pm (ET):

     House Losses – 29
     Senate Losses – 3
     Governor Losses – 6

9. winterbanyan

   # Commented on November 2, 20102010-11-03T03:06:50ZF j, Y at 11:06 pm2010-11-03T03:06:50Zg:i a |

   I’m going to say good night as well. I can’t handle anymore. I’m going to hope that when I wake in the morning I’ll find the west coast has saved us.

   Hugggs to all!

10. rb137

    # Commented on November 3, 20102010-11-03T05:55:00ZF j, Y at 1:55 am2010-11-03T05:55:00Zg:i a |

    Hi everybody. I’m tired. Tales from the canvas and the phonebank and the signwave and the GOTV all after I’ve had some sleep (and profuse amounts of ETOH).

    See you soon. Happy election night. And don’t forget — we made a difference with every person we contacted. Don’t discount that, even if the election didn’t wind up the way you wanted. We are building a better country, even if the voters are sometimes a lagging indicator.

    Peace to all, and keep the gloves on.

    • JanF

      # Commented on November 3, 20102010-11-03T09:20:43ZF j, Y at 5:20 am2010-11-03T09:20:43Zg:i a |

      Thanks for checking in, rb137. I feel a bit like I got smacked by a 2×4. When they say all politics is local, they also mean the feeling of intense loss is worst when it is closer to home.

      Senate seat lost
      Governorship lost
      WI delegation lost two seats including Obey’s old seat

      Excellent advice, btw:

      don’t forget — we made a difference with every person we contacted. Don’t discount that, even if the election didn’t wind up the way you wanted

      Maybe the voters we contacted who were really gung-ho about voting will become volunteers next time … and take it that next step.

      Right now I worry about education and family rights. The new governor hates schools and the new lt. governor hates LGBT. The perfect marriage of GOP hate.

      My state turned red on all the maps and so did the state right below me.

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