Well, here it is. Election Day 2010. Even the Democrats realize this will not be a good day for them, although some of them won’t admit it publicly.
Here are my predictions (not based on any deep research, just watching the polls):
GOP’s net gain in the House will be 72 seats. The last few days I almost convinced myself I’m sandbagging, and they could gain even more, but I’m sticking with 72. That would mean the GOP having to take only 59% of the RCP tossup seats, certainly doable.
The Senate will be a 50-50 tie. The RCP tossup seats in Colorado, Illinois, Nevada and Pennsylvania will be GOP pickups, pushing the Republicans to 49. The remaining tossups are California, Washington, and West Virginia. I believe West Virginia will go GOP to make it 50. Now I’m “going rogue”. There are 33 Senate seats up for reelection in 2012. 23 of those are Democrats (counting the two independents that caucus with them), including Ben Nelson of Nebraska. I predict shortly after inauguration day Nelson will switch parties and run as a Republican in 2012.
Governors will be 32-18 in favor of the GOP. Completely wild guess.
Here are a couple of billboards captured by Wagonburner in the Dallas area:
#158
Dang, the Libertarian at 1.29%. I woulda bet my mama’s oatmeal she’d get 2%.
(sticking head out of LurkCave)
OMG!! Guv wannabe Bill White concedes to Rick Perry !! See speech at Channel 2’s website “click2houston.com”
And he’s slightly ahead in the polls!! As of 11:12 p.m. 49.36% to 49.07% on
Harris county site http://election.co.harris.tx.us/Cumulative/cumulative.pdf
OMG!!
/withdrawing into LurkCave…
#146 – Hope you’ve got deep pockets to take care of your brother in Calif. when he finally hitches a ride back to Texas.
Could have been better. Could have been a heck of a lot worse. If California wants to commit suicide, let ’em. The public sector unions control the vote and the state government, but soon, the only thing left will be the public sector unions. I guess they can all just keep an eye on each other and tax each other… Read more »
With heavy support from Republican votes in the counties yet to be counted, Angle may win but that seems “iffy”. And I’ve no idea what the political and population makeup of those counties are. If Reid wins then, “poopies”.
Yup, Reid’s victory has been projected.
I wonder how well Reid would have done if SEIU had not had control of the voting machines. Or if they had not pushed so hard on get out the vote for the Democrats. If the unions weren’t in such cahoots with the Dems, what would our governing bodies look like, I wonder?
And a sizeable ego.
It’ll be interesting to see if he crows tomorrow about his win.
NBC just CALLED Obama’s own former Senate seat for an R victory
How SWEET it IS!
Reid currently has a sizable lead.
Fox is calling Kirk to win. Obama’s old seat, eh?
Shades of things to come?
Although Prop 19 will not likely win with the votes, it’s already won socially. Well, that and the union message.
Looks like Toomey won!
California – financial troubles.
And they elect Brown?!
I have a brother there. I hope he’s got deep pockets.
Whitman lost. 🙁
Brown/Whitman pretty close right now. 12% precincts reporting.
GJT;
That’s funny.
Looks like Kirk’s gonna take it.
He gets the Speaker’s plane. 😀
http://www.jaunted.com/files/3/pelosi_plane.jpg
Why is Boehner crying? He’s not on Oprah.
Chron sez 50.3 – 49.7 against for Prop 1 w/98% of precincts reporting. Hope it holds.
Grrrr, it’s “Alexi” Darren. Get it right!
Tedtam;
I don’t think Crenshaw won. 🙁
http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/IL/Will/22795/38825/en/summary.html
#135 WB
Yes, I know you were. It just wisses me off, the way this thing is written.
I’m just telling you why it’s worded the way it was.
I would have voted against it if I could have.
Change Alexis to 46%; Kirk is at 48%
#131 Wagonburner
Fee is spelled T-A-X. Look it up.
At least Prop 3 is losing by a bigger margin now.
It’s a fee, not a tax.
If it were a tax, your church would be exempt. Fees can be collected from anyone.
Prop 1 is close. Our church is struggling – I don’t know how we’re going to handle another tax.
Kirk now 48%; Alexis at 47%
#126 Hamous
I didn’t know you were expecting! Seriously, Maddox Hobbs? You have to be kidding.
So this is where elecetion talk’s hangin’ out.
That’s the name we were gonna pick!
Boxer is gonna win. 😥
Has anyone heard the results for that woman running in Illinois? Crenshaw, I think?
Orlando Sanchez is finally
back on the doleelected!Maddox Hobbs (last name goes here)
So what is his name?
Everyone is fine. My sister is on cloud nine – her first grandbaby.
Congrats to all Tedtam. Everybody is well?
He’s already been named. His middle name is in honor of a Houston firefighter who was killed while trying to save someone in a fire. The man was a good friend of my nephew’s. I don’t think you’re gonna be able to change the name.
Can we name him?
Since no one is looking at open comments:
I just found out my nephew has a new bouncing baby boy!
WHOOOP!
#114
Yeah, but that’s a race where you could vote for a Libertarian w/o risking that a Democrat would win.
Libertarian alert!!!
Culberson’s Libertarian opponent is getting 15% of the vote.
🙄
I’ll pass on learning “late 70′s b!tchin surferspeak”. I was working & in graduate school in Texas back then, not on a beach in Kalifornia. No surfin for this “dude”.
106 mharper42 says: November 2, 2010 at 7:45 pm #103 Sarge Hey, I am not a dude! And my question is not answered. Why would Connecticut be the only state where Obama would still be popular? As opposed to any other New England state… Dude. When I say dude, I don’t mean you’re a dude. And I’m not talking to… Read more »
Out of a sense of kindness, perhaps a diner will offer Grayson a job washing dishes. If he doesn’t qualify there, perhaps McDonald’s needs somebody to empty trash cans.