2010 Election Results Thread

I'm predicting there will be many winners, and quite a few losers. Don't hold me to this, however, as I understand all this is subject to change...

My favorite part of voting is having unopposed candidates on the ballot. Gee, my vote sure counts for a lot there.

Zombie Dewey Eats Zombie Truman!

Wait, wait....... Did I win?

Vince524 said:

Wait, wait....... Did I win?

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I gar-on-tee you, my friend, that whatever the outcome, the answer is no.

robeiae said:

Breaking News: FoxNews has called all the elections for the Republicans!

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Old news. They were calling for the GOP to win today's election, last year.

Though I could only imagine their reactions if somehow the Dems kept the majority of the house. Somewhere Rupert Murdoch will be shaking his fist, while saying, "Why aren't the people doing what we tell them, like they usually do."

Shadow Dragon said:

Old news. They were calling for the GOP to win today's election, last year.

Though I could only imagine their reactions if somehow the Dems kept the majority of the house. Somewhere Rupert Murdoch will be shaking his fist, while saying, "Why aren't the people doing what we tell them, like they usually do."

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Meanwhile, George Soros will be patting himself on the back for his improved puppeteering.

And some tunes for the more rebellious member of the forum waiting for results:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xmckWVPRaI&ob=av2n
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL1kQQbhmY8&ob=av2e

Don said:

I gar-on-tee you, my friend, that whatever the outcome, the answer is no.

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I just got back from voting. I joked with one of the poll volunteers that I was going to do a write in vote for myself for all races. He laughed and said that happens. Usually they get a Mickey Mouse, a 3 Stoogers and that Sponge Bob Square pants was usually good for 2 or three write in votes.

So from what I understood, if I had voted for myself, good old Sponge Bob would have gotten more votes than me. Considering that, I decided to stick to the people on the ticket. Damn that Sponge Bob!!!

Any candidates in particular that you all are cheering for? For me, it's anyone running against a tea bagger. And I'd like to see Linda McMahon win.

Gravity said:

I'm predicting there will be many winners, and quite a few losers. Don't hold me to this, however, as I understand all this is subject to change...

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The only losers in this election are the American people. We'll either get a few more years of Democratic ineptitude. Or we'll get a Congress run by a new GOP that is all but devoid of any moderate voice and instead infested with people so extreme that we'll be seeing ramifications for years. We've already got an extremely left-leaning Congressional leadership. And tonight we may well replace it with an extremely right-leaning leadership. Fanaticism begets fanaticism.

So now we'll have to parties that are both completely dominated by extremists. Nothing will get done and things will only get worse.

The goo thing is that maybe now we'll get a real moderate third party to come out of all of this. When the GOP wins (which they likely will) they'll be able to accomplish nothing due to the fact no one in Congress in eithe party will want to compromise on anything. So in the next election, I predict the American people will be so sick of fanatics, maybe we can vote them all out. This election the theme was "vote out the incumbents" Next time maybe we'll get "vote out the lunatics".

Wishful thinking anyway. That's the only way the American people can ultimately win. But tonight, we lose either way. You can take that to the bank.

robeiae said:

Breaking News: FoxNews has called all the elections for the Republicans!

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Fair and Balanced.

For me, it's anyone running against a tea bagger. And I'd like to see Linda McMahon win.

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Would you consider elaborating, telling us why? Don't have to, you understand, I'd just like to know more.

Williebee said:

Would you consider elaborating, telling us why? Don't have to, you understand, I'd just like to know more.

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With Linda McMahon, she's been the CEO of a major business that has been making a prfit during the recession and even with all the negative attention the WWE receives in mainstream media. So I think she's bound to handle economic bills better than most of the career politicians in congress. Also, it's harder for a lobbyist to bribe someone who's already worth nearly a billion.

As for the, "any one running against the tea baggers," comment, they're bigoted theocracy supporters and most of them probably wouldn't be able to tell you anything that's in the constitution. Other than the second amendment of course.

I am interested in the CA Gov's race (it helps I live here). Six months ago after what seemed years of Whitless, er, I mean Meg Ads, and absolutely nothing from the dems (in fairness, the repubs had an actual primary battle), I supposed Whitman would be a shoe-in, and now apparently it's a contest.

CNN has called some of the races. Including a victory for Rand Paul.

I voted.

Don't know who for or what they wanna do.

But I voted!

Because it's important!

I'm told.

There will be much gnashing of teeth, and much talk about "mandates" tomorrow, I predict. Some will say they have word from the skydude himself, and others will say they have come to the grounddude's place.

That's my prediction.

The white house dude will say it's all right, and he'll work with anyone.

Maxinquaye said:

There will be muh gnashing of teeth, and much talk about "mandates" tomorrow, I predict. Some will say they have word from the skydude himself, and others will say they have come to the grounddude's place.

That's my prediction.

The white house dude will say it's all right, and he'll work with anyone.

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It's always a mistake for them to feel like they have some big mandate. This is a vote, more or less, against the democrates, not for the republicans.

robeiae said:

Some tune-age, to get everyone in the mood:

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Hmmph.

Secretly I kind of like Blue Collar Man. But I'm amazed that there were people under 40 in the audience.

Vince524 said:

It's always a mistake for them to feel like they have some big mandate. This is a vote, more or less, against the democrates, not for the republicans.

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Very true. Most of the US still like the democrates more than the republicans, but they want to kick out the guys currently in office. Which just happens to be democrates.

Though, what'd be awesome is if the people decided to vote against the democrates and republicans.

Shadow Dragon said:

With Linda McMahon, she's been the CEO of a major business that has been making a prfit during the recession and even with all the negative attention the WWE receives in mainstream media. So I think she's bound to handle economic bills better than most of the career politicians in congress.

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If you approve of the way the WWE was run, the product they promoted, and the welfare of their "employees," the wrestlers, then I imagine she indeed would be your preferred candidate.

She did make millions as a CEO -- like many others. You know, the ones who made their companies profitable by outsourcing jobs and laying off thousands of workers.

I'm not sure how you'd outsource The Undertaker, though.