[Gunder]

John Thune is hardly weak. In fact, I imagine that if the recount doesn't go his way, he'll be at the top of Republicans' wish list for Daschle's seat in '04.

[Mike Fieschko]

The last few (5? 2?) precincts came in 90% dem, 10% rep.

[dwills]

according to the sioux falls fishwrap, johnson got 90+% among the native americans

SD voted overwhelmingly for republicans for other offices but drank the pundits' cool-aide to wash down their pork (i.e., they thought they had to vote johnson in to keep daschle in power)

they deserve some time in the deep wildnerness for that--adjust the farm bill, put the kibosh on drought relief and change their tax flow from big time 'recipient' to 'donor'

other pathetic losers who thought it might be hip to have a democrat governor: AZ, OK, AL -- hopefully, LA will similarly blow with the wind, but in our direction

The election's heros? GA & NH

now let's get to work converting miller (GA) and breaux (LA), and a hundred congressmen, to the party they belong in

[ambrose]

The Dakota residents are addicted to pork barrel politics.

[TJC]

I have not heard mucj about this. Is S.D. going to investigate?

[SoDakson]

The Pine Ridge Indian reservation is what happened to Thune. Interesting, we have on-going investigations into voter fraud by the Democrats on the reservations and now late in the count just enough votes come in from Pine Ridge to put Johnson over the top! But remember Sen. Daschle was first elected to office in South Dakota by a recount vote in an election already called for his Republican opponent.

[GoMonster]

he wasn't weak. many of the selfish republicans in S.D. thought Dashole would only loose power if S.D. voted in a REpublican. They didn't envision rest of country was going to do it. their loss. no pork for two years.

[sunshine state]

Adding on to what others have said: The Aberdeen paper said yesterday that 23,000 Republicans voted for Johnson. They bought his argument that he could do more for them since the Democrats were in the majority (*snicker) and Daschle was the Majority Leader (*double snicker). Who's sorry now?

[GoldenBear]

Great Name!

[Fledermaus]

Because the Dems in SD stoled the seat via the old tried and true way...ballot stuffing.

Thune was far ahead at midnight....1 am....2 am....3 am...then WHAM - massive votes for Johnson "show up" from 2 precints with overwhemlming "absentee votes".

From the dead I'm sure!