Michael Steele not conceding

Michelle Malkin ^ | November 07, 2006 11:11 PM | Michelle Malkin

[george76]

Update 11:07 pm Eastern...

613 of 1,793 precincts - 34 percent

Michael Steele, GOP 225,146 - 49 percent

Ben Cardin, Dem 224,899 - 49 percent

Kevin Zeese, Grn 7,384 - 2 percent

[dandelion]

NEVER SURRENDER

[Defender2]

Outstanding! Come on Voters, Bring Steele to Victory!!!!:-)

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The Green party idiot is stealing Cardin's votes! LOLOL

[kinoxi]

He shouldn't concede.

[AmericanMade1776]

why should steele concede ..he is damn well ahead!

[NewCenturions]

thank you, Kevin Zeese!!

[xjcsa]

Democratic Cardin
331,924 48%

Republican Steele
348,232 50%

Green Zeese
11,242 2%

48% precincts reporting - Updated: 11:26 p.m. ET

(From cnn.com, still calling the race for Cardin)

[Lucky2]

This race is too close. I'd lose respect for Steele if he conceded now.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Erhlich : 353, 536
O'Mally : 318, 816

[edpc]

As well he shouldn't. He's a couple points ahead and there were near 200,000 absentee ballots issued in MD. Calling the winners for MD Senator and Govenor just after 9pm was wwwwwaaaaayyyyyy premature.

[paudio]

CNN has more info. With 48% precincts reported, Steele is still leading 50%-48%.

[pnz1]

He shouldn't concede should he?

[CountryBumpkin]

There will probably be more than 100,000 absentee ballots cast. Steele should not concede unless a win is mathematically impossible.

[RushCrush]

He should NOT concede! This is the first of the early-calls to be rescinded. What a bunch of crap we are fed by the MSM!

[DoughtyOne]

There's no hurry. These media wonks are so full of themselves. Steele is handling it just fine.

[SuziQ]

What? Why on earth should he concede when he's ahead?

[Echo Talon]

FOX NEWS SAYS DEMS CONTROL THE HOUSE...

[george76]

" He shouldn't concede should he?"

He is hanging tough !

[george76]

" NEVER SURRENDER "


bump

[TNCMAXQ]

Michael Barone on Fox seems to be indicating Steele doesn't have much of a chance. I don't think he's going to make it, sadly. What a shame. He seemed to do almost everything right and had so much going for him, with a lot of black support, and it still wasn't enough. Never underestimate the stupidity of the American people I guess.

[Salvation]

**Michael Steele not conceding**

Good!

[george76]

I say , let the media wonks worry

[Echo Talon]

Barone just said Steele doesn't look like he will win.

[txroadkill]

Kill that, I was looking at the wrong site , sorry guys

[Strategerist]

Those are the results of the Primaries, Mr. Genius.

[DoughtyOne]

Agreed...

[P-Marlowe]

Michael Barone on Fox seems to be indicating....

You're as smart as he is. What do you care what he thinks. If Steele carries 25% of the Black vote he wins. Period.

[Dr Snide]

ah thats the primary results

[txroadkill]

I said I was sorry!

[Intolerant in NJ]

Go Michael!....

[george76]

I can wait a few more hours.

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**Michael Steele not conceding**

Good!

[stylin19a]

very funny

[William Tell]

txroadkill said: "Steele has won!!"

Take another look at your linked site. Do you see the word PRIMARY anywhere?

[Zeon Cowboy]

Stupid Fox News is calling it for Cardin...

[kinoxi]

Steele wins in a fair election. This one is still playing out.

[quikdrw]

that was from the September primary.

[Russ]

I've had it with ALL the pundits and talking heads, including those on Fox. There are a thousand people here on FR who are as smart and astute as any of those idiots and who could do their jobs just as well. I'll get my news and commentary from Free Republic from here on...

[WOSG]

"CNN has more info. With 48% precincts reported, Steele is still leading 50%-48%."

If Steele was a Democrat they would have called it for him by now!

GO STEELE GO!!!

[Eva]

The last state figures that I saw, Steele was ahead.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Absentee ballots...

[Dr Snide]

One potential problem with calling this race early, projections are based in part on historic performance of past districts. If Steele were to pull in a higher percentage of a traditionaly Democratic demographic it would throw off the projections. And guess what, Steele is likley to do just that with African-Americans. Not saying he'll win, but there is reason to be dubious of early pojections here.

[Southack]

Barone is an old Whitey who doesn't understand that Steele is winning half of the Black vote in some historically liberal Democratic precincts.

Barone's analysis might work for a White Republican, but not for a Black one.

[padre35]

the WaPo has pulled there call for Cardin, Steele's overall number do not appear to following the same trend as Ehrlich's did in '02.

However "if" Steele can maintain his relative advantage in unlikely districts, get out the alk seltzer for the Chuckie.

Steele seems like he has overall strength, not merely PGC strength.

They hate you Mike Steele.

[svcw]

Why would you concede if you are winning?

[AirBorn]

Just heard too- that the NY Slimes "supposedly" has "taken back" their big " Steele lost" comment by MAKING another comment,"...whoa...looks like STEELE might make a Big surprise in the last minutes!....but the LAWYERS ARE STANDING BY..Aren't they john!..."

Figures!

I still say that the dmes will be eating ALOT of more CROW than they origionally forecasted!

[TexasNative2000]

Per CNN, The Washington Post has withdrawn their call for Cardin winning this seat.

As Schultze would say . . . . . "Verrry interesting."

[Echo Talon]

This race will be recounted. the (R)'s need to start sending teams up there ASAP.

[WOSG]

p[ffffft ... quit fooling us with a link to PRIMARY election data...


General election is here:
http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_US_Senator.html