Posted on 11/11/2008 12:19:11 AM PST by Fred
Our lead has increased from 889 votes on Saturday to 1,092 votes Monday evening out of 318,384 counted, boosting our margin from 0.28 percent to 0.34 percent. We are receiving 50.17 percent of the votes counted and need 48.95 percent of the remaining 52,000 uncounted ballots. Better still, in every county our proportion of the vote is greater than election night, increasing our percentage margin by nearly 2 ½ fold.
Despite the promising trend, our lead is still razor-thin and the race could still flip on us. I’m told that the bulk of the absentee ballots should be finished by the end of the week and at that point, we should have a clearer picture.
I want again to thank all the volunteer observers and our donors who have supported our legal team to assure that this count is fair and accurate. We also are blessed with highly professional election divisions in the nine counties that comprise the district.
If I read correctly, he needs to win by 1/2% of the votes. So, I guess he needs to have 50.5 of the votes to declare a win. It shouldn’t even be this close. That guy Brown is an absolute flip-flopping back stabbing sob. Oh wait, he’s a Dem.
It is my understanding that this race should’ve never been this close.
The DNCC targeted the race and spent millions against McClintock.
Then head to go up against the dems in Charlie Brown, who gave John Doolittle a good run after smearing him.
Lastly, the dems backed up Brown with a ton of money and, I understand, ACORN in some parts of the district.
That's why is the election is this close, IMO
Then had to go up against.
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