THE LIVE THREAD: Election 2002 Compilation Thread

www.freerepublic.com | November 5, 2002 | Freepers

[Howlin]

Please post as much election information as you can on this thread, so we won't have a million separate threads running at one time.

And, please, NO GRAPHICS -- just links!

[Howlin]

Let's try to consolidate threads so we can all read along tonight!

[Howlin]

If you have ping lists, please use them.

[Ladysmith]

BTTT

[Dog]

Reporting for duty!

[hellinahandcart]

I'll be here around eleven.

The way things are going today, we may not have heard the results of even ONE race by then.

[JameRetief]

Okay folks, let's win one for the Gipper.

[Kahuna]

Let's Roll!

[babygene]

So now we have a million and one threads...

[Howlin]

I wasn't nervous, but now I am. Reports saying NC is *|* close!

[prisoner6]

Dang, You posted this just as I have to hit the sheets so I can be up at 11 to get to work and start covering the election results.

At leaast with this reply it'll be easy to find. Hope FR stays up. See ya later!

prisoner6

[Howlin]

Maybe we should all agree not to hit PREVIEW on this thread, just hit post!

[looney tune]

Bump for the Gipper.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Election '02 News From Around the Country

VNS Scraps National Exit Poll Work
Major Skepticism Towards VNS Early Exit Returns

Drudge Reports Early Exit Trends
Coleman Up 3 Points in MN          S. Dakota Too Close To Call 
Strickland Leads in CO            Chambliss Up 4 Points in GA
Pryor Leads 51 - 49 in AR           Cornyn Plus 8 Points in TX
Bowles Leads in NC           Talent Leads in MO 
Lautenberg Leads in NJ             Louisiana Headed For Runoff Sunnun up 2 Pts in NH
Bush at 51% in FL            Townsend Ahead in MD
*VNS Early Exit Returns Potentially Wrong*

(source: RCP)

[MinorityRepublican]

It's going to be a long night tonight.

[LisaFab]

With you in and out tonight Howlin - I've got folks coming over but I won't be too far from the 'puter. Hope FR stays up all night. I've got Beta-FR and Free Dominion bookmarked just in case.

Eagles way up tonight!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

DRUDGE BASELINE:

**17:21 PM ET**
Bush down to 51% in Florida...
Kennedy Townsend taking lead in Maryland...
Sununu up 2 in New Hampshire...

Senate
Arkansas
Pryor (D) leads 51-49
Colorado
Strickland (D) leading
Georgia
Chambliss (R) +4
Louisiana
Landrieu (D) headed for runoff
Minnesota
Coleman [R] +3
Missouri
Talent (R) leads
New Jersey
Lautenberg [D] leads Forrester
North Carolina
Bowles (D) leads Dole [Dole was leading earlier in day]
South Dakota
Thune [R] too Close to call
Texas
Cornyn (R) +8

[fortheDeclaration]

I wasn't nervous, but now I am. Reports saying NC is *|* close!

That is actually good, because they seem to giving NC to the Democrats.

I cannot believe that Ark. will vote Democratic Senator but keep a Republican Gov.

We may find out who actually won these races in a week or so!

Welcome to the high-tech 21st Century!

[xsmommy]

i am a nervous WRECK!

[ofMagog]

BTTT

There are still those our there, however, who feel they just must post.

To: ALL
It's simple: Do NOT post vanities!
If you take the time to write a decent commentary that adds value and advances the discussion then by all means, please post it as a new article. But if you post a rant or a bash as a new article, do not be surprised if I remove it. Continue bashing and ranting, do not be surprised if you become labeled a disruptor and you lose your posting privilege. If you want to post a rant or a short one or two line comment why not post it as a reply to an existing article on that subject? Why start a new title and a new thread for every opinion that pops into your head? It only wastes our time and resources. Otherwise, you can post just about anything you want about any issue or candidate you choose as long as you stay within our simple guidelines of topic and decency.
64 Posted on 03/03/2000 17:51:13 PST by Jim Robinson

[Howlin]

Pray for North Carolina!

I'm going downtown for a while to check in with the NC Freepers, but I'll be back, too!

[StopDemocratsDotCom]

[KC Burke]

...so we won't have a million separate threads running at one time.

Ah, the eternal optimist, I see.

On the night of the attempted Coup d'McCaullif your task will not be so easy, my pretty...< /wicked-witch-voice>

[Cold Heat]

Bump for later!

BTW! I agree with the graphic comment. I have a snail modem and if FR slows, I time out!

See you in Canada if that happens! Freegards:...wirestripper

[Howlin]

Bump!

[JameRetief]

You want to provide links to the alternate sites in case FR does go down?

[Dog]

There should be hard numbers out of KY and IND.... see if you can locate them...

[Darlin']

Thanks for the ping. Checking in from a wet and muggy south Louisiana. I'm not going back out in the rain again tonight for any reason. LOL Really light turnout at every precinct I've been to all day.

[Rays_Dad]

Republican bump for later

[LisaFab]

If Chambliss comes in early it will be a long night for the rats I think. Stay safe Howlin.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Stocks rise Tuesday as investors hope for GOP election sweep
San Francisco Chronicle, CA 
NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors expecting a big Republican Election Day victory celebrated
in advance with a buying spree Tuesday, giving the Dow Jones industrials ...

[KC Burke]

We may find out who actually won these races in a week or so!

With what stuff is being pulled, we may never find out!

[JameRetief]

Aren't Kentucky and Indiana split time zone states like Florida? If so it will be another 30 minutes before results will start trickling out.

[Saundra Duffy]

I CAN'T TAKE IT!!!!!! Too stressful. I need a hot bubble bath. Ack!!!!!!!!!

[LisaFab]

Free Dominion

Beta Free Republic

The Beta link is down though.

[riri]

Bumping for later.

[Kahuna]

Attn Dems: "all your seats are belong to us"!

[Peach]

Ping

[Cold Heat]

LOL! I am a former LaPlace La. resident for 12 years. I know the weather and the people.

Hope Ya'all got Landrieu in a runoff. What's with that anyway? How did that happen?

[McLynnan]

Thanks for the ping and I'll be back later. Even though I know the polls are reassuring, I am on pins and needles waiting to see if Cornyn will be our next Senator from Texas. McAwful said he thinks Kirk will upset Cornyn. Please, please God don't let it be Kirk -- the shame of it all!

[Peach]

I can't get over Dole trailing. What are North Carolinians thinking anyway? An ex-Clintonite yet. Sheesh.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Sure, we can have both... this thread for the larger state races (Senator/Governor) and individual state threads for the lesser, more localized races...

CALIFORNIA STATE Election Discussion Thread

[DJtex]

From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:

FORT WORTH - Tarrant County elections workers will be counting ballots through the night to tabulate votes after officials found a programming error that failed to detect straight party votes. Final tallies could be completed by early morning Wednesday, said Robert Parten, Tarrant County's elections administrator.

County election officials checking voting machines early Tuesday morning found that a programming error was causing ballots cast for a straight party ticket to not register votes for the candidates of that party, Parten said.

After confirming that the problem existed in voting machines at another precinct, Parten decided to count all of the county ballots in one location and has made plans to bring them from the precincts to a downtown election office at 600 W. Weatherford Street.

"There is more control at a central counting location than at the precincts," Parten said. "It's exactly the same procedure as a recount."

Full election results may not be available until about 7 p.m. Wednesday, he said,

A total of 360,000 votes were expected to be cast in Tarrant County, Parten said.

[Snake65]

To Dems: "all your seats belong to us"

BUMP THAT

[Oldeconomybuyer]

6:03PM ET (Reuters) - The first polls began to close on Tuesday [snip]

Voting ended in parts of Indiana and Kentucky, where several key House races will be decided, but no results were available. Television networks were expected to go slow on projections as the nation's largest exit polling service announced their results were unreliable. [snip]

[RightWingMama]

It's going to be a long night tonight.
I think I feel a "sick day" coming on for tomorrow!

Thanks for the Ping, Howlin.

[Leto]

I got a call from the Forrester campaign at 3:47pm, The call stated that the exit polls the campaign was running showed a dead heat state wide as of 3pm EST. Stressed the importance of getting out the vote.

Hopefully NJ, will defy the "experts" and be up for grabs this evening.

One factor may be th fact that the Louse didn't pour in "street money" to buy votes the way the Gore and Corzine did.

[Petronski]

In case of inclement digital weather here on FreeRepublic, you can take shelter with our Canadian friends here.

[Carolinamom]

Straight Republican voter marking place here for later.....need nap now preparing for the long night ahead.

[newguy357]

Hi, I've lurked off and on for a while, but this is my first post. I look forward to hearing everyone's thoughts on this nail-biter of an election day.

[glock rocks]

hey, Darlin'

beautiful but cold day in utah. just got back from punching the "right" chads through the page.

now it's time for a tall refreshing beverage, some comfort food, and a calm evening watching the returns... yah, right :o)