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Outcome Uncertain in 8 House Races
Breitbart.com ^ | November 10, 2006 | Philip Elliot

Posted on 11/10/2006 1:08:13 PM PST by madison10

Eight House races remain without winners after Tuesday's election, with Republican incumbents in tight contests to keep their seats and state officials not rushing to end the dispute.

Rep. Deborah Pryce, a member of the House Republican leadership, is ahead in her central Ohio race by 3,536 votes. In the Columbus, Ohio- area, elections officials are delaying the count of more than 9,000 provisional ballots by one day so it doesn't disrupt the much-vaulted Ohio State-Michigan football game on Nov. 18.

Elections officials in that district will start counting Nov. 19.

Ohio Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt, who called Democratic Rep. John Murtha a coward, is ahead of her challenger by 2,862 votes. Rep. Barbara Cubin, who threatened to slap her wheelchair-bound Libertarian opponent after a debate, is ahead by fewer than a thousand votes in her Wyoming contest.

Of the eight uncalled races, only one _ Joe Courtney's challenge to Republican Rep. Rob Simmons in Connecticut _ gives a Democratic challenger the lead. In that race, Courtney is ahead by a scant 166 votes. Almost a quarter of a million votes were cast.

A Thursday recount in Hebron, Conn., gave Simmons one more vote. Recounts were scheduled in 74 other towns through the weekend.

In Florida, a recount is set to begin Wednesday in Rep. Katherine Harris' former district. Republican Vern Buchanan has a 373-vote lead and has declared victory over Democrat Christine Jennings. The Associated Press has declared Buchanan the winner.

In Georgia, first-term Democratic Rep. John Barrow, facing a rematch against former Republican Rep. Max Burns, leads by fewer than 600 votes.

In Washington state, the count in a suburban Seattle district was delayed by heavy flooding, leaving incumbent Republican Rep. Dave Reichert ahead of challenger Darcy Burner three days after voting ended.

Other races that remain undecided include North Carolina Rep. Robin Hayes' campaign against Larry Kissell, separated by 449 votes; and New Mexico Rep. Heather Wilson's race, where Democrat Patricia Madrid trails by about 1,600 votes.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election; house; stillcounting; uncertain
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To: Kylie_04; unixfox

"WE are much more concerned with our sports teams...etc."

Frankly I would much rather have a well reasoned argument with someone who has very different opinions from mine, than talk with some idiot who doesn't even care. I guess this is why Maitlin and Carville got married.


141 posted on 11/11/2006 12:51:29 AM PST by gleeaikin
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To: madison10

<< It ain't over 'til it's over. >>

Until the massive electoral fraud that defines the "Democrats" is eliminated -- or Republicans will confront it -- it will always be over before it's over.


142 posted on 11/11/2006 12:56:29 AM PST by Brian Allen ("Moral issues are always terribly complex, for someone without principles." - G K Chesterton)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

"Make it clear that WE are going to work for the people not the lobbiests."

I could never figure out how BUsh/Rove managed to get the religious conservatives and the big money guys into the same bed, especially after Enron, etc. and the Halliburton money questions in Iraq. Of course, in recent weeks we did see the religious wing of the party start to unravel. Tonight it was pointed out that in one state there was a strong vote for restricting gay marriage, and then these guys pulled the straight Dem lever.


143 posted on 11/11/2006 12:58:59 AM PST by gleeaikin
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To: Mr Rogers

"Medicare coverage and ads focusing on what was NOT given!"

I didn't see any of those ads, but a friend said on of the concerns was that Medicare was not allowed to negotiate with the drug companies for bulk pricing to be passed on the the Medicare recipients needing these drugs. I know that the VA must be doing something like this because we were able to get my husbands generic meds very cheaply.

Does anyone know more about this issue? My understanding is that this was considered a giveaway to the big drug companies, and made a lot of old folks mad.


144 posted on 11/11/2006 1:20:12 AM PST by gleeaikin
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To: madison10
I think we have to start playing good ol American politics which is DIRTY folks....

I often wonder though, do Pubs really WANT to win, or are they just doing what their masters want them to do?

145 posted on 11/11/2006 1:20:30 AM PST by cherry
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To: staytrue

"That bridge to nowhere Stevens guy."

I don't know details on the other guys, but the story that came out on Stevens (R Alaska) is that he did it for the Governor, whose female relative owned a large chunk of land that the bridge would connect to the mainland that would become very valuable once the bridge was built. You take cases like that and then throw in stuff like Foley, and it really looks bad. So I am for squeaky clean all up and down the line.


146 posted on 11/11/2006 1:28:42 AM PST by gleeaikin
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To: Rogle
Wilson has declared victory as she is up 1600+ votes and there are only about 4,400 in-liue-of and provisional ballots. Midrid would have to get 75%+ of the remaining ballots and that is not going to happen.

Excellent news.

It will probably be Thanksgiving that she is declared the winner by the MSM.

147 posted on 11/11/2006 1:38:16 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: HitmanLV
Frankly I do not know.

I think the Democrats have 228 so far.

I am thinking we can end up with about 207-210

Maybe someone is keeping a closer tab on the final numbers?

148 posted on 11/11/2006 1:42:57 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: Txsleuth
J.D. Hayworth on Friday's Hannity and Colmes said they were still counting the absentee votes. His opponent is going to the freshman get-together next week.
149 posted on 11/11/2006 1:48:06 AM PST by Humal
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To: Owen
People, relax. The ONLY thing that has to change is the GOP run squeaky clean candidates -- and find some scandal on Democrats -- and the result reverses. Pay attention to the exit polls. The #1 issue of voters was corruption scandals. Not conservatism. Not liberalism. Corruption. Get squeaky clean and the rightward bias of the US as a whole will return Congress to the GOP.

Yes, I think there was an element of 'throw the bums' out this election, although the only 'bums' thrown out were Republicans!

We lost in some close marginal districts that hopefully we can recapture in 08.

150 posted on 11/11/2006 1:50:06 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: Skylab
Thanks for the information!

I think anything over the 200 mark puts us within striking distance.

151 posted on 11/11/2006 1:52:25 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: R.W.Ratikal
If Republicans win all of these contested races, it won't change anything

It will mean we have kept some good people in office.

You are correct about the leadership problem, we need a more aggressive, focused leadership.

Maybe that will be the silver lining that comes from this defeat, some good leaders coming to the top.

152 posted on 11/11/2006 1:57:25 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: untrained skeptic

So it looks good for Pyrce, the Republican!


153 posted on 11/11/2006 1:58:19 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: KingKenrod
When a liberal bill is up for a vote, Pelosi will allow conservative Democrats to vote against the legislation as long as it doesn't jeopardize actual passage of the bill. This is so the conservative Democrats can campaign for re-election as conservatives. Every seat the Republicans gain is one less seat the conservative Democrats can use to vote against their own party.

Yes, the Democrats need a big majority to shelter their 'blue dogs' from liberal votes.

they cannot have them 'walking the plank' like they did in 93 for Clinton's tax increases.

The more Republicans we have, the less likely the House Democratic leadership is going to try to ran through radical legislation at the expense of their vulnable members.

When we were in charge, we had to consider the same thing in regards to our moderate Republicans in Blue States.

154 posted on 11/11/2006 2:02:30 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: Ruth C

Thanks for the links!


155 posted on 11/11/2006 2:03:24 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: Ruth C
Thanks for the links! It doesn't look good for Hayworth.

It appears he is down by some 5,000 votes!

156 posted on 11/11/2006 2:04:50 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: Reagan80
Don't forget that we got Clarence Thomas through a Democratic Senate.

Now that they are in charge, they might not want to seem to be petty and block things in committee as they were doing in the minority (with some help from RINO's)

157 posted on 11/11/2006 2:19:47 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: staytrue

Now that is real optimism!


158 posted on 11/11/2006 2:20:51 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: rightinthemiddle

Yes but with the democrats in the lead we have congressmen we can bribe now humm why waxman come to mind.


159 posted on 11/11/2006 2:31:42 AM PST by Vaduz (and just think how clean the cities would become again.)
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To: Lunatic Fringe

8 chances better for next time.


160 posted on 11/11/2006 4:17:26 AM PST by chemicalman (Kerry was wrong. The uneducated are not stuck in Iraq. Instead, they voted for Democrats yesterday.)
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