**************OFFICIAL HACKETT ELECTION RESULTS THREAD #6 ************

[ncrainbowgrrl]

#5 is over here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1978833

[proud patriot]

1. A real nail biter

:wow:

[zapp]

18. YIKES

DEM - PAUL HACKETT 48811 49.56%
REP - JEAN SCHMIDT 49681 50.44%

[napi21]

25. NAIL BIYER? I've smoked a pack of cigarettes and had 4 beers!

I don't even live NEAR Ohio, but I want Paul to win so bad!

Really hard to type with my fingers crossed too!

[liberalnurse]

105. You crack me up......

And I live in Ohio....

[Sean Reynolds]

2. Next update should give us an idea.

[proud patriot]

4. Hi Sean

:hi: been awhile

[Bumblebee]

15. Close enough for a recount would already be a victory

and it would also 'sunshine' their election practices

[FrenchieCat]

I didn't start out hoping much.....

But now, I want it! I want a win!

I gave money and everything!

Come on Paul! You can do it.

These Pubs voting against Hackett are unpatriotic! That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!

[Raiden]

3. This is too close!

I'm not having fun anymore!!!

[BlueWolff]

6. I am a wreck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[David Zephyr]

5. This election is not over.

Adams is still out for the most part as far as I can see and Hackett is leading there.

[senseandsensibility]

7. Is the Dem establishment watching and learning tonight?

This is how you campaign against the scum that are running our country into the ground.

[Raiden]

23. Right! I hope the DLCers are taking notes!

Maybe with Dean in control we'll start winning elections!

[Mr_Spock]

8. Tightening up!! 50-50 662 reporting!

US HOUSE Ohio 2nd Dist
662 precincts of 753 reporting JEAN SCHMIDT 49,681 50%
PAUL HACKETT 48,811 50%

[Halliburton]

9. Hackett has come back

Hackett - 52402
Schmidt - 52401

We took the worst of the storm, I'm just hoping we can hang on now!

[Jack Rabbit]

28. Somebody's going to demand a recount

Can't get much closer than that.

[last_texas_dem]

80. Shoot

I had no idea it would be this close. Seems to be a more and more common phenomenon in recent elections...

[Halliburton]

delete

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[Dr Ron]

10. He's pulling closer

US HOUSE Ohio 2nd Dist
662 precincts of 753 reporting
JEAN SCHMIDT 49,681 50%
PAUL HACKETT 48,811 50%

[Sean Reynolds]

16. Momentum?

He's cut into the lead....that might mean he's going to take over in the next few minutes/hours!

[yankeefanatic3]

ALL FUCKING RIGHT!!!!!!!

If it stays this close, there'll for sure be a recount. GO PAUL!!

[yankeefanatic3]

42. MyDD: Lead within recount range n/t

[yankeefanatic3]

70. BREAKING---MyDD: Recount Assured, Turnout MASSIVE nt

[DoYouEverWonder]

24. What's the trigger point

for an automatic recount?

[Fleshdancer]

11. HOLY CRAP! 50/50

[wildeyed]

12. 662 precincts of 753 reporting

JEAN SCHMIDT 49,681 50%
PAUL HACKETT 48,811 50%

[Greeby]

13. Woah

9:49pm
US HOUSE Ohio 2nd Dist
662 precincts of 753 reporting
JEAN SCHMIDT 49,681 50%
PAUL HACKETT 48,811 50%

[lildreamer316]

14. 870 votes.

shit.

[Ioo]

17. back to 50 50

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/08/02/election_results.html

US HOUSE Ohio 2nd Dist
662 precincts of 753 reporting
JEAN SCHMIDT 49,681 50%
PAUL HACKETT 48,811 50%

[meganmonkey]

And don't forget where this vote is taking place

This is a victory no matter what

:patriot:

[aquart]

36. Republicans are going to sick over this.

No way it should be so close in this area.

[Guaranteed]

19. From the last update at the Enquirer, it's not

looking good. It's half of Clermont up against our small counties, already down 3,000 votes.

They're probably stuffing ballots right now.

MyDD seemed to be more updated, though.

[Sean Reynolds]

30. !

!

[lildreamer316]

33. WHERE??

[Sean Reynolds]

38. Here!

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/08/02/election_results.html

[Sean Reynolds]

43. Blah! It changed.

[Guaranteed]

46. Looks like we're 800 down, there. nt

[lildreamer316]

47. Mine's still showing otherwise.n/t

[aquart]

55. Did they vote for higher taxes????

Did Republicans vote to PAY MORE MONEY?

[mzmolly]

39. What would the total margin be for the R's to avoid a recount?

:shrug:

[tk2kewl]

20. if he doesn't make it he should run against DeWine for Senate in 06

[Bumblebee]

32. FIRST HE NEEDS TO CONTEST THIS ONE!

[Pirate Smile]

77. That is a good idea (if he does lose).

[Sparkly]

21. Wow!!!

He's doing great!! This is really a victory, no matter what the final results.

[acmavm]

22. Nothing us folks on DU love more than a good old election. Brings

everyone out.

[fearnobush]

26. 50/50 662 reporting

US HOUSE Ohio 2nd Dist
662 precincts of 753 reporting JEAN SCHMIDT 49,681 50%
PAUL HACKETT 48,811 50%

[Guaranteed]

34. Where are you getting that, please? nt

[SeveneightyWhoa]

48. Here:

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/08/02/election_results.html

[fearnobush]

49. WCPO

<http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/08/02/election_results.html>

[Reciprocity]

27. Roughly 2600 behind

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050802/NEWS01/308020015/0/CINCI

[Sean Reynolds]

37. Nope! Closer than that!

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/08/02/election_results.html

[Mr_Spock]

40. huh?

He's down 900 or so.

[Sean Reynolds]

44. I read wrong.

I'm sorry..:(

[KC21304]

63. No he's down by 870 votes.

[nicknameless]

29. The CORRECT COUNT could just be a NEW CHIP away!

In the following excerpt, smart poll workers took action in the first paragraph -- but unfortunately nobody did in the second paragraph. The machines in question were optical scans. NEW CHIPS could be the answer in places where eg: the exit polls don’t match the machine counts.
http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/4642/1/197

A Nov. 7, 2002, Associated Press story datelined Snyder, Texas, reported, “A defective computer chip in the county’s optical scanner misread ballots Tuesday night and incorrectly tallied a landslide victory for Republicans.” Poll workers became suspicious. As a result of those workers’ inquiry, a new computer chip was flown to Snyder, Texas, from Dallas. Once the new chip was installed, the computer verified that the Democrat had won the election. The question remains: Was this an innocent computer glitch or something far more sinister, an attempt to steal that election for the Republicans?

In a July 30, 2003, article published by Alternet.org titled, “The Theft of Your Vote is Just a Chip Away,” writer Thom Hartmann reported on another “Texas anomaly.” In the November 2002 election in Comal County, Republican state Sen. Jeff Wentworth won with 18,181 votes, Republican Carter Casteel won a state House seat with 18,181 votes, and Judge Danny Scheel (a conservative) won his race with 18,181 votes. All three in the same county, same day, same year, all three with exactly the same number of votes. However, no poll workers in the county asked for a new chip.

[nicknameless]

78. A NEW CHIP took the "landslide" away from the repug! The DEM WON!

See paragraph #1 in the above post.

[last_texas_dem]

104. Oh yeah, I remember hearing about that

18181=AHAHA

Totally not surprised that none of the poll workers saw anything suspicious there...

[Guaranteed]

31. Everything can change...on a New Year's Day...COME ON!!! nt

[Fleshdancer]

35. Time to pour a nice stiff drink

I am on the edge of my seat and my heart is racing.

[meganmonkey]

45. Yep - mine's not so stiff

white wine, but it'll do

:scared:

[Raiden]

52. lol! That sounded really bad!

:)

[tk2kewl]

58. i'm just drinking grape juice

:P

but I am having a cig

[meganmonkey]

69. Hah!

I guess I should make it stiffer!

:spank:

[Mz Pip]

53. 4th glass of wine

Not normally what I would be doing on a Tuesday night, but what the hell.

I am trying to find a silver lining in lose, narrow it may be. Still I want the win. Close isn't what I am about tonight.

Mz Pip

:dem:

[Justitia]

41. And now we know where the military can recruit all their WAR LOVERS

and FASCIST FUNDIE FREAKS.

Iran is on the horizon you repuke loving voters - put your money where your mouth is!

Sorry, but I have no patience with the obvious NAZIS (yes, NAZIS) in this area! And I'm from Texas so I know of what I speak!!!

:mad:

[Zodiak]

62. damned right

I am also a translplanted Texan in Ohio. Behind closed doors, I sure do refer to them as nazis (a little "n" to be courteous). Whole cities are run (into the dirt) by these freaks in Texas and we know exactly what they are.

[David Zephyr]

50. Oh Yes!

Go Paul! Ohio rocks!

[Pacifist Patriot]

51. Dumb Question:

Since previous threads have been locked.

Are absentee ballots a factor in this race?

[skids]

They were counted early...

...as far as we can tell.

[Sparkly]

56. I *thought* I heard they counted them first.

I could be wrong, though.

[Ioo]

57. Yes...

They were reported first, before any of the others came in...

[Guaranteed]

54. Imagine if a Repuke went into Mendocino County and posted

these kinds of numbers. THAT'S what we're dealing with, here!

[Mz Pip]

61. Or Alameda County

:evilgrin:

I still want the win...

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Ian David]

59. Everyone see this?Jean Schmidt blatantly violating election law (Daily Kos

Jean Schmidt blatantly violating election law
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4246421

[halobeam]

72. Yeah, saw that... don't know what can happen, but can she be disqualified?

Caught on tape... not good for her...LOL!!

p.s.... what a slime ball she is.

[Mz Pip]

73. she's a Repug

She can do whatever she damn well pleases. Didn't you get the memo?? :sarcasm:

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Call me Deacon Blues]

60. You can bet if Hackett wins, you wont't see it on CNN

And if Schitt wins, it'll be a page one story.

[UrbScotty]

65. And FAUX (nt)

[Mz Pip]

67. Fox will cover it

over the plane crash. I'd put money on it.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Zodiak]

79. What are they going to report?

That a 25 point blue shift occurred in a VERY red district and nearly unseated a 30 year GOP stronghold?

I don;t think that is such a bad thing....everyone will know what the real message is as long as they know how this district normally votes. We have a media machine now to make sure of that....the blogs and AAR will do their job.

The corporate media has been defanged....or at least I'm beginning to see a bit of evidence to support that assertion.

[winga222]

64. Not Nazis exactly

The wicked witch of the west is picking up the comfortably suburban vote. To whom this was has asked no sacrifice. Nice tax cuts though. Makes the payment on the Saab so much easier to make. Unarmored vehicles? Not my kid....

[personman]

66. 665 reporting

665 of 753. 50-50. Hackett down 870 votes. Turnout massive. Recount assured. MyDD crashing.

[Guaranteed]

68. Clermont, her home county, is holding back, and probably stuffing. nt

[mzmolly]

90. Here's the link to Clermont again.

http://www.clermontelections.org/default.php?section=results&topic=current

If we hold this margin, Schmidt will add about 900 to her lead from Clermont county.

[Lauri]

98. According to official hamilton boe, Clermont is only district not 100%

According to http://www.hamilton-co.org/boe/inputdata/Electionsresults/RealTime/RealTime.pdf posted at 9:53 Clermont is the only district not reporting 100% - this is not good...

[Pirate Smile]

88. It crashed for me and won't let me back in.

[Memekiller]

71. How will the media spin this as a GOP victory?

The cable news folks better break out the coffee. CNN and co. got a long night ahead of them to figure out how to spin this one.

Probably easiest to just bury this one.

[yankeefanatic3]

74. MyDD says Recount is ASSURED!!!! NT Dont ever forget it!!! :D

[Bumblebee]

83. He'd be a fool to concede. Let him talk to Gregoire!

[yankeefanatic3]

85. My take on a recount

A recount should be conducted either way, and ev eryone needs to gather information they can on any potential voter fraud and Jean Schmidt's little escapade with the filing nail.

[Mr_Spock]

75. Is it time for some negitivity?

I wasn't sure if it was negative hour yet?

[meganmonkey]

81. Let me finish my drink first

:beer:

[bleever]

89. LOL.

:toast:

[meganmonkey]

108. Hee hee

:toast:

[Zodiak]

92. It's a process people go through.

I don't think there is anything unhealthy about airing worries and doubts. Hard to read for the optimist, but then again, optimisitc posts are hard to read for pessimists. Not only that, but the roles change daily.

But in the end, the process produces truth, so it's all good.

[DancingBear]

84. Easy -they'll just do whatever Karl says

Like this, perhaps...

"Residents of the Second Congressional District in Ohio today proved that voters prefer the policies of George W. Bush when it comes to fighting the war on terror, as opposed to a disgruntled ex-Marine just back from a tour of duty."

See how easy???????

[Mz Pip]

91. Bush "won"

by 500 votes. How do you think they will spin it?

Ms. Smidtdtlecrap beat out her opponent.... Blah, Blah, blah.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Dragonfli]

103. It'll be fun to watch this spin

They really got trounced tonight, even if they win the election.

Added bonus guys I just thought of this -

There will be a recount. They will then have to justify THE EQUIPMENT that WE may be able to prove is not adequate for an accurate recount.
Think of that bonus opportunity.

[JerseygirlCT]

76. I can't get the Enquirer site to load the county maps anymore

anyone else having problems?

[napi21]

82. Still working for me. No updates though. n/t

[dweller]

87. maybe they are reconfiguring precincts

to match the final votes.

:shrug:

dp

[aquart]

101. What other reason for taking so long?

More voters? Broken machines? What?

[KelleyKramer]

93. Sites are crashing all over ...

the oh02 site is down, mydd has been in and out, Markos even just said something on the Majority Report about how many blogs were overloading.

[Jack Rabbit]

86. This is a moral victory for the Democrats

When a Democrat runs neck and neck with a Republican in a CD that normally goes GOP by 70-30, a 50-50 split, even if it goes the GOP's way, is good news for the Democrats.

[Bumblebee]

94. BUT WE WILL NOT CONCEDE! :)

[Mr_Spock]

95. It sure is - 20 points thoughout the country would be a LOT of seats!!!

WOOHOO!!

[skooooo]

96. moral victories = shit

[Polemicist]

106. This count shows a tie 50 - 50....

US HOUSE Ohio 2nd Dist
662 precincts of 753 reporting
JEAN SCHMIDT 49,681 50%
PAUL HACKETT 48,811 50%

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/08/02/election_results.html

[dchill]

97. Yeah, sure...

but what if he really won and the vote counters stole it for Schmidt?

[yankeefanatic3]

100. I believe....

That after all votes are counted, Congressman Paul Hackett will be inaugurated

[kentuck]

102. With a little work....we could take back the House...

All the candidates will not be as good as Hackett but most of the districts will not be 70/30 either...This should give the Party hope, no matter how it turns out.

[Ioo]

99. THis is giving my an ulcer...

Come on Paul, show the repigs the door

[yankeefanatic3]

107. Howard Dean's strategy is WORKING...Stuff it DLC! nt

[NMDemDist2]

109. Locking, continue in thread 7

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1979268