what is up with Michigan 9th

[Maggie_May]

there is no poll data on CNN
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/MI/

[Maggie_May]

1. sorry coming in now

[TahitiNut]

2. Early returns have Skinner close.

Joe Knollenberg (REP)* 9,366 50%
Nancy Skinner (DEM) 8,710 47%
7% of precincts reporting


I'm praying ... and hoping ... and wishing. (Gawd! I detest Knollenberg!)

[maddogesq]

3. Skinner took Farmington HIlls by close to 1K.

I told her we would deliver, and we did. Aldo won by a landslide here, as did Granholm, Stabenow and Jacobs. This is the only time you will ever here me say GO BLUE!

Now Prop 2? That's another story. OY VEY!

[TahitiNut]

4. Something's VERY wrong with precincts reporting in the 9th CD.

Every other CD has 50-60-70% reporting and the 9th is hung at 7% reporting.

Cooking the ballots??


U.S. House - District 9 - 23 of 315 Precincts Reporting
Central-Eastern Oakland
Name Party Votes Pct
Knollenberg, Joe (i) GOP 9,366 50.38
Skinner, Nancy Dem 8,710 46.85
Goodman, Adam Lib 303 1.63
Abel, Matthew Grn 212 1.14

[TahitiNut]

5. "We" delivered Royal Oak for Nancy Skinner

Joe Knollenberg (REP) . . . . . . 10,902 (44.57%)
Nancy Skinner (DEM) . . . . . . . 12,806 (52.36%)
Matthew R. Abel (GRE) . . . . . . 278 (1.14%)
Adam Goodman (LIB) . . . . . . . 451 (1.84%)
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 22 (0.09%)
Total . . . . . . . . . 24,459
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 5
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 883


... and Andy Levin (Sandy's son; Carl's nephew)

STATE SENATOR 13TH DISTRICT
Vote for Not More Than 1
John Pappageorge (REP) . . . . . . 11,237 41.83
Andy Levin (DEM) . . . . . . . . 14,753 54.92
Kyle McBee (GRE) . . . . . . . . 831 3.09
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 40 .15
Total . . . . . . . . . 26,861
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 4
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 881

[SharonRB]

6. So, Nancy won Farmington, Royal Oak

and we know she won Berkley and Clawson. How come she's down by 8 points now? Pontiac may be able to pull her out -- we know she'll win big there, but they were still voting at 10 o'clock. They had major problems.

[TahitiNut]

7. Ah-hah... I was wondering what the big delay in the 9th CD retruns was all about.

It figures that "they'd" screw Pontiac again. :grr:

[SharonRB]

8. They also ran out of ballots in Waterford

There was a huge turnout. I was calling people in Waterford all day and of the people I actually reached, I'd say over 90 percent of them had voted already either absentee or at the polls. Of course, a lot of them were retirees who were home during the day. I also left a lot of messages on answering machines reminding people to vote.

[gasperc]

9. we ran out in Oxford too

and the scanner didn't work either, they said they were doing a hand recount.

[gasperc]

10. 54/44 for Knollenburg at 9:37am 91% reporting

with 10% to go that's about 30k votes, it would have to break heavy for her. Nancy you ran an excellant campaign, I truly hoped you would get pulled in. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed.

Oakland
Updated: 9:37 a.m. ET Knollenberg
(Incumbent)
139,388 54% 91% of precincts reporting
Skinner
114,702 44%
Goodman
3,526 1%
Abel
2,318 1%

[SharonRB]

11. Pontiac is the only place in the state still not reporting

Nancy won big there, but it doesn't sound like the turnout was big enough to push her over the top. If they had had an enormous turnout, it might have been enough.

[SharonRB]

12. My mistake -- only place in the county

I guess there are still a few more places statewide.