Polls closed in WV. If Manchin wins we hold the Senate

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

In the leaked exit polls Manchin was up a surprising +7 so there's much hope there, despite the limitations of early exit polls.

If Manchin wins Pugs would need a clean sweep of CA, OR, NV, CO and IL I think.


So we could know we hold the senate before 8PM.

[KingFlorez]

1. Here's hoping

That would shut down Republican hopes of winning the Senate.

[eleny]

2. _

[tigereye]

4. love your smiley!

Let's hope WV works out!

[lonestarnot]

3. Damn straight. Waiting and watching.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

5. tick tick tick

[Quixote1818]

6. We should win that one. nt

[bbinacan]

7. Electing Manchin will be

like electing a Republican. Especially on energy policy.

[Parker CA]

8. Let's go Dems!!!

[FreeState]

9. Raw exit poll data shows Manchin up over Raese 52 percent to 45 percent

From twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/edhenrycnn

Raw exit poll data shows Manchin up over Raese 52 percent to 45 percent in WVA Senate battle; huge for Dems if it holds
from Washington Mall, Washington

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

10. Josh Marshall's ruminations:

Election Night Blogging (WV Edition)
7:24 PM: We've got West Virginia closing in a few minutes. The results out of the Senate race will be a big tell for the evening. If Manchin wins then you're looking at basically what the polls have told us. Obviously if he outperforms the polls, could be good sign for Dems. If he goes down, that wouldn't just put the Senate in play for the GOP but would suggest that GOP might actually outperform the polls which already look very good for them. Exit polls suggest things looking positive for Dems. But file those exit polls away along with your grains of salt.

7:35 PM: Nothing clear yet out of West Virginia. Though early signs look promising for Dems. Again, it's really a must Dem hold if they want anything good out of tonight. Also interesting, Ben Chandler still holding on in Kentucky with about half the vote in. Same with Yarmouth, but with a lot fewer votes in. Looking more ominous for Baron Hill in Indiana. But not that many votes in.

--Josh Marshall

[Terra Alta]

11. Sure hope so

Even though Manchin is basically a DINO it would still be better than any Repuke.