Tag: Open Threads

Weekly Open Thread: What Races Are You Interested In?

Check it:

I’m brown like Sherrod and I’m young like Don

And I got more bling than Moseley Braun

In Senator Shaheen I will take pride

And in the Udall Boyz from the West Side

I’m supporting Warner, M., not Warner, J.

And we’ll increase our posse on election day

November ’08 is the time to shine

For stone-cold inauguration in 2009

So put your checks in the mail and don’t be cheap

And wave your hands in the air ’cause you care so deep

IL-14: Results Open Thread

9:48 PM: 94% in, and Foster is holding onto a 4500 vote lead.  With most of the outstanding precincts being in Kane county, this one is in the bag for Foster.

Let’s paint IL-14 a bright shade of blue.

9:43 PM: 88% of precincts reporting, and Foster is looking good at 53%.  I’m calling it for Foster.  Oberweis just doesn’t have The Math.

9:33 PM ET: With 74% of precincts reporting, Foster’s 53%-47% lead is holding firm.  This one is looking good, folks.

UPDATE (J. Hell): With 55% of precincts reporting, Foster (D) is leading Oberweis (R) by a 53%-47% margin.

While we’re at it, take a look at the county-by-county returns and compare them with the 2006 numbers.  Foster is (so far), taking an 8-point lead in Kane county, the district’s population anchor.  This is the same county that Hastert won by 18 points in 2006.  Considering that Hastert won the district overall by 20 points, this is very, very encouraging news for Foster.

Polls close at 7pm Central/8pm Eastern.

Weekly Open Thread: What Races Are You Interested In?

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