Is There A BETTER Day to Start the New Politics Thread?

by **pacino** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:09:56

Sestak/Toomey
Onorato/Corbett - blech
Trivedi/Gerlach

by **jerseyhoya** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:15:20

I like that it's been perfectly clear for 45 minutes that Specter was going to lose this, and it wasn't going to be close, and they're just calling it.

by **pacino** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:20:32

everyone was watching LOST.

by **CalvinBall** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:22:53

once sestak started running that "re-elected" ad it was over for specter. whoever made that should get paid.

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:26:46

Arkansas results seem to be coming in slow. Mood optimistic at the watch party I was at. Lots of free Lite Beer for me.

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:32:02

The eyes of a nation are upon us. Or not.

This Eagle Bourbon is fucking awesome.

by **jerseyhoya** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:32:10

TenuredVulture wrote:Arkansas results seem to be coming in slow. Mood optimistic at the watch party I was at. Lots of free Lite Beer for me.

Optimistic for who?

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:33:40

jerseyhoya wrote:
TenuredVulture wrote:Arkansas results seem to be coming in slow. Mood optimistic at the watch party I was at. Lots of free Lite Beer for me.

Optimistic for who?

Beth Anne Rankin--a contested R primary for a sacrificial lamb race. Go figure.

Most odd thing was that these Republicans seemed largely indifferent to the Senate Primary.

by **CalvinBall** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:45:55

so what is the deal with this Rand Paul fella? is he really crazy and is he really going to become an actual senator?

by **jerseyhoya** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:49:56

The competitive GOP primary and the huge D up ballot driven turnout in PA-12 really screwed Burns. I think that seat should be much easier to pick up in November. Almost a reverse of what's going to be the case in HI-01 this weekend.

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:50:24

It looks like Boozman will be the Republican Senate nominee, even if he's forced to a runoff, he looks like he'll win that pretty comfortably. Although, it is way to early to say anything, as only 1% of the precincts have reported.

Why are results coming in so fucking slow?

by **jerseyhoya** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:51:14

http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Senate/2010/AR

Where are you following? Blanche is in trouble.

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:55:20

jerseyhoya wrote:http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Senate/2010/AR

Where are you following? Blanche is in trouble.

I was following some local sites, which seem to be unconcerned with updating anything. It looks to me like it will go to a runoff on the D side. Maybe on the R side as well.

by **jerseyhoya** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:56:10

Sestak is a really awful public speaker. Or maybe he's hammered.

by **pacino** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:56:41

no, he's just an awful speaker

by **CalvinBall** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:57:16

AND... THAT'S.... WHY I.... AM RUNNING....... FOR THE UNITED....... STATES SENATE

by **pacino** » Tue May 18, 2010 22:58:24

what is matthews talking about? arlen was in philly, he was senator for, you know, thirty years. the most recent governor is from philly

by **CalvinBall** » Tue May 18, 2010 23:00:06

im pretty sure sestak has been to philly a lot too. delaware county is just rich philly

by **pacino** » Tue May 18, 2010 23:01:28

we have this idea from the olden days that philly pols can't get elected statewide. well, the rest of the state has kind of stopped growing, while the only growth coming from the collar and neighboring counties like lancaster/berks/lehigh is outflow FROM philly. this is a very different political landscape than 30 years ago

by **jerseyhoya** » Tue May 18, 2010 23:25:35

So Lincoln's going to a runoff. Being an incumbent is a bad thing.

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