**************OFFICIAL HACKETT ELECTION RESULTS THREAD #5 ************

[ncrainbowgrrl]

Previous thread is here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1978632

[wakeme2008]

1. INFO FROM 2004

http://election.sos.state.oh.us/results/RaceDetail.aspx?race=PP

[jsw_81]

2. Hackett's winning big in the rural counties

That's gotta be a good sign!

[wakeme2008]

5. Marine and likes guns

Good for the rural folks.

[tk2kewl]

9. There is a strong message in that stat.

[warrens]

25. Not necessarily. We usually win in rural counties, or come close

It's the McMansion fuckwads in the suburbs who do us in. I have a brother who is one of those people. They are rolling in money and Bush paid them off. That is where it will come down. These creeps do not send THEIR kids to war, they just sit back and gloat about kicking some AYRAB ass. They're despicable, but they vote.

[yankeefanatic3]

3. EMERGENCY ACTION REQUEST FROM MYDD!!! READ NOW

Find out whatever you can about Clermont Count voting machines. Do it now.

KICK THIS AND GET IT UP FRONT NOW!

http://www.mydd.com/story/2005/8/2/20353/53540

[wildflower]

8. kicked and rec'd

[Cocoa]

14. Clermont scares me

not the voting machines, but the overall election process.

Why only 0% reporting? Wtf is up with Clermont co. I smell shenanigans. :mad:

[wakeme2008]

16. do you have a link... mydd home page shows nothing nt

[yankeefanatic3]

18. 409 of 753 Reporting, Hackett still up but only by 546. Pray!!!

409 of 753. Hackett 50.45--Schimdt 49.54. Hackett 30322--Schimdt 29776

[napi21]

19. Don't you think they would hold back Schmidt's strongest County

until the very end, same as the leadership in the House and Senate do on votes there?

Hold it back in hopes they can make it look like they pulled out a win?

[senseandsensibility]

Are you reading this, rosebud?

I know you have contacts there. :) Time for some ass kicking, girlfriend.

[tk2kewl]

26. I gave it its own thread... vote it up!

[bribri16]

78. Well the closeness of this race ought to scare the shit out of the Rethugs

I can't wait until 2006 elections. By then the rest of the reds will have turned against Bush.

[flpoljunkie]

95. Clermont County only one that uses opti-scan; others use punch cards.

[mconvente]

4. hackett still up!!

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

69% in - hackett up 51-49; up 1,000

[slor]

6. This is killing me!

I need a break...guess I'll watch some Law and Order.

[Bumblebee]

10. Know the feeling

[smartvoter]

Glad he's ahead but not holding my breath -- fingers crossed... nt

[smartvoter]

7. delete -- dupe

[tocqueville]

28. 50-50 81% precincts

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

[OhioBlue]

54. when i click it

it shows 69% of total reporting 51% Hackett.

[AndreaCG]

For those who wanted to know why threads don't kick

Here's the quote from the bottom of the home page:

NOTE:The discussion threads on this page are listed in the order which discussions were started. They will not "kick" to the top of the page when responses are posted.

[bahrbearian]

33. They Kick up in the Forum they are posted in.

[Mr_Spock]

11. Repuke morons checking in :( Down 52-48 now :(

US HOUSE Ohio 2nd Dist
580 precincts of 753 reporting JEAN SCHMIDT 45,134 52%
PAUL HACKETT 42,342 48%

[peace frog]

12. Schmidt just took the lead at 52%

Hackett at 48%

[Miss Chybil]

RUH ROH! nt

[TheFarseer]

30. A bump from Claremont reporting was to be expected

Now, what have we got left to make that up?

[mzmolly]

13. Clermont results live:

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

56% S*h*i*t
44% Hacket

[rrrevolution]

15. Cincinnati.com results look good for Hacket, Clermont is ?

where are they getting their results from and why is there no report on Clermont?

[mconvente]

17. about clermont county - ugh...

Friday, January 28, 2005
More Fraud?
Don't know how accurate this is at this late date, but here it is, for what it's worth:


Several volunteer workers in the Ohio recount in Clermont County, Ohio have prepared affidavits alleging serious tampering, violations of state and federal law and possible fraud. They name the Republican chief of Clermont's Board of Elections Daniel Bare and the head of the Clermont Democratic Party Priscilla O'Donnell as complicit in these acts.

These volunteers, observing the recount on behalf of the Greens, Libertarians and Democrats, assert that during the Dec. 14, 2004 hand recount they noticed stickers covering the Kerry/Edwards oval, whereas the Bush/Cheney oval seemed to be "colored in."

Some witnesses state that beneath the stickers, the Kerry/Edwards oval was selected. The opti-scan ballots were then fed into the machines after the hand recount.

Allegations of ballot tampering in Ohio - which decided the outcome of the presidential election by some 100,000 votes - find particular resonance in Clermont, one of three Ohio counties which saw the biggest increases in votes for Bush from 2000 to 2004. The other counties were Butler and Warren; Warren County had a lockdown after an alleged terror threat that the FBI later denied.

from http://ohvotesuppression.blogspot.com/

[yankeefanatic3]

27. I smell fraud, disgusted n/t

[Halliburton]

20. Schmidt isn't as well in Clermont

She is up 56-43 with 100 out of 191 precincts reporting, so that is a margin we can handle.

[Darknyte7]

21. We need to look for info on Clermont Count voting machines!!

Chris at MyDD.com requested on his blog.

http://www.mydd.com/

[Pacifist Patriot]

22. Crap!

Damn link switched name position on me.

[DougieZero]

32. you have it backwards... nt

[Pacifist Patriot]

Got to it before you posted.

What a buzz crush!

[smartvoter]

39. Reverse those... bummer. nt

[DougieZero]

23. Hackett lost

580 precincts of 753 reporting
JEAN SCHMIDT 45,134 52%
PAUL HACKETT 42,342 48%

with major extra red red red red parts left.

[yankeefanatic3]

40. Just why did Cleremont county take an HOUR to count their Huge amounts of

votes for Schmidt? I AM DISGUSTED

[Mr_Spock]

41. Lol - you want to be the first to state the obvious huh?

I feel liek I'm hanging out with a bunch of excited children :D

[DougieZero]

51. sorry

i'm a real asshole... i love the excitement on the board though.

[Mr_Spock]

61. It was fun for a while :D

Knowing the remaining precints were dominated by Repuke morons wasn't good though :D

[Darknyte7]

24. We need to look for info on Clermont County voting machines!!

Chris at MyDD.com requested on his blog.

http://www.mydd.com/

[zapp]

57. Looks like ES&S Optical Scanning

link here

[OhioBlue]

29. Go Paul Go... n/t

[Old Vet]

60. Are you guys crazy? This is a big win either way............

Who would of thought Hackett could garner this much support in bushs Reddest of red area. He called the president on his shit SOB. People better be paying attention, It aint over yet Go Paul

[Guaranteed]

31. God Dammit.

US HOUSE Ohio 2nd Dist
580 precincts of 753 reporting
JEAN SCHMIDT 45,134 52%
PAUL HACKETT 42,342 48%

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

[Jane Eyre]

34. Schmidt took the lead, with 580 of 735 reporting

This is going to be very close.

[last_texas_dem]

59. Reminds me

of the Landrieu-Terrell runoff in '02, only I think the D and R percentages are going to be reversed. Which sucks...

[JerseygirlCT]

35. Just flipped to Schmidt at 52%

Is it happening again?

[kwolf68]

43. thats why i didn't get my hopes up

bush's 'murica never fails me. oh well, i didn't invest anything emotionally into this and the wheel will keep turning to the right. he put up a helluva fight though. we don't deserve him any freaking way.

[DefenseLawyer]

67. More likely the results from

heavily Republican precincts are now coming in.

[mconvente]

36. wcop.com is not accurate

it's lagging - check it out here

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

hackett up FORTY THREE votes - omg... this is a CLOSE ON KEEP THE HOPE!!

[Pacifist Patriot]

48. Dumb Question:

Would absentee ballots be a factor in this race?

[Ioo]

37. back to 50 50

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

S 35,215
H 35,258

[Sean Reynolds]

44. That's behind.

Hackett is down by 3,000 votes with 75% reporting.

[yankeefanatic3]

47. If Hackett looses...we must get a recount petition to Him ASAP nt

[Guaranteed]

49. That's not what I'm seeing, there.

I'm seeing old numbers.

[Guaranteed]

56. Alright, now it's updated. 51%-49%, Schmidt. nt

[smartvoter]

53. No -- they're in the 40s now and we're down 52-48. nt

[tomg]

38. looks like diebold kicked in

JEAN SCHMIDT 45,134 52%
PAUL HACKETT 42,342 48%

[Connie_Corleone]

46. The counties counting now are heavily repuke.

[LynneSin]

42. He's going to lose Hamilton County by about 3000 votes...

and he'll probably lose Clairmont which is her home country. That means he has 5 other counties to make up the difference. He's also losing Warren.

But he's winning the other 4 counties and some of those don't even have half of the votes reported

[Sean Reynolds]

50. They're small counties.

With little population. He'll need to win at least 80% of those counties to beat her.

[mconvente]

55. look at the precinct %s left

Hackett is up in all counties with 50%+ left. Pike, Scioto, and Adams.

[Sean Reynolds]

64. Small counties however.

Notice they have small precinct numbers compared to the other counties? That means the votes, even if he wins 'em, will be small.

[Guaranteed]

75. Right, but he's only down 1200 votes by the Enquirer nt

[mandyky]

45. What's the recount process for Ohio?

Is there a MOE that automatically requires a recount?

[Bumblebee]

66. Manual Recount is the only way to go if he can get it

and even if he has to pay for it. Money will pour in -- just like it did in WA state.

[flpoljunkie]

52. Detailed election results from Cinncinnati Enquirer by county...

Partial election results

Schmidt: 35,215 votes (50%)
Hackett: 35,258 votes (50%)

2nd Congressional District


Clermont County:

Schmidt: 1,158 votes (61%)
Hackett: 750 votes (39%)

0% of precincts reporting
absentee ballots reporting

Hamilton County:

Schmidt: 23,581 votes (51%)
Hackett: 22,393 votes (49%)
92% of precincts reporting

Warren County:

Schmidt: 4,608 votes (57%)
Hackett: 3,523 votes (43%)
69% precincts reporting

Brown County:

Schmidt: 3,100 votes (43%)
Hackett: 3,950 votes (57%)

100% of precincts reporting

Pike County:

Schmidt: 611 votes (39%)
Hackett: 965 votes (61%)

50% precincts reporting

Adams County:

Schmidt: 944 votes (42%)
Hackett: 1,298 votes (58%)

34% of precincts reporting

Scioto County:

Schmidt: 1,213 votes (34%)
Hackett: 2,379 votes (66%)

71% of precincts reporting

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050802/NEWS01/308020014

[mconvente]

58. exactly - we are still in this folks!

keep the hope!

[DoYouEverWonder]

63. This shouldn't even be close

not against someone that looks like this witch.

[Mr_Spock]

68. It's a 75-25 repuke stonghold at the present time. He's doing awesome!

It's close in a good way - be positive!

[Zodiak]

79. yeah, a 25 point blue shift....

in a red, red, red district is good news. The same shift would yield half of the districts in the south.

[Reciprocity]

93. 75-25 repuke/With these results we are a winner either way! n/t

[Call me Deacon Blues]

62. This seat will be up again in 06, won't it?

[Goldeneye]

65. all house seats are up in 06

[Call me Deacon Blues]

71. Doh!

In all this excitement, I must have lost my brain somewhere!

[Goldeneye]

90. nerves...

it could happen to anyone who is hanging out in this thread.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

69. Enquirer Has Hackett-35,258 schmidt-35,215 with 81% In n/t

[Old Vet]

70. Damn

[eyepaddle]

82. C'mon now,

that's a slight lead--it's WAY too close to throw in the towel.

No matter what, the pukes are sweating.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

72. But Still Showing 0% Reporting In Clermont

[flpoljunkie]

86. Clermont uses opti-scan balloting; others use still use punch card.

[Mr_Spock]

73. we're up to 45000 already!!!!!

cmon with the old results - it's insulting to our intelligence

US HOUSE Ohio 2nd Dist
580 precincts of 753 reporting
JEAN SCHMIDT 45,134 52%
PAUL HACKETT 42,342 48%

[Raiden]

74. God, PLEASE let us win this one!!

I can't handle another loss!

[Bumblebee]

83. Yes, please -- and I am an atheist!

[MelissaB]

92. and I'm an agnostic

Please!

[GeorgeBushytail]

And I'm a Satanist.

[Arugula Latte]

76. Daaaaayum.

That is frickin' CLOSE! (Yes, I am an astute political observer and master of the obvious.)

[tk2kewl]

80. Man!

I don't want a moral victory. Hang in there Paul!!!!!

[tishaLA]

81. Wow

I don't pray. But I will right now

[smartvoter]

85. Old. Way past that now.

[Lauri]

89. Schmidt 45,134 52% - Hackett 42,342 48% - 77%

per http://www.channelcincinnati.com/politics/4800140/detail.html

[Guaranteed]

98. That's 2800 votes...I don't think it'll get made up. nt

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

96. Now Showing schmidt-39,593 Hackett-38,359 with 68.17% Reporting ??? n/t

[FrenchieCat]

77. I promise, I promise.....

Not to cry....one way or another!

Oh, shit! Can't help it!

Sorry folks! :cry:

[tk2kewl]

94. It's already a huge victory...

but I so want more than a moral victory.

[mzmolly]

84. I'm thinkin were headed for a recount here. This is awfully close.

:hide:

[KamaAina]

101. A recount? In Ohio? Fat chance. Whitewell would never permit it.

Unless, of course, it were Schmidt who were behind by a few hundred votes, in which case we'd be in for a rerun of the Dino Rossi fiasco in WA.

[mconvente]

87. clermont coming in now

100/191 reporting

JEAN SCHMIDT 1158 6711 0 7869 56.24%
PAUL HACKETT 750 5349 0 6099 43.59%
Write In Votes 3 22 0 25 0.18%
Total Votes Cast 1911 12082 0 13993 100.00%


We need some big gains from the remaining rural counties. It may not happen, but damn we will be within 3-5 points and we will take this momentum to 2006!

[mzmolly]

106. Adams, Scioto, and Pike look promising, but I don't know it they will

make up for Clermont and the difference right now?

EEK!

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

[Mz Pip]

107. Yeah, yeah

but I don't want a close loss. A loss is a loss. I want Hackett to win. I just have a hard time seeing any upside to a loss here.

It took about 6 years for the American people to turn against Vietnam. That would be about 2008. I'd like us to get smart a bit sooner than that.


Mz Pip
:dem:

[mzmolly]

88. I'm thinkin were headed for a recount here. This is awfully close.

:beer:

[longship]

91. Please post results, or post a link to results.

[ima_sinnic]

102. here's a link

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

[mconvente]

104. from mydd.com

* Just got a call from Tim--91 precints left. Hackett down 700 votes. Only Clermont left. This is within the automatic recount margin. Gather everything you can about election irregularities.

We can still do this!

[lildreamer316]

97. 2792.

+ how much to win?

[Bleacher Creature]

99. 91% in, Hackett down by 700

From www.mydd.com

[Pacifist Patriot]

105. Are absentee ballots a factor?

[meganmonkey]

109. That's still close

esp. if they get 100,000 voters turning out, the way it looks like it might be..

[JohnnyBoots]

100. Ya Gotta Believe!!!!! worked for Tug McGraw in

1980 with the Phils, why not now? Why not us? Go Paul!

[smartvoter]

103. Keep perspective. Strategists said today that 45 or higher on our

side would be a serious warning sign to Republicans. It's almost impossible to win this seat...

[senseandsensibility]

108. It's a victory either way

But I want the REAL victory! Who's with me?

[smartvoter]

110. I'm with you. Just pointing out we are doing awesome regardless. nt

[JohnnyBoots]

111. Giddy 'up

[ncrainbowgrrl]

112. Locking- Please use thread #6

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1979058