MERKLEY WIDENS LEAD TO OVER 7000 VOTES IN OREGON!!!

[WeDidIt]

We're gonna have at LEAST 57 Senate seats (well, we maintain 56 if we dump Lieberman).

Merkley - 663,516
Smith - 656,330


77% Precincts Reporting

[Tatiana]

1. JESUS YES! Please let this hold. Where are the ooga booga peeps?

We need major positivity now!!!!!

[speedoo]

2. That seat is ours.

All the votes yet to be counted are from heavy Dem counties.

[swishyfeet]

3. Where you gettin this?

I've been following along at oregonlive.com all day, and it looks like Merkley just finally pulled ahead.

(it was never really in doubt anyway)

[WeDidIt]

4. CNN

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/individual/#mapSOR

[depakid]

5. More up to the minute numbers and county tallies here:

http://www.oregonlive.com/special/index.ssf/2008/11/senate.html

[Doctor_J]

6. Looks like we'll have 57.

I am hoping that Snarlin' Arlen and Dick Lugar will help break filibusters. Still two short. Any ideas?

[swishyfeet]

7. Could still win in MN

Last cycle, Washington state had a runoff which flipped the state for the Democratic candidate. I would think it's the big cities more likely to record an undervote, so Franken may pull it off yet.

[Ilsa]

8. This is excellent! I love it! One more seat in the Senate! nt