Hackett Election Day Thread!

[Joanne98]

I'm going to be posting links to threads about the Hackett election today. Feel free to ad your links too. Good luck to everybody in Ohio 2nd district. Let's hope for an upset that shocks the Republicans in the House and that puts a big knife in the tires of Bush's Big Mo!
AND DON'T FORGET TO WATCH FOR FRAUD! Especially concerning the fundies. Let's have a really great day!

[SeanQuinn]

1. Can I jump in here in Florida? I'm supporting Paul ALL THE WAY!

Let's go Hackett!

[Pacifist Patriot]

10. Another Floridian rooting for Hackett!

[tallahasseedem]

20. Me Three!!!

Go Paul!!!!!

[ellenfl]

41. me 4! go, paul! eom

[BuelahWitch]

56. Here's a Kansan for Hackett!

:hi:

[Kukesa]

2. Hear! Hear!

I'll be checking every hour. I haven't been this excited since last summer when I worked for Kerry-Edwards!

Thanks, Joanne.

[Oreo]

3. Nominated

and fingers crossed. Today may very well be a good day.

Here is a list of all the news articles on Google
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&q=%22paul+hackett%22+%2Bohio&btnG=Search+News

and Yahoo
http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=%22paul+hackett%22+%2Bohio&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

[Joanne98]

23. Thankyou Oreo!

[lizzieforkerry]

4. Well, I'm off to go vote!!!!!!!

I'll let you know what I see when I get back from canvassing!! GO PAUL, GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kukesa]

5. Hurry Back Lizzie

and tell us what the polls were like. This is SO exciting . . .

[BlueWolff]

7. Go HAckett

Exciting WOW!!!
I know he is going to win.

[graywarrior]

6. The whole world is watching

[derby378]

9. Well, we can only hope...

...what with too many media and news outlets trying to distract us with the Brad/Angelina/Jennifer love triangle I officially lost interest in five minutes before it started.

Go, Paul, Go!!

[coloradodem2005]

8. GO HACKETT!!!!!!

[Adelante]

11. From Mexico

With love to Ohio :loveya:

[Kukesa]

13. From Ohio

right back atcha, Wes.

Ohio needs all the love it can get.

[K8-EEE]

12. Let's Go O-HI-O!! Good Vibes From L.A.!!

GOOOOOOO HACKETT!

[Joanne98]

24. Tell that criminal Arnold he's next!

[K8-EEE]

34. Ah-Nuld Could Not Get Elected DogCatcher At the Moment!

I hope everyone who voted for him feels like a dumbass. Hopefully that is the end of GOP idiots in high office in CA for a LONG time.

[johannes1984]

14. From Belgium

with hope for Mr. hackett .... i'm buying myself a plane ticket to the US first thing tomorrow if he wins .

[frictionlessO]

15. Hopes and prayers and stuff from NY!

Been watching Hackett for weeks now... so excited!

GOTV Ohio!

[Jane Austin]

49. Same here - - from Texas!

Best wishes to all involved.

[melissinha]

16. Come on OHIO 2nd District!

Vote in your best interest!

:dem: :patriot:

[DemReadingDU]

17. Go Hackett!

Hoping the punch cards are tabulated correctly

[KarenInMA]

18. This may be the most watched congressional race ever!`

Go Hackett!!

[BamaLefty]

19. From Alabama With Love!

Yo Ohio-- you have a chance to send a great man to Congress today. Let's do it 2nd district!

[SeanQuinn]

21. aim convo with GOPer friend of mine in OH-02?

10:38
(10:38:50) Joe: yes?
(10:38:57) mikeredwoodaz: are you in OH-02?
(10:39:15) Joe: I'm not in any sims right now
(10:39:18) mikeredwoodaz: no
(10:39:19) mikeredwoodaz: IRL
(10:39:25) Joe: yes
(10:39:34) mikeredwoodaz: oh, okay, don't remember to vote. :D
(10:39:54) Joe: I havent decided whether I will or not today
(10:40:00) mikeredwoodaz: ah, ok.
(10:40:42) Joe: That Schmidt woman who won the GOP endorsement is anti-freetrade and has been pro-taxes in state government
(10:40:54) mikeredwoodaz: And she looks like a hag.
(10:41:15) Joe: yep, I actually kinda know her...
(10:41:22) mikeredwoodaz: Oh, wow..heh.
(10:42:00) Joe: If she loses in this 70% Bush district, she just sucks
(10:43:45) Joe has gone away.
(10:43:49) Joe is no longer away.
10:43
(10:43:53) mikeredwoodaz: hah.
(10:44:07) mikeredwoodaz: or maybe it's a change in the mood of the district?
(10:44:52) Joe: well, there is a significant "stay home" movement in the GOP
(10:45:22) Joe: Tom Brinkman, the guy I voted for in the primaries has been telling Republicans to stay home
(10:45:42) Joe: that's the only way the Democrat wins

[Oreo]

25. That would be beautiful

Why would the GOP tell people to stay home??

[Vogon_Glory]

26. Maybe They Think They'll Need To Boast in 2007

Maybe the GOPsters think that they'll beat Hackett in the 2006 elections and have a seat change from Democratic to Republican so they can tell their troops that they're winning after all?

We're still over a year away from the 2006 elections. As I see it, the only direction for the Banana Republicans is down. They'll want at least one token victory to boast about come December 2006.

[SeanQuinn]

30. Supposedly, Schmidt is pro-taxes, and that's pissing GOPers off..

so the one candidate is telling them to stay home.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

54. fear

Fear of disgust of a party almost as corrupt as what happens inside the beltway and In Illinois. (except both parties are equally corrupt in Illinois)

[AmandaRuth]

22. I will be hoping, and praying all day

My husband and I listened to Mr. Hackett on Ed Shultz yesterday, and we were mighty impressed. LETS GO HACKETT - MAKE THE GOOD CHOICE OHIO!

[kansasblue]

27. TIA are you ready?!

I hope TIA is watching the results.

[Fly by night]

28. Greetings from the Orange State, OH-2. Vote early and often!!

[Baltimore]

31. Good luck

Good luck, Major Hackett, from Urbana, Illinois, and I'm sure all my
fellow Champaign County Democrats join me.

[Bluzmann57]

29. Is there a lot of media there today?

I kind of hope so, just to watch out for any shady business that may occur in case Hackett upsets things. This guy is a true American Bad Ass in my opinion. He just tells it like it is and let's all hope he wins. Hell, I even gave 20 bucks to help him out a little and I'm in Iowa.

[ihelpu2see]

32. Go Hackett!!! are there any Exit Polls ??? not that they tell us who will

win since we know the game with the repuglicants....

I hope he wins or at least makes it close. It will be a good bell weather for what I feel will happen in 2006..... America wakes up and looks for rational thinking, progressives who are not swayed by ideology. I don't mean to say you can't practice your faith, just don't let it interfere with public policy that affects all walks of life!!

Again best of luck Ohio 2nd!!

[Pacifist Patriot]

33. I was wondering the same thing.

I hope someone is doing some independent auditing of multiple types.

[SharonRB]

35. Good luck, Paul

Best wishes to you today from Michigan.

[StaggerLee]

36. Give 'em hell Hackett!

More good wishes from Michigan.

:)

[jean]

37. Minnesota loves Paul Hackett! Go-go-go Paul!

:woohoo:

Best of everything to all those working their behinds off for Hackett's win!

[northernsoul]

42. another shout-out from Wellstone Country

Go get 'em, Paul!

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

38. I wish we had a "Paul Hacket" here

in Colorado Springs. A dem vet would have it much easier here. I would love to see how the thugs would try to damage a vet in this 4 military base town!

[Historic NY]

39. Rooting here in Ny for Hackett...the first election to take back Congress

in 2006. Go Hackett, go.

[jillan]

40. A shout out from Az for Hackett!

Lots of positive wishes for Hackett.
So exciting:hi:

[Miss Chybil]

50. Here's another Holler for Hackett from AZ!

Good luck!

:hi:

[Demrock6]

43. Wow......

A lot of Minnesotans like Paul Hackett.

05' Hackett to The House

2010 Hackett to the senate

2016 Who knows???????

[Joanne98]

44. War Hero Hackett Under Attack By BIG CHURCH in Today's Election

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1977062&mesg_id=1977062

If he loses or if there's any fraud we'll know who the guilty ones are.

[Algorem]

45. Vote Hackett,he can hack it.

Jean Schmidt doesn't need to be in the U.S. House She's got a free house to live in.Send Jean Schmidt back to her free house.

[Algorem]

46. 6 Ohio Marines Killed In Iraq

http://www.onnnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=3672005&nav=LQlCcrPM

Six Marines from a northeast Ohio division were killed in Iraq Monday, ONN affiliate WEWS reports.

The Marines were part of the Third Battalion 25th Marine Regiment. That is a reserve unit out of Brook Park.

Lt. Col. Kevin Rush said that the Marines were part of a sniper unit who were killed in action near Haditha, 140 miles northwest of Baghdad.

"It is a sad and somber day. We want to extend our sympathies and condolences to the families. Our thoughts and prayers are with them," Rush said...


Ohio Marine killed while on mission in Iraq

http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/cleveland/index.ssf?/base/news-18/1122990480246480.xml&storylist=cleveland


8/2/2005, 10:46 a.m. ET
The Associated Press

TORONTO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio Marine was killed while on a mission with a sniper unit in Iraq, his family said Tuesday.

Sgt. Nathaniel Rock, 26, was one of at least five Marines killed Monday in action, the military told his family.

"He was very proud to be a Marine," said his mother, Adriana Rock. She did not know details of her son's death.

Rock joined the Marines after graduating from Toronto High School in 1997 and served for six years, his mother said. He then joined the reserves and had been serving in Iraq since March...

[Joanne98]

48. Honor Ohio Marines vote Hackett.....

[Joanne98]

47. OH-02 Cook Political Analysis

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1977210&mesg_id=1977210

[rocktivity]

51. An hour and a quarter before the polls close

I donated a few bucks yesterday--better throw in some Jersey Girl attitude vibes, too!

GO, HACKETT, GO GO!

rocknation

[Joanne98]

52. Go Hackett Go!!!!!!

[Justitia]

53. This fighting TX Dem is on pins & needles for Hackett! -eom

[MeDeMax]

55. Closing time 19:30 NOW !

[athenap]

57. WCPO Live Update link

Here

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

[SeanQ]

58. Holy shit he's winning!!!

Only a small percent of precincts reporting yet, so it's no indication of how the day may end. But the GOP talking heads must be pissing in their pants right now!!!

[gatorboy]

60. Rove's phone is probably ringing of the hook

"We need a dirty trick....Quick!"

[gizmo1979]

59. Wis here

is he winning?Does he have a chance?

[fishwax]

61. Good luck to Hackett (and all of you who have voted and worked for him)

This would be a welcome victory.

:yourock:

[FlashHarry]

62. Victory?

Hell, a strong showing would be a victory. This district hasn't voted Dem since the early fourteenth century! A victory would be a seismic event!

[fishwax]

63. I hear you

either way, this has been a great fight, and all involved should be proud :D

[bonzotex]

64. The tweakers at Diebold are at work

US HOUSE Ohio 2nd Dist
580 precincts of 753 reporting
JEAN SCHMIDT 45,134 52%
PAUL HACKETT 42,342 48%
as of 9:31 EST

Swinging toward Schmidt....sad but aint over yet. This is big!

[SeanQ]

65. Back to tied!

US HOUSE Ohio 2nd Dist
662 precincts of 753 reporting
JEAN SCHMIDT 49,681 50%
PAUL HACKETT 48,811 50%

I need a drink!
:beer:

[Tigress DEM]

66. Air America Reports 50-50

I've got screen shots of Warren Cty Ohio --- 58% JS 41% Hackett.

If it doesn't stay that way, someone let me know.

[O.M.B.inOhio]

67. Cininnati Nation at 10:10: Schmidt likely winner

<<Schmidt likely winner
in tight, tight election
At 10:10 pm, Paul Hackett and Jean Schmidt are neck and neck in the vote count. All results are in, except for Clermont County which is yet to report the tally from 91 precincts. But, with Hackett 800 votes behind it is unlikely that's he'll be able to catch up.>>

[usregimechange]

68. GOP Clermont last co. to report. Coincidence?

[jerryman814]

69. Clermont goes to Schmidt.... for now apparently

Special General 2005
8/2/05
08/02/05, 10:49:17 PM
191 of 191 Precincts Reporting


Representative to Congress 2nd District   (Vote for: 1)
	          Total	    Percentage
JEAN SCHMIDT 	   17320        58.09%
PAUL HACKETT 	   12439	41.72%
Write In Votes        59	 0.20%
-----------------------------------------------------------
Total Votes Cast   29818	100.00%


Looks like Hackett lost the district by about 4900 votes

But Bush won the county by 40% in 2004, there's an
improvement here...

[nicknameless]

70. Hey, ANOTHER power failure wherein the Repug moves mysteriously ahead!

This was the story from Texas back in 1985:

and an excerpt from:
http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/2000-02-10/news/schutze.html

“Our own municipal history offers an instructive case in point: In 1985, Pleasant Grove hardware-store owner and perennial gadfly Max Goldblatt, who was then 74 years old, came within fewer than 500 votes, or a tenth of a percentage point of the overall vote, of forcing A. Starke Taylor, the Citizens Council candidate for mayor, into a runoff.

Goldblatt was an old, funny-looking, not terribly well-spoken guy who raised pathetic money to run against a very smooth, well-known, lavishly funded, silver-haired golf-cart guy. But Dallas people thought Max Goldblatt was clean, and they stormed the polls to vote for him.

In 1988, the Federal Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology published a report on computerized voting in which the 1985 Goldblatt-Taylor race in Dallas was described in some detail. The report explained how Goldblatt actually had been winning on election night when suddenly the vote-counting computer in Dallas experienced an unexplained power failure. When the power came back on, Starke Taylor had moved mysteriously ahead during the downtime. It should have been impossible for the computer to change its mind while it didn't have any electricity.

Subsequent re-counts produced even stranger results, according to the report. When the Texas Legislature tried to investigate the Goldblatt election, Dallas officials reported that all of the ballots had been prematurely destroyed. The Goldblatt election was an important factor in laws passed later by the Legislature requiring tighter security measures for ballots and voting equipment.”

The person who presided over that election was none other than Conny The-Bad-Seed McCormack. Now she's the Los Angeles County Registrar-Clerk-Recorder. The Repugs are determined to turn California red, and she's just the person who could make it happen.