*****THE OFFICIAL LAMONT/LIEBERMAN THREAD #6*******

[ncrainbowgrrl]

Previous threads:
#5 http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1854194&mesg_id=1854194
#4: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1853801
#3: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1853341#1853560
#2:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1852769
#1: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1852113&mesg_id=1852113

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

1. Go Ned Go!!!!!! 86.63% Reporting 51.82 Ned 48.18 That Other Dude.

[Monkeyman]

2. I just said Rove run away the Democrats are back

[JeffR]

3. May this be a Neducation for the Vichy Dems

:kick:

[quiet.american]

9. Well said, lol. n/t

[TomClash]

26. Vichy Dems!

I like that. :rofl:

[stop the bleeding]

4. When do they call this one

it is over - go find a fork

[MadMaddie]

7. A pitch fork while you are at it.....

[quiet.american]

100 Precincts to go! 3 point lead still holding! n/t

[truthisfreedom]

18. it's actually increased slightly to 3.6 or so in the last round of updates

it hasn't trended down like people have been thinking. it's been quite steady and slightly increasing.

[senseandsensibility]

35. Great!

Thanks for pointing that out.

[OldSiouxWarrior]

5. Joe can't pull it out now.

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
648 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 86.63%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 124,528 51.82
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 115,803 48.18

[AntiFascist]

6. Yay....

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

10. Palpatine Is Pissed

[tyedyeto]

8. If this is the 'official' thread...

why are there so god damned many other threads here?

[TwilightZone]

34. Because people always seem to think that they need to post their own.

n/t

[tyedyeto]

Then why is this thread even posted? It's NOT official and many other....

threads are out here. So, why is this the 'OFFICIAL' one?


edit for typo

[TwilightZone]

64. Well, it *is* the official one. It's a continuation of the first one...

...which was posted by a moderator.

[tyedyeto]

I don't care who it was posted by...

this is not the ONLY thread about this election. If it were the 'OFFICIAL' one, all others would be re-directed here or locked.

[TwilightZone]

90. Are you new to this place?

They do this all the time. Any time that there is an important news story, the moderators start "official" threads.

It doesn't mean that others can't be posted. They certainly won't be moved or locked - do you have any idea how much work that would be?

[tyedyeto]

108. Check my profile... less than a month of you

Moving and locking happens all the time in LBN and other forums, why not here?

[sazemisery]

11. RESULTS!!

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
651 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 87.03%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 124,940 51.84
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 116,060 48.16

[deminks]

12. Raw Story: Lieberman loses

http://www.rawstory.com/

[lonestarnot]

Woodamn whooo! Hope they didn't jump the gun.

[MaggieSwanson]

13. 87.03% reporting

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
651 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 87.03%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 124,940 51.84
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 116,060 48.16

[blonndee]

14. 87.03% in Lamont 51.84 Lieberman 48.16

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
651 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 87.03%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 124,940 51.84
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 116,060 48.16

[OldSiouxWarrior]

15. Resuls

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
651 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 87.03%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 124,940 51.84
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 116,060 48.16

[UpInArms]

16. NYTs: 87% reporting - Lamont @ 51.8% - Lieberman @ 48.2%

Joseph I. Lieberman 115,803 48.2%
Ned Lamont 124,528 51.8%


87% of Precincts Reporting

[GrapesOfWrath]

87.03% in

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
651 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 87.03%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 124,940 51.84
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 116,060 48.16

[longship]

17. Still Widening -- 87.03%

651 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 87.03%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 124,940 51.84
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 116,060 48.16

WILL IT GET TO 52%?

[wakeme2008]

19. 87%

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
651 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 87.03%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 124,940 51.84
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 116,060 48.16

[salinen]

20. Ned is not dead

by a long shot

[sazemisery]

25. No, "Zed's Dead"; Ned Rocks!!

[saigon68]

21. 651 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 87.03%

651 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 87.03%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 124,940 51.84
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 116,060 48.16

[mom cat]

30. Lead of almost 9000

[Mr_Spock]

33. Hanging on

This looks to be a victory for Ned.

[WildEyedLiberal]

22. Does anyone know what the percentage turnout is?

Primaries usually have really low turnout, but I assume this is an exception, since it's gotten national media attention.

Any CTers know what the % turnout is?

[speedoo]

38. Sam Seder calculated 45% off the cuff.

We'll see.

[Raydawg1234]

39. I can't speak for the whole state, But in my town there didn't seem

to be a big turnout. For instance, there was less of a turnout there than if we were voting on our town budget. But I do live in a small town.

[Breeze54]

63. I heard it was 45 to 65% turnout - Higher than municipal elections!

From the CT. State Secretary -

[derby378]

23. 87% reporting: Lamont 51.84%, Lieberman 48.16%

:headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

Ned Lamont's Unofficial Fight Song

:headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

[Monkeyman]

24. Ok its now Miller Time no take that back Becks

[Kittycat]

27. Antcipating a celebration for Lamont...

My DH baked a cake. It should be cooled and iced by the time the final tallies come in. Tonight, we shall eat cake, and celebrate Lamont's Victory over Joe, the President's Ho, Lieberman.

[Monkeyman]

41. Ho was a better man believe that

The coward can not take his defeat like a man wooosss

[Blackhatjack]

28. Time for Site to go down and count how many votes Joe needs to win

.... just like the Paul Hackett race in Ohio.

But then again, the Repubs want Joe and Lamont to both be in the general election so they can split the Dem vote and put a Repub in office.

[Liberalator]

29. Lamont - 124,940 Lieberman - 116,060 87.03% (651 of 748)

from Courant website:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/by_state/CT_Page_0808.html?SITE=CTHARELN&SECTION=POLITICS

[longship]

31. Again, CTBob Reports Hartford going for Ned.

Here's what he says:


Reports coming in to the blog room are that Lamont won almost every precinct in Hartford -- if this is true, that's the ball game. Hard to get anything for attribution, but these are folks we have been working with all day.

[RandomUser]

42. Thanks for the update on Hartford

Even if just an unofficial peek, that sounds promising. Once we have Hartford, it's over.

[Botany]

32. Come on Ned .... Home stretch

Get that margin up ..... 9,000 votes + now .....
Come on let's get it to 15,000 votes

DU math somebody said that each point is 2,800 votes
so there is 13 % left or 36,400 votes not counted .....

Joe will need better then 65% of those to win.

[sazemisery]

36. 667 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 89.17%

Lamont, Ned Dem 127,786 51.60
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 119,867 48.40

[blonndee]

37. 89.17% in Lamont 51.7 Lieberman 48.4

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
667 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 89.17%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 127,786 51.60
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 119,867 48.40

[Mr_Spock]

43. So close

but I think Ned will pull it off...

[blonndee]

46. Yeah he's almost 8000 votes ahead, I think it's

just about champagne time. (I already started, but with beer.) :toast:

[malaise]

62. It's over

Lamont is the winner. Congrats DUers :yourock::toast: :party:

[MallRat]

40. WBZ (Boston) radio host calling it for Lamont.

On the other hand, Paul Sullivan is a conservative talk show host, so I wouldn't count my chickens just yet...

[OldSiouxWarrior]

44. Meanwhile, down in Georgia, McKinney is losing

Georgia U.S. House Dist. 4 -- 113 of 167 precincts reporting (68%)
Democratic Runoff
Hank Johnson 25,112 58%
Cynthia McKinney 18,056 42%

[Monkeyman]

47. She called voter fraud

[speedoo]

45. 89% in, 8,000 vote lead.

MSM afraid to call it evidently. But it's over.

[ronnykmarshall]

50. any links to news reports?

Here in California all we have is CNN and MSNBC. No news yet.

[DemonFighterLives]

81. Anderson Cooper may have some results soon.

:shrug:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

83. you don't have CSPAN?

live call-in and count updates. :)

[ronnykmarshall]

Thanks sweetie ...

good choice.

[dolo amber]

60. 2000 shell shock

[UpInArms]

48. NYTs: 89% reporting: Lamont @ 51.6% - Lieberman @ 48.4%

Joseph I. Lieberman 119,867 48.4%
Ned Lamont 127,786 51.6%


89% of Precincts Reporting

[Exultant Democracy]

49. What a win!

with plenty of comfort room.

[Monkeyman]

52. still need a drink

[MaggieSwanson]

51. 93.85% reporting

702 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 93.85%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 134,942 51.65
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 126,330 48.35

[muryan]

53. 94%

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
702 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 93.85%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 134,942 51.65
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 126,330 48.35

[blonndee]

54. 93.85% in Lamont 51.65 Lieberman 48.35

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
702 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 93.85%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 134,942 51.65
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 126,330 48.35

[kpete]

55. 93.85%

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
702 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 93.85%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 134,942 51.65
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 126,330 48.35

[sazemisery]

56. 702 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 93.85%

Lamont, Ned Dem 134,942 51.65
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 126,330 48.35

[proud patriot]

58. pins and needles here

:hi:

[lonestarnot]

57. Congratulations Ned Lamont!

:woodamnhoooo!: :toast: :party:

[BReisen]

59. CSPAN just said 93% in 52% to 48% still n/t

[speedoo]

61. 94% in!! 8000 vote lead. It's over.

Smells like VICTORY!!!

[mconvente]

65. Looks like Lamont will win!! WOOHOO

[Sydnie]

702 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 93.85%

Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 134,942 51.65
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 126,330 48.35

[LSK]

66. latest Yahoo story - 89%

With 89 percent of precincts counted, Lamont led with 52 percent, or 127,786 votes, to Lieberman's 48 percent, or 119,867 votes. Turnout was projected at twice the norm for a primary.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060809/ap_on_el_ge/primary_elections

[never_get_over_it]

67. So look at this web site

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/by_state/CT_Page_0808.html?SITE=CTHARELN&SECTION=POLITICS

there is an (i) after Holy Joe's name - hmmmmm what's up with that

[asthmaticeog]

72. It means "incumbent" nt

[MaggieSwanson]

76. Beat me to it.

:hi:

[Laurab]

77. i for incumbent

(I just learned that myself!)

[TwilightZone]

78. It's for "incumbent"

Says so at the top of the page.

[helderheid]

79. incumbant

[Sydnie]

incumbent

nothing sinister ... yet. :rofl:

[w4rma]

80. incumbent. (nt)

[Turn CO Blue]

88. I think it's for incumbent - although Joe's expected to announce

his independent run tonight according to a diary on DKos. He really is a Loserman.

[w4rma]

68. I think Candy Crowley is about to sing. It's over for Sore Loserman. (nt)

[Evergreen Emerald]

69. I just got home from work

Wow! Just Wow!

[sazemisery]

70. What type of voter turnout do we have?

How many registered Dems?

[Monkeyman]

82. over 50%

[last1standing]

86. Apparently double the usual turn out.

According to Yahoo News.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060809/ap_on_el_ge/primary_elections;_ylt=A9G_Rw8OT9lEil8Ang6s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OTB1amhuBHNlYwNtdHM-

[LSK]

71. CSPAN going to CT TV at top of hour

[LSK]

75. CSPAN - 93%

52-48

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

73. Joe's concession speech should be any moment now

I bet it will suck

[dolo amber]

84. ...

:spray:

[UpInArms]

74. NYTs: 94% reporting: Lamont @ 51.6% - Lieberman @ 48.4%

Joseph I. Lieberman 126,330 48.4%
Ned Lamont 134,942 51.6%


94% of Precincts Reporting

[kpete]

85. soon

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
706 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 94.39%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 136,353 51.73
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 127,249 48.27

[wakeme2008]

87. 94% in

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
706 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 94.39%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 136,353 51.73
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 127,249 48.27

[Breeze54]

89. Raw calls Lamont victor

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Raw_calls_Lamont_victor_in_Connecticut_0808.html

Raw calls Lamont victor in Connecticut primary

John Byrne
Published: Tuesday August 8, 2006

With Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) trailing by 4 percent with more than 80
percent of the votes counted in Tuesday's Democratic primary in Connecticut,
RAW STORY has declared anti-war challenger Ned Lamont victor.

[Monkeyman]

91. The hell with this pop the cork

[LSK]

92. CSPAN reporting that NEd will come out in 20 min for a speech

CSPAN has CT News playing.

[DemonFighterLives]

102. Lieberman coming on now

I wonder is his followers will be so ruckus when he goes independent?

[kpete]

93. 95.32%

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
713 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 95.32%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 138,836 51.92
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 128,566 48.08

[malaise]

99. The CSpan CT link

said unofficially he was leading by 14,000 votes - huge win!! He will be on CSpan in 20 minutes.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

94. Joe's gonna turn his concession speech into a victory speech

just watch the bastard

[Sydnie]

100. He's live on C-Span now

They just said that republicans in the toom said tht even if he loses they will still vote for him. The "republicans in the room" indeed.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

109. What'd I tell you - it's a victory speech

[mconvente]

101. yeah...

Join my independent run! fuck that asshole

[carpetbagger]

103. Just like he did to Mace Windu? n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

106. Ha!

:D

[wakeme2008]

95. 95%

U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary
713 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 95.32%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 138,836 51.92
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 128,566 48.08

[sazemisery]

96. 10,270 votes ahead!!!!

[LSK]

97. Lieberman speaking now - CSPAN

[Idioteque]

98. Haha the Lieberman people are acting like they just won. n/t

[DemonFighterLives]

110. Holy Joe saying Team Connecticut is going on

:puke:

[BReisen]

104. WSFB (Hartford) Says 99% in 52% to 48%

And Joe conceeds.

[BReisen]

105. WSFB (Hartford) Says 99% in 52% to 48%

And Joe conceeds.

[mconvente]

107. It's official!! Joe conceded!! but again, Ind run

what an asshole...

[pinto]

111. See Thread #7 here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=364