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Tue Aug-08-06 11:59 PM
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99.60 % Of Precincts Reporting |
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U.S. Senate - - Dem Primary 745 of 748 Precincts Reporting - 99.60% Name Party Votes Pct Lamont, Ned Dem 146,061 51.78 Lieberman, Joe (i)Dem 136,042 48.22
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Wed Aug-09-06 12:00 AM
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1. How did Lamont's lead go from 14 last week, to 6 yesterday, to 3 today? |
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Wed Aug-09-06 12:01 AM
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2. I suspect shenanigans. |
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Edited on Wed Aug-09-06 12:02 AM by BullGooseLoony
The 12 point swing when 15% of the vote was already in was...odd...
But I'll take the win, and not complain.
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Wed Aug-09-06 12:01 AM
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3. Those were polls. This is reality |
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Wed Aug-09-06 12:01 AM
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4. Clinton campaigning for Joementum may have helped him. |
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Wed Aug-09-06 12:05 AM
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7. You get the prize for a reasonable guess. |
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I wonder why so many cannot be happy with a win in a primary against a 3 term incumbant?
This place is like the twilight zone at times.
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Wed Aug-09-06 12:02 AM
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Close elections get better viewership, so they engineer it to be close as possible, which also makes election fraud easy.
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Wed Aug-09-06 12:04 AM
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6. I'd say, incumbent advantage. |
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Not knowing much about voting trends and such, that is.
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Wed Aug-09-06 12:06 AM
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8. Polls don't always match the outcome of the election |
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Wed Aug-09-06 12:06 AM
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9. Republicans voting in Democratic Primary voting for Joe |
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It happens. All the time.
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