2010 Primaries Thread (It's all over now, baby blue)

[cinyc]

Precinct 231 puts Racine up by 86.  I think it was Springfield, where he came in second to Dunne.

..and 232 puts Shumlin back in the lead by 121.  Middlebury - in a two-way fight with Dunne with Racine trailing badly.

[SvenssonRS]

Alaska's started coming in.

1/4 precincts reporting, Miller up by 2%. Holy crap.

[cinyc]

Alaska's started coming in.

1/4 precincts reporting, Miller up by 2%. Holy crap.

Wouldn't shock me.

There's no way of knowing from whence these votes have come - yet.  Results by HD may or may not be available tonight in pdf form on the AK SoS' website.

[SvenssonRS]

Alaska's started coming in.

1/4 precincts reporting, Miller up by 2%. Holy crap.

Wouldn't shock me.

Well, I do suppose Palin's endorsement actually, finally, remotely means something up there.

[Tender Branson]

Alaska's started coming in.

1/4 precincts reporting, Miller up by 2%. Holy crap.

That ... would be interesting !

[cinyc]

Alaska's started coming in.

1/4 precincts reporting, Miller up by 2%. Holy crap.

Wouldn't shock me.

Well, I do suppose Palin's endorsement actually, finally, remotely means something up there.

Palin really, really, really hates Murkowski.  Plus, there's infighting in the Alaskan Republican party to begin with.

[Dan the Roman]

Parnell not doing so hot either.

[xavier110]

LOL never trust Alaskan polling!

[cinyc]

Parnell not doing so hot either.

He's up by 12 points.  He should win it.

[SvenssonRS]

Parnell not doing so hot either.

He's up by 12 points.  He should win it.

While Murkowski may or may not be screwed already, trailing by 2% within thirty minutes of the first precincts being reported.

EDIT: More precincts in, Murkowski trailing even more - about 550 votes.

[cinyc]

By the way, if all that's been released is the early vote, nothing should be read into it.  The early vote has been kind of screwy in past Alaska elections.

[cinyc]

...and now the HTML tally on the elections.alaska.gov page is back to 0.  The mirror sites still have the AP's numbers, as does the pdf file.

[SvenssonRS]

Just putting it out there, but I'd find it supremely hilarious if an incumbent, senior Senator loses in a primary to a challenger that she outfunds 10 to 1.

[redcommander]

If Murkowski loses, I think it will be time to change from blue to green.

[SvenssonRS]

If Murkowski loses, I think it will be time to change from blue to green.

That's a bit extreme.

[cinyc]

Just putting it out there, but I'd find it supremely hilarious if an incumbent, senior Senator loses in a primary to a challenger that she outfunds 10 to 1.

Miller is a good candidate.  He ran for a state office in a heavily Democratic district and almost won - or so rumor has it.

Lead's steady with more votes in (146/438):
Senate (R)
Miller, Joe    REP    21364    51.20%
Murkowski, Lisa    REP    20362    48.80%

Governor (ADL)
Berkowitz, Ethan A.    DEM    8039    48.47%
French, Hollis S.    DEM    6748    40.68%
Toien, William S.    LIB    577    3.48%
Wright, Donald R.    AI    1222    7.37%

GOVERNOR (R)    REP    
Total Votes       41065    
Heikes, Gerald L.    REP    158    0.38%
Hlatcu, Merica    REP    222    0.54%
Little, Sam    REP    693    1.69%
Parnell, Sean R.    REP    19860    48.36%
Samuels, Ralph    REP    5665    13.80%
Walker, Bill    REP    14467    35.23%

[redcommander]

If Murkowski loses, I think it will be time to change from blue to green.

That's a bit extreme.

No it's not, she is a very valuable voice in senate, and throwing her out because she doesn't live up to tea party and Wasilla Sarah's standards would be a sign of how much Republicans are shooting themselves in the foot.

[SvenssonRS]

If Murkowski loses, I think it will be time to change from blue to green.

That's a bit extreme.

No it's not, she is a very valuable voice in senate, and throwing her out because she doesn't live up to tea party and Wasilla Sarah's standards would be a sign of how much Republicans are shooting themselves in the foot.

Well, I'm all for independents, but these are hardly decisions on behalf of the entire party. These are decisions made by state citizens who honestly want another candidate, and vote knowing that. Wyoming chose Mead over Meyer, Georgia(for some reason) chose Deal over Handel, Connecticut chose McMahon over Schiff, etc etc.

It's hardly the Republican Party to hold responsible.

[SvenssonRS]

Aaaaaand Miller continues to pull away. Up by 1000 votes now.

[cinyc]

Yup - with 159 in:

Miller, Joe    REP    23251    51.24%
Murkowski, Lisa    REP    22124    48.76%

The main problem is we have no idea what's in and what's out.  If the Mat-Su Valley has been overrepresented, Murkowski will come back.  If not, maybe not.

Berkowitz' lead remains steady.  Parnell's up by 14 now.

[fezzyfestoon]

Good for Alaska, Murkowski was terrible.  At least she's gone.

[SvenssonRS]

Good for Alaska, Murkowski was terrible.  At least she's gone.

She's not gone quite yet, but if Miller's trend continues, he'll be at a good 54% by the end of the night.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Yay, I hope Miller's lead holds, this is unexpectedly great news. Quite an upset compared to polling I've seen.

[fezzyfestoon]

Good for Alaska, Murkowski was terrible.  At least she's gone.

She's not gone quite yet, but if Miller's trend continues, he'll be at a good 54% by the end of the night.

True, true, I suppose we shouldn't count our chickens yet.

[SvenssonRS]

Yay, I hope Miller's lead holds, this is unexpectedly great news. Quite an upset compared to polling I've seen.

I know, it's so rare that Palin endorses a candidate that's actually a good fit for their state.