MA US Senate Special Election: Official Election Day & Results Thread + Poll

[Niemeyerite]

This is over, folks. Gomez will win... The tea party is back! Tea party started in Boston 250 years ago. Then, like a phoenix, it resurrected again in 2010 with Scott Brown, then died again. And, like a phoenix (again) it will return to life with the Mexican!

[RogueBeaver]

Brown won Ipswich handily in '10. Markey cleaning up there now. As I said, margin will be the only interesting thing.

[Niemeyerite]

Brown won Ipswich handily in '10. Markey cleaning up there now. As I said, margin will be the only interesting thing.

You traitor!

Capitalism unfollowed you!

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

This is over, folks. Gomez will win... The tea party is back! Tea party started in Boston 250 years ago. Then, like a phoenix, it resurrected again in 2010 with Scott Brown, then died again. And, like a phoenix (again) it will return to life with the Mexican!

Lol what? 21% is in. Gomez may win, but it will be close and nothing is certain. And as for the last line about "the Mexican", well that is just a good display of left wing tolerance, Julio.

[JerryArkansas]

32% of precincts reporting

    Gomez   195,667   50.1%   
    Markey   193,208   49.5%   

[Niemeyerite]

This is over, folks. Gomez will win... The tea party is back! Tea party started in Boston 250 years ago. Then, like a phoenix, it resurrected again in 2010 with Scott Brown, then died again. And, like a phoenix (again) it will return to life with the Mexican!

Lol what? 21% is in. Gomez may win, but it will be close and nothing is certain. And as for the last line about "the Mexican", well that is just a good display of left wing tolerance, Julio.

You say that because you are also a Mexican, mr. Sánchez.

[Niemeyerite]

Communism ahead now!

[jaichind]

Markey takes the lead.  Unlikely to give it up from here.

[tpfkaw]

And Markey takes the lead with 38% reporting and nothing out of Boston.  He has this in the bag.

[Rocky Rockefeller]

all tied up with 38% reporting

[tpfkaw]

I can say the NRSC is kicking itself for staying out now.

[jaichind]

If I had to guess I think Gomez will end up with 45-46% of the vote, much better than expected.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

This is over, folks. Gomez will win... The tea party is back! Tea party started in Boston 250 years ago. Then, like a phoenix, it resurrected again in 2010 with Scott Brown, then died again. And, like a phoenix (again) it will return to life with the Mexican!

Lol what? 21% is in. Gomez may win, but it will be close and nothing is certain. And as for the last line about "the Mexican", well that is just a good display of left wing tolerance, Julio.

You say that because you are also a Mexican, mr. Sánchez.

I'm a white Anglo-Saxon protestant with an Italian last name, actually. I have no idea why I joined as ChairmanSanchez, but it has to do with Superpower 2 .

[Niemeyerite]

This is over, folks. Gomez will win... The tea party is back! Tea party started in Boston 250 years ago. Then, like a phoenix, it resurrected again in 2010 with Scott Brown, then died again. And, like a phoenix (again) it will return to life with the Mexican!

Lol what? 21% is in. Gomez may win, but it will be close and nothing is certain. And as for the last line about "the Mexican", well that is just a good display of left wing tolerance, Julio.

You say that because you are also a Mexican, mr. Sánchez.

I'm a white Anglo-Saxon protestant with an Italian last name, actually. I have no idea why I joined as ChairmanSanchez, but it has to do with Superpower 2 .

That wasn't a bad decision. Sánchez is a Spanish surname and God knows Spaniards are the f***** masters of the World.

I've read on twitter that Boston will vote for Gómez.

[BluegrassBlueVote]

On paper, Gomez is an absolute gem of a candidate for the GOP. If only he could play politician.

[RogueBeaver]

51.3-48.3 with 49%. Generic D always thumps Generic R in MA.

[Niemeyerite]

17% reporting in Boston, Markey leads by 37 points in the city. Surprising.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Results coming in from Boston. Still only 30% of the Suffolk results are in, but Markey's lead there is smaller than I expected.

[jaichind]

17% reporting in Boston, Markey leads by 37 points in the city. Surprising.

Yep.  But note that Markey is underperforming Warren in that 17%.  Shows Markey's margin of victory could very well be below Warren in 2012.

[Rocky Rockefeller]

50-49 Markey right now with 43% reporting

[Niemeyerite]

Communism by 4 right now.

[BluegrassBlueVote]

17% reporting in Boston, Markey leads by 37 points in the city. Surprising.

Yep.  But note that Markey is underperforming Warren in that 17%.  Shows Markey's margin of victory could very well be below Warren in 2012.

Well, it's Ed Markey. And it's an off year.

[Niemeyerite]

A black Irish will always beat a Mexican in Massachusetts. The state is full of racist Irish people.

[Anti Democrat Democrat Club]

56% in, 51.8-47.8 Markey still.

[tpfkaw]

Gomez's biggest mistake was not accepting Markey's "People's Pledge" offer; it probably cost him half a percentage point or so in and of itself and, while it was made in bad faith (Markey had a bunch of outside groups spend on his behalf against Lynch despite said "Pledge" in the primary race), it would have at least put Markey in the uncomfortable position of having to denounce his own supporters on daily basis.  Gomez's campaign shoulda known the NRSC only intervenes in "reach" races when there's an incumbent to protect.