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[Huey Long is a Republican]

Update #5: Super Tuesday, Clinton Finally Falls, and GOP race for Nomination Part III

Kansas Primary Results (R) [36 Delegates]/color]
Huckabee: 74.3% (26 Delegates)
Douglas: 25.7% (10 Delegates)





 

North Dakota Primary Results (R) [26 Delegates]/color]
Huckabee: 73.5% (22 Delegates)
Douglas: 26.5% (4 Delegates)

After Super Tuesday, Huckabee had 510 Delegates to Douglas' 426 Delegates, an 84 Delegate lead. Still, Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC all refused to call him the presumptive nominee due to how close the race still was. Huckabee was impressed with his own performance but he knew he couldn't sit back and relax as throughout the rest of March and in April, the next batch of Primaries would be called and with them, Douglas might be able to take the Lead once again. Douglas, at the same time, began to campaign strongly in PA, NY, WI, CT, IL, and RI. By May 1st, the results would actually show for the first time in the primary a possible clear front runner for the GOP.

Hawaii Primary Results (R) [20 Delegates]/color]
Dougla: 76.2% (17 Delegates)
Huckabee: 23.8% (3 Delegates)







Illinois Primary Results (R) [67 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 79.3% (42 Delegates)
Huckabee: 20.7% (25 Delegates)







Alabama Primary Results (R) [45 Delegates]/color]
Huckabee: 77.4% (35 Delegates)
Douglas: 22.6% (10 Delegates)







Louisiana Primary Results (R) [44 Delegates]/color]
Huckabee: 86% (40 Delegates)
Douglas: 14% (4 Delegates)







Mississippi Primary Results (R) [36 Delegates]/color]
Huckabee: 77% (28 Delegates)
Douglas: 23% (8 Delegates)







Texas Primary Results (R) [137 Delegates]/color]
Huckabee: 79.1% (114 Delegates)
Douglas: 20.9% (23 Delegates)






Wisconsin Primary Results (R) [40 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 83.7% (27 Delegates)
Huckabee: 16.3% (13 Delegates)







Maryland Primary Results (R) [37 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 69.2% (30 Delegates)
Huckabee: 30.8% (7 Delegates)







Delaware Primary Results (R) [18 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 67% (12 Delegates)
Huckabee: 33% (6 Delegates)







Connecticut Primary Results (R) [27 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 73% (19 Delegates)
Huckabee: 27% (8 Delegates)







Rhode Island Primary Results (R) [17 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 82.6% (14 Delegates)
Huckabee: 17.4% (3 Delegates)







Pennsylvania Primary Results (R) [71 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 57.3% (42 Delegates)
Huckabee: 42.7% (29 Delegates)







New York Primary Results (R) [98 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 67.12% (54 Delegates)
Huckabee: 32.88% (44 Delegates)

On May 1st, Jim Douglas' campaign as, despite winning several very populated states and gaining the majority of Delegates there, Texas and the deeply Conservative south had helped Huckabee gain a sizable and comfortable lead over Douglas. May would be the last moth to really prove himself a viable contender and after the May Bombshell, the race would definitely end with a Nominee and a non-brokered convention for the GOP. Huckabee also knew this but since he was leading in the polls for the key states of North Carolina, Arkansas, and Kentucky, he really felt he had little to nothing to fear. The Conservative south had almost completely backed and this time, he would win the nomination because of it.

State of the 2008 Republican Primaries as of May 2nd:
Huckabee: 865 Delegates
Douglas: 728 Delegates

[Huey Long is a Republican]

The next update Will come on either Monday or Tuesday. Until then, I've created 6 straw polls for you who are reading. The first 5, please give me your reasoning as to why you chose who you choose.

http://www.strawpoll.me/14771341

http://www.strawpoll.me/14771358

http://www.strawpoll.me/14771378

http://www.strawpoll.me/14771386

http://www.strawpoll.me/14771397

http://www.strawpoll.me/14771430

Enjoy

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Update #6:The May Bombshells and the Primaries reach an end Part I

Following the month of April, Phil Bredesen had clearly went from the underdog to the presumptive nominee with only a few delegates away from being nominated. Meanwhile, the charismatic Senator Obama of Illinois was left behind in the dust and with him, the hopes of the first African American President. Of Obama's many supporters, one group that did not want to accept the facts was the terrorist group, the Black Panthers. After the Guam primary, the Black Panthers plotted to find a way to rid the Democrats of Bredesen so Obama could be the Nominee.

May 6th, 2008

BREAKING: Explosion in Indianapolis, Indiana just a few minutes before Phil Bredesen Rally.
 Suspects believe to have been from the Black Panthers Movement


Today on May 6th, 2008, a small bomb went off in a Indianapolis auditorium where a Phil Bredesen rally was to take place. Suspects are believed to be the Black Panthers Movement who claim to support Obama and want to wipe 'Whiteness' from the United States forever. Senator Obama has denounced the attack but the damage has already been done.

After the May 6th Attack, Obama was very clearly rejected by many Democrats despite him disavowing the attack. After Bredesen met the survivors and injured of the attack only a few hours later while Obama campaigned in California gave voters their finished opinion and they showed their thoughts in the May 8th Primaries.

Indiana Primary Results (D) [85 Delegates and 13 SuperDelegates]/color]
Bredesen: 82.3% [70 Delegates and 13 SuperDelegates]
Obama: 17.7% [2 Delegates]





North Carolina Primary Results (D) [134 Delegates {19 of which are SuperDelegates}]/color]
Bredesen: 76.8% [110 Delegates and 19 SuperDelegates]
Obama: 23.2% [5 Delegates]





Ohio Primary Results (D) [162 Delegates {21 of which are SuperDelegates}]/color]
Bredesen: 87.3% [139 Delegates and 21 Super Delegates]
Obama: 12.7% [2 Delegates]







West Virginia Primary Results (D) [39 Delegates {11 of which are SuperDelegates}]/color]
Bredesen: 62.7% [27 Delegates and 11 SuperDelegates]
Obama: 37.3% [1 Delegate]

With the May 8th Primaries over, Phil Bredesen had won the Nomination in a Landslide against Senator Barack Obama with 78 Delegates over the line, he was the Presumptive Nominee and only needed to be confirmed at the Democratic National Convention. With 9 Contests yet, Obama hoped to catch up only a bit but it was clear the Indianapolis auditorium bombing would still have an effect on Obama's Campaign. What came on May 10th, however, ended Obama's hopes to really be a true contender.

BREAKING NEWS: Former President Jimmy Carter endorses Phil Bredesen

Recently, during a Bredesen rally in Little Rock, Arkansas, Former President Jimmy Carter endorsed Phil Bredesen for the presidency, stating 'It is in the best interest of the United States that Phil Bredesen is chosen to lead them. He has policies that will repair this country and policies that can and will work, the Republicans, however don't." After the statement, Phil thanked Carter for the endorsement. Due to this endorsement, Bredesen has seen a large spike in Democratic Primary polls and General Election polls.

After Jimmy Carter's Endorsement, it was over for Obama and he indeed stated that once Bredesen was declared the official nominee at the DNC, he would endorse him for the presidency. The months of May and June passed by relatively quickly with Bredesen winning 6 of the remaining 9 states in the primary but losing all the territories in the primary. At the DNC on July 1st, 2008, Phil Bredesen recieved endorsements from Former President Bill Clinton, Former Vice president and 2000 Democratic Nominee Al Gore, 2004 Democratic Nominee John Kerry, his early opponent John Edwards, Hillary Clinton and finally Barack Obama. After accepting the nomination, Bredesen declared the quite popular Senator of Arkansas, Blanche Lincoln, as his running mate. With the double Blue Dog ticket, Bredesen had secured the loyalty of conservatives and with endorsements from Kerry and Obama, he had won the supports of the liberals and moderates and was thus ready for the General Election.

Oregon Primary Results (D) [65 Delegates {13 of which are SuperDelegates}]/color]
Bredesen: 82.4% (50 Delegates and 13 SuperDelegates)
Obama: 17.6% (2 Delegates)







Arkansas Primary Results (D) [47 Delegates {12 of which are Super Delegates}]/color]
Bredesen: 93.6% (34 Delegates and 12 SuperDelegates)
Obama: 6.4% (1 Delegate)







Kentucky Primary Results (D) [60 Delegates {9 of which are SuperDelegates}]/color]
Bredesen: 87.6% (49 Delegates and 9 Super Delegates)
Obama: 12.4% (2 Delegates)







California Primary Results (D) [441 Delegates {71 of which are Super Delegates}]/color]
Obama: 74.7% (323 Dlegates and 47 Superdelegates)
Bredesen: 45.3% (47 Delegates and 24 Super Delegates)







Montana Primary Results (D) [25 Delegates {9 of which are Super Delegates}]/color]
Bredesen: 93.2% (16 Delegates and 9 Super Delegates)
Obama: 6.8%







New Jersey Primary Results (D) [127 Delegates {20 of which are Super Delegates}]/color]
Obama: 88.5% (115 Delegates and 18 Super Delegates)
Bredesen: 11.5% (5 Delegates and 2 Super Delegates)







New Mexico Primary Results (D) [38 Delegates {12 of which are Super Delegates}]:
Obama: 67.6% (22 Delegates and 8 Super Delegates)
Bredesen: 32.4% (4 Delegates and 4 Super Delegates)







North Dakota Primary Results (D) [21 Delegates {8 of which are Super Delegates}]/color]
Bredesen: 97.6% (21 Delegates and 8 Super Delegates)
Obama: 2.4%







South Dakota Primary Results (D) [23 Delegates {8 of which are Super Delegates}]/color]
Bredesen: 84.3% (13 Delegates and 7 Super Delegates)
Obama: 15.7% (2 Delegates and 1 Super Delegate)







State of the Democratic 2008 Primaries In mid June:
Bredesen: 2787 Delegates  (473 of which are Super Delegates)
Obama: 1511 Delegates (295 of which are Super Delegates)

Bredesen gifted all Delegates at DNC, he holds Nomination with 3252 Delegates to Senator Obama's 1511

Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas declared Bredesen's Running Mate

Bredesen/Lincoln is put in every state for the Democratic ticket

[Kyle Rittenhouse is a Political Prisoner]

None of the percentages make sense. In WI, a candidate who is winning 90% of the vote would most likely sweep every county.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

None of the percentages make sense. In WI, a candidate who is winning 90% of the vote would most likely sweep every county.

These are mainly guesses as this certainly didn't happen in 2008 and thus it's hard to see which county would go where and by large a margin and how much that would add to the percentage the county's winner has. Each state is very spread out and thus it's hard to really pin down who's winning where.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Update #6:The May Bombshells and the Primaries reach an end Part II

The Republican Party, however, was having a big difficulty in finding and choosing their nominee as the conservatives of the party wanted Huckabee and the Liberals of the party wanted Douglas. For this reason the primaries in may were determined to be very close but they expected Mike Huckabee to barely continue his lead over Douglas. Then, however, came the May Bombshell on May 7th.

BREAKING: Mike Huckabee has just been endorsed by Former Grand Wizard of the KKK, David Duke

As of today at 9:30 AM May 7th, 2008, David Duke of Louisiana, the KKK Grand Wizard from 1974-1980, endorsed Mike Huckabee for the Republican Nomination for President this year, stating 'We can't yet our conservative values as a republican be ruined by the RINO Jim Douglas.' Despite there being a few hours between now and then, the Huckabee campaign has yet to make a statement about this endorsement, most likely because they are currently campaigning in North Carolina to raise support there.

The Huckabee campaign was very unfortunate to learn the news and despite Mike Huckabee himself disavowing the endorsement, it hurt him badly in several polls and thus, when May passed, the primaries showed who they liked more and a rejection of the candidate that they saw as the end to a allied party.

Indiana Primary Results (R) [57 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 62.3% (50 Delegates)
Huckabee: 37.7% (7 Delegates)







North Carolina Primary Results (R) [69 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 75.7% (56 Delegates)
Huckabee: 24.3% (13 Delegates)







West Virginia Primary Results (R) [30 Delegates]/color]
Huckabee: 83.4% (27 Delegates)
Douglas: 16.6% (3 Delegates)







Oregon Primary Results (R) [30 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 76.5% (26 Delegates)
Huckabee: 23.5% (4 Delegates)







Nebraska Primary Results (R) [33 Delegates]/color]
Huckabee: 77.4% (27 Delegates)
Douglas: 22.6% (6 Delegates)







Arkansas Primary Results (R) [34 Delegates]/color]
Huckabee: 83.2% (30 Delegates)
Douglas: 16.8% (4 Delegates)







Kentucky Primary Results (R) [45 Delegates]/color]
Huckabee: 74.1% (34 Delegates)
Douglas: 25.9% (11 Delegates)

After the May Primaries, Huckabee had maintained his but only barely and it was only because he did successful damage control in the states of Kentucky and Nebraska. He would just need one last big victory and then he would secure the nomination bu while Phil Bredesen was celebrating his succuessful victory over Senator Obama, Huckabee knew that the biggest prizes that came first in June, the state of California, New Jersey, and New Mexico, were more liberally minded and thus would be harder for him to win. Thus he didn't bother and only focused on Montana, South Dakota and Utah. When the month of June ended, here were the results:

California Primary Results (R) [173 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 86.3% (171 Delegates)
Huckabee: 13.7% (2 Delegates)







New Mexico Primary Results (R) [32 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 84.5% (31 Delegates)
Huckabee: 15.5% (1 Delegate)







New Jersey Primary Results (R) [52 Delegates]/color]
Douglas: 87.4% (52 Delegates)
Huckabee: 12.6%







Montana Primary Results (R) [25 Delegates]/color]
Huckabee: 56.34% (16 Delegates)
Douglas: 43.66% (9 Delegates)







South Dakota Primary Results (R) [27 Delegates]/color]
Huckabee: 65.4% (16 Delegates)
Douglas: 34.6% (11 Delegates)







Utah Primary Results (R) [36 Delegates]/color]
Huckabee: 84.9% (34 Delegates)
Douglas: 15.1% (2 Delegates)

When the Republican National Convention came, Douglas was back in the lead with almost a hundred delegates over Huckabee but still he wan't the clear Nominee and the last 234 Delegates were to be added to their total score on July 8th, a week after the DNC. However, by July 11th, the RNC had 3 ties and thus it was left up to the delegates to make their own choices and in the end, Jim Douglas won the Nomination with 1238 Delegates to Huckabee's 1234 Delegates. Due to how close it was and Huckabee knowing full well if the recount in Michigan had happened, he would've won the Nomination, if only barely, left in a huff saying that he had been cheated enough times.

Jim Douglas, in a desperate attempt to appeal to the Huckabite south chose Representative Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia as his running mate. Despite this, Douglas was still considered to liberal and thus the south saw the Democrats as a better option. Still, the Douglas/Captio Republican ticket was put in every state ballot. With the Primary Done and over with, RCP did a poll and saw Bredesen had add more to his previous lead over Douglas on July 27th, which was when the General election officially began. Thus, the election of 2008 between a Blue Dog Democrat and a Liberal Republican began and it would become one of the most lopsided elections in History.

2008 Republican Primaries at National Convention:
Douglas: 1162 Delegates
Huckabee: 1067 Delegates

Douglas gifted 77 Delegates at Convention, securing his nomination as the Republican Candidate for President in 2008 with 1238 Delegates to Huckabee's 1234

Representative Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia selected to be Douglas' running mate

Douglas/Captio in every state ballot as Republican ticket

Huckabee leaves RNC in a huff and doesn't endorse Douglas

Huckabee announces that he plans to run as an independent for the state of Arkansas and Arkansas alone on July 25th.

GOP scrambles to try to reconcile with Huckabee but all attempts fail miserabley

Poll: who would you vote for to be President
Bredesen/Lincoln: 77%
Douglas/Captio: 20%
Undecided: 3%




GENERAL ELECTION BEGINS

[Kyle Rittenhouse is a Political Prisoner]

None of the percentages make sense. In WI, a candidate who is winning 90% of the vote would most likely sweep every county.

These are mainly guesses as this certainly didn't happen in 2008 and thus it's hard to see which county would go where and by large a margin and how much that would add to the percentage the county's winner has. Each state is very spread out and thus it's hard to really pin down who's winning where.

But your guesses are severely overestimating how much counties vary. As an approximation, if you have two candidates, take their vote shares and raise them to the 4th power to find counties won. If Breseden wins 65% of the NC, and Obama 35%, he would win 92/100 counties. At 75%, 99/100 counties. Any candidate who takes 80%+ is almost guaranteed to sweep the state.

[America Needs R'hllor]

None of the percentages make sense. In WI, a candidate who is winning 90% of the vote would most likely sweep every county.

These are mainly guesses as this certainly didn't happen in 2008 and thus it's hard to see which county would go where and by large a margin and how much that would add to the percentage the county's winner has. Each state is very spread out and thus it's hard to really pin down who's winning where.

But your guesses are severely overestimating how much counties vary. As an approximation, if you have two candidates, take their vote shares and raise them to the 4th power to find counties won. If Breseden wins 65% of the NC, and Obama 35%, he would win 92/100 counties. At 75%, 99/100 counties. Any candidate who takes 80%+ is almost guaranteed to sweep the state.

Also, some of the details here don't really make sense, like Obama staying in the race after Breseden secured the nomination and winning states.

[Humphrey]

Uh really stupid blue dogs are responsible for the public option not being a thing. Also thanks to Blue Dogs we nominated a completeclown in Hillary Clinton she was so awful and anti progressive I voted for Jill stein.

[Mr. Smith]

Huckabee wouldn't win Utah.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Update #7: GOP Struggle


The 2008 Republican National Convention

Following the Nominations of Phil Bredesen and Jim Douglas from both and their own running mates being selected, it was very apparent that Bredesen was the clear head of the race and the favorite to win in many states, including the Military state of Virginia, which was a former Republican Stronghold. Jim would attempt damage control but he just couldn't compete with Bredesen in the South so he went for the states he had a feeling he could win. He first selected Ohio as the first stop of his Campaign, where in Cincinnati he would accuse Bredesen of wanting to ruin health Care and give the wealthy a tax break while he constantly campaigned on the idea of raising taxes on the wealthy and repairing Healthcare.


This information, however, was proven false when Experts agreed that Bredesen's planned reform in Tax Cuts, lessened Corporate tax rates, Education where the students and Teachers control everything, and healthcare being split into a bunch of different companies would indeed be very helpful for the US Economy. Douglas, however, was slowly catching up due to his support from the GOP Base even if it was somewhat reluctant support. When the 7th anniversary of the September 11th attacks came, however, Douglas’ Campaign almost faced total collapse.

Phil Bredesen gives his September 11th Remembrance speech

On September 11th, 2008, Bredesen stated that the attacks were cowardly and that anyone that is hiding Al Qaeda agents should give them to the law for their proper treatment. Bredesen also stated that he would America to build from this day and become stronger and less Divided on Partisan lines. When asked what they thought how his speech was, around 76.5% of people thought that he was speaking about the right things. At the same time, however, Jim was not doing so well. He gave a speech at the 9/11 Memorial but this was immediately after he did a rally in Tallahassee, Florida, thus making it seem like he was only doing it out of Political interest while Bredesen promised to not Campaign on the entire day. Despite this, Around 57.3% thought his speech was a good message.


The day afterward, however, running Mate Shelley Moore Capito failed at backing up her own Running Mate, stating “I really don't know what he thinks sometimes. Hell, I don't even support most of his ideas. I think he only choose me because Huckabee became an Independent and I'm from the south, to be honest.” This interview led to what many have agreed to call the Douglas Campaign Panic as the Campaign did Damage control. By the first debate, however, the Campaign was clearly at a downturn and the polls clearly showed, though Douglas had caught up somewhat to Bredesen by the first debate.

2008 General Election Polls:
Bredesen/Lincoln: 67%
Douglas/Captio: 23%
Undecided: 10%


Polls from 5 States


Tennessee:
Bredesen/Lincoln: 73%
Douglas/Captio: 20%
Undecided: 7%


Arkansas:
Bredesen/Lincoln: 51%
Huckabee/Paul: 20%
Douglas/Captio: 17%
Undecided: 12%


Iowa:
Bredesen/Lincoln: 54%
Douglas/Captio: 36%
Undecided: 10%


Florida:
Bredesen/Lincoln: 59%
Douglas/Captio: 21%
Undecided: 10%


North Carolina:
Bredesen/Lincoln: 55%
Douglas/Captio: 35%
Undecided: 10%

Colors will be fixed at a later date. Hoped you enjoyed

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Update #8: The Debates and October surprise

On September 26th, Jim Douglas and Phil Bredesen would meet at the University of MIssissippi in Oxford, Mississippi for the First Presidential Debate. Douglas had been prepping since the day previous but Bredesen had actually been preparing the entire month for the debate. With an estimated 55.6 Million viewers. Some of the highlights will be shown:

1st Presidential Debate highlights

Leher: The recent financial crisis has began to hit our nation hard and with it many jobs are being lost and the economic crisis is starting to turn south. As President, how would you stop this crisis?

Bredesen: I think you all know my positions already but let’s say it again. I want to give tax cuts to the upper, middle, and lower classes at 28%, 24% and 20% respectfully. I will also want to give a corporate Tax Rate at 20% and actually offer incentives for businesses to come here and stay.

Douglas: Bredesen, what you’re saying won’t-

Bredesen: Jim
Douglas: It won’t-

Bredesen: Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim.

Douglas: It won’t work. You’re only giving a tax cut to the wealthy.

Bredesen: Well, I know something about how to run a state, Jim. After all, my state is actually getting through the current economic crisis well enough. So leave the Economy to me.

Leher: The current war in Iraq is considered to be a very terrible situation for us. As President, what will be the way you handle Iraq?

Douglas: I want it to be known that I’m not a War-hawk, America. I want to withdrawl any and all troops from that country once our mission has actually been accomplished. The Right way.

Bredesen: Jim, I want to say something. What you’re suggesting might be a really big mistake.

Douglas: Phil, listen, America doesn’t need more lives wasted in a pointless war in Iraq.

Bredesen: I certainly agree on that, Jim. But listen, what you’re suggesting could cause serious problems down the road for us. When I say that, I mean after our troops withdrawl from Iraq and the country isn’t actually stable enough to hold, thus collapsing and undoing all the hard work that our troops gave. What I will do, and this is a promise, is I will keep troops in Iraq until there is without a doubt proof that the country is stable and ready for the US withdrawl.

Who do you think won the debate?
Bredesen: 56%
Douglas: 44%

Who was better on the Economy?
Bredesen: 54%
Douglas: 46%

Who was better on Foreign Policy?
Bredesen: 51%
Douglas: 49%

A victory for Bredesen, the 1st Presidential debate still gave Douglas a well needed boost in the polls and he would campaign in Arkansas, Florida, and Tennessee, all three swing states, in between the period from September 27th and October 7th, where the second debate would be held. Despite this, however, his running mate would have to prove herself on the Debate stage as well. On October 2nd, Shelley Moore Capito and Blanche Lincoln at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, another swing state in the election.

Vice Presidential Debate Highlights:

Ilfill: to Senator Lincoln, your running mate supports Fossil fuels AND Alternative Energy at the same time, a very strange opinion given the Democratic Party’s Progressive stances as of late. How do you feel on these ideas?

Lincoln: Well, Gwen, I would like to answer by stating this: in Arkansas, we are very rural. We can’t afford many expensive things like Alternative energy, so we depend on Fossil fuels more. Phil is campaigning for those people like me and those who want to give the world a cleaner place.

Captio: Wait a minute, Blanche. Now first, I know we’re making history being the first two female running mates in a major party as well as being in the first all female VP debate. But back onto the issue. What your running mate supports is simply not sustainable. It’s either alternative energy or Fossil Fuel energy. No in between.

Ilfill: To Representative Captio, Your running mate’s stance on education isn’t well known but what is your stance?

Captio: Gwen, my stance is simple: Let the parents choose the schools. Public schools aren’t working anymore and the best way to solve this problem is to give Education power to parents so they can choose where and how Students are taught.

Lincoln: Shelly, that was actually quite an interesting stance so I must applaud you for that. But while I agree that Public schools don’t work anymore, me and my candidate have made it abundantly clear that we support a total reform of the education system. Remove insitutions that have been around since the 1800s and replace them with institutions of the modern day.



Who won the Debate?
Captio: 52%
Lincoln: 48%

Who won on Energy?
Captio: 51%
Lincoln: 49%

Who won on Education?
Lincoln: 54%
Captio: 46%

The surprise Captio victory in the VP debate allowed Douglas to launch higher in the polls in several and was even shown to likely win several states that were crucial to his win including the states of Iowa, Ohio, and Virginia. Of course, however, it wouldn’t last. Douglas proved himself in the next presidential debate, which was focused on mainly education and energy, just like the VP one. Both men would speak hard on their ideas, with Bredesen supporting an entire overhaul of the education system much like Lincoln while Douglas supported the idea of parents choosing schools for their children on education, while for Energy, Douglas spoke on the behalf of just alternative energy while Bredesen spoke on the idea of a fossil fuels/alternative energy hybrid. At the end, Bredesen and Douglas were tied for how well they both did in the polls on who won the debate. For the next 8 days, both men would campaign on their policies on Education and Economic Policy as well as energy and foreign policy before the next debate happened. Before the debate actually happened, Douglas was shown to be within the margin of error against Bredesen. The third and final debate, hosted at Hofstra University in Hampstead, Long Island, New York, Douglas would make a large Gaffe:

Douglas’ Gaffe on Healthcare

Schieffer: I would like to ask, on the behalf of every American citizen here, how would you handle Healthcare.

Bredesen: Well, Bob, I want to say how I will do it exactly and I won’t change it no matter what. I want to create 50 different companies for every state and those states have dozens of companies under them competing with one another. The better the competition, the better the price and the better the Healthcare. It will be called Statecare and it would allow citizens to have access to multiple forms of Healthcare all at the same time.

Douglas: Phil, competition never means something will get better. In fact, I argue on the contrary, Phil, competition will only make things worse for us.

Bredesen: Jim, on the entire record of Human History, where can you find a report that competition has led to bad things.

Douglas: I, um….um..um.



Who do you think won the debate?
Bredesen: 57%
Douglas: 43%

Strongest on Healthcare?
Bredesen: 62%
Douglas: 38%

Strongest on Domestic Policy?
Bredesen: 55%
Douglas: 45%

What came 5 days later, known as the real october suprise, happened when Jim Douglas was campaigning in New York, He was told by a few colleagues that the supreme court had ruled a bill he had put into Law and was also proposing to enforce in the government was quasi-unconstitutional and when looked at it, the biggest criticism was the idea that it could be morphed to censorship. Thus, Douglas dropped in the polls and while he wasn’t at his lowpoint once again, it was still a dangerous position and come Election Night, the reason why would show.


Who are you going to be voting for?
Bredesen: 58%
Douglas: 38%
Unsure: 4%

Election Night is next

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Election Night 2008, Part 1

MSNBC Election Night music: https://youtu.be/47KIyoQLtXA

Gregory: Good Evening, It is 306 days from the Iowa Caucus and believe it or not, it all comes down to tonight. I'm joined at the large round table with my co-hosts Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann.

Matthews: No matter who wins tonight, it'll be historic.

Olbermann: agreed, Chris. If either Candidate wins tonight, their running mate could very well be the first woman to become Vice President.

Gregory: It's now 6 PM Eastern Time and we can see the first reports of Tonight and we can see in the states of Indiana and Kentucky that Jim Douglas has a Narrow lead.

6:00 PM

Indiana: Less than 1% reporting
Douglas: 50%
Bredesen: 45

Kentucky: Less than 1% reporting
Douglas: 51%
Bredesen: 44%

Phil Bredesen: 0 Electoral Votes/0% of Popular Vote
Jim Douglas: 0 Electoral Votes/0% of the Popular Vote
270 Needed to Win

7:00 PM

Gregory: It is 7 PM Eastern Time and we can project Jim Douglas' homestate of Vermont with it's 3 Electoral Votes will go to Phil Breseden. At the same time, we are placing the states of Kentucky and Indiana in the 'Too Close to Call' category

Indiana: 5% reporting
Douglas: 49%
Bredesen: 47%

Kentucky: 7% reporting
Douglas: 53%
Bredesen: 46%

Vermont: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 57% ✓
Douglas 40%

Matthews: We are also placing the States of Florida, Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia in the 'Too Close to Call' category. Douglas holds a slim lead in South Carolina while Bredesen is leading in Florida, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Virginia: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 51%
Douglas: 46%

Georgia: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 52%
Douglas: 44%

South Carolina: 1% Reporting
Douglas: 55%
Bredesen: 40%

Florida: Less than 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 56%
Douglas: 40%

Olbermann: Let's take a break from these projections and take a look at the Senate race in Kentucky. We are moving the race into the 'Too Close to Call' category with Incumbent Mitch McConnell in a slim lead.

Kentucky Senatorial Election:
McConnell: 52%
Lunsford: 47%

Gregory: As you can see from the Electoral Map that is now on the screen that Bredesen is leading with 3 Electoral Votes while Jim Douglas still doesn't have any Electoral Votes.

Bredesen: 3/53.5%
Douglas: 0/34.3%
270 to Win

7:30 PM

Matthews: It is 7:30 PM Eastern and MSNBC will move the states of Ohio, North Carolina, and West Virginia into the 'Too Close to Call'category, Douglas having a very slim lead in West Virginia while Bredesen is in the lead in Ohio and North Carolina.

West Virginia: 1% reporting
Douglas: 49%
Bredesen: 47%

Ohio: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 54%
Douglas: 44%

North Carolina: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 50%
Douglas: 44%

Olbermann: Clearly, it seems that Bredesen is at an advantage in this Election.

Gregory: that's a fact, Keith. As you can see from the Electoral Map on the screen, Bredesen still has 3 Electoral Votes while Douglas doesn't have a single one and at the same time, Bredesen is leading in several swing States. It seems being from the south is really helping Bredesen out.

Bredesen: 3/56.5%
Douglas: 0/42.4%
270 Needed to Win

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Election Night 2008, Part 2

MSNBC Election Night music: https://youtu.be/47KIyoQLtXA

8:00 PM

Matthews: Welcome to Election Night, and it 8 PM Eastern Time. At this point in time, MSNBC can make a large batch of Projections, but from the looks of everything, Bredesen is still in the lead. MSNBC is projecting that the states of Illinois, Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut will go to Phil Bredesen of Tennessee as well as the District of Columbia. At the same time, Jim Douglas is finally put on the map with the states of Texas and Alabama going handedly for him. MSNBC has also now called the states of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Phil Bredesen's Home state of Tennessee, and Florida as in the 'Too Close to Call' Category with Bredesen having a slight lead in all of them. We are also calling the states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and all of Maine as in the 'Too Early Too Call'.

Olbermann: Some of our viewers might ask what's the difference between too early and too close races and the difference is that in our Too Early Races, there isn't enough votes in to make an official projection while in the case of Too Close Races, we can't let make a projection because there isn't a substantial enough lead.

Gregory: Yes, that is truth, Keith. Already, Bredesen looks to be dominating Douglas and will Continue to dominate him throughout the night.

Massachusetts: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 61% ✔
Douglas: 37%



Illinois: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 53%  ✔
Douglas: 30%



Maryland: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 57% ✔
Douglas: 27%



Delaware: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 54% ✔
Douglas: 31%



District of Columbia: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 71% ✔
Douglas: 10%



Connecticut: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 59% ✔
Douglas: 20%

New Jersey: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 56% ✔
Douglas: 30%



Texas: 1% Reporting
Douglas: 60% ✔
Bredesen: 30%



Alabama: 1% Reporting
Douglas: 58% ✔
Bredesen: 32%




Michigan: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 59%
Douglas: 39%

Pennsylvania: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 55%
Douglas: 30%

New Hampshire: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 63%
Douglas: 33%

Maine: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 57%
Douglas: 40%

Tennessee: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 53%
Douglas: 44%

Florida: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 54%%
Douglas: 44%

Mississippi: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 51%
Douglas: 46%

Missouri: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 52%
Douglas: 48%

Oklahoma: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 56%
Douglas: 42%

Kansas: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 50%
Douglas: 43%

Phil Bredesen: 74 Electoral Votes/55.7%
Douglas: 43 Electoral Votes/37.8%
270 Needed to Win

8:30 PM

Matthews: It is 8:30 PM and MSNBC is placing the state of Arkansas in Too Close to Call

Oblermann: Interesting thing to note is that in Arkansas, it's a three way race between former Governor of the state Mike Huckabee, Jim Douglas, and Phil Bredesen. The Vote Splitting might make the race very close. Huckabee is currently leading both candidates, but very Narrowly

Arkansas: 1% Reporting
Huckabee: 38%
Bredesen: 32%%
Douglas: 28%

Phil Bredesen: 74 Electoral Votes/55.7%
Douglas: 43 Electoral Votes/37.8%
270 Needed to Win

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Election Night 2008, Part 3

MSNBC Election Night music: https://youtu.be/47KIyoQLtXA

8:55 PM

Gregory: at 8:55 PM Eastern Time, MSNBC can now project the states of Maine, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire for Phil Bredesen, thus sending him over the 100 Electoral Votes Mark.

Michigan: 10% Reporting
Bredesen: 57%  ✔
Douglas: 36%



Pennsylvania: 10% Reporting
Bredesen: 54%  ✔
Douglas: 33%



New Hampshire: 10% Reporting
Bredesen: 59%  ✔
Douglas: 30%



Maine: 10% Reporting
Bredesen: 61%  ✔
Douglas: 35%

Bredesen: 120/58.2%
Douglas: 43/32.5%
270 Needed to Win

Matthews: With those 4 states, Bredesen's chance of victory rises while Douglas' decline. But now we want to take a short break before our Election projection for Senatorial elections. MSNBC can project that Mark Pryor of Arkansas will be re-elected, his opponent not really standing a chance. Joe Biden of Delaware will also be re-elected. Jeff Sessions has won in Alabama. John Kerry of Massachusetts has won, along with Cal Levin of Michigan, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Mark Warner of Virginia, and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia for the Democrats, while Pat Roberts of Kansas, Susan Collins of Maine, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, and John Cornyn of Texas has won their own races. If this is a model of what may happen tonight, we'll just have to wait and see.

Arkansas Senatorial Election:
Pryor: 67% ✔
Kennedy: 23%

Delaware Senatorial Election:
Biden: 64% ✔
O'Donnell: 31%

Massachusetts Senatorial Election:
Kerry: 65% ✔
Beaty: 25%

Michigan Senatorial Election:
Levin: 62% ✔
Hoogendyk: 30%

Louisiana Senatorial Election:
Landrieu: 55% ✔
Kennedy: 30%

New Hampshire Senatorial Election:
Shaheen: 53% ✔
Sununu: 28%

New Jersey Senatorial Election:
Lautenberg: 58% ✔
Zimmer: 27%

North Carolina Senatorial Election:
Hagan: 56% ✔
Dole: 34%

Illinois Senatorial Election:
Durbin: 69% ✔
Sauerberg: 21%

Virginia Senatorial Election:
Warner: 70% ✔
Gilmore: 29%

West Virginia Senatorial Election:
Rockefeller: 67% ✔
Wolfe: 31%

Alabama Senatorial Election:
Sessions: 67% ✔
Figures: 30%

Kansas Senatorial Election:
Roberts: 63% ✔
Slattery: 20%

Maine Senatorial Election:
Collins: 64% ✔
Allen: 26%

Mississippi Senatorial Election:
Cochran: 63% ✔
Fleming: 29%

Mississippi Senatorial Election (Special Election)
Wicker: 59% ✔
Musgrove: 39%

Oklahoma Senatorial Election:
Jim Inhofe: 53% ✔
Rice: 30%

South Carolina Senatorial Election:
Lindsey Graham: 60% ✔
Conley: 29%

Tennessee Senatorial Election:
Alexander: 68% ✔
Tuke: 26%

Texas Senatorial Election:
John Cornyn: 59% ✔
Noriega: 32%

Olbermann: With all these calls for the Senate, we can see that it's getting close but a Democratic Majority is all but assured. Still, Georgia and Kentucky's Senate races are Too Close to Call with Lunsford taking a slim lead in Kentucky and Chambliss maintaining a stable lead in Georgia. We'll Keep you updated on the Election as it continues.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Election Night 2008, Part 4


MSNBC Election Night music: https://youtu.be/47KIyoQLtXA

9:00 PM

Matthews: It is 9:00 PM Eastern and right now we have several Projection. The states of New York, Rhode Island, Colorado, and New Mexico are projected to go into Phil Bredesen's tally. Also, the states of Nebraska, Arizona, North and South Dakota, Wyoming, and Louisiana have been moved into Too Close to Call while Minnesota and Wisconsin has been moved into Too Early to Call, Thus giving Bredesen 169 Electoral Votes.

New York: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 67% ✔
Douglas: 29%



Rhode Island: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 65% ✔
Douglas: 27%



Colorado: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 59% ✔
Douglas: 29%



New Mexico: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 71% ✔
Douglas: 20%



Nebraska: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 52%
Douglas: 46%


North Dakota: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 54%
Douglas: 43%


South Dakota: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 49%
Douglas: 42%


Minnesota: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 56%
Douglas: 38%


Wyoming: 1% Reporting
Douglas: 51%
Bredesen: 47%


Arizona: 1% Reporting
Douglas: 54%
Bredesen: 43%

Phil Bredesen: 169/57.8%
Jim Douglas: 43/32.4%
270 Needed to Win

9:47 PM

Olbermann: It is 9:47 PM Eastern Time and stay tuned for several Key Race Alerts. In the state of Virginia, with it's 13 Electoral Votes, Phil Bredesen has been given the win. In the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, with their 10 Electoral Votes each, Bredesen will gain both. Finally, in the critical state of Ohio, with it's 20 Electoral Votes, Phil Bredesen has been declared the winner. Remember, the only candidate that lost Ohio but won the election in the last 70 years was John F. Kennedy in 1960. A candidate needs Ohio to win the election.

Ohio: 67% Reporting
Bredesen: 58% ✔
Douglas: 40%





Wisconsin: 8% Reporting
Bredesen: 69% ✔
Douglas: 26%





Minnesota: 8% Reporting
Bredesen: 75% ✔
Douglas: 21%





Virginia: 76% Reporting
Bredesen: 57% ✔
Douglas: 34%

Phil Bredesen: 222/59.6%
Jim Douglas: 43/32.4%
270 Needed to Win

Gregory: Wow, look at how close Phil is to 270. All he needs is Florida and a combination of two other big states, Tennessee and Indiana, both of which he is leading in, and he'll be over the top. Meanwhile, Douglas is sadly stuck at 43. This reminds me of 1992 when Bill Clinton was in the 200s and Bush, our president then, was stuck in the double digits. A total wipe-out and that is what this Election could very well be.


Matthews: Agreed, David. Now, MSNBC would like to project several Senate Races. Mike Udall of Colorado gains a seat for the Democrats. In Iowa, Tom Harkin retains his seat. In Minnesota, DFL candidate Al Franken has won. Now the DFL is basically the Democratic Party in Minnesota, that's another Senate seat for the Democrats. In Nebraska, Mike Johanns holds for the Republicans. In New Mexico, Tom Udall gains another seat from the Republicans. In Rhode Island, Democrat Jack Reeds holds. In South Dakota, Tim Johnson  holds for the Democrats and in Wyoming, John Barrasso and Mike Enzi Holds for the Republican. With only a few states left to call, the Democrats look like they may be able to hold a solid majority in the senate and don't forget that both Georgia and Kentucky are still Too Close to Call.

Colorado Senatorial Election:
Udall: 57% ✔
Schaffer: 32%



Iowa Senatorial Race:
Harkin: 67% ✔
Reed: 25%




Minnesota Senatorial Election:
Franken: 57% ✔
Coleman: 37%



Nebraska Senatorial Election:
Johanns: 62% ✔
Kleeb: 37%



New Mexico Senatorial Election:
Udall: 63% ✔
Pearce: 36%



Rhode Island Senatorial Election:
Reed: 72% ✔
Tingle: 26%



South Dakota Senatorial Election:
Johnson: 65% ✔
Dykstra: 26%



Wyoming Senatorial Election:
Enzi: 78% ✔
Rothfuss: 20%



Wyoming Senatorial Election (Special)
Barrasso: 75% ✔
Carter: 15%

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Election Night 2008, Part 5


MSNBC Election Night music: https://youtu.be/47KIyoQLtXA

10:00 PM

Olbermann: It is 10 PM Eastern Time and Polls will now close in several states. The states of Iowa and Montana are too close to call. The state of Nevada with 5 Electoral Votes is Too Early to Call. The state of Utah with 6 Electoral Votes will go to Jim Douglas

Utah: 1% Reporting
Douglas: 57% ✔
Bredesen: 40%



Nevada: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 59%
Douglas: 45%

Iowa: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 50%
Douglas: 40

Montana: 1% Reporting
Douglas: 47%
Bredesen: 46%

Bredesen: 222/61.2%
Douglas: 48/38.3%
270 Needed to Win

Gregory: Washington Post and New York have just declared that Phil Bredesen will be Elected President once California is called. And that's very true. At this point, it's not if Douglas can win, it's if he can not lose big-time and sadly for him, that simply isn't the case.

10:34 PM

Matthews: Hello everyone, welcome back to Election Night. We have 3 key race alerts . The states of Indiana, Tennessee, and Florida will now be called for Phil Bredesen and with that, he has now won the Electoral College and has thus been elected the 44th president.

Florida: 84% Reporting
Bredesen: 57% ✔
Douglas: 40%



Indiana: 97% Reporting
Bredesen: 56% ✔
Douglas: 42%



Tennessee: 73% Reporting
Bredesen: 63% ✔
Douglas: 32%

Phil Bredesen: 271/58.5%
Douglas: 48/40.3%

Phil Bredesen Elected 44th President

Olbermann: And thus, the Tennessee Governor brings the Blue Dogs and Centrist policies to the white house. If you ask me, Douglas never stood a chance, especially with the Approval rating of President Bush and The Republican Party. Now, MSNBC can project a Senate Race and we can Project the winner of one Key Senate Race. In the state of Montana, Incumbent Max Baucus has held for the Democratic Party while in Kentucky, in a massive Surprise, Bruce Lunsford has beaten Incumbent Mitch McConnell by only 3%, most likely he has Bredesen to thank for the votes needed to win.

Montana Senatorial Election:
Baucus: 75% ✔
Kelleher: 20%



Kentucky Senatorial Election:
Bruce Lunsford: 51% ✔
McConnell: 48%

Gregory: and so Crumbles Republican hopes of Victory. Question is, who will be the next Senate Minority Leader?

11:00 PM

Matthews: It is 11 PM Eastern Time and we have 5 states closing their polls as well as three Key Race Alerts. In the states of Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington will go to Bredesen while the state of Idaho has been moved to Too Close to Call. At the same time, we can now project that the states of Nevada, North Carolina, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Georgia will go to Phil Breseden.

California: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 64% ✔
Douglas: 20%



Oregon: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 67% ✔
Douglas: 20%



Washington: 1% Reporting
Bredesen: 69% ✔
Douglas: 30%



Nevada: 24% Reporting
Bredesen: 74% ✔
Douglas: 18%



Kentucky: 98% Reporting
Bredesen: 51% ✔
Douglas: 49%



North Carolina: 89% Reporting
Bredesen: 55% ✔
Douglas: 45%



Georgia: 96% Reporting
Bredesen: 58% ✔
Douglas: 42%



Arkansas: 78% Reporting
Bredesen: 54% ✔
Huckabee: 26%
Douglas: 20%

Phil Bredesen: 397/58.7%
Douglas: 48/41.2%

Olbermann: MSNBC would also like to project that the senate race in Georgia will end with Jim Martin winning against Incumbent Saxby Chambliss by 51.7% to 48.3%.

Georgia Senatorial Election:
Martin: 51.7% ✔
Chambliss: 48.3

Gregory: And so go the Republican hopes to at least have a chance in Congress. I have a feeling Tomorrow, when many other Republicans wake up, they will be very Frightened at Tonight's result.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Election Night 2008, Part 6


MSNBC Election Night music: https://youtu.be/47KIyoQLtXA











12:57 AM

Matthews: On this Election Night that has more or less Became a Democratic Sweep, we can call 7 more states. It seems that the prayers of Jim Douglas has been answered as we can now call the states of South Carolina, West Virginia, and Wyoming for him. Bredesen has won the states of Missouri, Mississippi, Louisana, and Iowa and thus increased his lead.

South Carolina: 97% Reporting
Douglas: 53% ✔
Bredesen: 47%



West Virginia: 99% Reporting
Douglas: 52% ✔
Bredesen: 48%



Wyoming: 57% Reporting
Douglas: 54% ✔
Bredesen: 46%



Missouri: 95% Reporting
Bredesen: 58% ✔
Douglas: 42%



Mississippi: 96% Reporting
Bredesen: 59% ✔
Douglas: 41%



Louisiana: 84% Reporting
Bredesen: 55% ✔
Douglas: 45%



Iowa: 71% Reporting
Bredesen: 57% ✔
Douglas: 43%

Phil Bredesen: 430/59.6%
Jim Douglas: 64/35.5%

Olbermann: Say what you will about Tonight, but I have one thing to Say: Bredesen has been given a gigantic chance by the voters. Few Candidates won by such a large margin in the past and Bredesen better live up to expectations.

Gregory: You're definitely right, Keith. And right now, since it is now 1:07 AM, MSNBC would like to make at least a few more calls. Alaska will go to Douglas at Poll Closing but North and South Dakota, All of Nebraska, Kansas, and Montana have now been projected to go to Bredesen, thus ending hopes to at least get in the 90 Electoral Vote range.

Alaska: 1% Reporting
Douglas: 67% ✔
Bredesen: 27%



North Dakota: 67%
Bredesen: 60% ✔
Douglas: 40%



South Dakota: 67% Reporting
Bredesen: 63% ✔
Douglas: 36%



Kansas: 72% Reporting
Bredesen: 63% ✔
Douglas: 42%



Nebraska: 86% Reporting
Bredesen: 53% ✔
Douglas: 44%



Montana: 73% Reporting
Bredesen: 64% ✔
Douglas: 32%

Bredesen: 450/60.5%
Douglas: 67/32.3%

Matthews: With only 3 states remaining left to be called, Douglas' Campaign is praying that the states flip for him. In the meantime we can make a projection for the Senate. The state of Oregon has become a Democratic gain in the senate with Jeff Merkley picking up the win, thus giving them 58 Senate Seats as of Right Now while in Alaska, Mark Begich has picked up another gain for the Democratic party in the Senate. Only the race in the state of Idaho remains.

Oregon Senatorial Election:
Merkley: 51% ✔
Smith: 49%



Alaska Senatorial Election:
Begich: 53% ✔
Stevens: 47%

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Election Night 2008, Part 7


MSNBC Election Night music: https://youtu.be/47KIyoQLtXA











2:21 AM

Olbermann: Welcome back to hopefully the last segment of Election Night 2008 and right now we can project the final states of Idaho, Arizona, and Oklahoma for Jim Douglas. Tonight will end with a 450-88 Electoral Map while there will also be a 60-40 Senate as we can also Project that Larry LaRocco will pick up the Senate seat in Idaho, ending tonight in a unexpected Democratic Wave.

Matthews: You've got that right, Keith. We expected a Democratic Wave tonight but not one as big as this.

Idaho: 88% Reporting
Douglas: 51%
Bredesen: 49%



Arizona: 91% Reporting
Douglas: 52%
Bredesen: 48%



Oklahoma: 100% Reporting
Douglas: 50.1%
Bredesen: 49.9%



Idaho Senatorial Election:
LaRocco: 52.3%
Risch: 45.6%

Phil Bredesen: 450/58.7%
Jim Douglas: 88/32.1%

Gregory: and thus a Historic Election Night comes to a close. Thank you for staying here and watching with us, we will continue our Normal news coverage tomorrow. Good Night, everyone!

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

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[Huey Long is a Republican]

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[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

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[Huey Long is a Republican]

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[Huey Long is a Republican]

I will post the Victory Speech for Bredesen and Concession Speech for Douglas tomorrow. I will then follow it with Bredesen's Cabinet being posted in little snippets. I already have a Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasuary planned, though I need to think of the others. Question is, would you want to see midterms and Administration timeline for Bredesen's Presidency or would you just want a timeskip to the 2012 Election?

[libertpaulian]

I think maybe some brief summaries of a Bredesen administration would be awesome.

Despite my libertarian tendencies, I'd vote Bredesen in a heartbeat!