Two new polls were released this week which showed Mitt Romney creeping ever so slightly ahead of President Obama in the state of Florida. Much of the analysis of this Romney “surge” has focused around swing voters, a myth invented by pollsters in the 1980s, further promoted in the 1990s, and one which should have …
It has been over a week since election and there are still a handful of Federal elections that are still too close to call. Overnight in Alaska, Republican Senator Ted Stevens has lost his lead over Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich. As of yesterday, Begich had a 814 vote lead over Stevens. Still, there are nearly …
Democrat Frank Kratovil has been declared the winner of Maryland’s 1st Congressional District by CNN. Kratovil defeats Republican Andrew Harris by 2,000 votes. The only races yet to be called in the House are the California 4th, Ohio 15th and the Virginia 5th. Republicans lead the California and Ohio races, but the Democrat leads in …
Another race is called, Dems pick up the Maryland 5th Read More »
Then there were only four races left. In the Washington 8th, most media outlets have declared Republican Rep. Dave Reichert the winner. With 77% of the vote in, Reichert has pulled out a 6,400 vote lead over Democratic challenger Darcy Burner. Reichert now has the lead in King County, which pretty much sealed up the …
One Senate race is solved, and that is in Oregon. In the last day, The Oregonian declared Jeff Merkley the winner of the Oregon US Senate seat over Republican incumbent Gordon Smith. With 94% of the vote in, Merkley has opened up a 3% lead over Smith. The rest of the precincts to report are …
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