Mississippi Election Results- Thread #3

[TSIAS]

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[jenk]

1. is the gap still closing?

still partying in jersey :)

[TSIAS]

2. 47% Reporting

Governor
Candidate Votes Percent Winner
Ronnie Musgrove (Dem) 181,876 45%
Haley Barbour (GOP) 214,460 53%
Sherman Dillon (Grn) 1,631 0%
John Thomas Cripps (Cnl) 2,804 1%
Shawn O'Hara (RP) 1,941 0%
Precincts Reporting - 1092 out of 2319 - 47%

[Rowdyboy]

3. 52% in, Barbour leads 232,000 to 199,000

but people are still voting in Hinds county...

[CMT]

4. not insurmountable especially if heavily democratic vote

is still out.

[NewJerseyDem]

5. What is Hinds County?

Is that democratic-leaning? Why are they still voting or is it just that the results haven't come in?

[Maddy McCall]

7. Rowdy, would you like to take this one...

while I go fix another glass of wine...did I say whine?...I meant wine. :-)

[bluestateguy]

8. AL GORE carried Hinds County

That answer your question?

[NewJerseyDem]

12. That definitely does!!!

That is all I needed to know.

[Rowdyboy]

16. Hinds is split, probably narrowly Democratic...

Unfortunately, Madison, Rankin and DeSoto counties are all still out and they are HEAVILY Republican. It's not time to go to bed yet, but its not looking good.

[NewJerseyDem]

23. Well if Gore won Hinds than wouldn't Musgrove

Gore was slaughtered in Mississippi but Musgrove is close to winning. So, wouldn't a county that went for Gore, probably go overwhelmingly for Musgrove?

[jenk]

9. Hinds County went Dem 53-42 in 2000,

[bluestateguy]

26. True

And that was AL GORE, not exactly good Mississippi material. Musgrove will poll far better than that.

[Maddy McCall]

6. Votes not yet in in Hinds and Delta precincts!

Hinds and Delta precincts--our salvation. This is REALLY GOOD FOR MUSGROVE!!

Look guys, I live in a small town and I had to wait for 30 minutes tonight to get a ballot, and then another 15 for a booth to come open. There were only 3 booths! Could have used 15. For retired people, that's ok, but for working people, they get frustrated and leave.

Other issues:

Republican monitors were intimidating voters by videotaping them signing their names and casting their votes. How would you like to have some old crone with a sanyo in your face while you do this? Goddam it, I have defended my state to no end, but if Musgrove loses......
....
...

Who wants to adopt me? Can't be a Californian; I want to live in a Dem governed state.

[ronzo]

11. I'm holdin' my breath with you.

Heeeeere's Junior. For luck....

[jeter]

14. FOX news just reported that this is too close to call

But that Musgrove might pull it off.

What do they know that we don't?

Don't give up hope.

P.S. We are winning in all the cities/states Gore carried and swing states.

[CMT]

18. if FOX says it is too close to call

then I take that as a good sign.

[jenk]

24. is FOX trying to rally the GOP?

maybe they're trying to spook the apathetic miss. voters into getting out.

are we really this close?

[juajen]

38. It's a little late to be getting out the vote

N/T

[Maddy McCall]

44. Yeah, since the only people still standing in line at 9:00 are

black people who are more dedicated to this party than the asshole poor whites who will vote for a fucking repuke because she or he is white instead of because he or she has more qualifications/experience.

[TacticalPeek]

58. I'm feelin' blue for Gary Anderson.

Exactly the case you cite. His opponent was as qualified as a bag of hammers.

Earlier there was a chance of an upset in Adams county sheriff race, the dem Brown was leading the incumbent R, Terrell, current prez of the nat'l sheriff asso. or something.

[yankeeinlouisiana]

15. Try Illinois!!

It's heavily Dems. Especially Chicago! ;-)

[aldian159]

71. yes we are

n/t

[TacticalPeek]

17. LOL!

I know you mean it in good sport. I mean if left coast California gives it up for Ahnuld, and we squeak Ronnie by, hey, where's the real soul?

[Silverhair]

20. Video taping the voter? That a new one on me.

I guess they can say they are making sure no one votes twice. Whatever. I they want to take a picture of me voting I'll take out my teeth and give them a big smile.

[Maddy McCall]

48. Listen to this shit!

The AG sent out notice to all law enforcement to go take care of it, because little old blue haired ladies who are election attendants were afraid to ask them to leave!

[Silverhair]

10. 55% of precints in, 7% spread, Rep ahead.

[TSIAS]

13. How much longer do we have?

It looks like this race is still too close to call. Is this gonna be an all-nighter?

[Rowdyboy]

19. Rankin county announced their numbers will be in

within 30 minutes...

[Maddy McCall]

22. Shit...I thought they were already in!

Rowdy, check PM.

[TacticalPeek]

28. Fmr Gov Ray Mabus just said

that if the R keeps this spread thru about 65-68% of vote reported, it may be unsurmountable.

It could narrow enough (in principle) to still be going in the am.

[Maddy McCall]

21. 300,000 votes still out...Dem heavy

according to AG Mike Moore. Woooo hooooo!!!!!

[ShaneGR]

25. JCHILD, I appreciate your enthusiam

And I hope there are enough votes out there to make a comeback. You know better than I.

[Maddy McCall]

41. Look, I have a LOT to lose on this election...

and if I can be optimistic, you can be too!

Where ya at? Glad you are hanging out with me tonight. I have a bottle of Old South wine (almost finished it, have another on ice), and would gladly share with you if you were here!

Let's just hang loose, baby, and it'll be ok.

Again, if you live outside of MS in a Dem area, will you adopt if Musgrove loses?

;-)

[WillyT]

27. Latest Results (I Think) ?

UPDATE: 10:40 p.m.

Governor's election

Link: http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0311/04/gov.html

:shrug:

Is Ole Miss in Central Timezone???

[tedoll78]

29. Yep!

I miss Oxford!

[QC]

50. When were you in Oxford?

I'm finishing up a PhD at Ole Miss right now.

[ronzo]

55. I was in Oxpatch.

84-92.

[QC]

68. Cool!

94-2000 here, just moved back in August to write the dissertation.

[revco2k2]

83. which department?

[QC]

86. English

[revco2k2]

90. no shit?

[QC]

91. Nope. What department were you in?

[revco2k2]

95. same

[QC]

98. When were you here?

[revco2k2]

99. oh..

finished in 98

[Silverhair]

30. Yes, Central Time. n/t

[NewJerseyDem]

33. What about following counties?

Leake
Union
Walthall
Tate
Simpson
Pontotoc
Pearl River
Monroe
Holmes

These counties are fairly sizeable and haven't sent in their votes yet or at least not many. Are these counties usually more democratic or republican.

[WillyT]

36. Check This Out: Complaints of meddling by GOP poll watchers investigated

Link: http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0311/04/mvproblems02.html

And this: Long lines, machine malfunctions mark today's voting

Link: http://www.clarionledger.com/news/0311/04/mvproblems.html

All from: http://www.clarionledger.com/

Near bottom of Yellow Box on election news!

:shrug:

[1songbird]

39. Mississippi is in the central timezone

The numbers show that Muskgrove is in the lead right now by a slim margin.

[TSIAS]

31. 55% Reporting

Race seems to be tightening. Only a 6 point deficit now. Read in previous post that we should see what the numbers look like with 65 % reporting.

Governor
Candidate Votes Percent Winner
Ronnie Musgrove (Dem) 216,184 46%
Haley Barbour (GOP) 245,483 52%
Sherman Dillon (Grn) 1,837 0%
John Thomas Cripps (Cnl) 3,335 1%
Shawn O'Hara (RP) 2,276 0%
Precincts Reporting - 1282 out of 2319 - 55%

[AWD]

32. Down to 6%!!!!!

Ronnie Musgrove (Dem) 216,184 46%
Haley Barbour (GOP) 245,483 52%

on edit - 55% reporting

[Some Moran]

34. 66%

66% PRECINCTS REPORTING
Candidate Votes Vote %
Haley Barbour (R) 289,788 52%
Ronnie Musgrove (D) inc 256,872 46%
John Cripps 4,015 1%
Shawn O'Hara (RP) 2,574 0%
Sherman Dillon 2,162 1%

[NewJerseyDem]

37. This isn't looking good

We need a miracle if we want to win.

[jenk]

35. lord knows we deserve this

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[SiobhanClancy]

51. That's a really nice first post...

Talk about stereotypes:(

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[revco2k2]

56. y'know, that was my first thought too...

but then i figured, why bother. why give him what he wants.

[QC]

65. True, but

it's so much fun to poke trolls with a sharp stick.

Besides, I've already hit alert on him.

[SiobhanClancy]

72. Profile says registered before July 6..

and this is the first post? He waited all this time...to post THAT? Incredible

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[Maddy McCall]

92. self edited

[QC]

96. Notice how the mods left up the flamebait

but breathlessly rushed in to delete the complaints about it.

What's going on with that?

[Maddy McCall]

103. self edited

[QC]

106. I'm going to post it in the civility thread

and see if Skinner can give us an explanation why this kind of bullshit is OK, but the responses were deleted within seconds.

I've about had enough of this shit as well.

[Maddy McCall]

111. Thank you...I just turned my hourglass over, and if the post remains

for five more minute and the poster isn't tombstoned, then I promise I will tombstone myself for good.

[are_we_united_yet]

100. jchild

Comicaze's remarks were just not appropriate.

[QC]

102. Apparently the mods think they were just fine and dandy

but the considerably more tame responses were unacceptable.

WTF?

[are_we_united_yet]

107. Could it be the new profanity rule?

:<?

[Maddy McCall]

105. self edited

self edited

[are_we_united_yet]

115. There

He's tombstombed. He's probably a freeper.

[TacticalPeek]

117. Before he poofed

I was gonna ask him/her to pick his/her state's best writer of novels, plays and short stories and match them against William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams and Eudora Welty. And I have a deeeep bench standing by.

:)

[Maddy McCall]

120. Oh, how I agree...and should we begin with musicians or artists?

Walter Anderson?

BBKing?

Bo Diddly?

Fucking ELVIS for chrissakes!

THANKS YOU GUYS FOR HELPING ME.

[Bake]

40. Jackson white voters referring to Musgrove as "Muskrat"

Leaving my office building tonight. Barbour was out there shaking hands and humping for votes. I wanted to puke. I'm afraid Barbour's going to pull it off.

Bake

[Maddy McCall]

46. And this white girl refers to Barbour as Otis

cuz he looks like him, except otis is better looking.

[Some Moran]

47. I guess the KKK and the COC are still alive and well

:(

[TacticalPeek]

49. They need some Musgrove love!!!

:silly:

[TacticalPeek]

42. Its encouraging to see that many who voted Green last time have wised up

and tried to stop the rape of the state. At least if this holds, about 5000 may have bit the bullet.

I am suspicious at so much of Rankin and Desoto still being out. No reason for that. I wonder if somebody's holding votes?

Just heard a creep at R headquarters express dubiousity at people still in line to vote. :mad:

[jsw_81]

43. Greens in Mississippi?

Amazing.

[TSIAS]

52. 68% Reporting

Margin still approximately the same.

Governor
Candidate Votes Percent Winner
Ronnie Musgrove (Dem) 270,306 46%
Haley Barbour (GOP) 302,287 52%
Sherman Dillon (Grn) 2,281 0%
John Thomas Cripps (Cnl) 4,209 1%
Shawn O'Hara (RP) 2,574 0%
Precincts Reporting - 1569 out of 2319 - 68%

[Maddy McCall]

54. ok peeps, Dem AG Mike Moore just said that...

it doesn't look good for Musgrove. 230,000 votes still out, 30,000 vote margin between them.

I am not ready to give up, though. Starting to feel a little disheartened.

[jiacinto]

57. Well what can you do?

Sometimes things just don't go our way.

[bluestateguy]

66. Sometimes?

I don't know if you've noticed, but leately it's been a little more than sometimes. If it was only sometimes, I'd be fine, but I'd like to repeat my call for mandatory voting and the repeal of laws like Mississippi has, barring ex-felons from voting for life.

[are_we_united_yet]

59. Never Never Never

give up

[are_we_united_yet]

60. delete

delete

[Devlzown]

62. It ain't looking good.

I think I'm going out for a beer.

[ronzo]

63. spiffy.

Pass me a cold beer.

[harrison]

64. Musgrove was taking on former head of the RNC, the selected

President of the United States, the Vice-President of the United States and Rudy, the hero from 911. Haley B outspent Musgrove by a few million.

Whatever happens, he has carried himself very well.

[Silverhair]

67. There are some strongly Rep counties that are still out.

[burr]

61. I've seen this all before...

in Georgia...when Roy Barnes and Max Cleland were defeated.

Something weird is happening in the south. Democrats can win if they run against the incumbent, or if they are running in an open race. But if the Democrat is the incumbent...lookout!!!

I'm not sure what is causing this, but being a Democrat now has the same stigma in the south that running as a Repuke once did. It is definately an uphill battle to win in any southern state, and winning a statewide victory only means they better get ready for the next GOP onslaught. At one point people like me completely missed this...but to win as a Democrat in the south, you almost have to run against your party. It didn't used to be like this for Democrats, but this was how it was for the southern Republicans in the last century. And now..these party roles have been reversed!

[Silverhair]

74. Yes, and Musgrove ran as a conservative.

He refused all national help.

[TacticalPeek]

84. Interesting, Incumbency makes you a bigger target for R $, I guess.

Still I think I'd rather have the I than not.

:shrug:

[Imajika]

87. burr

That is some of the best analysis and observation I have seen all night.

What it means to me is that the South now defaults to a Republican, unless the citizens of a given state or district become extremely unhappy with a GOP incumbent.

This means that a Democrat can win from time to time as a challenger, but the voting instincts in the South are to return a Republican to power so long as the GOP runs a candidate that is even remotely tolerable to the populace.

There is definately some truth to the idea that the Democratic Party has utterly lost the South. It will take quite some time to reverse this I am afraid.

Imajika

[TacticalPeek]

113. I think its more where the national party guns get aimed.

Many state-wide MS dems won by huuuge margins. The national R's made Ronnie a target. I think aWol was here at least 3 times, and VP, etc., in one of the very smallest electoral vote ponds.

[jiacinto]

69. Life is unfair sometimes

So brutially unfair.

[RummyTheDummy]

75. In the grand scheme it's not a big deal......

Miss. is going Repuke in '04 no matter what happens tonight, though I do feel for the people who might have to be governed by this racist fuckwit.

[burr]

81. this is why we need a party...

then we know who to count on during the tough times, not just to be around for the nice times. :toast:

[Rowdyboy]

70. Not giving up but

I have to get away for a few minutes for my sanity.

[Maddy McCall]

80. I know.

Luvya. I'm here if ya need me. :loveya:

[TSIAS]

77. 73% Reporting

Still have not made up much ground. :(

Governor
Candidate Votes Percent Winner
Ronnie Musgrove (Dem) 296,074 46%
Haley Barbour (GOP) 336,360 52%
Sherman Dillon (Grn) 2,546 0%
John Thomas Cripps (Cnl) 4,754 1%
Shawn O'Hara (RP) 2,574 0%
Precincts Reporting - 1695 out of 2319 - 73%

[Maddy McCall]

78. 47% Musgrove 52%Barbour with 70+/- reporting...

and most Delta precincts still out. Margin is closing.

[are_we_united_yet]

79. Aint over yet

[jiacinto]

85. Seems pretty constant

These final votes need to be overwhelming.

[ronzo]

88. What's the absentee situation?

Did I hear this correctly, Jchild? Are there less than one million registered voters in MS?

I'm just full of questions....

Why?

[Silverhair]

82. 73%, 40K vote difference, 6% diff.

[ronzo]

93. As long as barbour finishes under 50% we win, right? n/t

[jenk]

94. he needs 51 I think

[TSIAS]

97. Not sure

He could probably get by with anything over 50%. So even 50.1 would probably suffice.

[ronzo]

109. Didn't Ronnie Musgrove win by appointment last time....

with less than 50% of the vote?

Thanks for not slaggin' me... there's a method to the madness.

I (think I) understand that if the they end up w/ less than 50%, the legislature appoints the Governor. Set me straight.

[Silverhair]

112. No, there a little bit of third party stuff, about 2% to confuse things.

[jiacinto]

89. The next 27% has to be overwhelming

It's just not going to happen.

[TacticalPeek]

104. It will be whelming,

but 'over' is just starting to look dim. After 2000, tho, I only count hatched chickens. Teenaged chickens.

And Ronnie is holding off concession for a reason, although it could be because some people were still voting even a few minutes ago. Enough reason to wait in my book.

[TSIAS]

101. 74 % Reporting

The margin's still around 40,000 votes.

Haley Barbour (R) 339,168 52%
Ronnie Musgrove (D) inc 300,398 46%
John Cripps 4,792 1%
Shawn O'Hara (RP) 3,070 0%
Sherman Dillon 2,560 1%

[jiacinto]

108. 77%--Barbour just gained another 1%

He's pulling away.

Ronnie Musgrove (Dem)311,05345%Haley Barbour (GOP)369,85653%Sherman Dillon (Grn)2,9070%John Thomas Cripps (Cnl)5,1601%Shawn O'Hara (RP)2,5740%
Precincts Reporting - 1788 out of 2319 - 77%

This one's over.

[TSIAS]

110. 77% Reporting

Barbour seems to have added another 20,000 votes, giving him a lead of 60,000.

Candidate Votes Percent Winner
Ronnie Musgrove (Dem) 311,053 45%
Haley Barbour (GOP) 369,856 53%
Sherman Dillon (Grn) 2,907 0%
John Thomas Cripps (Cnl) 5,160 1%
Shawn O'Hara (RP) 2,574 0%
Precincts Reporting - 1788 out of 2319 - 77%

[Silverhair]

114. Several Rep counties haven't reported in at all yet.

I have been comparing the list of counties that haven't reported, against a county map and the famous red/blue USA map and some of the red counties are still unreported.

[TacticalPeek]

122. And at nearly midnight? With no votes cast in them for hours?

I smell a no-good commie rat. They're waiting to see how much Delta and Hinds they have to offset.

Well, maybe not; but their poll watcher goons were out in force, and I certainly wouldn't put it past them. They have pulled out all the stops on this one.

[Some Moran]

116. New thread needed...

Help mods!

[TSIAS]

119. Got it

Thanks

[TSIAS]

118. 80 % Reporting

80% PRECINCTS REPORTING
Candidate Votes Vote %
Haley Barbour (R) 377,708 53%
Ronnie Musgrove (D) inc 322,038 45%
John Cripps 5,275 1%
Shawn O'Hara (RP) 3,326 0%
Sherman Dillon 2,966 1%

[TSIAS]

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