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No More Hoffman to Kick Around

post from Talking Points Memo on 03 November 2009 11:55:00 PM. © Talking Points Memo

We're now at 85% reporting and more than a 4,000 margin for Owens. Looking like he's probably the winner. [...]

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Breckenridge Votes to Decriminalize Pot and Drug
Paraphernalia

post from TalkLeft on 03 November 2009 11:51:00 PM. © TalkLeft

Breckenridge, Colorado tonight became the first town in the country to vote to decriminalize possession of drug paraphernalia. It also decriminalized possession of up to one ounce of marijuana for personal use.

The vote was 3 to 1, or 73 percent to 27 percent.

"This votes demonstrates that Breckenridge citizens overwhelmingly believe that adults should not be punished for making the safer choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol," said Sean McAllister, a Breckenridge attorney who proposed the ordinance.

Even though existing state law punishes personal possession of pot -- and bongs, pipes, etc.-- by a $100 fine rather than jail time, it still leaves those convicted with a criminal record. Thanks to voters in Breckenridge, that will no longer be the case. So it is a big deal.

The new law takes effect Jan. 1.

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NY-23 Results--Democrat Owens leading, but 10,000
absentee votes in military district

post from Open Left - Front Page on 03 November 2009 11:46:35 PM. © Open Left - Front Page

New York 23rd Congressional (85%+ reporting)Owens (D)Scozzafava (R)Hoffman (C)49.0%5.9%44.5%Update[...]

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NY-23: Nice going Palin, Pawlenty

post from Daily Kos on 03 November 2009 11:46:11 PM. © Daily Kos

Let's all give a hearty round of applause to the teabaggers, who took what would've been a very good night for Republicans and ruined it by helping Democrats pick up a seat they hadn't held since the Civil War.

Glenn Beck? Thanks!

Sarah Palin? Thanks!

Tim Pawlenty? Thanks!

Club for Growth? Thanks!

Ironically, the NRCC, the RNC, Newt Gingrich and the smartest Republican in the world, Tom Davis (former NRCC chair) were right -- the Republican Party needs to be more of a big tent to successfully compete in the Northeast and other non-Southern parts of the country.

So let's sit back and watch the teabaggers go to war against the GOP establishment, even though it was the national and local GOP that knew how to best hold the seat.

While the Virginia and New Jersey losses hurt, governor races usually revolve around local issues. if the question was "are voters angry at the direction of Congress and want Democrats stopped", then the answer is clear -- Democrats won both congressional races, including the über-reliable NY-23. Even in conservative districts (at least those outside the South), people don't want what the teabaggers are selling.

Update: Neither NY-23 or CA-10 have been called as of this posting, but both races are over.

Update II: Nate has the county breakdown in NY-23. Biggest wildcard is 6,000 absentees, but in a three way contest (Scozzafava was still in the race for much of the absentee period), there's little chance that Hoffman picks up the 4,000+ votes he needs.

Update III: Fox has called it for Owens. I don't think anyone else has...

Update IV: Hoffman concedes, and Dick Armey's "tip of the spear" ... kind of flaccid.

Thanks again, crazy conservatives, for giving us Dems something to cheer about in an otherwise rough tonight -- especially in the one race that seems to have true national significance.

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Maine Equality Update

post from Talking Points Memo on 03 November 2009 11:46:00 PM. © Talking Points Memo

Marriage equality is running about 4 points behind in Maine with about 2/3 of the vote in. But our number cruncher points out that a lot of the votes in the Portland area, which should be fertile ground for the pro-marriage equality forces, still[...]

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CA-10 Election Thread

post from MyDD on 03 November 2009 11:44:29 PM. © MyDD

This race to replace Ellen Tauscher has been almost an after-thought given the focus on the NY-23. The CA-10 comprises the East Bay suburbs of San Francisco stretching from Contra Costa county to Sacramento county. Congressional District 10 9.16% (25[...]

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NY-23 Results by County; Democrat Owens Appears
Poised for Victory

post from FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right on 03 November 2009 11:41:00 PM. © FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right

As of about 11:35 New York time. Source

Note that the major outstanding stash of votes is in St. Lawrence County (Watertown), where the local paper endorsed Owens and where he's done very well all evening. There are also a goodly number of votes left in Lewis County, where Hoffman leads 50-44, but there just aren't that many voters there.

Most of the ~10,000 or so absentee ballots throughout the district also haven't been counted; I don't know who that favors. But it looks to me like Hoffman is going to fall further behind when the rest of St. Lawrence comes in (which may not be until tomorrow; they've had some machine problems there) and the absentees -- of which Scozzafava will have a decent share -- won't be enough to help him.

With mucho caveats, as always. I'm just one guy here trying to cover seven elections at once and call 'em as I see 'em in real time.

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2009 Election Night Open Thread

Owens up 49-46 (4300 votes) with 85% in

11,000 absentee ballots will not be counted tonight.

Maine still too close to call.

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Yet More on NY-23

So it's looking like Bill Owens will end tonight with a few thousand vote margin on Doug Hoffman. But that may not be the end of the story. There are ten-thousand or so absentee ballots -- which seem to come disproportionately from Owens counties. But[...]

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NJ Overview

Listening to Chris Christie's acceptance speech, I'm only now realizing the pure depth of Jon Corzine's unpopularity. This has to be the worst speech I've ever heard. This guy is seriously not ready for prime time. And yet, he just got elected. [...]

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