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narnee

US Election Results: Almost Over

Nov 08, 2006 18:50

Democrat Jon Tester has been called as the victor in Montana after one recount! That means that the Democrats currently have fifty seats to the Republicans fourty-nine; however, since the tie-breaking vote is the Leader of the Senate which is the Vice President, the Democrats have to take Virginia to have a majority. Democrat Webb has won in ( Read more... )

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softfruit November 8 2006, 21:35:20 UTC

if the President and Vice President both happen to die whilst still holding office

...you'll be the one airmailing a jumbo bag of pretzels to dubya for Thanksgiving then?

dyfferent November 8 2006, 23:10:01 UTC

Aw, everybody knows he really fell over cos he was plastered. Mail him some beers instead.

twisted_times November 8 2006, 22:20:00 UTC

I'm still amazed there are that many people still voting Republican...

dyfferent November 8 2006, 23:08:48 UTC

Lemme paste you something from the 1998 general election ballot in SC.
South Carolina Election Returns
NOVEMBER 3 1998 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE WIDE GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMENDMENT # 4
"Shall Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended by deleting the following sentence from the Constitution: 'The marriage of a white person with a Negro or mulatto, or person who shall have one-eighth or more of Negro blood, shall be unlawful and void'."
Explanation:
This amendment, if approved, will remove the part of the Constitution that makes marriage between whites and blacks illegal.This was a cosmetic vote, as of course this part of the state constitution was overruled by the Feds in the 1960s (I think. Maybe 1950s). The vote didn't affect reality ( ... )

kimkali November 9 2006, 12:57:27 UTC

I think Nancy Pelosi could be a very very very popular person. Oh yes.