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Patterico's Pontifications —
... Tom McClintock (one of the few rational voices in the California legislature before term limits forced him out) is in a neck-and-neck race for Congress in California’s 4th District. ...
CA-04: Don't Look Now...
Swing State Project —
...but Charlie Brown has cut Tom McClintock's lead from 1,248 to 533 votes:
Tom McClintock (R): 168,868
Charlie Brown (D): 168,335
CQ has more on this crapshoot:
McClintock's campaign on Thursday estimated that 35,000 absentee and provisional ballots remained to be counted, and neither campaign expects the count to be completed this week. McClintock and Brown are both scheduled to attend freshman orientation next week in Washington, D.C.
The rules for vote reporting in California make it virtually ...
A Little Late But Blue America Welcomes Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH)
DownWithTyranny! —
... the Alaska Senate seat against GOP felon Ted Stevens. That leaves one still undecided, very close race for us-- Charlie Brown's. However, it isn't the only House race left to be decided, or the only one important to progressives. ...
A Little Late But Blue America Welcomes Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH)
Firedoglake —
... That leaves one still undecided, very close race for us-- Charlie Brown's. However, it isn't the only House race left to be decided, nor the only one important to progressives. ...
Still Counting, Recounting, and Runoffs, Part Two
Open Left - Front Page —
... California 04: Democrat Charlie Brown currently trails Republican Tom McClintock by 691 votes. Approximately 35,000 absentee and provisional ballots remain to be counted in this campaign, plus a small but undetermined number of "regular" votes in two pro-McClintock counties and one toss-up county ( ...
Penultimate Alaska Update; Uncalled Congressional Races
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... fervently pray for Palin to remain on the national stage as the de facto brand leader of the Republican Party, not allowing Republicans to turn the page, she will not likely get the chance to replace Stevens. Perhaps if and when Representative Don Young's Justice Department investigation moves into an indictment phase, Palin would have an opening for the House. In California's 4th House district, Republican Tom McClintock leads Democrat Charlie Brown by 622 votes with roughly 25,000 absentee and provisional ballots left to be counted. Both ...
CA-04: Brown is Now Just 359 Votes Behind
Swing State Project —
Tom "The Carpetbagger" McClintock's lead is down to 359 votes, down from a lead that was once over 1,000 votes. The gap closed with the addition of provisional and absentee ballots from Nevada County (Brown's strong area in the district). There are now 2 counties left to report (El Dorado and Placer), which happen to be two of the closer counties. McClintock right now has slight leads in both of them, but provisionals are expected to favor Brown at a higher rate than normal ballots. ...
