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Live Blogging the House and Senate Races
The Caucus —
... or view what’s going on through the presidential map. Here’s a breakdown of some of the most competitive Senate seats, or in some instances, simply interesting ones: Georgia Wow, did this race turn downward for the incumbent Republican, Saxby Chambliss, within the fall season. Buffeted by the ill economic winds, and an extraordinary early voter turnout among African-Americans, Mr. Chambliss has lost what once seemed a sure re-election bid. His opponent, Jim Martin, has made significant gains in recent weeks, and this race is quite possibly going to spill over into runoff ...
Turnout, Again
The Monkey Cage —
... for the 130 million number on turnout, but McDonald’s numbers are estimates and so far, the actual votes being reported are coming up far short. For example, McDonald estimates 14.9 million votes for CA, but with 95 of precincts reporting, the NYT has a vote total of under 10 million. In Illinois, McDonald estimates 5.4 million, but the NYT totals has it at just over 5.0 million. The same is true for most other states. I’m sure that the reported total will change a bit with updates and adjustments, but nothing on the order ...
Appalachia Only Part Of Country Where McCain Did Better Than Bush
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... an interesting New York Times map on the one part of the country where John McCain did significantly better than George W. Bush -- Appalachia. ...
Appalachia Only Part Of Country Where McCain Did Better Than Bush
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... an interesting New York Times map on the one part of the country where John McCain did significantly better than George W. Bush -- Appalachia. ...
The blue map
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... From the Times, an interactive snapshot of voter trends county by county. Blue means the district went more Democratic than it did in 2004, not that Obama won it; for a breakdown on that, choose “County leaders” at the link (or, better yet, “County bubbles” to weight each district by population). Aside from Arkansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and a few scattered blotches in the south, the trend was universal. Discounting McCain’s home state, I spy exactly two counties west of Texas that went heavier for Maverick than they did for Bush. Worse still, Colorado, New Mexico, and ...
How did North Carolina end up the ultimate toss-up state? Reviewing county data
BlueNC - The people's think tank —
... points to instant electoral research showing that North Carolina showed "the greatest increase in overall turnout", measured against the total eligible voting population, of the country.)
The reason the result was nevertheless such a squeaker is because he underperformed, comparatively, in the mostly rural east of the state and in the mountainous west. On average, for sure, he did much better than Kerry there as well; the swing just fell short of the needed 12.5%.
The reasons for that seem to vary. In the northeast and to some extent the ...
Carl Pope: What a Difference a Week Makes
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... What was the one big exception? There's a crescent of redder counties beginning on the Ohio/Pennsylvania border, swooping down through the coal fields of West Virginia, Virginia, eastern Kentucky, through Tennessee, northern Alabama, and over into the oil and gas fields of Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma. This geography has two commonalities: It's the heart of the "Bible Belt," the region of strong, socially conservative, and overwhelmingly white evangelical Christianity, and it's the center of America's dependence on fossil fuels. Carbon-dependent counties went ...
Blue America and the Changing Electorate
Open Left - Front Page —
This has been a good election for map lovers. The New York Times has a great set of graphics that shows not only results but changes from the previous four elections. ...
Another numbers crunch for Barack Obama and John McCain
Top of the Ticket —
... Setting aside the District of Columbia (which Obama carried with almost 93% of the vote), the president-elect's best showing occurred in his native state of Hawaii. The New York Times' results map gives him 71.8% of the vote there (making it the only state where either candidate broke the 70% mark). ...
The Rube Vote
Oliver Willis —
... . Why do I feel the gun sales would match up well with the counties here who voted more GOP than in the past, mostly in the south. Or, The Rube Belt, as I like to call it. ...
Kennedy: Tastefully Appointed, or Not
Firedoglake —
... Well, alrighty then. Let's review the bidding: 4.3 million New Yorkers went to the polls and voted for the Obama-Biden ticket - the second largest number behind California, and ...
teh stupid, it burns
Sisyphus Shrugged —
... That there on the left? That's New York State. The little red shapes? Those are counties in New York State which voted for John McCain in our recent national presidential election, which you may recall. The little blue shapes are the counties which voted for Barack Obama in that race, although in a lot of the little blue shapes on the top and on the left (and the one which contains the Hamptons) they only did it by slightly more than 50%. In two cases, they did it by less. ...
Outrageous [Reader Post]
Flopping Aces —
... . From there I had a street address, but more importantly, a City. Next search: “Huntingdon+Valley+PA+county” which yields Montgomery County. Next stop, The Tired Gray Crone’s Election Map 2008 for Pennsylvania. Montgomery County is just Northwest of Philadelphia. ...
Chris Matthews to Kathleen Parker: Is Sarah Palin the poster girl for racism?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... you’ve got “progressives” seeing the racial subtext they’re desperate to see in the cultural inkblot; what makes this different is that Parker relies on her own southern pedigree to tacitly claim a little extra authority when pronouncing upon What Southerners Believe. Result: One of the most bigoted segments I’ve ever seen on a news chat show, and I say that as someone who’s not known for being a great fan of either Sarahcuda or the south. I remember lefties touting this Times map on “Voting Shifts” by county last year after the election as proof of how entrenched racism was ...
Where Obama < Kerry
Greg's Opinion —
... the reason both are left out is because there's not a serious candidate running against them yet. Of course, I'd also point out that as far-fetched as a run against the other three candidates mentioned is, not having anything to say about the two unmentioned incumbents who reside in more GOP-friendly districts is a bit telling about the prospects of such high-profile challenges. To be sure, there are weaker Dem incumbents in red districts. But no mention of that here.
Below is the map showing Obama percentages against Kerry, with the red areas being those counties where Obama ...
Castle Will Run For Senate in Delaware
The Caucus —
... . “It has never been more important for Delaware to have the strongest and most experienced leadership to represent us in Washington.” Mr. Castle’s decision sets the stage for what could be a highly-watched battle in Delaware, a state that gave President Obama 62 percent of the vote in 2008 . Beau Biden, the state’s Democratic attorney general, could make a run for the seat, which was held for 36 years by his father. A moderate Republican, Mr. Castle, 70, is widely viewed as the Republicans’ best – and perhaps only – shot at capturing the Senate seat. Also a former governor, ...
