Statement from Kerry Campaign Manager Mary Beth Cahill on Ohio: Boston, MA – Kerry-Edwards campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill released the following statement: “The vote count in Ohio has not been completed. There are more than 250,000 remaining votes to be counted. We believe when they are, John Kerry will win Ohio.” He better.
CNN and C-SPAN have said Kerry will win New Hampshire, making it the only state, thus far, to change from its 2000 outcome. It also means a clean sweap of the northeast for Kerry, not that it helps much.
NBC and FNC have called Ohio for Bush. With Alaska’s 3 EVs, that’s 269.
Kerry gets Oregon and Minnesota; Bush gets Colorado. Again, no surprises. So far, not a single state has changed hands from 2000, though New Hampshire is almost done and Kerry’s up. Too bad it only has 4 EVs. Different outlets have different tallies, but C-SPAN has it Bush 246, Kerry 205 at this point, which […]
We learned, over the course of the year, that five incumbent Dem senators were not running for re-election. It appeared, instantly, that these were prime pick-up opportunities for the GOP. But the party fielded excellent candidates and ran extremely competitive campaigns. Of the five, as recently as this morning, it seemed like Dems had a […]
ABC and CBS have called Florida for Bush. Have I mentioned lately that I’m ashamed to have been born and raised in the state? C’mon Ohio…
As I write this, Ohio is showing 64% of the precincts reporting, with Bush up 4% — 52-48. That’s the bad news. The good news, according to The American Prospect’s Nick Confessore, is that Kerry has “run up huge numbers in Ohio that are not yet reflected in the count — and that’s why the […]
It didn’t work. The videos, the outreach, the begging. Young voters (18-29), who have voted in smaller numbers in every election since the 26th amendment gave them the right to participate, blew off the election again. One thing that does seem very clear tonight — at least if what I’m hearing from the exits is […]
It’s been pretty obvious that Kerry was going to win Pennsylvania, but the networks have finally called it. Bush 193, Kerry 133. Still nothing surprising quite yet.
The networks are clearly gun shy after 2000. They’re just not touching the big battlegrounds that are still obviously competitive. A guess one fiasco was enough to make them cautious, which is a good thing. Nebraska and Utah have just been called for, you guessed it, Bush. As of now: Bush 176, Kerry 112, which […]