If this holds...

Herring declares victory, recount possible


BY MARKUS SCHMIDT AND ANDREW CAIN
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Mark Herring, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, declared
victory late Tuesday night, but Republican Mark Obenshain did not
concede and the razor-thin contest could be headed for a recount.

As of 11:30 p.m., the unofficial State Board of Elections tally had
Herring up by 106 votes.

Herring released his statement after the tally of provisional votes in
Fairfax County added a net gain of 57 votes for the Democrat, which
would give him a lead of 163 votes out of 2.2 million cast.

If Herring prevails, come January Democrats will hold all five of
Virginia's statewide offices -- two U.S. Senate seats, governor,
lieutenant governor and attorney general -- for the first time since 1969.
- - -

It's significant not because the three Dems running for statewide office
in Virginia won. It's significant because the three candidates who were
defeated were ultra-conservative, anti-woman, right-winger tea party
endorsed candidates and they were selected not in a primary but at the
party's state convention, which, in Virginia, is dominated by the Tea
Party. In other words, the Tea Party lost...and that is good for
Virginians and Americans.

There was another Republican candidate for governor who probably would
have won, most political observers agree. But because of Tea Party
control, his candidacy was not viable at the GOP state convention and he
withdrew.






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On 11/13/2013 8:25 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
If this holds...

Herring declares victory, recount possible


BY MARKUS SCHMIDT AND ANDREW CAIN
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Mark Herring, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, declared
victory late Tuesday night, but Republican Mark Obenshain did not
concede and the razor-thin contest could be headed for a recount.

As of 11:30 p.m., the unofficial State Board of Elections tally had
Herring up by 106 votes.

Herring released his statement after the tally of provisional votes in
Fairfax County added a net gain of 57 votes for the Democrat, which
would give him a lead of 163 votes out of 2.2 million cast.

If Herring prevails, come January Democrats will hold all five of
Virginia's statewide offices -- two U.S. Senate seats, governor,
lieutenant governor and attorney general -- for the first time since 1969.
- - -

It's significant not because the three Dems running for statewide office
in Virginia won. It's significant because the three candidates who were
defeated were ultra-conservative, anti-woman, right-winger tea party
endorsed candidates and they were selected not in a primary but at the
party's state convention, which, in Virginia, is dominated by the Tea
Party. In other words, the Tea Party lost...and that is good for
Virginians and Americans.

There was another Republican candidate for governor who probably would
have won, most political observers agree. But because of Tea Party
control, his candidacy was not viable at the GOP state convention and he
withdrew.



The really interesting thing about this election is the counting of the
provisional votes.

The defeated candidate for governor (Cuccinelli) remains in office as
the state Attorney General. Customarily he would have resigned when he
ran for governor but he hasn't yet.

His office changed the rules for how provisional votes can be considered
for counting *after* the election. The election was on Tuesday. On
Friday his office issued the change. Normally a provisional vote can be
considered for being counted based on the voter designating his
preferred party representative to present it in the voter's behalf.

The last minute change requires the voter himself to show up and request
his provisional vote be counted.

Rachael has been all over this for the last few days.

On 11/13/13, 8:37 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/13/2013 8:25 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
If this holds...

Herring declares victory, recount possible


BY MARKUS SCHMIDT AND ANDREW CAIN
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Mark Herring, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, declared
victory late Tuesday night, but Republican Mark Obenshain did not
concede and the razor-thin contest could be headed for a recount.

As of 11:30 p.m., the unofficial State Board of Elections tally had
Herring up by 106 votes.

Herring released his statement after the tally of provisional votes in
Fairfax County added a net gain of 57 votes for the Democrat, which
would give him a lead of 163 votes out of 2.2 million cast.

If Herring prevails, come January Democrats will hold all five of
Virginia's statewide offices -- two U.S. Senate seats, governor,
lieutenant governor and attorney general -- for the first time since
1969.
- - -

It's significant not because the three Dems running for statewide office
in Virginia won. It's significant because the three candidates who were
defeated were ultra-conservative, anti-woman, right-winger tea party
endorsed candidates and they were selected not in a primary but at the
party's state convention, which, in Virginia, is dominated by the Tea
Party. In other words, the Tea Party lost...and that is good for
Virginians and Americans.

There was another Republican candidate for governor who probably would
have won, most political observers agree. But because of Tea Party
control, his candidacy was not viable at the GOP state convention and he
withdrew.



The really interesting thing about this election is the counting of the
provisional votes.

The defeated candidate for governor (Cuccinelli) remains in office as
the state Attorney General. Customarily he would have resigned when he
ran for governor but he hasn't yet.

His office changed the rules for how provisional votes can be considered
for counting *after* the election. The election was on Tuesday. On
Friday his office issued the change. Normally a provisional vote can be
considered for being counted based on the voter designating his
preferred party representative to present it in the voter's behalf.

The last minute change requires the voter himself to show up and request
his provisional vote be counted.

Rachael has been all over this for the last few days.






Yeah, I've seen her mention it more than once. Apparently the voters and
the press in Virginia haven't made a huge fuss over it, as they should
have, for two reasons: first, obviously, Cuccinelli changed the rules
*after* the election and, second, that Cuccinelli didn't recuse himself
and his entire office from any involvement in the election. A bipartisan
committee should have been named to oversee the election.

There's been talk in Virginia of Cuccinelli running for a U.S. Senate
seat. That shouldn't happen until after the voters in that state rip him
a new vagina.

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On 11/13/2013 8:25 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:

Political crap

Get a life Krowsie baby.