oh crap

[donutsweeper]

Election crap isn't over the MN - the senate race is too close to call:

Coleman (Incumbent)	1,210,790	42%
Franken	1,210,028	42%
Barkley	437,146	15%

with 99% of precincts reporting. That means there will be a recount and a serious look at the absentee ballots and....

*VERY BIG SIGH*

eta- As of 6pm the race is 121644 for Coleman and 112167 for Franken so the margin is 477 votes!!!

Comments

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

::sympathy::

I was grateful that I don't have to try to explain to my students about recounts this morning. I just hope they don't start asking about ballot measures.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Having to explain it would be really hard.

In MN if there is less than .5% difference in votes there is an automatic recount and right not the difference sits at .04% so there will be one.

[phoenix64.livejournal.com]

*pets you* I understand, I'm sorry.

At least you don't live in a state that re-elected a convicted FELON.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

oh DEAR, I hadn't checked other states' results yet. What are they going to do?

[phoenix64.livejournal.com]

Oh, honestly I expect the convictions will only last until Bush does his going-out-of-office pardon sale spree. In the meantime Stevens has shown no signs of stepping aside in any way. Which is funny when you remember that like many felons he'll lose the right to VOTE.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

bwhaha- of YES- he won't be able to vote for himself!!!

Aren't there laws though that elected officials can't consort with felons or some such nonsense? does that mean he couldn't talk to himself then?

[pointytilly.livejournal.com]

Ohhh man. Good luck with political doom D:.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking the answer is to eat a lot of donuts. There's really no other way to survive *more* political drama

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Your Senate race is beginning to sound like our last governor race. I feel your pain.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Coleman has declared victory (of course) but come on- 477 votes out of 2.9 million? It really shows what an independent candidate can do- 400+k votes going to someone else could have thrown the race either way.

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I see many recounts on this one.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

The state mandates a recount when there's less than .5% difference, this time there was less than .04%. *sigh* and there's a couple of cases of voter irregularities and tampering... it'll never end

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Like I said, I totally feel your pain. I recommend lots of coffee and donuts.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

will coffee and leftover halloween candy do?

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Depends on the Halloween candy, but I think your good.

Yelling at the TV, however, is just counter-productive.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

reece's pb cup? I couldn't resist buying an entire bag for 50 cents

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I actually think that might be better than donuts. Possibly. But only by a very slim margin.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

fresh donuts? with chocolate icing? no contest. But other than that. you may be right

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Ok, I won't argue with that. Of course, the holiday shaped peanut butter cups have pretty much no competition.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

oh those are the BEST. Every easter (well, day after) I go and buy TONS of the egg ones

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

There's so much peanut butter in them. It's so tasty.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

they are THE BEST. *sigh* I WANT

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Me too. Instead, I'll just have to settle for chocolate chip cookies.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

oooh, sounds yummy! *eyes cookies for the bat mitzvah* ehhh, no. I'll be good enjoy!

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

You could always have a nice cup of coffee, instead.