Jon Tester leading Morrison - Democratic Underground

yngliberal

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Tue Jun-06-06 10:25 PM
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Jon Tester leading Morrison

88 of 867 Precincts Reporting - 10.15%

Tester, Jon Dem 12,363 64.79

Morrison, John Dem 6,273 32.87

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queenbdem87

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Tue Jun-06-06 10:28 PM
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1. interesting....

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Gabi Hayes

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Tue Jun-06-06 10:29 PM
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2. check it out....Tester winning in weakest demo: Billings

http://www.swingstateproject.com/

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stevedeshazer

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Tue Jun-06-06 10:37 PM
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3. Solid lead for Tester

Still early.

This determines who gets to beat CONrad Burns!

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cal04

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Tue Jun-06-06 10:44 PM
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4. 125 precincts in

125 of 867 Precincts Reporting - 14.42%
Name Party Votes Pct
Tester, Jon Dem 14,867 61.19
Morrison, John Dem 8,694 35.78
Richards, Paul Dem 311 1.28
Candee, Robert Dem 269 1.11
Marcure, Kenneth Dem 157 .65

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/by_state/MT_Page_0606.html?SITE=MTBILELN&SECTION=POLITICS

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yngliberal

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Tue Jun-06-06 11:22 PM
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5. 359 precincts in

Edited on Tue Jun-06-06 11:23 PM by yngliberal

Tester, Jon Dem 33,112 62.06

Morrison, John Dem 18,814 35.26

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neverforget

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Tue Jun-06-06 11:26 PM
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6. My parents both voted for him! GO Tester!!

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flygal

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Tue Jun-06-06 11:30 PM
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7. My mom changed her mind at the last minute - went for Tester

She said it wasn't because of Morrison's affair but rather Tester just proved himself to be a real "go to guy". I think people thought they had to vote Morrison to beat Burns but now are voting with their hearts for the real deal. Hope he pulls it off.

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neverforget

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Tue Jun-06-06 11:33 PM
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9. They told me they had to vote for him because of his crew cut and

the fact that they really like him and his policies.

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Arugula Latte

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Tue Jun-06-06 11:31 PM
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8. Could someone give me a quick summary of Morrison vs. Tester.

I understand Tester is the netroots favorite, and I'm happy he's apparently won, but what's the deal with Morrison? ... (Sorry, I haven't followed this one.) Thanks.

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Ediacara

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Wed Jun-07-06 12:02 AM
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10. The short of it:

They're both good guys and have good positions. Morrison is very beltway and a lwayer, Tester is a farmer. Morrison had an affair (which I don't care about), but there was aparently some conflict of interest concerning his mistress and her husband's company. I think this turned the tide for Tester: how can you go after an ethical nightmare, if you yourself are one too?

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Idioteque

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Wed Jun-07-06 12:08 AM
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11. Here's what I know

Morrison is the state auditor. He comes from a prominent family and is the DLC establishment candidate. He has run to the right of Tester, endorsing the marriage amendment for example. There was a scandle during the campaign due to reports of infidelity or something of that nature.

Tester is the President of the state Senate and an organic farmer. He is a populist much in the mold of Gov. Schweitzer who really can connect with rural voters. He is not afraid to call himself a Democrat, in fact he helped the Democrats gain seats in the state legislature in 2004.

Those who are more knowledgable, please feel free to correct me if I got anything wrong.

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Arugula Latte

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Wed Jun-07-06 12:42 AM
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13. Thanks for those replies

:hi:

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havocmom

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Wed Jun-07-06 12:25 AM
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12. Morrison has conceded with 42% of vote in, Tester solidly up

Get back to our Populist Roots, people. That is a good plan in the heartland.

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