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stepnw1f

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Wed Jun-07-06 01:54 PM
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Busby Hasn't Lost Yet

Busby has the right to ask for a recount. And there are absentee votes left to count. Just heard this on Thom Hartmann.

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Norquist Nemesis

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Wed Jun-07-06 01:55 PM
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1. Thanks, came into the room just as he was finishing that

and wasn't sure which race he was talking about.

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MADem

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Wed Jun-07-06 01:59 PM
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2. That little special election cost the GOP FIVE MILLION BUCKS

From a Kerry email, today: This morning, Republicans are making laughable claims of momentum in the 2006 elections. They poured over $5 million dollars of national Republican money into a California special election to hold onto a seat that they've held since it was created by the GOP, for the GOP 15 years ago.

And they eked out a victory by 5,000 votes.

Their claims of momentum are as phony as their claims of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Help make today a day of defiant determination by personally joining in a remarkable display of grassroots support for four key Democratic challengers locked in tight House and Senate races in historically Republican districts that are at the tipping point of electing Democrats.

Show them that, come November, we're going to win these elections, and we won't be denied...

If they are using that much NATIONAL MONEY for a lousy House seat in what used to be a SAFE GOP DISTRICT, they've got trouble. BIG trouble. How long will the faithful, the middle income idiots who contribute to the Great Oil Palooza regularly, be able to keep this shit up? Or be MOTIVATED to keep this shit up? Local taxes are going up, up, up, services going down, down, down, gas ain't getting any cheaper, food costs, utility costs, all on the upswing...something's gotta give.

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slackmaster

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:01 PM
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7. It also cost the Democratic side 5 million bucks

:shrug:

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OzarkDem

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:03 PM
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8. Who was her campaign manager?

Who were they paying for advice? Whomever it was, the money was wasted.

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WI_DEM

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:04 PM
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9. No, we were outspent about 2-1

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slackmaster

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:12 PM
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12. OK, I found a source that says $2.25 million as of 5/25

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/05/25/state/n212040D93.DTL

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MADem

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:22 PM
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19. Not all national dough, though, and in a HEAVY GOP DISTRICT

If we were spending that amount in a Democratic district, I'd be more concerned.

The playing field wasn't level to start with. They had home field advantage in a big way.

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Doctor_J

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:49 PM
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21. You think $5M means anything to Rove?

C'mon. that's one day's income for Richard Scaife.

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MADem

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Wed Jun-07-06 03:17 PM
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22. Yeah, it does, when you consider that this is one race that must

be RERUN in the fall. It's a special election, not a regular. And how many other GOP candidates are up for reelection in these challenging times? If this were a one-off, with a protracted term of office instead of a few scant months, no big deal. But it's a harbinger, when a once-SAFE, completely noncompetitive GOP district is a struggle to keep. They spent five million to put a dickhead in an historially GOP seat for five lousy months. And the guy is such a jerk, he won't be able to keep his mouth shut--that's five months to get video of the carpetbagger saying idiotic things. I have a feeling he'll oblige.

The race, which was initially expected to be a slam dunk for Republicans, turned into a nip-and-tuck affair thanks to a toxic local and national political environment for the GOP.

....Democrats sought to paint the loss as a moral victory, a sign that they can compete even in districts that are heavily tilted to Republicans. Party officials also noted that the NRCC will not be able to spend $5 million in every competitive race in the country come November....
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/06/the_results_are_in.html

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peace frog

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Wed Jun-07-06 01:59 PM
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3. Tell that to

DainBramaged who just might take issue with that assertion. ;)

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Kingshakabobo

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:00 PM
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How close was it? n/t

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Freddie Stubbs

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:00 PM
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6. About 4700 votes out of 125,000

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slackmaster

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:00 PM
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4. Actually, she WON her primary

Edited on Wed Jun-07-06 02:00 PM by slackmaster

Busby will be the Democratic candidate for CA-50 in the general election in November.

What would be the point in asking for a recount? It would make her look even whinier than she does already, after her terrible performance recovering from last Thursday's gaffe.

Busby has the right to ask for a recount. And there are absentee votes left to count.

Recount procedures are clearly laid out in the California Elections Code.

See http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=elec&codebody=&hits=20

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Freddie Stubbs

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:00 PM
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5. Prediction: She will not ask for a recount

With over 4,700 seperating her from her opponent, she would look foolish to do so. This one wasn't a squeaker.

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CatWoman

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:04 PM
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10. I don't understand your logic

how would asking for a recount make her look "foolish"?

Isn't that request well within her right?

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stepnw1f

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:15 PM
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14. Some Hope She'll Believe Just That

so that she doesn't try. I say we call her and pressure her to fight!

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Freddie Stubbs

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:17 PM
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15. Recounts are usually only requested in close elections

If not, why wouldn't all losing candidates request one?

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CatWoman

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:19 PM
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17. but the absentees haven't even been counted

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tjwash

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:13 PM
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13. Why should she? It's a waste of time and money.

Edited on Wed Jun-07-06 02:14 PM by tjwash

A lot of people don't understand what district 50 is like. If Cunningham was able to run for congressional seat from his prison cell against a Dem, he would win that election. It's all old money, or the people there are somehow tied to defense contractors, land developers, or mortgage bankers. It's the quintessential Bush base of "haves and have-mores" that love the status-quo.

Besides Bilbray can't do a damn thing ANYWAY. He is going to be spending all of his time raising money and campaigning for November.

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fooj

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:12 PM
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11. Is it true that Billbray DOESN'T LIVE in California?

He MUST HAVE permanent residency to run here. Do we know what the status is on his residency?

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nadinbrzezinski

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:18 PM
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16. That is still in the courts

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fooj

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:21 PM
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18. Thanks. That's good to know.

:hi:

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rooney

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Wed Jun-07-06 02:48 PM
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20. Last night as they were posting the returns

the first numbers made up 11.5% of the votes and it repeatedly said that these were the absentee votes. It was about 1 and a half hours before any of the other numbers came in.

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