2006

Initial Exits say election was nationalized

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Tentatively good to hear

While 62% of respondents indicated that national issues made biggest difference in how they cast their votes, just 33% indicated that local issues decided their vote. Republicans had recently been pressing their case that local issues would decide the races.

In what is seen as more bad news for Republicans, corruption ranked as the top issue among those casting ballots, with 42% indicating that concern in that area drove their vote.

Terrorism ranked second, with the economy and Iraq following shortly behind. Of those indicating the war weighed heavily in their vote, 57% said that they disapproved of Bush’s handling of the situation, with just 41% indicating they approved of his performance.

Karl’s October Surprise

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Clearly he cleverly timed the Brittany K-Fed divorce to distract the nation….

Expect Exit Poll Leaks to start in a little over one-half hour.

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They are being let out of cubicles at 5:00 PM EST.

Turnout seems to be very, very high in contested areas and I have no idea what that means.

Three Guesses what the CNN Red Banner Breaking News is Right now

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What a miserable excuse for a news network.

70% Participation in St Louis County

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As a bit of a side note, Missouri’s turnout is high with county election officials expecting 70% turnout–some glitches at polling places in the County, but nothing horrible.

City turnout is up, but no estimates on that.

Kane County Clerk Seeking to Keep the Polls Open Late

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Good for him.

Now, let’s hear about how it’s awful when it happens in a Democratic area.

Let’s Hear What’s Happening Out There–Open Thread

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Listen in to Me Tomorrow Night

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I’ll be doing commentary for brief bits on the Illinois Radio Network.

A Poll I Don’t Believe

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Polimetrix has Blagojevich at 61, Topinka 39. 800 Person sample done for an academic consortium. My guess is the horse race part of it isn’t what they are really trying to analyze so take from it what you will.

The first obvious problem is they don’t seem to have polled Whitney, but also, I haven’t heard anyone suggest that Blagojevich would be anywhere near that high. But I offer it up since it’s out there. I’ll guarantee, he won’t get 61%, though there are scenarios he can break 50%. I don’t predict those, but they are possible.