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Senate and House Results here please :
What Were the Results for the Senate and House Elections?
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Discussion Overview
The discussion centers around the results of the Senate and House elections, with participants sharing projections, outcomes, and personal opinions on various candidates and races. The scope includes electoral outcomes, candidate evaluations, and political commentary.
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Main Points Raised
- Some participants project that Senator Bayh (D) will win in Indiana, while others note a lead for Senator Mongiardo (D) in Kentucky, though it is early in the counting process.
- A participant expresses confidence that Mongiardo has almost definitely won Kentucky, citing a 53-47 lead with 43% of votes in.
- There is a critical view of candidate Pete Coors (R) in Colorado, with a participant arguing that his lack of political experience and substance undermined his candidacy.
- Participants mention additional Senate winners, including McCain and Feingold, indicating some victories for the GOP.
- One participant reflects on the overall disappointing nature of the House elections, expressing a liberal viewpoint and noting unexpected victories for the GOP.
- Concerns are raised about the quality of candidates, with a participant lamenting that some candidates seem to serve merely as advertising props rather than substantive political figures.
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Participants express a mix of projections and opinions, with no clear consensus on the outcomes or the implications of the elections. Disagreement exists regarding the quality and viability of certain candidates.
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Some claims about election outcomes are based on early projections and may not reflect final results. The discussion includes subjective evaluations of candidates that depend on personal political beliefs.
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Indiana : Senator Bayh (D) is projected to win.
Kentucky : Senator (D) Mongiardo has a 10% lead, but it's very early.
Georgia : Called for (R) Isakson, Vermont : called for (D) Leahy.
Kentucky : Senator (D) Mongiardo has a 10% lead, but it's very early.
Georgia : Called for (R) Isakson, Vermont : called for (D) Leahy.
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Mongiardo has won Kentucky almost definitely.
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43% in and a 53-47 lead, I'd be really surprised if Mongiardo doesn't win.
Actually, that's kind of a sad race. Just like a true baseball player, Bunning hung around too long - it's getting pretty obvious he shouldn't be holding public office anymore.
Actually, that's kind of a sad race. Just like a true baseball player, Bunning hung around too long - it's getting pretty obvious he shouldn't be holding public office anymore.
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Two more senate winners have been called : McCain and Feingold 
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This thread pretty much died during the night.
Colorado's Senate race turned out good. I hated to see Ben Nighthorse Campbell retire, but putting Pete Coors up as the Republican candidate was pretty much a statement that it doesn't matter who you put up as candidate as long as he's Republican. No political experience, little substance in public appearances. His only asset was that he'd fill a seat and vote straight down the Republican line.
It was good to see him lose, just on principle. It seems too many candidates are nothing more than an advertising prop.
Colorado's Senate race turned out good. I hated to see Ben Nighthorse Campbell retire, but putting Pete Coors up as the Republican candidate was pretty much a statement that it doesn't matter who you put up as candidate as long as he's Republican. No political experience, little substance in public appearances. His only asset was that he'd fill a seat and vote straight down the Republican line.
It was good to see him lose, just on principle. It seems too many candidates are nothing more than an advertising prop.
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The thread had little to sustain it. The house was lost (I'm a little liberal, you see) before it started and the senate race was hardly a race all. There were some unexpected victories, most of them for the GOP, there were a few close races (like SD) that went on for a while, but most of them went the way of the Obama-Keyes kayo.
In Ohio, that lousy slime-ball, Voinovich won easily, as feared.
In Ohio, that lousy slime-ball, Voinovich won easily, as feared.
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