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Pete: The
average Midterm turnout is in the mid30s. See more at National Voter Turnout in
Federal Elections: 1960 – 2004 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781453.html. The turnout for 2006 was. 40%, higher than
last midterms’ 37.0% “Voter Turnout was more than 40% this
year, slightly
higher than in the last midterm election. A preliminary
analysis showed turnout down in some states and up in others - notably up in
Virginia, where it appeared a higher number voted than in any midterm in the
state's history, said Curtis Gans, director of the nonpartisan Center for the
Study of the American Electorate at American University. It also was a big turnout success for Democrats. They drew more voters
than Republicans for the first time in a midterm election since 1990, Gans said
Wednesday. The 2006 turnout compares with 39.7% in
the last midterm in 2002. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061108/ap_on_el_ge/eln_turnout Pollster.com
scorecard http://www.pollster.com/ TPM Election
Central http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/ The Virginia Recount:
Rumor has it that Allen will
announce as soon as Thursday evening that he will not seek a recount, as long
as the canvassing underway does not yield major surprises. He trails Webb by 7,000 votes and that difference
cannot, will not be made up in a recount. Some GOPers are urging him not to be
the 2006 Gore, an insult within the GOP. Additionally, Allen had privately expressed
boredom with being a Senator, wanted to run for Prez in 2008, so his motivation
to win this seat is questionable. May explain his gaffes, as well, eh? See DEMS win
control of both Houses of Congress http://www.latimes.com/la-na-senate9nov09,0,7808688.story?track=mostviewed-homepage DEMS picked up
6 new governorships and did not lose any of their incumbents. DEMs overturned GOP control of state
legislatures and now control both chambers in 21 states (including Oregon) while
Republicans control 15 and 9 are split between the two parties. Moderation prevails for the moment. Numbers I have
posted: 32K DEMs voted, 24K Republicans. 60% of
Independents voted for the DEMS, and 30% of evangelicals did. Black voters
voted overwhelmingly for DEMs. I haven’t checked on the Latino vote or the
military vote yet. Every GOP House seat that had corruption/scandal issues switched to
DEM. Four of 5 Fighting DEM Iraq war vets running for House seats won. The
only one to lose was Tammy Duckworth, the paraplegic. The fully ambulatory males
won. Karen |
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