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sequined
11/05/08

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The news as of 45 minutes ago in the Burner election is as follows:

"With roughly 50% of the expected vote counted from yesterday's election, Reichert's lead was less than 700 votes."
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robina
11/05/08

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Actually, it's Beverly Perdue, not Betty.
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Alys Brangwin has a huge talent
11/05/08

@robina: I think she prefers "Bev" too.
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might as well live
11/05/08

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I didn't pay much attention in Government class (which I now regret) but are we not including State Senators?

And while we're at it, what is the difference in responsibility, duties, etc. between a State Senator and a Senator?
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Megan
11/05/08

@evil.overlordof.fakeamerica(mightaswelllive): For one, because there are hundreds upon hundreds of them. State Senators represent districts in state legislatures, whereas federal Senators represent the entire state in the United States Senate. Except for Perdue, this is a federal list.
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MaribelAcestes
11/05/08

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You left out Wendy Davis, who beat the pants off of corrupt good ol' boy Kim Brimer for the district 10 senate race in Texas although the senate race was missing from some ballots!

Good job ladies. Now go fix stuff.

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Megan
11/05/08

@MaribelAcestes: This is just a federal office holder list, not a state one. There are thousands of state office holders, among whom are many, many women.
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KillMeNow no longer has a future in journalism
11/05/08

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Yay, Markey! Marilyn, don't let the door hit you in the ass! We'll try to forget that you ran one of the nastiest, most fictional campaigns in history!
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TheUptightMidwesterner
11/05/08

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I will totally admit that I actually really liked Elizabeth Dole.
.. that is, until she drank the Rovian Kool-Aid and started spouting crap she would have died before uttering 8 years ago.
Kind of like McCain???
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Lymed
11/05/08

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Y'all go get yourselves some pork barbecue to celebrate the fabulous state of North Carolina!
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LindsayC: doctoral hilarity ensues
11/05/08

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Hey-o! Go Nevada! Not all of us grope waitresses!
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SingleShot
11/05/08

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Gov. Christine Gregoire from Washington State's not new but I'm mighty proud that she's going to be with us for a second term! Especially after the nasty campaign her opponent mean-o Dino Rossi ran.
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sequined
11/05/08

@SingleShot: Also, we should note that with her reelection, WA continues to be the only state with a female Governor and two female senators!
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morninggloria
11/05/08

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I'm so happy I could bake a pie!
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mbprice
11/05/08

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A complaint: There is nothing wrong with being a godless heathen.

That said, I'm so glad Hagan beat Dole.
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LindsayC: doctoral hilarity ensues
11/05/08

@mbprice: Godless heathens UNITE!
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mbprice
11/05/08

@mbprice: I should amend that I didn't mean to complain about your article, Megan, but rather the way Hagan's campaign so vociferously called Dole's attacks slanderous, but failed to mention the fact that being an atheist is, you know, not a bad thing.
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Alys Brangwin has a huge talent
11/05/08

@mbprice: Nothing wrong? Obviously you haven't been here before, but that's okay. I know as I'm a godless heathen from North Carolina. No one in public life is an open atheist.
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CloudsInMyCoffee
11/05/08

@alysbrangwin voted for Kay Hagan: Yea, being an atheist/agnostic in NC is something we don't talk about, especially not if you're running for public office. I heart my state, but damn if we're not still Bible-belt country.

Kay Hagan is awesome, though. I'm not exactly excited about Bev Purdue; she's a rather conservative Democrat, especially about gay rights/gay marriage. We'll see...
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Alys Brangwin has a huge talent
11/05/08

@CloudsInMyCoffee: Yeah, we could have someone better than Bev. However, I am so happy that it's not that blowhard Pat McCrory.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
11/05/08

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Ovaries near the Oval Office! Ovalries!
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Penny
11/05/08

@BrutallyHonestBabes: Partisopian Tubes!
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Mkp-hearts-NYC
11/05/08

@Archetype: Is "labial lobbyists" going too far?
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
11/05/08

@BrutallyHonestBabes: I wish I could say Cervix Hill, but it just sounds weird and kind of like some slightly pervy sex-ed video.
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VaginaWig is A Merkin
11/05/08

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Fry like bacon you little freshman piggies! Fry! Fry!

Congrats, ladies!
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tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock
11/05/08

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Ladies, thank you so much for bringing more uterus to Washington!

And NC, thank you for making sense.
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insomniacmeg
11/05/08

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Ugh. I'm from Maine and I'm still mourning that senate seat loss. I'm all for women in the senate and such, but Susan Collins is really incorrigible. I have to see her speak every few months and she drives me up the walls. Tom Allen is about as exciting as mayonnaise, but I still hoped he might steal the seat.

Ah Maine! The liberal state that votes republican. Sheesh.
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Spaceman Bill Leah
11/05/08

@insomniacmeg: But! There are no more Republican Representatives in all of New England! Huzzah!
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ChickyOnly
11/05/08

@insomniacmeg: A Maine Repub is a Dem anywhere else! At least the two senators are pro-choice and generally fairly liberal on social issues. Counts for something.
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insomniacmeg
11/05/08

@ZookeeperCarly: not when you live here. Also, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins are not as independent as they like to claim: they vote party line 85-90% of the time. I don't hate Olympia, but S. Collins is a horse of a different color.

I'll give you women's issues, but I'm still pissy! :)
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ChickyOnly
11/05/08

@insomniacmeg: I spent the ages of 7-25 in Maine, but I'll admit, I'm in California now and haven't been following Maine politics that much in the last few years. I have always hated Collins voice (who doesn't?) but she always struck me as a hard-working senator. Though I agree Tom Allen would have been obviously the better choice. I met him once. He is even more boring in person, but I did appreciate that volunteering for Clinton/Gore '96 at age 15 got me on their Christmas card list for the rest of my life.
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insomniacmeg
11/05/08

@ZookeeperCarly: I think she may be hardworking, but fundamentally I don't think she's that smart. Not that our politicians have to be MENSA memebers (Mike Michaud had to work extremely hard to even be able to give a linear speech), but every time I hear her speak (OH MY GOD that voice is awful!!!!!!!) she lacks the intelligence, thoughtfulness, etc. of a truly great politician.

She also said she's only do three terms, and here we are twelve years, still stuck with her...
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ChickyOnly
11/05/08

@insomniacmeg: I had totally forgotten that she said she'd only do three terms. Has it really been 12 years already? Damn. I think once these people get to the Senate it becomes so easy just to hold on to the seat for all eternity and continue to try to make themselves more and more powerful.

So what is Tom Allen going to do now? Ride around on a bus like Angus King?
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