Comments on: predictions and results

By: Gxeremio

Gxeremio — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:38:48 +0000

Yeah, I know. That's the difference between SBE and CNN. Haven't checked the other networks, but I saw that the CNN projections were on the screen at the Webb headquarters (saw it on TV), so I checked them first.

By: finnegan

finnegan — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:34:25 +0000

Nice find, Gxeremio…

But I’m seeing on SBE that Isle of Wight went for Allen.

By: Gxeremio

Gxeremio — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:31:53 +0000

Clearly, I meant a Webb victory, not a web victory. I reported the discrepancy to CNN and NBC29 but we’ll see if either look at it or not. I would be very pleased to be wrong in my prediction!

By: Gxeremio

Gxeremio — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:25:24 +0000

CNN reports a web victory, while the State Board of Elections site maintains an Allen lead. The difference is in Isle of Wight County, where the state site reports 5,050 votes for Webb, while the CNN site reports 9,050 votes there for Webb. The 4,000 vote difference makes all the difference in these two projections, when the difference between the votes is less than 2,000 votes.

By: linz

linz — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:34:35 +0000

I voted at Keister around 5:15 and people were having to park down by the road. A person behind me said, “This looks like a presidential election” and I agreed.

By: zen

zen — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:24:55 +0000

I live in Staunton, and the turnout at my polling station was considerably high. About 700 just before 10am.

By: finnegan

finnegan — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:15:47 +0000

The real Larry Sabato says that Webb will win, and that the Dems will gain control of the House and Senate.

By: finnegan

finnegan — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:33:39 +0000

Thanks, Gxeremio. You’re the one who made it rain today, aren’t you?

Yeah, Webb is without a doubt a southern moderate. But as Gxeremio so glumly pointed out, the Allen camp has confused voters as to what sort of man Webb is. Of course, the same could be said of Webb supporters like Stark about Allen.

What has the turnout been like where everyone is voting? Mine seemed high for a midterm election.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:21:58 +0000

I’m too scared to even make a prediction. I don’t want to jinx anything. I found a 1990 Webb speech today that I wish I would have found 3 months ago.

http://www.jameswebb.com/speeches/confedmemorial.htm