[Update: We’ve got the House!!!]
Back in the Manhattan Sheraton, waiting for the Shindig to start. I don’t know anything yet. In fact, if you’re at home watching on television you may know more than I do, because the WiFi is so slow. So far Dems have one House pickup, Ellsworth in Indiana District 8. Fourteen to go.
Ken Blackwell is TOAST. I see that MSNBC is calling the Ohio Governor’s race for Strickland, the Democrat. Democrat Deval Patrick will be the new governor of Massachusetts.
More later. If you learn anything, please add to the comments.
Update: Two Senate seats — Menendez in New Jersey and Casey in Pennsylvania. And I will so miss Rick Santorum.
Update: Sherrod Brown wins in Ohio.
In New York, wins for Hillary Clinton, Eliot Spitzer (gov.), and Alan Hevesi for Controller.
Update: Lieberman wins, dammit.
Update: Senate races, so far (9:45 EST)–
Maryland — Democrat Cardin wins over Republican Steele
Michigan — Democrat Stabenow (incumbent) over Republican Bouchard
Minnesota — Democrat Klobuchar over Republican Kennedy
New Jersey — Democrat Menendez (incumbent) over Republican Kean
New York — Democrat Clinton (incumbent) over Republican Whoozits
Ohio — Democrat Brown over Republican Blackwell (yay!)
Pennsylvania — Democrat Casey over Republican “Man on Dog” Santorum (incumbent)
Rhode Island — Democrat Whitehouse over Reublican Chafee (incumbent)
Update: Although it hasn’t been called, Allen is ahead of Webb in Virginia by a hair. It appears the Green Party candidate is siphoning off just enough votes to give Allen the win. Thanks loads, chumps.
Update: In the Senate, it appears we’re going to lose Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia, which I believe puts a takeover of the Senate out of reach.
Update: I just watched Senator Clinton give her acceptance speech. Julia of Sisyphus Shrugged says Hubby Bill has mastered the Nancy Reagan stare –he kept his eyes on Hillary with proper admiration.
Although the final vote counts aren’t in, it appears Senator Clinton has won with a wider vote margin than in 2000. She won easily in parts of the state that weren’t with her six years ago.
CNN says Dems have take nine House seats away from the Republicans. I understand other news sources are saying the Dems have taken as many as twelve seats already.