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Title: Murkowski Narrows Gap In US Senate Seat in Alaska
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URL Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap ... D7mXezWparpit8qa6EsrwD9HUM8V83
Published: Aug 31, 2010
Author: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Post Date: 2010-08-31 19:58:39 by Brian S
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sen. Lisa Murkowski gained ground Tuesday on Republican challenger Joe Miller in their razor-thin GOP primary as Alaska began counting thousands of outstanding ballots. Murkowski trailed Miller by 1,460 votes in early counting Tuesday. She was down by 1,668 votes after the Aug. 24 primary. The contest has turned bitter in recent days with Miller accusing Murkowski of trying to steal the election by tampering with the vote. Murkowski shot back by saying Miller is paranoid and dealing in trumped-up, misleading rhetoric. The Alaska Division of Elections said it expects to count 15,272 absentee, questioned and early ballots Tuesday. They're part of at least 25,500 outstanding ballots that remain to be counted one week after Miller stunned political watchers by nearly upsetting Murkowski. Vote counting of the outstanding ballots began in Anchorage, where Murkowski had run strong on primary day on Aug. 24, and continues throughout the day statewide. Alaskans two years ago also were kept in suspense waiting to find out who would capture the state's other U.S. Senate seat. A week after Election Day in November 2008, roughly 30 percent of the vote — about 90,000 ballots — had not been counted in the race between incumbent Republican Ted Stevens and his challenger, Democrat Mark Begich. Stevens, who died earlier this month in an airplane crash, led Begich, the mayor of Anchorage, by 3,257 votes. Begich prevailed when the early, absentee ballots and questioned ballots were tallied. Gail Fenumiai, director of the Alaska Division of Elections, said that officials were dealing with the same obstacles as two years ago. Some far-flung villages off the road system do not have daily mail service and weather can hamper scheduled delivery, which means ballots and voter rolls can slowly trickle in. The division two years ago took extra care with ballots after more than two dozen people voted twice in the primary. Most voted an absentee ballot, then showed up at their polling place and voted again. Fenumiai said her division was again matching names on outstanding ballots to polling-place rolls, where voters are required to show identification and sign in. That work had been completed Monday in 36 of Alaska's 40 election districts. Not all of the outstanding ballots will be from the Republican primary. Democrats and other parties voted Aug. 24 on a separate ballot. The winner of the GOP nomination will be the immediate front-runner in this heavily Republican state.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
You mean Alaska is actually going to count the votes?
No. The votes will be counted until Murkowski wins. Big diff.
Aha... So it's 2000 all over...
One would think that absentee ballots would support Miller...military voters. I always voted by absentee ballot during my formative years while I was in uniform.
#2. To: war (#1)
You mean Alaska is actually going to count the votes?
#3. To: mcgowanjm (#2)
#4. To: mcgowanjm (#2)
"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Tull to Rotara
#5. To: war (#3)
So it's 2000 all over... That's the Template, but I was thinking more along the lines of DeLay holding the Vote Open way back when. Imagine the Dems doing something like that. 8D
Aha...
#6. To: Brian S (#0)
In the end, Murkowski will win.
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
#7. To: Brian S (#0) (Edited)
ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING MY ASS OFF! The Lt. Governor stationed assistant attorney generals at all counting places before the count today started. Areas supposedly strong for Murkowski were counted today and Joe miller GAINED votes. Miller now leads by 1469 votes. They counted 15,700 votes today with the final total vote supposed to be done friday. There are about 9,000 votes left to count, not firm because valid absentees keep coming in. Maybe about 75% of those ballots are possible repukelican't votes. It is consider almost impossible that Murkowski can win now. In fact rumors are that she will concede later tonight. I doubt it, she LOVES playing "queen" of Alaska. It ain't in the bag yet, but is sure looks like Murkowski is likely GONE! LOL! Read it and weep RINO/crypto-demonRAT supporters! SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET
Living in mouth breather's empty noggins 24/7/365 totally rent free!
#8. To: Mad Dog (#7)
You know how sweet this is? It's as sweet as watching GO65, War and Brain S sitting at a bar on election night, Nov. 2nd, 2010 playing Russian Roulette!!!! (With Semi-automatics!!!). SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET.
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
#9. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#8)
LOL! THAT would be SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET indeed also! LMAO!!!!!!
Living in mouth breather's empty noggins 24/7/365 totally rent free!
#10. To: Mad Dog, Nebuchadnezzar (#7)
I hate it when that happens. Now clean-up after yourselfs when finished. {{{chuckle}}}
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
#11. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#6)
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554 Good job there son.
In the end, Murkowski will win.
And the Conservative plan to create jobs is......?????
#12. To: Fred Mertz (#4)
I always voted by absentee ballot during my formative years while I was in uniform. Jack in the Box hats and Prison garb ain't a Service uniform you fuckpipe liar.
One would think that absentee ballots would support Miller...military voters.
Death to everybody who does not get outta my way. Below is the latest Dwarf revelation: ...."the shorts and bibs I wear are of a carbon/lycra/nylon composition......and maaaaaannnnnn....just letting everybody know that makes my balls SWELL......I'm just tooooooo sexy for you all!!" ....Dwarf August 2010.............. And one from the bluehair 2-legged GPS "I always get the Carolinas mixed up for some reason." ......Fred Jerx (who will doubtless figure out intricacy of that tricky "North / South" thing someday.
#13. To: Nebuchadnezzar, Mad Dog (#8)
(With Semi-automatics!!!). Why let that sack-o-geezers whose only knowledge of guns comes from reading ACLU rubbish take such a chance? I say let them duel it out with machetes.
You know how sweet this is? It's as sweet as watching GO65, War and Brain S sitting at a bar on election night, Nov. 2nd, 2010 playing Russian Roulette!!!!
Death to everybody who does not get outta my way. Below is the latest Dwarf revelation: ...."the shorts and bibs I wear are of a carbon/lycra/nylon composition......and maaaaaannnnnn....just letting everybody know that makes my balls SWELL......I'm just tooooooo sexy for you all!!" ....Dwarf August 2010.............. And one from the bluehair 2-legged GPS "I always get the Carolinas mixed up for some reason." ......Fred Jerx (who will doubtless figure out intricacy of that tricky "North / South" thing someday.
#14. To: e_type_jag, Fred Mertz (#12)
ROFL...You're killin' me, jag. As if I wasn't already LMAO at your Freddy-tagline: And one from the bluehair 2-legged GPS "I always get the Carolinas mixed up for some reason." ......Fred Jerx (who will doubtless figure out intricacy of that tricky "North / South" thing someday.
Jack in the Box hats and Prison garb ain't a Service uniform you fuckpipe liar.
#15. To: e_type_jag (#13)
Below is the latest Dwarf revelation: ...."the shorts and bibs I wear are of a carbon/lycra/nylon composition......and maaaaaannnnnn....just letting everybody know that makes my balls SWELL......I'm just tooooooo sexy for you all!!" ....Dwarf August 2010....
#16. To: go65 (#11)
Piss off. You know I already provided a mea culpa for this statement. Piss on you.
In the end, Murkowski will win.
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
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