Get Ready for Ragin’ Recount 2006!
If James Webb prevails in the Senate race recount in Virginia, Dems will control both houses of Congress If Allen wins, the GOP retains the reins in the Senate So prepare yourself for a recount battle second in ferocity only to the 2000 Bush-Gore saga -- one replete with legal maneuvering, public posturing and, of course, dirty tricks Update: We may be wrong about the above (mea culpa after the jump).
The balance of power in the Senate is hinging on one undecided race: the Virginia Webb-Allen contest. If Webb prevails, Dems will control both houses of Congress. If Allen wins, the GOP will retain power in the Senate.
Webb has a 7,000-vote lead, but we won’t know the final tally until Nov. 27, when the Va. secretary of state certifies the recount.
So prepare yourself for a recount battle second in ferocity only to the 2000 Bush-Gore saga — one replete with legal maneuvering, public posturing and, of course, dirty tricks.
WAIT, BEFORE YOU GO…Washington Post:
Democratic challenger James Webb held a slim lead over Republican Sen. George Allen today in Virginia’s U.S. Senate race, a dramatic and nasty battle that almost certainly will be decided by a recount next month.
With 99.8 percent of the votes tallied by 11:30 a.m. today, Webb claimed victory with a lead of about 7,000 votes among the more than 2.3 million cast — a difference of three-tenths of a percent. Some absentee ballots in James City County, Isle of Wight County and Fairfax City were still being counted today.
But an adviser for Allen said the senator will wait for the results to become official on Nov. 27 — just shy of three weeks away — before accepting the tally.
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George Allen, the man who some say could've been president, has finally conceded to challenger Jim Webb, at long last putting an end to speculation and granting the Democrats total control of both houses of Congress.
The Associated Press and MSNBC have both called the Va Senate race for Jim Webb, which would give Democrats control of the House and Senate for the first time since 1994
A source in the George Allen camp said the senator was "disinclined" to ask for a formal recount, but would probably not concede any earlier than Thursday
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This week, our assemblage of Truthdig favorites includes a finger-wagging hypocritical evangelist; Andrew Sullivan flatly stating that Bush has come unhinged; and goons of Va. Sen. George Allen attacking a blogger.
The man whom staffers of Va. Sen. George Allen attacked on Tuesday for asking the senator combative questions is fighting back.
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Presumed staffers of Va. Sen. George Allen assaulted Calling All Wingnuts blogger Mike Stark after he yelled some arguably offensive questions at Allen. Read about it, or Watch it
Earlier: George "Macaca" Allen really doesn't like his opposition.
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