Wednesday, November 08, 2006
A Preliminary Report
At the moment it's twenty after twelve Wednesday morning.
The news is sombre. I returned from a Republican banquet with my head bowed low. On the national level my predictions seem, at this early hour, to have been correct. The Democrats at the moment have a majority in the house by six seats, and are likely to gain a few more before the night is out. The Senate is still held by a Republican majority of 3.
Right now it's all about Virginia. The votes are counted and Webb, the Democratic candidate is up by three thousand votes, despite Allen's having held a lead all night long. I had thought Virginia to be ours, but perhaps I was mistaken. A recount is to be held.
Some good news? All of our local Atlantic County candidates did mostly well. Frank LoBiondo did very well. Our Republican team is strong and committed, and we faced a tough competition this year.
Today however I had a good experience. I was involved in the thick of politics. I sat today at a banquet filled with influential people: Senator Bill Gormley, Egg Harbor Twp Mayor McCullough, the head of the Atlantic County Republican Committee, and a lot of other people. I was present for the vote tallying, and I witnessed the victory of several local candidates. I was there for the feeling of victory; I was also there for the feeling of despair that swept the room when the votes from Pleasantville and Atlantic City were announced: in Pleasantville Menendez swept Kean 352 to 2782.
But tonight we all witnessed a Democracy in action, good or not. In the coming weeks we shall witness recounts, rethinking, and changing of policy. I intend to write more when all matters are settled, but I can assure you now that the next two years are to be interesting. ¶ 12:27 AM
The news is sombre. I returned from a Republican banquet with my head bowed low. On the national level my predictions seem, at this early hour, to have been correct. The Democrats at the moment have a majority in the house by six seats, and are likely to gain a few more before the night is out. The Senate is still held by a Republican majority of 3.
Right now it's all about Virginia. The votes are counted and Webb, the Democratic candidate is up by three thousand votes, despite Allen's having held a lead all night long. I had thought Virginia to be ours, but perhaps I was mistaken. A recount is to be held.
Some good news? All of our local Atlantic County candidates did mostly well. Frank LoBiondo did very well. Our Republican team is strong and committed, and we faced a tough competition this year.
Today however I had a good experience. I was involved in the thick of politics. I sat today at a banquet filled with influential people: Senator Bill Gormley, Egg Harbor Twp Mayor McCullough, the head of the Atlantic County Republican Committee, and a lot of other people. I was present for the vote tallying, and I witnessed the victory of several local candidates. I was there for the feeling of victory; I was also there for the feeling of despair that swept the room when the votes from Pleasantville and Atlantic City were announced: in Pleasantville Menendez swept Kean 352 to 2782.
But tonight we all witnessed a Democracy in action, good or not. In the coming weeks we shall witness recounts, rethinking, and changing of policy. I intend to write more when all matters are settled, but I can assure you now that the next two years are to be interesting. ¶ 12:27 AM
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Well isn't that (the results from pleasantville and AC, and for that matter, the whole state) to be expected? Obviously cape may county and a few others will vote Republican and everywhere else, especially in urban and poor areas will vote democrat. We live in a liberal state, and that isn't going to change unless the people do or the politicians do. Neither of which seems very likely.
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