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Disappointing, but not Determinative

Rich Galen

Wednesday November 9, 2005



  • "� Beatles Song ...": Here are the lyrics to the Beatles tune I excerpted.

  • "� Early Returns ...": Here are the results from Virginia hour-by-hour starting at 7:40 last night. Note that in the first returns - 40 minutes after the polls closed - the Republican, Kilgore, has jumped out to a large, early lead:
    7:40 PM
    Office: Governor
    Precincts Reporting: 229 of 2426 (9.44%) 
    Registered Voters: 4,452,058   
    Total Voting: 273,428   Voter Turnout: 6.14 % 
    	 
      J W Kilgore (R)   174,724 63.90%
      T M Kaine   (D)    95,086 34.78%
      H R Potts   (I)     3,433  1.26%
      Write Ins             185  0.07%
      Vote Totals:      273,428	 

    But then, just one hour later, with almost 2/3 of the precincts reporing, the tide has turned:

    
    8:37 PM
    Office: Governor
    Precincts Reporting: 1540 of 2426 (63.48%) 
    Registered Voters: 4,451,969   
    Total Voting: 1,221,738   Voter Turnout: 27.44 % 
    
      T M Kaine   (D)   624,912 51.15%
      J W Kilgore (R)   569,051 46.58%
      H R Potts   (I)    26,703  2.19%
      Write Ins	          1,072  0.09%
      Vote Totals:    1,221,738

    In the third hour, 90% of the vote in, it's over:

    
    9:42 PM
    Office: Governor
    Precincts Reporting: 2196 of 2426 (90.52%) 
    Registered Voters: 4,451,769   
    Total Voting: 1,745,831   Voter Turnout: 39.22 %
     
      T M Kaine   (D)    899,703  51.53%
      J W Kilgore (R)    806,711  46.21%
      H R Potts   (I)     38,054   2.18%
      Write Ins            1,363   0.08%
      Vote Totals:     1,745,831 

    Mullfoto of the Day

    This, at a t-shirt shop along Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.
    English first, hah.
    Ingleesh.

    Catchy Caption of the Day

    Actual Caption:

    The shadow advances on the moon during a lunar eclipse in January 2001. A Chinese company has had its license suspended after it tried to make money by selling land on the moon.

    Ok. Put aside, for the moment, the notion of trying to sell land on the moon and thinking you're going to get away with it.

    The real question is: Sell land on the moon to whom?

    (AFP/File/Yoav Lemme)

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