http://campaigndiaries.com/2009/04/06/simple-calculations/ Obsessive political analysis Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:44:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://campaigndiaries.com/2009/04/06/simple-calculations/comment-page-1/#comment-14265 APoliticsNow!» Blog Archive » NY-20: Counting of Paper Ballots To Begin Today Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:22:59 +0000 http://campaigndiaries.com/?p=7357#comment-14265 [...] So what can we expect from the absentee ballots? Apparently, it looks pretty good for Murphy, judging by the number of ballots cast by Democrats, and the counties from which the absentee ballots come. From Campaign Diaries: [...] [...] So what can we expect from the absentee ballots? Apparently, it looks pretty good for Murphy, judging by the number of ballots cast by Democrats, and the counties from which the absentee ballots come. From Campaign Diaries: [...]

]]> http://campaigndiaries.com/2009/04/06/simple-calculations/comment-page-1/#comment-14252 Rory Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:56:00 +0000 http://campaigndiaries.com/?p=7357#comment-14252 Murphy won the majority of votes in Warren County on election day, but the majority of absentee votes were received considerably earlier then election day and if you just look at the breakdown of how many voters in Warren County were either registered Republican or voted for the Conservative Party, Tedisco is ahead by 307 votes. Murphy won the majority of votes in Warren County on election day, but the majority of absentee votes were received considerably earlier then election day and if you just look at the breakdown of how many voters in Warren County were either registered Republican or voted for the Conservative Party, Tedisco is ahead by 307 votes.

]]> http://campaigndiaries.com/2009/04/06/simple-calculations/comment-page-1/#comment-14226 fritz Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:41:03 +0000 http://campaigndiaries.com/?p=7357#comment-14226 The Coleman/Franken race will not be settled by counting votes; that ship has sailed and Franken won. The only things to be settled are whether Tim Pawlenty will sign the election certificate and, if signed, Republican Senators will filibuster his seating in the Senate. These are not questions of legality as there is no just legal argument for not signing the certificate or seating the senator elect once signed. These are questions of political morals and ethics. Will Pawlenty do the ethical thing and sign the document? I think he is a fair person who will do the right thing in the end. As to Senate Republicans that is a different story. There will be a huge push by the far right to filibuster. But there are a few moderate Senators; i.e.Snowe & Collins; and even a few free thinkers;i.e. John McCain; who despite the pressure might feel obliged to do the right thing. The Coleman/Franken race will not be settled by counting votes; that ship has sailed and Franken won. The only things to be settled are whether Tim Pawlenty will sign the election certificate and, if signed, Republican Senators will filibuster his seating in the Senate.
These are not questions of legality as there is no just legal argument for not signing the certificate or seating the senator elect once signed.
These are questions of political morals and ethics. Will Pawlenty do the ethical thing and sign the document? I think he is a fair person who will do the right thing in the end.
As to Senate Republicans that is a different story. There will be a huge push by the far right to filibuster. But there are a few moderate Senators; i.e.Snowe & Collins; and even a few free thinkers;i.e. John McCain; who despite the pressure might feel obliged to do the right thing.

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