Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Power Line Forums Note (09:46 PM) - We’ve launched Power Line News, of course, and people seem to be just loving it. The trouble? The incredible demand on this election day has put extreme stress on the server, and the site for most of today has been…
Election Returns Liveblogging (05:54 PM) - 12:10A, Wednesday: The fight continues anon. 11:45P: Keith Ellison, whose fitness to sit on Capitol Hill has been slain several times over by Scott Johnson at Power Line, has won in Minnesota. 11:38P: I have some faith in Jim Talent…
Save the Wren Cross at William and Mary (05:43 PM) - A group of students and alumni have got together at William & Mary to save the cross at the historic Wren Chapel. This page featured the story of the disappearance of the cross several days ago, and since then students…
Come Now (03:15 PM) - Earlier this morning I mentioned that someone at Dartmouth has seen fit to, on this election day, highlight a professor’s weeks-old projection that Democrats will take thirty-two seats in the House. I was a mite surprised, given that the polls…
Guide to Election Returns (03:14 PM) - As you watch the returns this evening, you can follow along with this guide and know, as early as possible, how things have fadged in the battle for control of Congress….
Oh, It’s On. (01:49 PM) - Voting is well underway across this proud land, and already there is scandal aplenty. Voting machines from sea to shining sea are going up in smoke, polling hours are being extended because workers are unable to divine how to use…
Major Loss at U.N. Security Council (11:34 AM) - After steadfastly supporting the state of Guatemala for the open seat on the United Nations Security Council, that nation has been forced to withdraw. Panama has won the open seat. And the only good news in all of this is…
Now That the Final Polls Are In and the Voters are Voting… (09:42 AM) - I am curious if Professor Bafumi still has confidence in his study (an amalgamation of polls) which predicts that Democrats will pick up thirty-two seats in the House of Representatives. Dartmouth has featured his study on the home page today,…
New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District (09:33 AM) - Some anecdotal evidence from Bob Hansen that Charlie Bass (Dartmouth ‘74) has been playing a poor groundgame as compared to his opponent, Paul Hodes (‘72). The latest polls from the University of New Hampshire spin a similar yarn. It will…
That’s My Hometown (Almost.) (09:23 AM) - Today, I wish the best of luck to Tom Kean, Jr., who every bit deserves a seat on Capitol Hill. Here is his plan for the day, for those readers back in New Jersey:Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) voted at Westfield…
If Speaker Pelosi… (09:15 AM) - Slate:What will a Democratic House of Representatives under Speaker Nancy Pelosi be like? The Republicans have been painting an unattractive portrait of Democrats roasting young children on a spit in the Capitol rotunda and whatnot.We have?…
The Spoils of Victory (08:58 AM) - TigerHawk: “[T]he main reason I want the Republicans to maintain control today is so that I can laugh myself silly reading comments on the lefty blogs tomorrow.”…
The New Look of Reform (08:30 AM) - This election day’s Wall Street Journal editorial page is one of the best I have ever seen. To highlight but one brilliantly-written piece of opinion, I will quote the very first sentence of the paper’s lead editorial, which is about…
Dartmouth Cartoon Outrage (06:11 AM) - A cartoon appeared in yesterday’s editions of The Dartmouth, and has provoked a great deal of fret. Even, from what I hear, a spate of small protests at the Robinson building. The cartoon in question, drawn by Drew Lerman…