Still early, but Cynthia McKinney may be out of the race...

[cynatnite]

Hank Johnson 74%
Cynthia McKinney 26%

12% reporting in.

http://www.wsbtv.com/politics/9640750/detail.html

[SPKrazy]

1. Oh Damned!

:cry:



:rofl:

[dflprincess]

2. Anymore reports about the machine problems I read about

this afternoon on DU? You know, little things, like McKinney's name not being on the ballot in some precincts. :sarcasm:

[ISUGRADIA]

5. AJC story on this

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/shared-blogs/ajc/elections/entries/2006/08/08/mckinney_allege.html

Shortly after the polls opened on Tuesday, allegations of voting irregularities began appearing on U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney’s campaign Web site.

At 8:14 a.m., the first complaint appeared: “Less than an hour into voting, McKinney’s name is not on ballot, opponent’s is,” read an item on her blog.

Other similar allegations would follow throughout the day as 4th Congressional District voters decided whether to send McKinney back to Congress, or give the Democratic nomination to runoff opponent, Hank Johnson, a lawyer and former DeKalb County commissioner.

The McKinney Web site noted voting machines not working or mysteriously casting incorrect ballots, “insecure” voting equipment, police harassment, and poll workers refusing to hand out Democratic ballots.
...

[Moloch]

3. Too bad...

I like McKinney, but she only has herself to blame for this...

[Jawja]

10. As a McKinney

supporter, I agree.

[ronnykmarshall]

12. I agree too.

I love her and donated to her when she ran again in 2004. She said things that needed to be said and for that I'll always love her.

[BayCityProgressive]

4. well

Maybe Cynthia and Joe can spend some quality time together while unemployed...

[NoPasaran]

6. Maybe they could replace

Sedar and Garofallo on Majority Report

[ronnykmarshall]

13. She's be great on the radio!

[never_get_over_it]

20. Bite you tongue

I love Sam!!!!

[Hoosier Dem]

7. Sorry, but no tears for her either...

But Holy Joe may have found himself a running mate:


LIEberman/Mckinney 2008
We'll keep running until we win!!

[BayCityProgressive]

8. LOL well

that would be a unity ticket! Fascist/Commie combo LOL

[fujiyama]

15. Holy shit that would be a funny ticket!

They would barely agree on anything.

[stanwyck]

9. I voted for her this morning.

but there was such a huge, concerted effort to get rid of her, that I'm doubtful that she'll survive. All my Republican neighbors who had Bush signs during the last general election, have Hank signs in their yards now. Of course, they won't vote for Hank in the mid-terms. They just wanted to get rid of Cynthia during the primary. They'll be back in the GOP fold tomorrow. They hate Cynthia. She dared to speak our, before anyone else, about investigating the prelude to 9-11. She's voted against the Iraq invasion. And now she's calling for Bush's impeachment.
Plus, she's female. Black. And very mouthy.
Can't have that.

[KingFlorez]

18. Exactly

[Pastiche423]

27. Absolutely!

Can't have the truth come out. What kind of country would we be, if we allowed truth to power?

:mad:

[originalpckelly]

11. I guess she wasn't a hit after all.

:hide:

[BayCityProgressive]

16. the funny thing

is...both McKinney and Lieberman try to tell everyone that they are the "mainstream" of the party, and they are both losing. I guess when you ignore your own constituents this is what happens. I see these two as polar opposites, and it is funny they are in the same party. Joe is obedient to big oil and big insurance companies. He is also a war monger. With McKinney, everything is a racist conspiracy, she has aligned herself with fringe groups like ANSWER, and rails against corporations. It is just funny to me that two totally different people like this can be in one party. This highlights the problem of our two party system. I strongly believe the Dem party could be 3-4 minor parties easily. So many varying views, even on this board.

[Pirate Smile]

14. "Undermine the Party and you're Gone" is the message to Democratic

officeholders from the Democratic Primary voters.

Whether you are on the left (McKinney) or to the right(Lieberman)of the Party, embarrass us or stab us in the back and you are toast.

[originalpckelly]

17. I know, our representatives *might* actually have to REPRESENT US!!!

OMG!!!! :wow:

[CrushTheDLC]

22. How has McKinney "undermined" the Party?

Just because she doesn't kiss AIPAC ass?
We need about 434 more of those in Congress and 100 more in the Senate.

[BayCityProgressive]

25. Yes

AIPAC is more powerful than congress itself! No one can stand up to their might! As Cynthia's father said "the J-E-W-S made her lose" :eyes: . The Jewish conspiracy theories abound.

[Pirate Smile]

28. I was talking about the scuffle with the cops and that crap.

My point is that if she loses her primary then the argument that the far left is taking over doesn't really wash.

We will see if she loses or not. It isn't my district. The Dem voters there get to decide, just like in Conneticut.

If she does lose, when the Republicans start spewing their talking points that the far left is taking over the Democratic Party, one response can be to point out that McKinney lost too.

[me b zola]

19. I was hoping that someone from the 4th district could help translate

U.S. Representative, District 4
Democrat

13% of precincts reporting
PR=Precincts Reporting
TP=Total Precincts

Johnson......2,581---->>73.8%

McKinney.......917---->>26.2%


County.....PR TP.......J........M

DEKALB.....0 135.......0........0

GWINNETT..16 24......868......328

ROCKDALE...7 16....1,713......589


http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/election_results/2006_0808/02002.htm




Can someone from the 4th district tell us anything about these counties and the make-up of the voters there? I know that a lot of pukes are going to vote for Johnson to throw the election. Which counties are more heavy with puke voters? TIA



A small bright spot. I noticed that the totals in Gwinnett have increased for McKinney.


edited to include the link :D

[KingFlorez]

23. I know Gwinnett and Rockdale are Republican counties

Not sure how Republican the portion in this district are though. DeKalb is heavily Democratic.

[me b zola]

26. Thanks for that

:hi:

[Spider Jerusalem]

29. Not from the 4th District, but I AM in Georgia.

DeKalb County is where most of McKinney's support is; it's also where most of the votes are. When the votes for DeKalb start coming in, those numbers could change rapidly. There are 600K people in DeKalb County, and it's solidly Democratic (and liberal) and largely African-American; it's where McKinney's base is. Gwinnett and Rockdale are non-factors in this race, unless it's close enough that they tip the balance.

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13089.html

[Justice Is Comin]

21. She's a diamond but

kind of a grayish color and a few occlusions.

They're sending her back to the mine.

[flaminbats]

24. Johnson is doing better than I expected..

but don't make any bets until we start getting results in from Dekalb County. That could still reverse everything in the fourth district.

http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/election_results/2006_0808/02002.htm