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Entries from September 2010

Election Projection Update Delayed

September 20th, 2010 · No Comments

Apologies to readers expecting an election projection update last week. Unfortunately, while it was largely finished, my laptop was stolen from my house on Friday morning. All of the information that I had on it is now lost and will require a fresh start. It also means that my access to a computer is limited. [...]

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Tags: Election Projection · General

Delaware and New Hampshire GOP Senate Primary Results

September 14th, 2010 · No Comments

9:10 p.m. (9/15): Lamontagne has conceded the race for the GOP’s Senate nomination. In other news from yesterday’s primaries, a new poll out of Delaware shows that Democrat Chris Coons leads Republican Christine O’Donnell 50-34. That’s a bigger lead than he had in previous polls and may seem to indicate that even some Mike Castle [...]

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Tea Party Candidate Leads in New Hampshire

September 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Early results out of New Hampshire are shaping up well for the Tea Party: Lamontagne – 52.9% (5,584) Ayotte – 31.7% (3,346) Binnie – 7.7% (814) Bender – 6.6% (694) Lamare – 0.7% (76) 5% of precincts reporting var wordpress_toolbar_urls = ["http:\/\/www.politico.com\/2010\/maps\/#\/Senate\/2010\/NH"];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL2t5bGViZWxsLmNvbS8yMDEwLzA5LzE0L3RlYS1wYXJ0eS1jYW5kaWRhdGUtbGVhZHMtaW4tbmV3LWhhbXBzaGlyZS88d3B0Yj5UZWEgUGFydHkgQ2FuZGlkYXRlIExlYWRzIGluIE5ldyBIYW1wc2hpcmU8d3B0Yj5odHRwOi8va3lsZWJlbGwuY29tPHdwdGI%2BS3lsZSBCZWxs”;

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Tags: Election 2010 · Politics

Tea Party Candidates Threaten GOP Prospects

September 14th, 2010 · No Comments

Today is primary day in several states across the nation. Among them are two highly important Senate primaries in Delaware and New Hampshire. Tea Party candidate Christine O’Donnell led the more moderate Mike Castle in the most recent polling out of the state, 47 to 44, although it was within the margin of error. This [...]

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Republican Party Sues Tea Party Candidates

September 9th, 2010 · 1 Comment

The Republican Party has begun an offensive push against Tea Party candidates across the country. The Tea Party has defeated more mainstream Republican Senate candidates that were backed by the party. After the upset victories of Tea Party candidates in Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky and other states, Republicans have decided to resort to litigation and [...]

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Tags: Election 2010 · Politics

Follow Kyle on Facebook and Twitter

September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

If you enjoy reading my posts on the site, you should consider following me on Facebook and Twitter. I post articles of interest and random comments on the topics of the day (not unlike on here). The main difference between this blog and my profiles on those sites is that it gets updated constantly throughout [...]

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Election Projection 2010: West Coast Senate Seats

September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

We’re getting closer to the midterm elections. As such, I will be posting my projections more frequently. Today, we’re going to have a look at the West Coast: Alaska Incumbent: Lisa Murkowski (R) – Defeated Challenger(s): Joe Miller (R), Scott McAdams (D) Prediction: Toss-Up What a difference a few weeks make. Not even two weeks [...]

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Tags: Election 2010 · Election Projection · Politics