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62. me too

Wed Nov 13, 2013, 02:09 PM

Nov 2013

it is something all of us can help with....this activist in fairfax had simply gotten the ab count the night before the election,when the count came up 3 grand short he called bs

blackboxvoting.org calls this "protecting the count"

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BREAKING: votes are counted and @SenMarkHerring leads by 163 !!! Congrats to AG-Elect Herring! #VAAG [View all] Tx4obama Nov 2013 OP

AWESOME !!!!!! NT JanT Nov 2013 #1

This is such good news...a Virginia trifecta, well, almost. Unlikely to change, recount or no. libdem4life Nov 2013 #2

Democrats in control of all 5 statewide offices in Virginia for the 1st time since 1969. Coyotl Nov 2013 #65

Fantastic! sheshe2 Nov 2013 #3

K/R Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #4

happy night! questionseverything Nov 2013 #5

So thankful for the local activists and bloggers Neurotica Nov 2013 #11

me too questionseverything Nov 2013 #62

SO PROUD OF MY BELOVED STATE!!!!! Heather MC Nov 2013 #6

Dems sweep a southern state. Has the tide of crazy finally started to recede? JaneyVee Nov 2013 #7

Kind of a Southern state Nevernose Nov 2013 #13

Technically it wasn't a full sweep because we lost some Democratic State Senators. joshcryer Nov 2013 #20

boysko in the 86 district should try questionseverything Nov 2013 #63

Bravo Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #8

They come in all demographic groups. riqster Nov 2013 #67

Congrats all malaise Nov 2013 #9

In spite of the police warning Half-Century Man Nov 2013 #10

Herring's Va. attorney general edge 163 votes after Fairfax count Tx4obama Nov 2013 #12

As a Virginian, I am very pleased about this! Cooch's was an awful AG. s-cubed Nov 2013 #14

ditto!! CatWoman Nov 2013 #27

Western Branch here Setsuna1972 Nov 2013 #50

Welcome to DU, Setsuna1972! calimary Nov 2013 #59

Ditto Sophiegirl Nov 2013 #73

Congratulations Virginia!! johnnyreb Nov 2013 #15

Don't mention the closeness of the vote. What matters is... randome Nov 2013 #16

Well, at least it didn't take a year, like with Al Franken rocktivity Nov 2013 #17

Well, it still isn't completely over yet. Votes to be certified Nov 25th - then a recount... Tx4obama Nov 2013 #18

With the probability of a recount and lawsuits happening Iliyah Nov 2013 #26

We'll see how big a wrench they throw into it. joshcryer Nov 2013 #19

Mark Herring's tweet Tx4obama Nov 2013 #21

Congratulations to all those unsung GOTV heroes. ffr Nov 2013 #22

For all of you that followed this advice, thank you: freshwest Nov 2013 #48

Congratulations Virginians!!! DianaForRussFeingold Nov 2013 #23

Obenshain (R) has released a statement... Tx4obama Nov 2013 #24

In order words, we, the GOP are plotting Iliyah Nov 2013 #30

"subject to uniform rules" Bohunk68 Nov 2013 #60

Does anybody have a link to why this happened in the first place? It still smells funny Drew Richards Nov 2013 #25

What happened in the first place? LisaL Nov 2013 #28

You can also get excellent information about the whole bloomin' situation at Bradblog NBachers Nov 2013 #46

A link to what? Lots of various errors were found during the canvass phrase Tx4obama Nov 2013 #29

Thx TX been in hospital missed explanation on how votes were missed. Drew Richards Nov 2013 #32

The two links below have tons of OLDER updates that happened over the past week... Tx4obama Nov 2013 #36

Thank you for info and concern. Drew Richards Nov 2013 #45

official changes doc questionseverything Nov 2013 #66

What is known about the provisional vote count? No Vested Interest Nov 2013 #35

All I know at the moment about the provisional votes is that the ones they counted are added... Tx4obama Nov 2013 #38

Statement From Fairfax County Electoral Board on Nov. 12, 2013 - See below... Tx4obama Nov 2013 #39

Thanks for clarification- at least some questions are answered here. No Vested Interest Nov 2013 #43

It went something like this: Gore1FL Nov 2013 #34

Here is a quasi-LIVE blog of events since the "smoking gun" moment: Coyotl Nov 2013 #54

I beat cha to it. Gave Drew your link in Comment #36 Tx4obama Nov 2013 #71

OHHHH!!!!!!! MADem Nov 2013 #31

We are going to rock in 2014! sheshe2 Nov 2013 #33

+1,000 !!!! And THEN some!!!!!!!! nt MADem Nov 2013 #41

I certainly hope so. We need to GOTV Bigtime. Left Coast2020 Nov 2013 #44

THANKS, VIRGINIA! Sooner or later it comes down to fate...you might as well be the one! ancianita Nov 2013 #37

Statement From Fairfax County Electoral Board on Nov. 12, 2013 Tx4obama Nov 2013 #40

IF Obenshain requests a recount it will be refereed by Cuccinelli :( Tx4obama Nov 2013 #42

What great news! Every. Single. Vote. Counts! NBachers Nov 2013 #47

This is why Dems need to GOTV! nt IronLionZion Nov 2013 #49

Fantastic! K&R myrna minx Nov 2013 #51

dont count this over until recount is done beachbum bob Nov 2013 #52

K&R. #FairfaxFinale out of reach of a recount is good news for #VaAG nail biter. Coyotl Nov 2013 #53

LOL which is exactly why the GOP would do it. Myrina Nov 2013 #55

and the media ignores it. completely. spanone Nov 2013 #56

He got to votes from my house underpants Nov 2013 #57

Bloomberg: Tweets Alert Virginia Vote-Counters to Mistakes in Race Coyotl Nov 2013 #58

Great article. Makes me happy to see that someone wrote about how Twitter helped :) Tx4obama Nov 2013 #74

This is great news Gothmog Nov 2013 #61

Rethugs changing rules. Madmiddle Nov 2013 #64

The State Board of Elections site has been updated to show Herring wins by 164 votes pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #68

Finishing with three sevens: 1,103,777 votes Herring vs. 1,103,613. No recount needed. Coyotl Nov 2013 #72

What? "clearly outside..."? State law says .5% difference -> state financed recount spooky3 Nov 2013 #77

Most of VA is touch-screen so recounts count the same as before. Margin shift over 30 unlikely. Coyotl Nov 2013 #78

I hope you are right. spooky3 Nov 2013 #79

The potential universe of remaining undetected errors also is reduced now pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #80

Not exactly a clear mandate, but we'll take it Jack Rabbit Nov 2013 #69

K & R Scurrilous Nov 2013 #70

Now, if Virginia democrats sulphurdunn Nov 2013 #75

Next step: Change the state legislature, tackle gerrymandering spooky3 Nov 2013 #76