Murphy now ahead by 401 votes in NY-20

[HopeOverFear]

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/04/murphy-now-ahead-by-401-votes-in-ny-20.php#comments

Scott Murphy is creating some more distance between himself and Republican candidate Jim Tedisco in the NY-20 special election. Murphy now leads by 401 votes, compared to a 365-vote lead yesterday.

Some more absentee ballots were counted in the Murphy strongholds of Columbia, Essex, Warren and Washington Counties -- plus the Tedisco stronghold of Saratoga County. And while Tedisco did net 38 votes from the newest ballots in Saratoga, it was more than outstripped by the other places.

Keep in mind that Tedisco actually won the Election Night count by 68 votes -- but by the time we found that out, after errors in the counties' spreadsheets were all double-checked, the absentees had started to come in. And Murphy has been consistently picking up votes during the absentee count.

[babylonsister]

1. Excellent! nt

[Cha]

2. Rec'd~ Who knew the absentee ballots

would be such a treasure trove for the Democratic candidate, Scott Murphy, in the 20th District? :bounce:

Thank you, HopeOverFear~

[eleny]

3. Yay!!!

[valerief]

4. Gah-roovy! nt

[SemiCharmedQuark]

5. Tee Hee!

[Lasher]

6. What is left to count, any more Tedisco strongholds?

Thanks for the update on this compelling story.

[LiberalFighter]

7. They probably have some rocks to count.

[rpannier]

14. The absentee ballots from the state mental hospitals have yet to come in

That's the only place I can envision where he'd have a solid support

[redwitch]

8. There is talk of Tedisco conceding tomorrow.

:-)

[Cha]

9. Really! That would be a great lesson

for coleman.

[Hippo_Tron]

16. Lets be honest, Coleman isn't really capable of learning...

[Cha]

25. I was kidding..

I kid.

[annabanana]

12. DIDJA HEAR THAT NORM??

God, poor Mn.

[PBS Poll-435]

17. So long, Teh Disco...

Buh Bye.

[redwitch]

26. TEDISCO HAS CONCEDED!

Happy weekend all!

[agentS]

10. T-minus 4 days until Steele is out as chairman

I don't think he's gonna last the weekend of Tedsicko gives up.

[OmahaBlueDog]

19. They'll keep Steele as the face of the party

...but they'll get Gingrich to call the shots behind the scenes -- reasoning that he led the last sucessful GOP comeback.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

11. You are WRONG .... Murphy had won on the night of the elections by 65 votes

NOT "Tedisco"

I live in NY 20th

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/murphy-wins-new-york-special-e.html

[BzaDem]

15. No, that was the count on election night of the election night votes. It was not complete or correct

If you include all the corrections from the various counties for just election-night votes, Tedisco won by a hair.

[PBS Poll-435]

18. I thought Scott was ahead by 25 election night...

Teh Disco is done.

[Drunken Irishman]

20. He was up 25. I don't know where they're getting this number.

[rpannier]

13. A guy with a 20+ year career gets beaten by a virtual unknown

Shows you how far the republikkans have fallen

[Drunken Irishman]

21. In a Republican-leaning district to boot!

[rpannier]

22. Makes it sweeter

[Hope And Change]

23. K & R!

[HopeOverFear]

24. kick