Democrat Gerald E. Connolly won reelection to the 11th District congressional seat in Northern Virginia tonight, defeating Republican Keith Fimian in a rematch of their 2008 contest for the seat long held by Republican Tom Davis.

Voters in Fairfax and Prince William counties have increasingly chosen Democrats in statewide political contests this decade. Informal interviews with poll watchers and campaign workers outside voting locations throughout the day revealed a turnout as large as in the 1998 election that brought Barack Obama and many new Democrats to office.

The recurring theme from Democratic workers was that their party was organized, stayed on message, and successfully brought their supporters to the polls. "We have a large contingent who we can count on to vote for the Democratic label regardless of the issues," said one poll watcher, who declined to be identified.

Republican workers expressed dismay that their candidate appeared to be on his own throughout the campaign, without support from the established Republican party leaders in Fairfax County. "Until the Republican Party unites under new leadership, this will be our fate," said one campaign worker. Still, there was hope that a new Republican majority in the House of Representatives would help the Republicans achieve their goals of smaller Government and reduced deficit spending.

"The voters spoke," Connolly told supporters. "They said, 'Enough, be gone, you've had your day. It's time for a change.' " He views his reelection as an endorsement of President Obama's agenda.

Fimian's up 2 points as of now.

CITE YOUR SOURCE

This race is too close to begin with. Who the FUCK keeps voting for Connolly?

Since 58% of the vote is in, that's not quite possible, now is it?

Only GC can save the country people.

Journalists often write their stories in anticipation of being first to file. Perhaps this fella sense he won't get to file his little blurb.

BULLSHIT Wrote:
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> CITE YOUR SOURCE


http://www.co.prince-william.va.us/docLibrary/PDF/009201.pdf
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/eb/webreports/RESU1110.pdf

Candidates aside...

Why is 11th district always so slow in reporting? The rest of the state is pretty much done. Polls have been closed for two hours.

https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unofficial/6_s.shtml

Both candidates suck, I hate Gerry more though, disingenuous prick. Next year we need to vote out all the FFX County Board incumbents. Timex takes a licking and keeps on ticking, Bulova.

Why would FU Reporter post this crap? The latest report shows the difference is less than 1,000 votes in favor of Fimian.

As of 9:30 pm... WAMU is claiming it's too close to call. OP sounds like GC talking points... Agreed, both candidates suck.

According to channel 8 it looks like Connolly is going to win. Unbelievable.

Connolly is up with only FFX precincts left. It is over..

Anybody who voted Libertarian or write-in should be ashamed of themselves for throwing their vote away and helping that fat sack of crap.

skavman Wrote:
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> As of 9:30 pm... WAMU is claiming it's too close
> to call. OP sounds like GC talking points...

Read my post. I drove around to various polling places today to get a feel for what the passionate people were saying. These are the folks who put their time into campaigns. They are not rich or famous, but they talk to a lot of people, and I listen to them. When the early returns confirmed what they were saying, the end result was obvious. I waited until 9:00 to post, two full hours after the polls closed.

If you believe I am a Connolly supporter, you are very, very wrong. I did not pick those quotes at random. They are a message to both parties.

My interest at this point is the number of people who voted in PW versus Fairfax County, and how this voting pattern will be affected when the Republican Governor redraws the map from this year's census data.

And after that I'll be looking at the 2011 School Board election.

Assume nothing. This is close enough that we will almost certainly have a recount.

Supposedly they are waiting on Mount Vernon and absentees.

Bill N Wrote:
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> Assume nothing. This is close enough that we will
> almost certainly have a recount.

+1

wonder how this would have turned out with a more centrist Republican.


still way close. we'll see.

-------------------------------------------------
“We don’t have any rude, unpleasant people here. We’re different!”

The following locations:

625 - LORTON CENTER
(District 11)

and

628 - LAUREL HILL
(District 11)

and

833 - WHITE OAKS
(District 11)

ARE ALL FUCKING LOSERS. Still no votes in from those areas. HELLO WAKE UP

625, 628, 833 precincts must be counting on their fingers and toes instead of using more modern methods. How freakin' hard is it to count votes tallied using an electronic voting machine and an optical scanner? Good grief!

Precincts Reporting:
166 of 168 (98.80%)


Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly 110,401
Keith S. Fimian 109,914


WOW........ lol.

> He views his reelection as an endorsement of President Obama's agenda.

WTF? This from the "fiscal conservative" who "stood up" to Obama's fiscal policies, at least according to all the campaign literature that was mailed to my home? This guy is despicable, not just because he lies, but because he thinks we're stupid enough to believe him. And, just as astonishingly, apparently some slight plurality buys it. Amazing.

FU Reporter Wrote:
>
> Read my post. I drove around to various polling
> places today to get a feel for what the passionate
> people were saying.

You must have missed passionate lil' ol me....


Connolly can go fuck himself.

Thank God the idiots of Pw and Manasshole didn't get their idiotic candidate elected

Well he won...

Prince William
10:05 p.m. EDT, Nov 2, 2010Fimian 33,510 51%
Connolly
(Incumbent) 30,143 46%
98% of precincts reporting

your mom is a sore loser, luckily she can continue to get abortions under Connolly

Amazing how stupid the Fairfax County side of the 11th district is. After his performance as the county's BOS chairman, amd his record for hist 1st 2 years in Congress, they still vote this buffoon back into office

You can thank 487 people who voted Libertarian instead of Republican for Gerry's victory. Is making a statement really worth putting a Democrat into office?

Fairfax Republicans are such hypocrits... 90% of them are on the goverment tit, corporate welfare like SAIC, Northrop, Ratheon....

I heard there are 26,000 absentee ballots to count. There are still 2 precincts that haven't reported. It might be awhile.

cuz i know Wrote:
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> your mom is a sore loser, luckily she can continue
> to get abortions under Connolly

Do you mean to say he's on top of her before the abortion?

According to Rednova8's Twitter account:

George Allen "We're going into overtime." Said some machines had a glitch...
2 minutes ago via web

I say screw it, lets just mount an armed group and take Fatty's campaign hq.

I don't care for either of the principal candidates, but I voted for GC because I simply could not vote for Fimian. If there had been a Republican closer in ideology to Tom Davis they would have received my vote. I am actually happy to see the Republicans take house so that I can watch the 3-ring circus that Boehner needs to control now that he has 6-10 different Tea Party factions with their own agendas.

It is really easy to be against everything, but you need to come up with an original thought from time to time and think through the entire scenario. Outlaw abortion? Sure, but what is the penalty and who do you punish? Do you really want to put women who were raped in prison if they terminate their pregnancy?

Seeker Wrote:
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> I don't care for either of the principal
> candidates, but I voted for GC because I simply
> could not vote for Fimian. If there had been a
> Republican closer in ideology to Tom Davis they
> would have received my vote. I am actually happy
> to see the Republicans take house so that I can
> watch the 3-ring circus that Boehner needs to
> control now that he has 6-10 different Tea Party
> factions with their own agendas.
>
> It is really easy to be against everything, but
> you need to come up with an original thought from
> time to time and think through the entire
> scenario. Outlaw abortion? Sure, but what is the
> penalty and who do you punish? Do you really want
> to put women who were raped in prison if they
> terminate their pregnancy?

Dumbass. Do you really think that abortion is at the top of the agenda? Nobody *likes* it for crissakes, and it's something that is quite easy to be "against". But there would be no traction in pushing anti-abortion legislation. You swallowed the GC campaign lure hook,line and sinker. What a tard.

The last I checked, there was only an 800 vote difference between Fimian and Connolly (49% vs. 49%), and therefore they have to wait for the absentee ballots, and a recount.

Btw, in my precinct Moron only came out 50 votes ahead of Murray! I've never seen a challenger come that close to the 8th District ass clown before.

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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/03/2010 12:40AM by ThePackLeader.

Its actually like 487 after 98.80% reporting.

BrandonVA Wrote:
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> Its actually like 487 after 98.80% reporting.


DAMN, that is CLOSE.

==================================================================================================
"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).

People on Keith's Facebook page say there are thousands of absentees not yet counted.

26,000 absentee ballots is what I'm seeing.

They should be counted tonight. But a broken voting machine in each of two districts also has to be sorted out.

Should be interesting to see how it plays out.

http://www.tbd.com/articles/2010/11/fimian-vs-connolly-for-congress-election-results-2010-live-27902.html



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/03/2010 01:06AM by Kardinal.

BrandonVA Wrote:
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> People on Keith's Facebook page say there are
> thousands of absentees not yet counted.
>
>

26,000+ absentee ballots to be exact.

Source:

http://www2.insidenova.com/news/2010/nov/02/its-nail-biter-ar-625346/

ThePackLeader Wrote:
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> The last I checked, there was only an 800 vote
> difference between Fimian and Connolly (49% vs.
> 49%), and therefore they have to wait for the
> absentee ballots, and a recount.
>
> Btw, in my precinct Moron only came out 50 votes
> ahead of Murray! I've never seen a challenger come
> that close to the 8th District ass clown before.


Prolly cause Moran wasn't around to hit the women and children at your precinct. He likes to roll that way.

Mr. Connolly,

You can thank the citizens of Fairfax County/City for your reelection (myself included). The citizens of Prince William County are too tightly attached to the GOP-FOX propaganda teat.

As for the GOP take over of the House, this will in fact boost the prospects for Obama's 2012 reelection. I have no doubts the "party of no" will indeed be the party of no solutions for the next 2 years. It will become evident the GOP are full of sh!t and they simply rode the American people's recession fear coat tails to power.

The GOP had the last 8 years to throw the country down the sewer, and Obama/Democrats have only been repairing it for 2 years...

Thank you for helping to save the economy, but it clearly is not fixed yet. By no means should the GOP be allowed to "fix" the economy, unless you enjoy "deregulation" and "de-funding the SEC".

> As for the GOP take over of the House, this will
> in fact boost the prospects for Obama's 2012
> reelection.

Yeah Barack Hussein Obama could certainly use a little boosting. The Democrats have been doing a bang up job the last 2 years with their record spending and low job approval. I guess you didn't understand the message sent by the American people today?



http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html

At this time nobody has been reelected. There are still 16,000+ votes not counted. You're a little premature with your trash talking. We'll find out if Conman can continue to trash the country tomorrow.

What kind of a moron would actually consider voting for Fimian? Gun tottin racist, anti choice idiot...

logicaldog Wrote:
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> What kind of a moron would actually consider
> voting for Fimian? Gun tottin racist, anti choice
> idiot...


Psshh, what kind of idiot votes for Connolly?

LordFairfax Wrote:
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> > He views his reelection as an endorsement of
> President Obama's agenda.
>
> WTF? This from the "fiscal conservative" who
> "stood up" to Obama's fiscal policies, at least
> according to all the campaign literature that was
> mailed to my home? This guy is despicable, not
> just because he lies, but because he thinks we're
> stupid enough to believe him. And, just as
> astonishingly, apparently some slight plurality
> buys it. Amazing.


I agree. Connolly is "an independent voice" ??? Not a chance. He brays whichever sound bite is popular at the moment. No original thought whatsoever.

Just take a look at how the votes in Fairfax played out by precincts: https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unofficial/00_p_059_CFF52707-FD82-4EFE-985A-D8C12A97EF10.shtml
For the most part, Fimian won the votes of the educated, independent types. Connolly won the votes of the ghetto precincts, inhabited by the uneducated, dependent types. It just goes to show how, over a couple of decades, Fairfax has transformed into a haven for the "entitled" and uneducated.

Nice liberal soundbyte, mindless, "they told me to say this since i'm a useful idiot" rant. Hey - how about the second amendment guarantees us the right to tote guns. I don't see anything in the Constitution about killin' babies.

Why don't you head off to Saudia Arabia or Iran and let them know you're gay. Give us an update on FU and let us know how you wished you had a gun and how much you miss the gold ol' US of A.

Stupid fucking liberal - get the fuck out of the country then. You're not a man, you're not worthy of being a citizen here and should go cry to mommy. You don't deserve to have a cat shit down your throat. God damn pussy.

One-Way Wrote:
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> Just take a look at how the votes in Fairfax
> played out by precincts:
> https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DA
> TA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unoff
> icial/00_p_059_CFF52707-FD82-4EFE-985A-D8C12A97EF1
> 0.shtml
> For the most part, Fimian won the votes of the
> educated, independent types. Connolly won the
> votes of the ghetto precincts, inhabited by the
> uneducated, dependent types. It just goes to show
> how, over a couple of decades, Fairfax has
> transformed into a haven for the "entitled" and
> uneducated.

Is there any way to take all that data and plug it into Google maps or something? I'd love a visual geographic breakdown of how the precincts broke instead of just a bunch of table in alphabetical order.

One-Way Wrote:
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> Just take a look at how the votes in Fairfax
> played out by precincts:
> https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DA
> TA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unoff
> icial/00_p_059_CFF52707-FD82-4EFE-985A-D8C12A97EF1
> 0.shtml
> For the most part, Fimian won the votes of the
> educated, independent types. Connolly won the
> votes of the ghetto precincts, inhabited by the
> uneducated, dependent types. It just goes to show
> how, over a couple of decades, Fairfax has
> transformed into a haven for the "entitled" and
> uneducated.

Really? That is a pretty broad generalization, don't you think? Are you telling me that there is really a difference between Sideburn and Bonnie Brae?

Seeker Wrote:
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> I don't care for either of the principal
> candidates, but I voted for GC because I simply
> could not vote for Fimian.

Fool. That's like choosing to get fucked in the ass with a fire hydrant because being fucked in the ass with a cactus is just too painful. Either way, your rectal sphincter is left bleeding and sore.

I, on the other hand, chose neither option and voted for Vince DeCarlo. Here's some of my reasons why...

1. As much as I hate GC, I know voting Republican is just as bad.
   
2. I knew this would be an incredibly tight race, and each 3rd party vote would be a poke in the eye to the Dems and Repubs. "Throw away" votes truly made the difference here, as capturing them could have made the difference for either party.
   
3. The dude wears an awesome hat!
   

Attachments:

TtwoT Wrote:
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>
> 26,000+ absentee ballots to be exact.
>
> Source:
>
> http://www2.insidenova.com/news/2010/nov/02/its-na
> il-biter-ar-625346/


TtwoT, just curious, what line of work are you in that the quantity "26,000+" is considered to be "exact"?

Mortgage appraisals? Subprime lending? NASA Rocket Scientist?

Swallow it, far-right-wingers - its a bitter pill. You guys could have won with a more moderate candidate and you blew it. You have nobody to blame but yourselves.

yea, gerry wins...............

Dancing the Jig Wrote:
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> Swallow it, far-right-wingers - its a bitter pill.
> You guys could have won with a more moderate
> candidate and you blew it. You have nobody to
> blame but yourselves.


Actually, the one who is swallowing it is Nancy Pelosi and her cast of Nancies.

Can you say the largest shift in party control since 1948?

Read the result very carefully. This was a vote against Democrats and not FOR republicans. Be very careful or 2012 will be another shift in Dems favor, which will not mean voters are in favor of Dems, but just hate them less.

If Congresswipes can't figure out a way to work together, another shift will occur and those newbies will be out.

Yes, we get it, the American people sent a message to FIX THE ECONOMY/CHANGE THE ESTABLISHMENT. Give me one new solution the GOP has given that was not already "tested" in the previous 8 years of GOP control?


"In fact, the GOP’s victories probably improve Barack Obama’s chances of reelection since he can now position himself as a check on Republican radicalism, as Bill Clinton did in 1996.

The real loser is Keynesianism: The idea that when businesses and individuals stop spending, government must. That idea will not rebound; it’s over for this period in economic history. First Britain, and now the United States, are responding to the worst economic contraction in 75 years by contracting government, despite the fact that the world’s best economists are screaming that it’s exactly the wrong thing to do. As Virginia Thomas might say, “Have a good day!â€"

Why did I even bother to vote? Connolly has declared himself winner even though 26,000 votes havent been counted.

https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unofficial/6_s.shtml#Member%20House%20of%20Representatives%2811%29

split by 0.21% right now. less than 1000 votes.

Please keep up with the MSNBC talking points. The fact of the matter is that the Dems and the President promised change; they promised improvement; they promised hope.

Lets see. Unemployment is 9%+ - and that is after the President promised us less than 8% owing to a several hundred billion dollar stimulus

They passed a sweeping health care bill which, to this day, nobody knows the full contents of and which had to be passed using a parliamentary move that has never, ever been done before on governing legislation. They also did so after having not allowed enough time for anybody to read the bill.

They passed cap and trade which significantly weakens the position of U.S. manufacturing while tacitly greenlighting shitty environmental practices in China and India.

The fact of the matter is that the Dems in congress and in the media have zero credibility and they show it in spades every time resistance is encountered.

They want to eliminate the filabuster rule.
They want to allow deem and pass.
In Massachusetts, they changed the senatorial apointment process to strip a republican of the ability to appoint a governer and then reversed course when Ted Kennedy died.

Its blatently apparent that the "change" proposed in 2008 was nothing more than a bad sell job to jam through a liberal agenda on a wide range of issues. And, last night, the voting electorate said, "No thanks."

These results almost guarantee Obama's reelection. The economy will turn around, so that issue will play in his favor. Combine that with the convenient punching bag known as Speaker Boner, and it's all over.

The GOP might as well nominate a teabagger.

I can respect a true intellectual fiscal conservative, but they are extremely rare these days. Most of the TeaBags are quite hypocritical in their message...

Read the latest from David Frum:

http://www.frumforum.com/congrats-now-our-real-work-begins

> ...The economy will turn around, so that issue will play in his favor...

Uh...isn't that exactly what he said he would try to do and shouldn't this...uh...for SURE play in his favor?

I'm missing something here.

Is it hate for hate's sake now, rather than actually based on something?

One-Way Wrote:
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> Just take a look at how the votes in Fairfax
> played out by precincts:
> https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DA
> TA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unoff
> icial/00_p_059_CFF52707-FD82-4EFE-985A-D8C12A97EF1
> 0.shtml
> For the most part, Fimian won the votes of the
> educated, independent types. Connolly won the
> votes of the ghetto precincts, inhabited by the
> uneducated, dependent types. It just goes to show
> how, over a couple of decades, Fairfax has
> transformed into a haven for the "entitled" and
> uneducated.


Yeah-Neighborhoods filled with 2,000 plus sq. ft. single family homes occupied by folks earning $100k plus are SO GHETTO. Did it occur to you that those upper income people voted for Fimian not because they were educated, independent types, but because they felt that Fimian's tax policies more closely matched their financial interests? Why is it ok for wealthier voters to vote their financial interests, but not ok for less wealthy voters to vote theirs?

What I find interesting is the blend-there are quite a few wealthier neighborhoods that went for Connolly and some not so wealthy that went for Fimian, and quite often they are right next to each other. It appears many Fairfax voters no longer see Connolly as a "favorite son", or maybe Fairfax was simply less liberal than in the past. Prince William was less Republican than in the past; Given how close Fairfax was a traditionally strong Republican vote in PW should have put Fimian over the top.

MAYBE THEY STILL WILL. With an election this close it is possible that uncounted absentee ballots and polling reporting errors could ultimately swing the election the other way. We need to wait and see.

Regardless of who ends up with the most votes I hope he understands that this election was not an endorsement of him or his policies. Whoever won did so because a great many voters felt that they were the lesser of two evils. OK Mr. Winner, whoever you are, go out and prove that we made the right decision. Stop listening to yourself or your advisors, stop giving in to the special interests, stop making the easy decisions. It is time that you started listening to us, advancing our interests and making the hard choices.

DOW January 2009 = 6130
DOW November 2010=11195
Obama +5065


Econmoy is booming for the most part. Job on the other hand...well they will come, slowly.

Looking at the breakdown by districts, it does seem common that the rich folk have voted Fimian and the poor fuckers voted for Connoly. The exception I see is Burke and Vienna. Lake Braddock and Robinson voted for Connoly in huge amounts. Vienna as well. Must have something to do with their "sense of community"

ITRADE wrote:
"Actually, the one who is swallowing it is Nancy Pelosi and her cast of Nancies.
Can you say the largest shift in party control since 1948?"

These forum posts are about this contest, not "Pelosi and her Nancies". Name-calling and statistically bolded statements are hollow, because they don't mean dick to someone from Fairfax who voted for Connolly, such as myself. I can only vote in my district, so this is the only contest that matters - especially when posting on FAIRFAX Underground.

vote counting complete.
https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unofficial/6_s.shtml#Member%20House%20of%20Representatives%2811%29

820 vote difference, 0.38%. Think they're going to order a recount?


Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly 111,515 49.19%
Keith S. Fimian 110,695 48.83%

Precincts Reporting:
168 of 168 (100%)

Voter Turnout:
226,687 of 462,285 active voters (49.03%)
226,687 of 492,380 total voters (46.03%)

DOW UP WOW! Wrote:
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> DOW January 2009 = 6130
> DOW November 2010=11195
> Obama +5065
>
>
> Econmoy is booming for the most part. Job on the
> other hand...well they will come, slowly.

President has little effect on the economy.

jimW Wrote:
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> vote counting complete.
> https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DA
> TA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unoff
> icial/6_s.shtml#Member%20House%20of%20Representati
> ves%2811%29
>
> 820 vote difference, 0.38%. Think they're going to
> order a recount?
>
>
> Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly 111,515 49.19%
> Keith S. Fimian 110,695 48.83%
>
> Precincts Reporting:
> 168 of 168 (100%)
>
> Voter Turnout:
> 226,687 of 462,285 active voters (49.03%)
> 226,687 of 492,380 total voters (46.03%)


They're already re-canvassing. Question is, what's the status of absentee ballots?

Prince William County voters cannot be blamed for this, as implied by the original post.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
Keith S. Fimian: 35,764
Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly: 31,972

FAIRFAX COUNTY
Keith S. Fimian: 71,579
Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly: 75,986





FU Reporter Wrote:
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> Democrat Gerald E. Connolly won reelection to the
> 11th District congressional seat in Northern
> Virginia tonight, defeating Republican Keith
> Fimian in a rematch of their 2008 contest for the
> seat long held by Republican Tom Davis.
>
> Voters in Fairfax and Prince William counties have
> increasingly chosen Democrats in statewide
> political contests this decade. Informal
> interviews with poll watchers and campaign workers
> outside voting locations throughout the day
> revealed a turnout as large as in the 1998
> election that brought Barack Obama and many new
> Democrats to office.
>
> The recurring theme from Democratic workers was
> that their party was organized, stayed on message,
> and successfully brought their supporters to the
> polls. "We have a large contingent who we can
> count on to vote for the Democratic label
> regardless of the issues," said one poll watcher,
> who declined to be identified.
>
> Republican workers expressed dismay that their
> candidate appeared to be on his own throughout the
> campaign, without support from the established
> Republican party leaders in Fairfax County.
> "Until the Republican Party unites under new
> leadership, this will be our fate," said one
> campaign worker. Still, there was hope that a new
> Republican majority in the House of
> Representatives would help the Republicans achieve
> their goals of smaller Government and reduced
> deficit spending.
>
> "The voters spoke," Connolly told supporters.
> "They said, 'Enough, be gone, you've had your day.
> It's time for a change.' " He views his
> reelection as an endorsement of President Obama's
> agenda.

Met Fimian while he was out stumping for votes. He did not make eye contact, and he highlighted his business and accounting background as a reason to elect him so he can "fix the budget'. He made no eye contact with anyone in the crowd, took no questions, and quickly moved on. Not an artful politician, which I guess is his appeal to the Tea Party types. But, I would like a candidate to show basic personality and ability to work with others, at least.

Some of the finest financial minds in the world cannot fix this budget mess, what makes him think he can? And is that really a Congressional job - to sit there and count beans, tally the taxes, push beads on his abacus?

He needs more legislative experience at either the state or county or city level before taking on the US Congress. He needs to learn how to build coalitions and move legislation, not mire it with right wing nut philosophy.

I am also pro-life, would never have an abortion myself, but I would never presume to come between a woman and her Dr. about a personal medical decision. He wants the Govt to nose out of business practices, why does he want to involve it in medical practices?

I am anti-gun in urban environments. His comment about arming college students was beyond the pale and a fine example on his disconnect with reality. Try telling that to the families of the VT massacre victims - if only they had thought to arm their students, they would still be alive?

I don't like Gerry either, but I held my nose and voted for him. I hope he pulls us through this mess and the Democrats find someone with more integrity next time around.

Republicans - next time find another Tom Davis, fence sitting moderate. Then maybe I will vote Republican.

Clearly people in Vienna have more of a clue than than morons in Prince "We want to Be Like Arizona" William County... why are those people in our district anyway?

Fairfax County is divided into 3 Congressional Districts(8th, 10th, and the 11th). The 11th District is comprised of Fairfax City, part of Fairfax Co. and part of Prince William County. I believe that the General Assembly re-drew the lines after the 2000 Census. There will probably be some re-districting next summer as a result of the 2010 Census.

Anonymous73 Wrote:
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> Fairfax County is divided into 3 Congressional
> Districts(8th, 10th, and the 11th). The 11th
> District is comprised of Fairfax City, part of
> Fairfax Co. and part of Prince William County. I
> believe that the General Assembly re-drew the
> lines after the 2000 Census. There will probably
> be some re-districting next summer as a result of
> the 2010 Census.
>

The word "probably" isn't even an option. There "will" be redistricting due to the population increases in Northern Virginia. Southern Virginia, meanwhile, has had a steady population, or even lost residents.

Independent Voter Wrote:
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> Republicans - next time find another Tom Davis,
> fence sitting moderate. Then maybe I will vote
> Republican.
>
>

It was stated at around the time of the June primaries, that it would take a moderate Republican like Pat Herrity to unseat Gerry Connolly in the 11th district. While Pat Herrity did well in Fairfax for the primaries, it was 75%/25% in favor of Keith Fimian when it came to Prince William county.

Vienna Wrote:
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> Clearly people in Vienna have more of a clue than
> than morons in Prince "We want to Be Like Arizona"
> William County... why are those people in our
> district anyway?
>
>

What's your beef with the citizens of Prince William county? Head to the state board of elections site and review how each precinct in P.W. broke down. Areas around Woodbridge, were about 50/50 when it came to the candidates. North-western P.W. county voted more along the lines of 60-70% in favor of Keith Fimian. Please keep in mind, the citizens that live in these precincts are not hillbillys as your intellect and attempted logic might imply. These citizens are highly educated, live in great communities and have students who attend great schools.

I know for myself, the best thing I ever did was to move out of Fairfax county. In the community that I owned in for nearly 15 years, the demographics changed almost overnight. I would have loved to live there longer, but it became unbearable. Fairfax police helicopters flying over several week nights along with increases in crime led to my decision to cash in my chips and move along. In fact, it's the best move I've ever made.

In regards to Corey Stewart - the P.W. county chairman and the Virginia Rule of Law, I'm 100% in favor of his policies. He has the balls to do things that Gerry Connolly would never have had the capacity to do while he was leading Fairfax County (down the drain).



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/03/2010 02:50PM by T2T.

Kardinal Wrote:
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>
> They're already re-canvassing. Question is,
> what's the status of absentee ballots?
>
>

I believe the results of the absentee ballots are included in the current numbers. If you pull up the information at the State Board of Elections for Fairfax county, Fairfax City and P.W. county, search for the word "absentee" and you'll be able to see the breakdowns on these votes.

> ...I believe the results of the absentee ballots are included...

They are.

The only votes not included as of Wednesday early morning were:

>>> "...two precincts, where a small number of machines malfunctioned. Those
>>> votes will be counted Wednesday morning, Registrar Edgardo Cortes said.
>>>
>>> Connolly won each of those precincts two years ago by 20 percentage points..."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/02/AR2010110207514.html?wprss=rss_metro/va

Bill N Wrote:
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>
> Yeah-Neighborhoods filled with 2,000 plus sq. ft.
> single family homes occupied by folks earning
> $100k plus are SO GHETTO. Did it occur to you
> that those upper income people voted for Fimian
> not because they were educated, independent types,
> but because they felt that Fimian's tax policies
> more closely matched their financial interests?
> Why is it ok for wealthier voters to vote their
> financial interests, but not ok for less wealthy
> voters to vote theirs?
>
> What I find interesting is the blend-there are
> quite a few wealthier neighborhoods that went for
> Connolly and some not so wealthy that went for
> Fimian, and quite often they are right next to
> each other. It appears many Fairfax voters no
> longer see Connolly as a "favorite son", or maybe
> Fairfax was simply less liberal than in the past.
> Prince William was less Republican than in the
> past; Given how close Fairfax was a traditionally
> strong Republican vote in PW should have put
> Fimian over the top.
>
> MAYBE THEY STILL WILL. With an election this
> close it is possible that uncounted absentee
> ballots and polling reporting errors could
> ultimately swing the election the other way. We
> need to wait and see.
>
> Regardless of who ends up with the most votes I
> hope he understands that this election was not an
> endorsement of him or his policies. Whoever won
> did so because a great many voters felt that they
> were the lesser of two evils. OK Mr. Winner,
> whoever you are, go out and prove that we made the
> right decision. Stop listening to yourself or
> your advisors, stop giving in to the special
> interests, stop making the easy decisions. It is
> time that you started listening to us, advancing
> our interests and making the hard choices.
>
>

Great post, Bill. Actually, in my precinct, we voted nearly 75% in favor of Fimian. Oh, and most of the homes in the precinct are actually 4,000+ square feet in size. And, no, we're not renting out rooms in the basements to illegal aliens.

If the dumb ass republicans had found a moderate to run, he would have crushed Connolly. Instead they have a pro life freak run? What the fuck were they thinking? They got what they deserved.

Get a clue. People want abortion to stay legal.

Republican Fools Wrote:
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> If the dumb ass republicans had found a moderate
> to run, he would have crushed Connolly. Instead
> they have a pro life freak run? What the fuck
> were they thinking? They got what they deserved.
>
>
> Get a clue. People want abortion to stay legal.
>
>

How do you figure that a House of Representatives member will have any control over the abortion process? This is all determined at the Supreme Court level.

T2T said:
How do you figure that a House of Representatives member will have any control over the abortion process? This is all determined at the Supreme Court level.

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+1 I'm Catholic and believe in the sanctity of life, although I"m still not sure what role government should play. But....under the current conditions, what an individual Representative, Senator, or even President believes about abortion isn't really going to change the law.

I'm bummed more that we have 2 more years of Connolly more than I am that Fimian lost.

T2T Wrote:
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> Republican Fools Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > If the dumb ass republicans had found a
> moderate
> > to run, he would have crushed Connolly.
> Instead
> > they have a pro life freak run? What the fuck
> > were they thinking? They got what they
> deserved.
> >
> >
> > Get a clue. People want abortion to stay
> legal.
> >
> >
>
> How do you figure that a House of Representatives
> member will have any control over the abortion
> process? This is all determined at the Supreme
> Court level.


+1 I'm Catholic and believe in the sanctity of life, although I"m still not sure what role government should play. But....under the current conditions, what an individual Representative, Senator, or even President believes about abortion isn't really going to change the law.

I'm bummed more that we have 2 more years of Connolly more than I am that Fimian lost.

Vienna,

Where do you think all the undocumented day laborers and household help that the people living in 4000 sq foot homes are living? Why do you think that there are boarding houses in Prince William and Southern Fairfax County? You sit there in Vienna criticizing our schools and our neighborhoods yet the people in Vienna, who are likely hiring some of these people to work in their homes, are screaming its not our problem. Maybe instead of calling people morons you should start with your own neighborhoods and consider that hiring illegals in your homes make you part of the problem.

Krispy Kringle Wrote:
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>
>
> +1 I'm Catholic and believe in the sanctity of
> life, although I"m still not sure what role
> government should play. But....under the current
> conditions, what an individual Representative,
> Senator, or even President believes about abortion
> isn't really going to change the law.
>
> I'm bummed more that we have 2 more years of
> Connolly more than I am that Fimian lost.


I am bummed you are a Catholic. Are you a Geocentrist as well? I understand there is an overlap.



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Republican Fools Wrote:
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> Get a clue. People want abortion to stay legal.

A ton of pro-lifers were elected across the country this time. I'm not sure people really do want abortion legal.

I think people generally want legal pot, and legal gay marriage. I think they want guns legal and abortion illegal, though.

T2T Wrote:
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> How do you figure that a House of Representatives
> member will have any control over the abortion
> process? This is all determined at the Supreme
> Court level.

No, it's not ALL deteremined at the Supreme Court level. Whether your tax dollars are used for abortions is determined by CONGRESS. Whether parental notification is require is determined by CONGRESS. Whether you can transport a minor across state lines without BOTH parents permission to procure an abortion is determined by CONGRESS.

Things are not that simple.

krispy Kringle Wrote:
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> +1 I'm Catholic and believe in the sanctity of
> life, although I"m still not sure what role
> government should play. But....under the current
> conditions, what an individual Representative,
> Senator, or even President believes about abortion
> isn't really going to change the law.

The government gets to decide that murder is illegal, because it infringes on the right to life. It should likewise protect the right to life of unborn children, because it's also murder. It is not the woman's body; it's the baby's.

> I'm bummed more that we have 2 more years of
> Connolly more than I am that Fimian lost.

Both-and. And it's not clear Connolly won yet. I still haven't heard what happened to the absentee ballots.

Radiophile Wrote:
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> I am bummed you are a Catholic. Are you a
> Geocentrist as well? I understand there is an
> overlap.

I am bummed you are an atheist. Are you a genocidal megalomaniacal communist who seeks to kill millions of your political opponents, like Mao and Stalin? I understand there is an overlap there too.

(Obviously I don't think you're that. You're probably a relatively reasonable person who would be fun to have a beer with. But I'm just using that to illustrate how absurd your comparison is. And bigoted, too.)

Radiophile Wrote:
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> Krispy Kringle Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> >
> > +1 I'm Catholic and believe in the sanctity of
> > life, although I"m still not sure what role
> > government should play. But....under the
> current
> > conditions, what an individual Representative,
> > Senator, or even President believes about
> abortion
> > isn't really going to change the law.
> >
> > I'm bummed more that we have 2 more years of
> > Connolly more than I am that Fimian lost.
>
>
> I am bummed you are a Catholic. Are you a
> Geocentrist as well? I understand there is an
> overlap.


Well, don't worry about me, I'll just have to deal with it. On the other hand I'm not evern sure hwat a Geocentrist is (some kind of new high efficiency ca?), so I don'think I am.

Anonymous73 Wrote:
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> Vienna,
>
> Where do you think all the undocumented day
> laborers and household help that the people living
> in 4000 sq foot homes are living? Why do you
> think that there are boarding houses in Prince
> William and Southern Fairfax County? You sit
> there in Vienna criticizing our schools and our
> neighborhoods yet the people in Vienna, who are
> likely hiring some of these people to work in
> their homes, are screaming its not our problem.
> Maybe instead of calling people morons you should
> start with your own neighborhoods and consider
> that hiring illegals in your homes make you part
> of the problem.

I don't live in no 4000 square foot home (at least half the housing stock in the actual town are still small houses, though the number goes down with every fill-in)... and our day laborers live right down the street at the Vienna Park apartments. Keep da police busy at the shopping center as documented in the town police reports every week.

I'll bet there's some "government spending" that Fimian will totally approve of.

A many million dollar recount(s)/court battle.

Independent Voter Wrote:
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> Met Fimian while he was out stumping for votes. He
> did not make eye contact, and he highlighted his
> business and accounting background as a reason to
> elect him so he can "fix the budget'. He made no
> eye contact with anyone in the crowd, took no
> questions, and quickly moved on. Not an artful
> politician, which I guess is his appeal to the Tea
> Party types. But, I would like a candidate to show
> basic personality and ability to work with others,
> at least.
>
> Some of the finest financial minds in the world
> cannot fix this budget mess, what makes him think
> he can? And is that really a Congressional job -
> to sit there and count beans, tally the taxes,
> push beads on his abacus?
>
> He needs more legislative experience at either the
> state or county or city level before taking on the
> US Congress. He needs to learn how to build
> coalitions and move legislation, not mire it with
> right wing nut philosophy.
>
> I am also pro-life, would never have an abortion
> myself, but I would never presume to come between
> a woman and her Dr. about a personal medical
> decision. He wants the Govt to nose out of
> business practices, why does he want to involve it
> in medical practices?
>
> I am anti-gun in urban environments. His comment
> about arming college students was beyond the pale
> and a fine example on his disconnect with reality.
> Try telling that to the families of the VT
> massacre victims - if only they had thought to arm
> their students, they would still be alive?
>
> I don't like Gerry either, but I held my nose and
> voted for him. I hope he pulls us through this
> mess and the Democrats find someone with more
> integrity next time around.
>
> Republicans - next time find another Tom Davis,
> fence sitting moderate. Then maybe I will vote
> Republican.


Keith Fimian reminded me of Kevin Kline in the movie 'Dave' - he used his skills as an accountant to 'fix' the budget and find funding for some children's healthcare policies favored by the First Lady. Congressman have committee staffers and the CBO, among other groups, to help with the heavy lifting. His skills are no more important that the CEO of Ford knowing how to replace a timing belt or design an engine.

hanging chad Wrote:
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> I'll bet there's some "government spending" that
> Fimian will totally approve of.
>
> A many million dollar recount(s)/court battle.

You think a recount costs
a) millions
b) the government?

You may want to educate yourself a bit on the matter.

If its less than .5 percent difference, its paid for by the Government (state). So yes, again, Kardinal, you would be half wrong.

As for how much it costs, it could run up to a million dollars, no problem.

Why do you bither posting so much blather? Its a rhetorical question, I know the answer. You just may want to ask yourself.

OMGYPALOC Wrote:
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> If its less than .5 percent difference, its paid
> for by the Government (state). So yes, again,
> Kardinal, you would be half wrong.

As would you.

> As for how much it costs, it could run up to a
> million dollars, no problem.

Could it? Source? And you'd still be half-wrong, you said millionS.

> Why do you bither posting so much blather? Its a
> rhetorical question, I know the answer. You just
> may want to ask yourself.

I doubt you know the answer, if you asked the question that way.

Radiophile Wrote:
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> Krispy Kringle Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> >
> > +1 I'm Catholic and believe in the sanctity of
> > life, although I"m still not sure what role
> > government should play. But....under the
> current
> > conditions, what an individual Representative,
> > Senator, or even President believes about
> abortion
> > isn't really going to change the law.
> >
> > I'm bummed more that we have 2 more years of
> > Connolly more than I am that Fimian lost.
>
>
> I am bummed you are a Catholic. Are you a
> Geocentrist as well? I understand there is an
> overlap.

Why are you bummed somebody practices religion? Do as you preach and mind your own business. Besides, what is with your secular fanaticism? Do you lynch african americans as well? I understand there is an overlap bewtween being anti-catholic and the desire to lynch.

>OMGYPALOC Wrote:
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>> If its less than .5 percent difference, its paid
>> for by the Government (state). So yes, again,
>> Kardinal, you would be half wrong.

>As would you.

I never made any statement saying that. You stated that:
You didn't think a recount costs
a) millions
b) the government?
and then added "You may want to educate yourself a bit on the matter."

So once again, you seem to be dificient in reading comprehension. Maybe you can read slower, the words make more sense that way.



> As for how much it costs, it could run up to a
> million dollars, no problem.

Could it? Source? And you'd still be half-wrong, you said millionS.

I NEVER said Millions, the original poster said many million, I said it could run UP TO a million dollars.

As far as my source:
http://www.rollcall.com/news/33986-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

If the two parties involved in the recount for Minnesota Gubanatorial contest cost both camps $11.2 million, then its not out of reach to think that the Fimian/Connolly camps could EASILY degrade into a courthouse slugfest costing millions, with an "S".

>> Why do you bither posting so much blather? Its a
>> rhetorical question, I know the answer. You just
>> may want to ask yourself.

>I doubt you know the answer, if you asked the question that way.

I think you have an insatiable need to feel right, wether the facts get in the way or not. You should take a long look in the mirror and think about why you post so much and know so little. As you put it yourself: "You may want to educate yourself a bit on the matter." I also think you are ego-fueled, so you will be absolutely compelled to write something back as a retort, even though I just showed up every one of your arguments one by one in this post.

OMGYPALOC stands for "Oh My God You Post A Lot Of Crap".

Reasons I voted for DeCarlo.

(1) I hate Connelly
(2) Fimian seems like he's as much of a scumbag (e.g. stealing and lying about patents that are beyond his expertise).
(3) DeCarlo's homemade web site
(4) DeCarlo's cool hat.
(5) DeCarlo sells propane.