Hello everyone, from Meriden – home of the Ned Lamont campaign headquarters! This will be posted at Daily Kos and Booman Tribune. The wireless connection here is a bit slow, to be honest, so I’ll try and get some pictures up as soon as possible. There’s a lot of heady company to be with here – Tim Tagaris, Matt Stoller, Chris Bowers, Atrios, CT Bob, and Spazeboy, to name a few. The polls are officially closed, and now it’s down to waiting. Feel free to ask any questions and chat here. I’ll be continuously updating this thread with pictures as fast as I can upload them.
I’ll be heading to the main room soon to get some pictures, so I apologize if I don’t respond much at all. And I usually never say this, but please recommend! It’s the only way this’ll get any visibility.
Yours truly, blogging from the ‘blogger room’.
Jesse Jackson talking to a shitload of reporters in our room!
The incomparable Spazeboy.
More updates to come…
More bloggers, with Duncan Black (aka Atrios)
1% of the vote in: 57% Lamont, 43% Lieberman. The room gets a little excited.
The entrance to Lamont HQ in Meriden. Pretty inconspicuous…
The most excellet CT Bob, who has been one of the people doggedly asking Lieberman the tough questions.
2% in, 60-40 Lamont!
We lead by 1000 votes…
This would be Chris Bowers computer. I’ll probably head to the main room soon. Lamont is still up 20%, 60-40.
Lamont is still holding his 60-40 edge with 3.5% of the vote in.
Atrios and Chris Bowers watch the results on TV.
Jane Hamsher of Firedoglake. She seems to be busy posting over at FDL right now, but I can’t tell. It’s crowded as hell in here. Stirling Newberry just arrived. I think Matt Stoller (MyDD) is floating around somewhere.
UPDATE: LIEBERMAN JUST LOST HIS OWN PRECINCT! The whole room just broke out in spontaneous applause
Update: 7% in, 56-44 Lamont. I think the CT Secretary of State’s website crashed. In addition, if I heard correctly, Lamont won the hard count in the city by around 100 votes. It’s still going to be tight…
Stirling Newberry coincidentally turns around for a picture of the busiest bloggers’ table. It’s freakin’ crowded in here, the alcohol’s flowing a little, and there’s no media allowed.
Update from Chris Bowers: 15% of the vote in, 6500-vote margin for Lamont. I don’t know what % that adds up to.
I’m heading over to the main ballroom for the time being. I’ll be back in a little bit. On the TV, it says 56-44 Lamont with 11%. Be back soon!
Back. With 189 out of 700-some odd precincts, the count is 43K Lamont, 39K Lieberman. Someone can calculate the percentage. Pictures of the media presence and the main room coming up. We have no idea which precincts they are.
Yes, that is Alan Colmes and his teleprompter for his instructions. Maxine Waters and Lowell Weicker are in the house, but I haven’t seen them yet. There are 748 total precincts in CT. The TV says 56%-44% with 17% reporting, but that’s less than what I posted.
Update fron Stirling Newberry: 47K votes for Lamont, 39K for Lieberman. Apparently, the previous numbers I posted before were wrong.
Another update: 32% of precincts in, 49K for Lamont, 42K for Lieberman.
I should add that Lieberman won Stamford, from what I’ve heard. Don’t know the numbers for that, though. Photobucket is being really slow; I hope you all aren’t killing my bandwidth…I think I have 50 GB worth. A little more than the Lieberman website, if I recall. 🙂 So slow…
UPDATE: 253 precincts in, 60K votes for Lamont, 50K for Lieberman. Hell fuckin’ yeah!
Report is from the TeeVee that Joe Lieberman is praying. Seriously. In addition, news from Colin McEnroe that Lieberman won New Britain. Still can’t get my photos up.
UPDATE: Lamont is up in Bridgeport with 2 precincts left to count!!!
Crowd shot of the ballroom a while ago.
Picture of the media setup in the back of the room. Heading out, be back in a little. Last word I heard was 54%-46% Lamont.
Latest update: Lamont is up 71K-59K – this is 55%-45%.
The equally marvelous CT Blogger.
CT Bob and his assistant are ‘getting serious’. I can only wonder what they do for fun. 🙂 I’ll have more pictures in a little bit – I have to recharge my camera battery.
UPDATE: 45% of precincts counted, 76K for Lamont, 66K for Lieberman. Someone can calculate the %. Also, most of the absentee ballots have already been counted.
On the TV: 52% Lamont, 48% Lieberman. The room got a little quieter. This is 50% of the precincts counted. Don’t ask me about the previous numbers – they are all over the place. Literally everything I post is what I hear.
Tim Tagaris chatting with someone. The bloggers’ room has largely emptied out for now – CT Blogger is the only person I recognize here right now.
MAJOR UPDATE: 80% OF THE VOTE COUNTED: 117K VOTES FOR LAMONT, 103K FOR LIEBERMAN. Someone calculate this! CT Blogger is saying, “It’s over.” Let’s wait and see.
Update: word is that after Lieberman concedes tonight, prominent CT Republicans will endorse Joe tomorrow. This means war.
Local radio is on the scene. I think Lowell Weicker was just speaking with them.
Hilarious! Local TV posted the Lamont/Lieberman numbers backward, and reports were they were going nuts over at Joementum’s HQ. It’s since been changed, but they still don’t know.
Note: There haven’t been some updates for some time because nothing’s really going on right now. When something new happens, I’ll let you know. For the most part, we’re sitting around and chatting. My guess is the next big news will be the final results. We’ll see. I’ll keep getting pictures up as fast as I can. On a tangent, Matt Stoller seems to love the Joementum 2004 campaign song. I don’t know where the link is, but it’s hilarious.
Some additional observations: Bowers doesn’t think Lieberman will run as an independent. Another person observed that Lieberman doesn’t seem to enjoy campaigning, so he may not continue on either.
As for the results, I think we’re expecting the next update will be the 100% figure. Waiting, seeing, and being optimistic. CT Bob looks like he’s enjoying it. CT Blogger wants Joe to quit because he can’t do another 2 months of this.
Update: Ned will be speaking within the hour.
Update: Don’t know total %, but its 123K for Ned, 109 for Lieberman. Roughly a 6% point lead, just like the last Q-poll said.
Alan Colmes looks really lonely. I almost feel bad for him. Almost.
UPDATE: DRUDGE SAYS THAT LIEBERMAN LOST. The room fuckin’ went wild. Let’s see what a more reliable source says.
Drudge linked to a story that says Lieberman is trailing, not that he lost. Figures, that stupid fuckwad.
I’ll let you know if anything else new comes out. For now, I think we’re just waiting for the final results here. It’s getting loud here.
Update: 84% of the vote, a 52%-48% lead for Lamont (roughly 9K votes difference). The room got really quiet…we’re still waiting on an official results.
Chris Bowers, hard at work.
The big screen in the ballroom still shows a 14K lead for Lamont, 124K to 110K. Waiting for final results…
Update: I just heard that Lamont has won every precinct in Hartford. Again, take it for what you will.
Spazeboy interviewing CT Blogger. We’re still waiting…
The blogger room is filling up again…
Matt Stoller is either deep in thought or has had too much to drink.
More funniness: local reporters are saying no one is at Lieberman HQ now except for reporters. I think I’m going to cry. Just took pictures of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton; I’ll be getting photos up momentarily…
Jesse Jackson is working the crowd in the ballroom.
Update: 93% in, 52%-48% for Lamont – this is a 8,400-vote margin.
Al Sharpton after being interviewed on TV.
UPDATE: THE LOCAL CBS AFFILIATE CALLED THE RACE FOR LAMONT. In addition, Chris Bowers is going to call it for Lamont as well, figuring he only needs 29% of the remaining vote to win.
NED WILL BE DOWNSTAIRS IN 20 MINUTES.
Tim Tagaris said that Lieberman will be going through with his independent run.
Lieberman is now on TV.
LIEBERMAN HAS CALLED LAMONT TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON WINNING. However, he is definitely running as an INDY. Get ready for more warfare.
NOTE: THE ROOM WENT FUCKING WILD WHEN LIEBERMAN SAID HE CALLED LAMONT. Utter pandemonium.
The entire room is heckling Lieberman. ctkeith in particular has been brutal. There is a lot of hatred here, and we are ready to fight another 3 months to bury him for good.
We’re all quite mad here. We’re ready for another battle. We’re ready to take our fight to the people of CT again to show Joe the door one last time. Everyone call their representatives tomorrow and tell them to support Ned Lamont.
I’m heading over to the main ballroom for Lamont’s upcoming speech. I’ll be back.
Last update: incredible speech. Lamont rocked the house, and there was so much energy in the crowd. We finally won one guys – but there’s still much work to do on this race. For you guys, that means I’ll be making more trips up to CT to help out.
I’ll post a final comprehensive review tomorrow night – I’m extremely tired now, and I have to get started on the 90-minute drive home. Thanks to everyone for being here. I hope I made y’all feel as if you were here for this.
Damn, it feels good to win.
From Meriden, CT, goodnight.
Many Many Many thanks for ALL of your hard work, and thanks for the live updates that you’ll be posting.
Recommended!
heh heh heh
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ELSE
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Much less elegant than yours, but still works quite well, I think!
Well, mine’s a Perl infinite loop. I’m not sure which language yours is — Basic?? — but it does have the good grace to stop at 100, and it does specifically point out that psifighter is, indeed, awesome.
It’d probably work in a few of the older languages. It’s more of a generic pseudocode-ish type of construction, so those who might understand generic logic can get in on the game. It’d probably work in a few of those old languages, but I’ve programmed in too many diff ones to remember at this point. I do some Perl, too, though.
Did you notice the “x=1” line? That was not a mistake!
Forcing a reset of the counter to 1, it yields an infinite loop, also. That is, if your language lets you do that inside a FOR NEXT. A little misdirection is always good for logical clarity, hunh? Otherwise, it looks like one of those bad flubs some idiot programmer would leave for me to debug.
🙂
Thanks Again Psi!
We were the next best thing to being there. We really were. You did a great job tonight. Have a safe drive home and get some good sleep!
Hey PF – this is so cool!
Jesse Jackson… that’s &^%$ing cool!!!
🙂
results come in?
I’m trying to load it at the WTHN channel 8 news site, but it’s slower than molasses in Connecticut in February. Go figure.
I have to leave to take my granddaughter to dance class but I’ll be checking in if/when I can.
The websites have largely crashed. We’re watching local TV and getting updates from the campaign people.
or something similar for discussion on the results, but then I figured, what the hell, why steal your thunder.
Lookin’ good so far, especially if Lieberman can’t carry his own district.
There are quite a number of Kossacks using Gabbly as a chat vehicle right now; DKos site is S-L-O-W and FireDogLake is just plain down for many of us.
There’s a small room already attached to this page:
http://www.gabbly.com/http://www.boomantribune.com/?op=displaystory;sid=2006/8/8/20829/14720
Gabbly really likes FireFox, btw.
Never heard of it. I’ll have to check it out. I suggested IRC because I’m an old time hacker type and that’s the first thing that comes to mind.
I hope we can all celebrate tonight!
Not surprised at all. As many screen shots of the orange place I’ve seen on news shows, I’m sure everybody and their dog will be visiting the site.
Annoying when you’re jumping from blog to blog…can you imagine in the fall elections!
more servers!
But WTH we have BooMan!
Would it be heinous of me to say that PsiFighter is really cute!? 🙂
Congrats on being a part of history happening and the entire world is watching.
You’ll have to fight Andi and me for him DJ…and good lord, he’s only 21! There’s something really wrong with that.
21 and writing diaries the way he does… you know… there is hope for the world. I don’t have much faith in our government…
but I gotta say it – I have faith in our kids they are our only hope.
And you have the kids to prove it. 🙂
(((((((Kansas)))))))))))
No…’cuz I was thinking the same thing. Smart and good looking.
Almost as handsome as my sweetie. :<)
Smart and cute… I wonder if he likes hockey?? 🙂
Only for you, DJ. To everyone else, it’s pretty boring. 😉
Would it be heinous of me to say that PsiFighter is really cute!? 🙂
heh. Perhaps so but I was going to mention that myself. My, my he’s downright hot.
I’d pull a Rosie and say that PsiFighter is a real cutie-patotie!!! (is that how you spell that?)
Post a photo!
I have, too many times 😉
Hell, I’ve been telling the spouse I’m going to turn him in for a younger model now that he’s 50…naaaah, can’t ignore Keith Olbermann, my imaginary 2nd hushand; Psi’s all yours, ladies… 😉
Man, this is a really cool and inspiring diary! I’ve told my wife to hold dinner–this is better than food.
If its 60,000/50,000 for Lamont that percentages to 54/46 or a 12% winning margin.
Yup. If he’s already won in his stronghold and he’s still this far behind, then stick a fork in him. He’s done.
With 44% reporting, they’ll soon call this thing.
Many many thaks for all of the hard work to allow us in the backroom. I can feel the excitement through the words and pictures. It must be great to be there.
Ask Jane to avoid the PhotoShop for the evening and that we love her.
History, my friends,….a step forward in a new direction.
Am I wrong, or is Psi’s liveblog the most up-to-date results we’ll get anywhere on all of the internets?
It looks that way to me! That’s why I’m mainly sticking here at BMT. This is a LOT faster than TV.
I don’t know if you’re watching the comments Psi, but I’m wondering if you could post the local time on your updates. I’m having a hard time keeping up. CNN just said that Leiberman has pulled ahead. But I don’t know who’s more up to date – you or them. Thanks.
Go to NYT’s front page…they’re showing the results.
As of 9:27 PM ET Candidates
Joseph I. Lieberman 68,718 48.0%
Ned Lamont 74,396 52.0%
54% of Precincts Reporting
source
This is what I would call a Class A Nailbiter
joe 47.8
ned 52.2
Just heard over WNYC that the African/American and Latino precrincts have yet to be heard from. That’s where Maxine Waters, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton (sp?) have been campaigning for Lamont.
This could be the high tide for Lieberman.
“precincts”
Oh man, I hope that’s a correct assessment. That would be big – Fox Sux is already saying Lieberman looks like he’ll now win because the urban areas are favoring him and not Ned. But your reasoning seems tight,
waiting, waiting, waiting but now it’s down to 3 percent:
U.S. Senate – – Dem Primary
484 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 64.71%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont, Ned Dem 89,814 51.60
Lieberman, Joe (i) Dem 84,231 48.40
you’re not the only one who can’t spell that word tonight, I keep doing it too (Hi AT!)
Hey Eegee. Exciting, eh?
This is so exciting. Thank you so much for the updates and photos and for all the work on the ground.
Oh please let this margin hold!
Hartford Courant Link
U.S. Senate – – Dem Primary
484 of 748 Precincts Reporting – 64.71%
Name Party Votes Pct
Lamont Dem 89,814 51.60
Lieberman Dem 84,231 48.40
To our favorite Republican-Democrat Joe Lieberman(as Stephen Colbert has said), ….take these results and shove them up your bush loven, warmongering ass while I shout those immortal words from Bruce Willis in Die Hard……Yipekiayyyyyyyyyyy -you all know the rest of that quote don’t ya!
And yeah this is the best place to be right now..too cool PsiFighter-wonderful job, thanks.
I am so proud of all of you and all you are doing!!!! We can take back America and our Party!!!!
Geez. You’re burying everyone on getting these numbers out. Who getting these numbers for you, Patricia Arquette?
GREAT job!. I mean that.
lol….I don’t care where they’re coming from as long as that margin holds
😀
really fast though, yup. I haven’t seen anything this current anywhere else.
I think I need to light a candle 😀
That puts LIEberman over the 109,000 that Psi mentioned above, what an adrenaline rush!
The results are trickling in now, wonder why…
I need a drink…
that’ll go nicely with my cheesecake. Thanks, CabinGirl!
Agave Azul 🙂
Maybe this is the year for HOPE??? my friend.
81% ln 52 to 48
McKinney is getting hammered in her run. C-Span is taking calls on their live coverage. Interesting and intelligent comments coming in from many different places.
McKinney is pulling a little closer but not enough to make a big difference, C-Span coverage is airing the local TV coverage and taking calls during their commercials. Lieberman and Lamont are both due to speak at some point tonight and C-Span will cover it.
I’ve heard a few calls now that mention Alito and the nonfillibuster as a reason for voting Lamont.
Rev Jackson is on now….heh,…hope they find psi 😀
Thanks for the CSPAN reminder! Just switched over… I hate those cable news channels….
C-Span is real. Glad you like it….heh, glad I remembered it. I don’t, always.
Just heard Bristol, Hartford, and “other municipalities” (according to AP) have not yet reported.
A specialist, a professor but I couldn’t get his name, in African-American and Latino voters in Ct is saying these voters should tend toward Lamont because of Lieberman’s support for Iraq. Also the guy is not “hated” but is “not the most popular.” [Note: this are actual quotes.]
My take: It is going to come down to the influence, in the African-American community, of Rep. Waters, Rev. Jackson, and Rev. Sharpton.
great coverage. the only thing else as fast is the radio or NY Times front page.
is it me, or does it look like a lot of undeclared-but-lean-Republicans are voting in this primary? though there are undoubtedly quite a few more liberal undeclareds as well.
There was a large influx of “Independent” voters registering Democrat over the last couple of days.
I have no idea how that played-out.
that’s what I was talking about. it appears to me that many of them are trying to bail Joe out.
Me gotta go
Me oh my oh
(trying to keep the margin unbroken)
Lamont is holding the lead!!!!!
Just watched Joe on CSPAN, what a steaming pile of mierda. I hate that so much more money is going to be sent to CT now instead of other races that we’ll need to build a majority. Selfish f**k!!!
Hartford Courant calls it for Ned.
It’s got to be getting close to mathematically impossible for Lamont to lose his lead at this point.
The trend look like Lamont by 4%.
LAMONT WINS!
CALLED IT!
You know Joe wont call it. Not til the last vote.
1. he has memories of 2000 floatign around in his dusty head. 2. I just don’t see him as that good a sport.
I passed out a bunch of 4s but I’m not sure why they don’t seem to display. They’re registering even if they’re not showing. Anyone know if Diebold has anything to do with this?
😀
Joementum slowing down to a crawl. Go be an Indy, Joe, see if the Big Dog and other Dems come shill for you at that point.
Oh, man, is this sweet. Go Ned!
Partisan politics won today, says Lieberpuke.
Yeah, that would equate to the Democrats choosing another guy over an 18-year Senator.
Oh, I’m going to puke. He’s said partisan politics about 14 times in the past 3 sentences. Ok, I’ll go get another beer and celebrate
I’m feeling the pukefest too. He just doesn’t get that we not tired of partisan politics. We tired of appeasing fascist tendencies!!!
‘Partisan politicss’
Ummmmmmmm what does he think that words means? Would he prefer being appointed to office? is that what he is saying? Democrats.. Republicans…parties right? Have I missed something?
That’s exactly goddamn right, Lieberman. A DEMOCRAT one the Democratic primary! That’s PARTISAN POLITICS. Asshole.
Oy. What a sad, sorry man. A “different” way!? He’s gonna offer a way different from the partisan politics being waged in DC?
OMFG
WOW! What a great thing to come home to after a grueling budget hearing!
Wonderful news – great job Psi!!!
Did Ned just win??? ACK!!! That is so wonderful. Please don’t prove me wrong in the morning. But goddamn, what a fine win finally.
but he’ll be filing as an “Independent Democrat” tomorrow. grrrr
So we get ready to fight the next fight. I, imho, think this sends a pretty damn good message to the establishment. I am happy about that tonight.
thanks, Psifighter! Democracy lives.
So Joe just said he will run as an Independent.
Fuckhead.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Best news this week, month, year? And to show us every step of the way. What a great feeling to win at last, to know that victory is possible.
I’m popping the cork on the champagne and figuring out how much money I can send Lamont!
Eff Joe and Eff Joe for running as an Independent. Just proves all he cares about is power.
I am stoked. There is hope for the Democratic Party.
How worthless is he?
Idiot!
This fool lives to fight Democrats only. He bows in obeisance to rethugs. Just shameless. Contrast this to 2000, when he not only was too stupid to realize he was being insulted and steamrolled by now-president cheney during the debate, but also rolled over in 2000.
And what an incredible sense of entitlement he has! Just makes you want to puke.
Ya basta!
It will be interesting to see how his colleagues will react.
They will rue the day if Lamont is undermined.
Ned looked good. I don’t know if it was the best move to have Sharpton right behind his shoulder, Tweety and crew will go absolutely Apesh**, but he just knocked off the asshat of the world, so he’s entitled to a few slips. Maxine Waters rocks, BTW. I hope the entire campaign is about Iraq, about f’ing time for this country to deal with those demons, IMHO.
LOSER!
That Rep. Waters, Revs. Jackson and Sharpton were there at all and welcomed warmly means that chattering class is reaching for smelling salts.
Rev Jackson is ok, M Waters is excellent and Rev Sharpton has been one of the most honest, fearless, truthful voices in the media to take on the MSM and opposition. The bigger the hug he got, the better, I think.
😀
but that’s a world class image. I can imagine them now fanning themselves with the salts in the other hand
“OOhh, lordy. the Vapors!’
XD
Yep.
Lamont MUST be some type of radical to even be seen with them. Going to a Black church…well, OK, if it must be done. But standing behind you at your victory speech?
Perish the thought. And pass the gin.
.
gathering at your place, coming November!
Still hard work ahead …
(((AP)))
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."▼ ▼ ▼ MY DIARY
Party over here!!
:<)
If we win, we may be boarding a plane and crossing the pond.
Thanks Psi…First rate job, much appreciated…KUDOS!!!!!
I’d like to blow off somefireworks to celebrate out here in the ND boonies but it’s a little to dry for that.
Guess I’ll go for the Silver Patron tequila!!
Be sure to thank everyone who helped at Lamont HQs from all of us out here across the country.
Thanks so much Psi! This is awesome. Eff the MSM who needs them when we have journalists like you in the blogworld. We are the future and this win is HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGEEEEEEEE!
and thank you for your live updates from Connecticut, Psi. The pictures and commentary were great! Have a safe drive back down to Philly. paz
Yet another thank you Psi – you made it a fun evening where we could all participate. And thanks all the others who worked to make this happen.
I just had to watch Loserman on tv again this am. YUK. As I said in another thread, he’ll run as an independent, claiming to be a democrat and supported by republicans. Could there be a bigger looser???