[Dialogue] We got the Senate!!!!

[Evelyn Philbrook]

WHOOPEE!

 

Evelyn Kurihara Philbrook sitting in Taipei Taiwan R.O.C.

 

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Democrats Take Control of the Senate
Nov 08 8:45 PM US/Eastern

 <http://search.breitbart.com/q?s=democrats&sid=breitbart.com> Democrats
wrested control of the Senate from Republicans Wednesday with an upset
victory in Virginia, giving the party complete domination of
<http://search.breitbart.com/q?s=%22Capitol+Hill%22&sid=breitbart.com>
Capitol Hill for the first time since 1994. 

Jim Webb's squeaker win over incumbent Sen. George Allen gave Democrats
their 51st seat in the Senate, an astonishing turnabout at the hands of
voters unhappy with Republican scandal and unabated violence in Iraq. Allen
was the sixth Republican incumbent senator defeated in Tuesday's elections. 

The Senate had teetered at 50 Democrats, 49 Republicans for most of
Wednesday, with Virginia hanging in the balance. Webb's victory ended
Republican hopes of eking out a 50-50 split, with Vice President Dick Cheney
wielding tie-breaking authority. 

The Associated Press contacted election officials in all 134 localities
where voting occurred, obtaining updated numbers Wednesday. About half the
localities said they had completed their postelection canvassing and nearly
all had counted outstanding absentees. Most were expected to be finished by
Friday. 

The new AP count showed Webb with 1,172,538 votes and Allen with 1,165,302,
a difference of 7,236. Virginia has had two statewide vote recounts in
modern history, but both resulted in vote changes of no more than a few
hundred votes. 

An adviser to Allen, speaking on condition of anonymity because his boss had
not formally decided to end the campaign, said the senator wanted to wait
until most of canvassing was completed before announcing his decision,
possibly as early as Thursday evening. 

The adviser said that Allen was disinclined to request a recount if the
final vote spread was similar to that of
<http://search.breitbart.com/q?s=%22election+night%22&sid=breitbart.com>
election night. 

The victory puts Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., in line to become
<http://search.breitbart.com/q?s=%22Senate+majority+leader%22&sid=breitbart.
com> Senate majority leader. He has led the Democrats since
<http://search.breitbart.com/q?s=%22Tom+Daschle%22&sid=breitbart.com> Tom
Daschle, D-S.D., was defeated two years ago. 

 

 

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