2000 Election Game: Campaign Thread

[Niemeyerite]

I'd like to start the Election night on Thursday, because after the next weekend, I'll be very busy. If I could start on Wednesday, that'd be great!

Thank you for your interest in the game... And don't forget that I give some extra points for those who post first.

[NewYorkExpress]

I'd like to start the Election night on Thursday, because after the next weekend, I'll be very busy. If I could start on Wednesday, that'd be great!

Thank you for your interest in the game... And don't forget that I give some extra points for those who post first.

Oy, don't rush us!!!!

[Niemeyerite]

I'd like to start the Election night on Thursday, because after the next weekend, I'll be very busy. If I could start on Wednesday, that'd be great!

Thank you for your interest in the game... And don't forget that I give some extra points for those who post first.

Oy, don't rush us!!!!

If you haven't read it, I will release polls for 10 states, and each of you can choose 5. Or better, the first one to choose can choose 6, so 11 will be released

[NewYorkExpress]

Schedule for Blanche Lincoln

October 30, 2000

Speech in Roseville, Newark, New Jersey (With Cory Booker, Sharpe James, Mildred Crump, Augusto Amador)

I know the hour is late, that our campaign appears to be turning into a pumpkin, but what we need to do is be clear, that even if Vice-President Quayle wins now, we need to show we are able to beat him in four years. We need to show that even if we fall this election, we will recover.

Rally at Edward A. LeLachuer Park, Lowell, Massachusetts (With John Kerry and Ted Kennedy)

It's been a long campaign for us all, and everyone knows that we've been behind since June, but it's almost over, and win lose or draw, we will walk away with our heads held high, knowing we ran the campaign of a lifetime.

Rally at Hadlock Field, Portland, Maine

If we don't win this year, than mark my words we will take Vice-President Quayle down in 2004! We will return better and stronger no matter how we finish!

October 31, 2000/Halloween

Partake in Holloween Celebrations in Sag Harbor, New York

GOTV at the Shinnecock Indian Reservation, New York

November 1, 2000

Play Eighteen Holes at the Bethpage Black Course, Bethpage State Park, Bethpage, New York (With Bill Clinton, Tiger Woods, Fred Funk)

November 2, 2000

GOTV in Easton, Pennsylvania

GOTV in Warren, Pennsylvania

GOTV in York, Pennsylvania

November 3, 2000

GOTV in Zanesville, Ohio

GOTV in Adamsville, Ohio

November 4, 2000

GOTV in Little Italy, Cleveland, Ohio

GOTV in Midtown, Detroit

GOTV in Washington Heights, Chicago

November 5, 2000

GOTV in Riverdale, Arkansas

GOTV in Wrightsville, Arkansas

GOTV in Cammack Village, Arkansas

November 6, 2000

Visit Troops at Little Rock Air Force Base

Speech at the Jack Stephens Center (on 2004 Re-election plans)

Given the way my approval ratings have cratered in Arkansas, given that we still have the faintest pulse for winning this election.... That leads believe that as of this moment I will not run for re-election in 2004. That being said, this decision is subject to change.

November 7, 2000

Spend day at Second Election Headquarters at Rose Law Firm, Little Rock Arkansas
Write Victory/ Concession Speech

Both Lincoln and Daschle will be giving concession/victory speeches on election night

[Sec. of State Superique]

In the end, Daschle played the defeatist and has not improved a little bit. All Heil to our new Fuhrer Dan Quayle!

[Lumine]

In the end, Daschle played the defeatist and has not improved a little bit. All Heil to our new Fuhrer Dan Quayle!

Heil Potatoe! Heil Potatoe!

(Schedule coming either Monday or Tuesday, I've been really busy)

[Maxwell]

seriously, the same picture, three times in a row?

[Niemeyerite]

In the end, Daschle played the defeatist and has not improved a little bit. All Heil to our new Fuhrer Dan Quayle!

I can say there are many toss-up states that could go either way right now. But we are talking about states that were sure bets for one of the parties before the 2000 campaign.

Make your bets if you want to: which states will Quayle and Daschle win? What about Senate annd Gubernatorial races?

[Niemeyerite]

Senate polls (!!!; 2/3)

Pennsylvania:

Rick Santorum (R) 50%
Ron Klink (D) 43%
John Featherman (L) 2%
DK/U 5%

Rating: LIKELY REPUBLICAN

Rhode Island:

Lincoln Chafee (R) 51%
Robert Weygand (D) 42%
Christopher Young (R) 1%
DK/U 6%

Rating: SAFE REPUBLICAN

Tennessee:

Bill Frist (R) 62%
Jeff Clark (D) 28%
Tom Burrell (G) 3%
DK/U 7%

Rating: SAFE REPUBLICAN

Texas:

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) 62%
Gene Kelly (D) 26%
Doug Sandage (G) 3%
Mary Ruwart (L) 3%
DK/U 6%

Rating: SAFE REPUBLICAN

Utah:

Orrin Hatch (R) 58%
Scott Howell (D) 33%
Carlton Bowen (IA) 3%
Jim Dexter (L) 2%
DK/U 4%

Rating: SAFE REPUBLICAN

Vermont:

Jim Jeffords (Republican) 54%
Ed Flanagan (D) 19%
Charles W. Russell (C) 8%
Billy Greer (VG) 5%
Rick Hubbard (I) 3%
Jerry Levy (LU) 3%
Hugh Douglas (L) 1%
DK/U 7%

Rating: SAFE REPUBLICAN

Virginia:

George Allen (R) 51%
Chuck Robb (D) 44%
DK/U 5%

Rating: LIKELY REPUBLICAN (Pick-up)

Washington:

Slade Gorton (R) 48%
Maria Cantwell (D) 45%
Jeff Jared (L) 2%
DK/U 5%

Rating: TOSS-UP/TILTS REPUBLICAN

West Virginia:

Robert Byrd (D) 64%
David T. Gallaher (R) 26%
Joe Whelan (L) 4%
DK/U 6%

Rating: SAFE DEMOCRAT

Wisconsin:

Herb Kohl (D) 55%
John Gillespie (R) 39%
Tim Peterson (L) 1%
DK/U 5%

Rating: SAFE DEMOCRAT

Wyoming:

Craig L. Thomas (R) 65%
Mel Logan (D) 17%
Margaret Dawson (L) 9%
DK/U 9%

Rating: SAFE REPUBLICAN

[Lumine]

Schedule coming tomorrow, sorry for being late!

[Niemeyerite]

-No polls will be released this week - as you haven't requested them.

-Election night will start in 24 hours, so hurry up!

[NewYorkExpress]

Schedule for Tom Daschle

October 30, 2000

GOTV in Westerville, Ohio (John Glenn, Ted Celeste, Richard Cordray, Dannie Edmon, John Cranley, Ted Strickland, Maryellen O'Shaughnessey, Tom Saywer and Mary O. Boyle with Daschle) (Jennifer Hetrick, Ki-Jana Carter, Abhijat Joshi, Robert"Blazin Bob" Kennedy, Andy Katzenmoyer, John Cooper, Fred Pagac, Dick LeBeau, Takeo Spikes, Bob Huggins, Ken Griffey Jr., Pokey Reese and Aaron Boone representing Rock The Vote)

GOTV in Shawnee Hills, Ohio (With Howard Metzenbaum, John Glenn, George McGovern, Joel Hyatt, Anthony Celebrezze Jr., James Celebrezze and Ben Espy)

GOTV in Delaware, Ohio (With Daschle; Ted Celeste, Richard Cordray, Michael Coleman, Donald Plusquellic, Michael White, Frank Sherwood Rowland) (Marc Denis, Dwayne Roloson, Tyler Christopher, Clare Kramer, Rick Scarry, Ferdinand Andy Geiger, Elwood Gordon Gee and William English Kirwan, representing Rock the Vote)

October 31, 2000/Halloween

GOTV in Gresham, Wisconsin (With Herb Kohl)

GOTV in Wittenberg, Wisconsin (With Herb Kohl, Dave Obey)

GOTV in Marion, Wisconsin (With Herb Kohl) (Donald Driver, Mike Sherman, Rod Carew, Bob Wickman, Richie Sexson, Ray Allen, Sam Cassell, Glenn Robinson, Michael Redd, Barry Alvarez, David Ward representing Rock the Vote )

GOTV in Iola, Wisconsin (With Donna Shahala) (Dave Krieg and Mike Sherman)

November 1, 2000

GOTV in Clintonville, Wisconsin

GOTV in Caseville, Michigan

GOTV in Bad Axe, Michigan (With Debbie Stabenow and Lynn Rivers) (Brad Ausmus, Hideo Nomo, Todd Jones, Jim Zorn, Barry Sanders, Steve Yzerman, Chris Chelios, Brendan Shanahan, Jerry Stackhouse, John Crotty, Johnny Prill, Lillian Jackson Braun, Robert Lee "Bob" Murawski, and Brad Guigar representing Rock the Vote (Ausmus, Nomo, Sanders, Yzerman Chelios, Shanahan, Murawksi and Stackhouse), The NFL's Play 60 Campaign (elect fitness friendly officials) (Zorn) A Detroit based group seeking the re-installation of Major League Baseball's Anti Trust Exemption (Backing Quayle) (Jones) and Oxfam (Crotty, Prill, Braun, and Guigar)

GOTV in Chesaning, Michigan (With Debbie Stabenow, David Bonior, Dale Kildee, Matthew Frumin and John Dingell)

GOTV in St. Charles, Michigan (With John Cherry, Martha Griffiths, Jennifer Granholm, Frank Kelley, James Blanchard, Gary Loster, Wilmer Jones Ham, John Logie, John Hieftje, Elizabeth Brater, Dennis Archer, Dave Bing, Mike Duggan, Roman Gribbs and Kenneth Cockrel, Jr)

November 2, 2000

Rally at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota (With Mark Dayton, David Mingie, Betty McCollum, Bill Luther, Wendell Anderson, Mark Dayton, Marlene Johnson, Joan Growe, Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III, Mike Hatch, Judi Dutcher)
 
We're almost at the finish line, people... And regardless of whether I win this election, or return to the Senate, I know that I'll be fighting for things people generally support: Things like the right for people to choose whether they want to have an abortion, a double mastectomy or a generally invasive prostate exam. The right for two consenting adults to marry who they want, when they want. The right for people to an environment without polluted water, crippling smog, and traffic jams that stretch across state borders, and the right for people to decide that they don't want to allow concealed weapons in their schools, homes and offices, without it being decided for them by groups like the NRA.

GOTV in Edina, Minnesota (With Sharon Sayles Belton, R.T Rybak, Donald Fraser, Albert Hofstede, Martin Olav Sabo, Phyills Kahn, Jim Davnie, Joe Mullery, Randy Kelly, James Scheibel, George Latimer, Lawrence Cohen and Thomas Robert Byrne)

GOTV in Greenbush, Minnesota (With Mark Dayton, Ted Mondale, Walter Mondale, Michael Freeman and Gary Doty)

November 3, 2000

GOTV in Mascotte, Florida (With Bill Nelson, Buddy Dyer, Robert Butterworth, Buddy Mackay, Bob Martinez and Linda Chapin)

GOTV in Groveland, Florida

GOTV in Bartow, Florida (Kenneth Grant, Jerry Simmons, Ken Riley, Rick Wilson, Fred McGriff and Keyshawn Johnson representing Rock The Vote)


November, 4, 2000

GOTV in Hope, Arkansas (With Bill Clinton)

GOTV in East Hollywood, LA, California (With Dianne Feinstein and Gray Davis)

GOTV in Harbor City, LA, California (With Dianne Feinstein and Henry Waxman)

November 5, 2000

GOTV in the Arts District, LA, California

GOTV in Sandy, Oregon

GOTV in Happy Valley, Oregon

November 6, 2000

GOTV in Hermon, Maine

GOTV in Lowell, Maine

GOTV in Winn, Maine

November 7, 2000

GOTV in Pierre, South Dakota (With Tim Johnson, George McGovern)

Victory/Concession Speech at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, South Dakota (AKA headquarters site #1)

[Lumine]

Schedule coming in three to four hours, sorry, Julio!

[Lumine]

Dan Quayle's Schedule:
(October 30th - November 7th)

"And now, the time has come. It has been a rather long journey, a journey of hard work, surprises, redemption and the ultimate example of what you can do in America. It has been a long journey, and I thank General Powell for standing with me in this election, and I thank Tom Daschle and Blanche Lincoln for being good adversaries on the trail. America now faces a clear choice between two men not an echo, a real choice for the next four years. As we face the future and the beginning of the 21st Century, America has to choose wisely, the people  must turn out to vote and give the winner a true mandate to lead the American people into prosperity, and that leader must be able to lead with dignity, honor and strength. I believe I can be the man America needs, and I want to ask, one final time, for your vote in this election. Thank you, god bless you, and god bless the United States of America. "

October 30th - November 6th:
-Final Days on the trail:

-Focus on a mixture of rallies and GOTV events in order to bolster turnout among independents and conservatives (thus negating Daschle's supposedly fired up Liberals). Quayle should spent one day in every state: California, Oregon, Arkansas, Michigan, Wisconsisn, Minnesota, New Jersey, Delaware and Maine. Speeches were as always, with similar themes of leadership, experience, conservative values and innovative solutions.

November 7th:
-The Last Day:

-Acknowledging the status of Pennsylvania as the ultimate toss-up, Quayle will spend the last day here, focusing on GOTV efforts in Eastern Pennsylvania. Once the afternoon arrives, Quayle will fly to Phoenix, AZ, where he will offer a last press conference. Then the massive election night event will start (most major Republican leaders are invited, along with staffers and a big number of volunteers from the campaign). Quayle has prepared a concession speech and a victory speech just in case, but he is more than confident of victory at this stage.

Other:
-Surrogates:

While surrogates haven't played a large role in the Quayle Campaign, the last week will see them in the trail to increase turnout and help the GOP in the Senate and House. From early endorsers like Governor Wilson to former rivals like Senator John McCain, Quayle expects to show a united front and a responsible party ready to take control of Congress and the White House at the same time.

[NHI]

Powell Campaign Schedule:

Oct. 30: Pennsylvania
-GOTV Pennsylvania
-Interview with World News Tonight
-Interview with Local Stations

Oct. 31st: Pennsylvania
-GOTV Pennsylvania Suburbs
-Phone banking at HQ

Nov. 1st: Pennsylvania/Ohio
-GOTV Pennsylvania
-GOTV OHIO
-Interview with Local Stations
-Phone banking at HQ

Nov. 2nd: Ohio/Michigan
-GOTV Ohio Suburbs
-GOTV Michigan
-Interview with Local stations in Michigan

Nov. 3: Nevada/Oregon
-GOTV Nevada
-GOTV Oregon
-Interview with Local Stations

Nov. 4: California
-GOTV California (Northern)
-Interview with Local Stations

Nov. 5: California/New Mexico
-GOTV California (Southern)
-Interview with Local Stations
-Interview with Local Stations (NM)
-GOTV New Mexico

Nov. 6: Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey
-GOTV Connecticut
-GOTV Maine
-GOTV New Jersey

Nov. 7: Pennsylvania, Indiana
-GOTV Pennsylvania
-Interviews with Local Stations (PA, NH, ME, CT, NJ, OH, NM, OH, WI, CA, OR)
-Joining Vice Pres. Quayle at Election Night HQ

[Niemeyerite]

Alea iacta est

States called just after polls close will be released with 100% of the vote counted)

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November 7th - Election Day

6:00 PM

Indiana - 12 EVs:

Quayle/Powell 67.36%
Daschle/Lincoln 32.64%

Senate - Republican hold:

Richard Lugar (R) 69.11%
David Johnson (D) 28.97%
Paul Hager (L) 1.92%

Governor - Democratic hold:

Frank O'Bannon (D) 49.62%
David M. McIntosh (R) 47.77%
Andrew Horning (L) 2.61%

House - R+1:

Chris Chocola (R) defeats Tim Roemer (D)


Kentucky - 8 EVs:

Quayle/Powell 56.13%
Daschle/Lincoln 43.87%

House: no changes

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I will continue tomorrow... Too tired now. Sorry.

[Lumine]

It could be thanks to Quayle's status as a native son, but those coattails in Indiana are amazing! McIntosh loses in a close race instead of going down in a landslide and Lugar is close to 70%. Kentucky seems more similar to OTL, but even with those two states it is still too early to judge what will happen in other states.

[Niemeyerite]

7:00 PM

Florida - 25 EVs (36% reporting):

Quayle/Powell 54.97%
Daschle/Lincoln 45.03%

Senate - D pick-up:

Bill Nelson (D) 48.32%
Bill McCollum (R) 47.87%
Willie Logan (I) 3.81%

House - no changes



Georgia - 13 EVs:

Quayle/Powell 55.77%
Daschle/Lincoln 44.23%

Senate - D hold:

Zell Miller (D) 54.1%
Mack Mattingly (R) 45.9%

House - no changes



New Hampshire - 4 EVs:

Quayle/Powell 53.83%
Daschle/Lincoln 46.17%

Governor - Republican pick-up:

Gordon J. Humphrey (R) 44.56%
Jeanne Shaheen (D) 44.04%
Mary Brown (I) 11.4%

House - no changes



South Carolina - 8 EVs:

Quayle/Powell 59.7%
Daschle/Lincoln 40.3

House - no changes



Vermont - 3 EVs (49% reporting):

Daschle/Lincoln 50.78%
Quayle/Powell 49.22%

Senate - R hold:

Jim Jeffords (Republican) 54.75%
Ed Flanagan (D) 19.94%
Charles W. Russell (C) 9.34%
Billy Greer (VG) 6.56%
Rick Hubbard (I) 4.20%
Jerry Levy (LU) 4.17%
Hugh Douglas (L) 1.04%

Governor - D hold:

Howard Dean (D) 46.02%
Ruth Dwyer (R) 43.01%
Anthony Pollina (P) 10.97%

House - no changes



Virginia - 13 EVs:

Quayle/Powell 55.74%
Daschle/Lincoln 44.26%

House: R +1, I +1:

Ed Schrock (R) defeats Jody Wagner (D)

Virgil Goode (I) defeats John Boyd (D)


7:30 PM


North Carolina - 13 EVs:

Quayle/Powell 56.32%
Daschle/Lincoln 43.68%

Governor - D hold:

Mike Easley (D) 50.1%
Richard Vinroot (R) 47.45%
Barbara Howe (L) 2.45%

House - no changes



Ohio - 21 EVs (27% reporting):

Quayle/Powell 51.16%
Daschle/Lincoln 48.84%

Senate - R hold:

Mike DeWine (R) 57.63%
Ted Celeste (D) 34.44%
John McAlister (L) 5.12%
John Eastman (NL) 2.81%

House - R +1:

Pat Tiberi (R) defeats Maryellen O'Shaughnessy (D)



West Virginia - 5 EVs:

Quayle/Powell 54.4%
Daschle/Lincoln 45.6%

Senate - D hold:

Robert Byrd (D) 66.51%
David T. Gallaher (R) 29.29%
Joe Whelan (L) 4.2%

Governor - R hold:

Cecil H. Underwood (R) 50.3%
Bob Wise (D) 48.32%
Denise Giardina (M) 1.38%

House - R +1:

Shelley Moore Capito defeats Jim Humphreys (D) and John Brown (L)

[Niemeyerite]

Quayle/Powell 77 EVs
Daschle/Lincoln 0 EVs
Too close to call 49 EVs
Polls not closed 412 EVs

[Niemeyerite]

8:00 PM

Connecticut - 8 EVs (42% reporting):

Quayle/Powell 50.32%
Daschle/Lincoln 49.68%

Senate - D hold:

Joe Lieberman (D) 51.22%
Philip Giordano (R) 45%
William Kozak (CC) 2.87%
Wildey J. Moore (L) 0.91%

House - R +2:

Rob Simmons (R) defeats Sam Gejdenson (D)

Mark Nielsen (R) defeats Jim Maloney (D)



Delaware - 3 EVs (55% reporting):

Quayle/Powell 51.78%
Daschle/Lincoln 48.22%

Senate - D pick-up:

Thomas R. Carper (D) 51.1%
William V. Roth, Jr. (R) 48.9%

Governor - D hold:

Ruth Ann Minner (D) 51.02%
John M. Burris (R) 47.22%
Floyd McDowell (ID) 1.76%

House - no changes



D.C. - 3 EVs:

Daschle/Lincoln 80.9%
Quayle/Powell 19.1%



Maine - 2 EVs (46% reporting):

Quayle/Powell 52.63%
Daschle/Lincoln 47.37%

Maine 1st - 1 EV (42% reporting):

Daschle/Lincoln 50.06%
Quayle/Powell 49.94%

Maine 2nd - 1 EV:

Quayle/Powell 54.87%
Daschle/Lincoln 45.13%


Senate - R hold:

Olympia Snowe (R) 64.65%
Mark W. Lawrence (D) 35.35%

House - no changes



Maryland - 10 EVs (29% reporting):

Daschle/Lincoln 52.4%
Quayle/Powell 47.6%

Senate - D hold:

Paul Sarbanes (D) 56.24%
Paul Rappaport (R) 43.76%

House - no changes



Massachusetts - 12 EVs:

Daschle/Lincoln 55.66%
Quayle/Powell 44.34%

Senate - D hold:

Ted Kennedy (D) 65.23%
Carla Howell (L) 16.23%
Jack E. Robinson III (R) 15.77%
Philip F. Lawler (C) 2.77%

House: no changes

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Vermont now called!

Vermont - 3 EVs:

Daschle/Lincoln 52.91%
Quayle/Powell 47.09%

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Michigan - 18 EVs (18% reporting):

Daschle/Lincoln 50%
Quayle/Powell 50%

Senate - Recount needed:

Spencer Abraham (R) 50.02%
Debbie Stabenow (D) 49.98%

House - R +1:

Mike Rogers (R) defeats Dianne Byrum (D)



New Jersey - 15 EVs (32% reporting):

Quayle/Powell 52.13%
Daschle/Lincoln 47.87%

Senate - R pick-up:

Bob Franks (R) 51.85%
Jon Corzine (D) 44.95%
Bruce Afran (G) 1.2%

House - R +1:

Dick Zimmer (R) defeats Rush D. Holt, Jr. (D)



Pennsylvania - 23 EVs (57% reporting):

Quayle/Powell 52.9%
Daschle/Lincoln 47.1%

Senate - R hold:

Rick Santorum (R) 53.88%
Ron Klink (D) 44.6%
John Featherman (L) 1.52%

House - R +2:

Melissa Hart (R) defeats Terry Van Horne (D)

Stewart Greenleaf (R) defeats Joe Hoeffel (D)

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Quayle takes Florida easily!

Florida - 25 EVs:

Quayle/Powell 53.46%
Daschle/Lincoln 46.54%
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[Niemeyerite]

Quayle/Powell 103 EVs
Daschle/Lincoln 18 EVs
Too close to call 101 EVs
Polls not closed 316 EVs

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Senate: D +1
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Governors: R +1
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House: R +10, I + 1
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[NewYorkExpress]

I suspect I'll be writing two concession speeches soon... hopefully Hillary '04 goes better.

[Niemeyerite]

I suspect I'll be writing two concession speeches soon... hopefully Hillary '04 goes better.

For the moment, Quayle has only carried states Bush won in real life.

There are 4 states where one of the candidates has won by less than 0.5% of the vote, and in one of them you're exactly tied. I've decided those 4 states can go either way depending on your reactions during the election night.

[NewYorkExpress]

I suspect I'll be writing two concession speeches soon... hopefully Hillary '04 goes better.

For the moment, Quayle has only carried states Bush won in real life.

There are 4 states where one of the candidates has won by less than 0.5% of the vote, and in one of them you're exactly tied. I've decided those 4 states can go either way depending on your reactions during the election night.

By that logic, the Lincoln and Daschle Concession/ Victory speeches, originally set, for the closing of polls on the west coast, will be pushed back three hours.

In addition, we will be requesting a recount in Michigan (When polls close and including the Senate race).

[Lumine]

Meanwhile, in the Quayle Election Night Party:

A good number of people are now enjoying Quayle's Election Night Party, most of them perpetually looking at the gigant screens with the returns. The mood is rather optimistic, and you can see key Republican figures just as you can see simple volunteers just hanging around and hoping that Quayle is finally elected President of the United States tonight. Since the polls still haven't closed in half the country, there are still many surrogates working the west (specially California), but they should arrive soon. All in all, and despite the possibility of a recount in Connecticut, everybody is quite hopeful about the results. Quayle leads in Connecticut and New Jersey, and he narrowly loses Vermont, with conventional wisdom stating that Daschle needs New England if he wishes to win tonight. The press are also quite active, interviewing as many key figures as they can. So far they already have the comments of James Baker, John McCain, George W. Bush and Former President Bush, all of them stressing their belief in a great Republican victory and in Quayle's abilities to serve as President. So far, Quayle is still watching the results privately with his family and closest advisers.