Takeover of the Nerds

[LLR]

Online Data Collector Leip to Run for 2006 Massachusetts Governor Election.

Dave Leip, age 35, has announced today his plans to run for governor. He will face a tough fight running against Deval Patrick, Chris Gabrieli, and Thomas Rielly. Leip runs an internet election data site called "The Election Atlas."

Leip announced his candidacy on the campus of MIT.

One enthusiastic member of his website, one "jfern", reportedly from California, said "I like that he's not from the establishment. Go Dave!"


Comments welcome.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

I just said "It's lit, b[inks]" IRL.

[LLR]

I just said "It's lit, b[inks]" IRL.

Oh dear, I hope nobody heard you

Thanks!

[Kingpoleon]

I like Dave, you like Dave, everybody likes Dave!

[LLR]

LEIP EARNS SURPRISE PRIMARY WIN
Dave Leip today surprised everyone by winning the Massachusetts Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, expected to be an easy win for Deval Patrick. Let's look at the map:



Dave Leip √ 38.6%
Deval Patrick 36.4%
Thomas Rielly 16.4%
Chris Gabrieli 8%

Attorney General Patrick has stated that he will be returning to the private sector, wholeheartedly endorsing Leip directly after it was called. Leip has stated he'd like to move on to the next round.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Leip '06!
Also, does this mean Dubya Downfall's on hold?

[LLR]

Leip '06!
Also, does this mean Dubya Downfall's on hold?

No, I intend to continue both, although both may be infrequent.

[LLR]

MASSACHUSETTS MIDTERM POLL

Ted Kennedy 65%
Kenneth Chase 20%

Dave Leip 49%
Kerry Healey 28%
Christy Mihos 10%
Grace Ross 3%


JOHN SWEENEY TO RUN FOR SENATE
Rep. John Sweeney of New York's 20th CD will be running for Senate, with his house seat being left vacant. One contender to jump in was a Hudson, NY native...


To be continued...

[Mike Thick]

Leip/Torie 2016

[LLR]

Just letting everyone know that as this timeline progresses, I might need someone to help me collect information -  or at least someone's who's been here longer than I have. If anyone would be interested in that kind of thing, PM me.

Thanks, LLR

[This account no longer in use.]

I've been here 20 hours longer than you have. Does that count?

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Week longer than both of you, although I doubt that counts.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

FF timeline! Keep it up!

[LLR]

Can't tell how much of this is serious. But if anyone's actually interested,

PM me.

Thanks again, LLR.

[LLR]

NY-20 Republican Congressional Primary

Steve Dunn 51.6%
Sandy Treadwell 48.4%

In this nail biter of a race, Steve Dunn of Hudson was nominated. He will face democrat Kirsten Gillibrand in a traditionally republican district. Dunn was noted for receiving 97% of the vote in his home town of Hudson. Dunn would become the second person (after Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin) to be elected to congress while being openly gay, if he were to win.

Meanwhile, on the Atlas Forum

(Congressional Elections sub forum) NY-20: Torie's running!

Poll: would you vote for Torie?
Yes: 77%
No: 15%
Undecided: 8%

Long live atlas!

[beaver2.0]

It's certainly interesting.  But why am I not featured!  This is nearly traitorous!

[LLR]

It's certainly interesting.  But why am I not featured!  This is nearly traitorous!

Your time will come. All our times will come. (Would you have been constitutionally eligible to run for anything in '06?)

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

I won't be there until '26. 20 more years, I guess. When will coverage of Election Night '06 come around?

[LLR]

I won't be there until '26. 20 more years, I guess. When will coverage of Election Night '06 come around?

Don't rush me, please. I've got a Libertarian Debate to watch!

[LLR]

ELECTION NIGHT 2006

Hello all, and welcome to coverage of the election night 2006. The Democrats will be looking to rally off of Bush's low approval ratings to retake the Senate and House. It will not be easy to do that, but it is not out of the realm of possibility.

We can make a projection. Dave Leip has won the Massachusetts Gubernatorial Race. He will succeed Mitt Romney as the next Governor of Massachusetts. Leip, 35, ran a longshot bid and upset Deval Patrick in the primary last summer, and here he is, governor of Massachusetts.

Final results:

House:
Democrats 232 √
Republicans 203

Senate:
Democrat 49 (+2) √
Republicans 49


Dave Leip won the Governor's race easily.

Dave Leip 56% √
Kerry Healey 32%
Other 12%

Steve Dunn (aka Torie) was elected to the House.

Steve Dunn 50% √
Kirsten Gillibrand 49.2%


Thanks for reading! A couple updates in and I've already killed Deval Patrick and Kirsten Gillibrand's careers! What do you think? Comments welcome!

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Nice.
How are Dunn's reelection chances looking like in 2008?
Also Adam Griffin HAS to be somewhere eventually.

[rpryor03]

Muon for Senate or Gov!

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Haslam needs to exist in this...

[LLR]

Nice.
How are Dunn's reelection chances looking like in 2008?
Also Adam Griffin HAS to be somewhere eventually.

He's 18 as of 2006, give it time. As to Torie, it depends on who the presidential nominee is. With Giuliani, he should be fine.

Muon for Senate or Gov!

We'll see...

Haslam needs to exist in this...

Things can be arranged for.

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Nice.
How are Dunn's reelection chances looking like in 2008?
Also Adam Griffin HAS to be somewhere eventually.

He's 18 as of 2006, give it time. As to Torie, it depends on who the presidential nominee is. With Giuliani, he should be fine.

Muon for Senate or Gov!

We'll see...

Haslam needs to exist in this...

Things can be arranged for.

YAYYYY btw... TN-2