Election Ends in Tie | Drudge Retort

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Election Ends in Tie

With all the votes in -- and after counting regular ballots, absentee ballots, resolution ballots and provisional ballots -- the Montana legislative race between state Rep. Emelie Eaton (D) and challenger Krayton Kerns (R) is a dead-heat tie, 1,971 to 1,971, based on official results, the Laurel Outlook News reports. Under state law, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) will pick the winner.

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Dead-heat tie, eh? How often does that happen?

Posted by ness_gadol at 2006-11-15 11:24 PM | Reply | Flag:

Governor gets to pick the winner... gov is a dem... dem wins.

Posted by Rob_The_A_Hole at 2006-11-15 11:27 PM | Reply | Flag:

Who knew that soccer would have such an insidious effect in Montana?

Posted by MrCairo at 2006-11-15 11:28 PM | Reply | Flag:

Cairo!! That was funny!! Who'dda thought?

Posted by rightisright at 2006-11-15 11:35 PM | Reply | Flag:

Montana is really the center of election news this cycle, isn't it?

Posted by TFDNihilist at 2006-11-16 01:35 AM | Reply | Flag:

gov is a dem... dem wins.

Posted by Rob_The_A_Hole

Get used to it.

Posted by fribo at 2006-11-16 04:14 AM | Reply | Flag:

The better man won. It's amazing how far she/he has come since her film days.

www.eaton4hd58.com

www.junior.te.pt

Posted by cookfish at 2006-11-16 06:31 AM | Reply | Flag:

Sincerely,

Pelosi's Cabana Boy

Posted by cookfish at 2006-11-16 06:32 AM | Reply | Flag:

They should change the law. A coin toss would be better, 2 out of 3, 3 out of 5, etc. And since I am all for temr limits, the challenger should automatically get one coin toss to his name before starting. Having new blood is better than having incumbents. My 2 cents worth.

Posted by member2586 at 2006-11-16 08:24 AM | Reply | Flag:

reminds me of the leno joke about the election...........
election is like a divorce......the repubs were rejected and lost the house.......

hey...it wasnt my joke..........

a dead heat......amazing

Posted by afkabl2 at 2006-11-16 08:36 AM | Reply | Flag:

a recount will fix this....

Posted by __b__ at 2006-11-16 08:45 AM | Reply | Flag:

but in the fashion of equal time...

yesterday hillary announced an "exploratory" committee.....

not to run for pres, but to keep track of her husband, BJ.

Posted by afkabl2 at 2006-11-16 08:55 AM | Reply | Flag:

voting right now for dem leadership positions in the house....
we on the right DEMAND that you on the rightous left DENOUNCE and demand an investigation into the ties between murtha and his brother......who has something to do with defense contracts and there is talk of FUNNY business......
WE DEMAND THAT YOU DEMAND FOR AN INVESTIGATIONS AND THEN THROW HIS ASS OUT.....or forever shut the hell up and any republican..

Posted by afkabl2 at 2006-11-16 09:03 AM | Reply | Flag:

Why not settle it by arm wrestling? Eaton would still be favored.

Posted by OohRah at 2006-11-16 09:35 AM | Reply | Flag:

Why not settle it by arm wrestling? Eaton would still be favored.

Posted by OohRah at 2006-11-16 09:38 AM | Reply | Flag:

It hasn't helped Democrats that incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi's endorsed candidate for leader saw his brush with the old Abscam scandal all over the news, then was quoted calling ethics reform "total crap." Addressing a group of moderate Democrats on Tuesday night, Rep. John Murtha said, "Even though I think the ethics bill is total crap, I'm going to work to pass it anyway because that is what Nancy wants."

firstread.msnbc.msn.com

Posted by cookfish at 2006-11-16 10:43 AM | Reply | Flag:

Pelosi's Cabana Boy

Posted by cookfish at 2006-11-16 10:44 AM | Reply | Flag:

Where's the idiotic off-topic flag?

Posted by dylanfan at 2006-11-16 01:51 PM | Reply | Flag:

bushlovertwo

why dont you demand it?
does your party lack spine?

Posted by Doem at 2006-11-16 03:15 PM | Reply | Flag:

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