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The (Currently) Embarrassing WI-GOV Recall Primary Results Thread.

Hey, I never said *who* it was embarrassing for.

I’m not really going to stay up and watch this one, but here’s a quick question spawned from the results thus far:

With 10% of the vote in, why does the Republican who isn’t actually REALLY in a contested primary have more votes (78,370) than all of the Democrats in the contested primary combined (69,627)?

[UPDATE: Well, now it's 16%, and Walker is continuing to do better than all the Democratic candidates on this one.  Democrats were supposed to be enthusiastic about this recall, yes?]

[ANOTHER UPDATE: Yes, I'm just being a troublemaker.  Your point?]

[POSSIBLY LAST UPDATE: Oh, OK, with 24% of the vote in the Democrats finally caught up to the guy without a real opponent.  Well, it was funny while it lasted.]

[ANOTHER UPDATE ON THE VERY HEELS OF THAT UPDATE: Spoke too soon!  Spoke too soon!  The full update has Scott Walker ahead again!  Time for a page break: this is actually starting to get interesting.]

[BLINKING UPDATE: At 44%... OK, look, I was expecting this to fizzle out by now.  I mean, as a matter of course when one side has a contested primary and the other doesn't then you tend to expect a certain amount of depressed voting totals on the uncontested side.  That is a thing that happens.  But if this was the election itself, right now Scott Walker would be winning.  This is not good news for the Democratic party, although it's certainly good news for the people of Wisconsin.]

[NOT POLL-WATCHING UPDATE UPDATE: Hey, guess who's suddenly having one of those Unity Rallies?  Why, Tom Barrett.  At his house. Because at 61% of the vote in, Scott Walker is now looming over his would-be opposition.  And Tommy there needs every one of those votes.]

[IS THIS THE UPDATE WHERE IT ALL CHANGES? At 68% it looks like the entire Democratic field, combined is close to collectively beating Scott Walker.]

[AND IT WAS A GOOD RUN WHILE IT LASTED UPDATE.  Congratulations, Wisconsin Democrats.  At 70% your five candidates, combined, finally managed to pass Scott Walker, who was 'running' against ... a guy who beat a LaFolette.  This was not a good night for your party.]

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The Maryland (and other States) Primary Results Open Thread.

Maryland’s getting pride of place because it’s a) where I live and b) has actual, non-Presidential primaries tonight.  Presidential primary results here: Maryland’s state results are going to be… here, I guess.  Looks like (as of 8:30 PM) Romney won DC & MD; Dan Bongino is ahead in the MD-SEN nomination; and the may-not-recognize-her-luck Nancy Jacobs is ahead in the absolutely vital* MD-02 race.  Polls close at 9 PM in Wisconsin.

Open election thread.

*Look, I’ve been stuck dealing with either Steny Hoyer or Elijah Cummings as a representative since I moved to Maryland.  This is the first time I’ve lived in a Maryland district that merely has a single-digit Democratic PVI: people can let me have this.

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The "Don't You Love the citizens United case?" Friday Open thread.

I mean, I personally love the citizens United case. Aside from greeting free speech it seems a positive stimulus for creativity. Check out these latest Spy spoof of American crossroads, with Barack Obama starring as the almost-urban secret agent trying to fumble-finger the rest of us in giving our missile defense plans:

For the record: no, really, Vladimir Putin really does go parade around shirtless, and on a horse. (Bolero) Apparently it plays well in Russia.  As well as planning to give away the store on missile defense; that should cheer the President.  At least the notion is popular somewhere...

Open thread.

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Overnight Open thread: Bohemian Rhapsody Edition

Slowing Down. Hits.

If you can't watch the video, become depressed. It is a man who is drunk as you proclaim, who bursts into a spontaneous rendition of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody a capella, including some of the music, and it is glorious.

Enjoy a drink on me, drunken off-key singing guy beard arrested Queen. Have one on me. h/t Bookworm room.

This is an Open thread.

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