Senator Bob Menendez has has won reelection over Republican Tom Kean Jr. in the State of New Jersey according to CNN. With 5% of precints reporting, Menendez has won with 47 percent of the vote (CNN and MSNBC are calling it but no numbers yet).

Check out Menedez Campaign Internet Director and other New Jerseyans on DoubleSpeak.

The Final Push.

Winning Arizona would be nice. Check out Jim Pederson’s Senate campaign. If you’re in Arizona, please go help get out the vote.

It’s late in the evening and we’re still recording, but this one’s too important to let slide for even a moment. Via Josh Marshall and dKos, the Washington Post has this article:

U.S. Senate candidate James Webb’s last name has been cut off on part of the electronic ballot used by voters in Alexandria, Falls Church and Charlottesville because of a computer glitch that also affects other candidates with long names, city officials said yesterday . . . Election officials attribute the mistake to an increase in the type size on the ballot. Although the larger type is easier to read, it also unintentionally shortens the longer names on the summary page of the ballot.

Thus, Democratic candidate Webb will appear with his first name and nickname only — or “James H. ‘Jim’ ” — on summary pages in Alexandria, Falls Church and Charlottesville, the only jurisdictions in Virginia that use balloting machines manufactured by Hart InterCivic of Austin.

Yes, that’s right. With two weeks to go before the election we learn that Jim “My Name Is Really Long” Webb will not have his name appear everywhere on the ballot in the three areas that make up his primary base of support. Meanwhile George Felix Allen, whose name is so much shorter, will be clearly identified. And sadly, Jean Jensen, secretary of the Virginia State Board of Elections, says that it will only be fixed in time for the 2007 statewide elections.

While we eschew profanity on this site, I think Trapper John over at Kos summed it up correctly:

Is is too much to ask for voting machines that work as well as, I don’t know, a fucking toaster?

“He says our president don’t have a plan. I think he’s got one….[But] we’re not going to tell you what our plan is, Jon, because you’re just going to go out and blow it.”

– Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT), quoted by the Billings Gazette, in a debate with challenger Jon Tester (D) over the Iraq War.

Talk about propaganda…

White House strategist Karl Rove is predicting that the GOP will keep both the House and the Senate in November’s election. Granted, it’s his job to be the sunny optimist and to put a good face on all of the scandal and corruption taking place in the White House and in the Congress. Just remember, this is propaganda. They are scared and they are going to lose their majority in the House and Senate in under 20 days.

For the GOP’s favorite rag, The Washington Times:

White House political strategist Karl Rove yesterday confidently predicted that the Republican Party would hold the House and the Senate in next month’s elections, dismissing fallout from the sex scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley.

At a luncheon with editors and reporters at The Washington Times, Mr. Rove — who is widely credited as the architect of the party’s historic 2002 midterm election gains — said Republicans are beginning to make significant headway in defining their party’s differences from congressional Democrats, especially on national security.

“I’m confident we’re going to keep the Senate; I’m confident we’re going to keep the House. The Foley matter has impact in some limited districts, but the research we have shows that people are differentiating between a vote for their congressman and a member from Florida,” Mr. Rove said, referring to the Republican who resigned last month after his sexually explicit online messages to former congressional pages were discovered.

The crooked GOP leaders are planning something big. There will definitely be an ‘October surprise’. That is why it is so important to call your local campaign office and get to work today!

Maybe they will find Osama on Nov. 5th…I wouldn’t put it past them.

Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH) is going to be defeated by Rep. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in under 30 days.

Rep. Brown has been hit hard by the GOP with ads that are misleading. DeWine even had his ad people doctor photos of the World Trade Center to add more drama to the 30-second spot.

Today, Brown hit back with another really good ad. Check it out.

Stay tuned for DoubleSpeak’s interview with Rep. Brown - It will be up shortly.