UPDATE (11/8/2006 10:30AM): I am commenting on my own predictions. Full election analysis, state and federal, will be up tomorrow at the latest. I need more sleep, and I have to catch up on all of my schoolwork.

Right now, it is shortly before 2:00AM. I'm at DE GOP Headquarters in Wilmington, having volunteered all weekend, and today since 8:00AM. Sleep, however, is for the weak. There are signs to put up and things to prepare. I'll be running around all day tomorrow, and then heading over to the GOP official victory party tonight.


Here are my Election Day predictions:

• The GOP will retain control of both Chambers of Congress. Either way, both the House and the Senate will be within a three seat margin.
• Rick Santorum will win, or lose by less than 3%.
• Ferris Wharton will be the next Attorney General of Delaware
• Tom Carper will serve another term in the U.S. Senate; Christine O'Donnell will get 5-10% of the vote, not clearly coming from either Carper or Ting.
  
• Mike Ramone will win his State Senate race
• Ulysses S. Grant will go from an upset win in the primary to the General Assembly. (Lost by about 90 votes)
  
• George Allen (recount), Bob Corker, Michael Steele, Bob Erlich, Conrad Burns (recount), Joe Lieberman, and Lincoln Chafee will all win.
• At least one Senate race will not be decided by the time the papers hit Wednesday morning.

Well, my optimism for the GOP was squashed flat, and I guess I underestimated the Democratic GOTV efforts, among other things. Like I said above, more later.

Posted by Ryan S. on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 at 2:00 AM | Permalink |