Bilbray Will Win Vacated Seat

Be sure and notice todays EM coverage of the Bilbray/Busby race to fill Cunninghams vacated House seat. This had been touted as the "bellweather" race for the upcoming 06 midterms and the Democrats chances of retaking the House.

Well it appears that it didn't go the way the left was hoping therefor look for limited coverage and spin minimizing it's significance. Now just imagine how it would have been reported had Busby won.

His (Bilbray)lead is now over 4,000 votes, and he appears to be winning about 48-46 among election day voters after winning absentees by about 50-43. (This is based on the limited official data we've been provided via the county registrar.) Bilbray has either been essentially even or slightly ahead among each new batch of votes for hours. With 56 percent of precincts and most absentees counted and Bilbray up 49.8 to 44.7, that means Busby needs to win the remaining untallied vote by at least 6 percent and maybe as much as 8 percent. That's unlikely.

Update: And so it begins. The Media is so damned predictable.