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9:50pm: They haven’t called Montana for Bush or Kerry yet. I think this is cool as they had already called South Dakota before the polls closed or any precincts had reports.

10:29pm: The South Dakota senatorial election between Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and former legislative representative John Thune is in a dead heat with Thune having 2,000 more votes. This is with 75% of precincts reporting. Holy crap South Dakotans! Any thoughts? (Like there was any way I wasn’t going to follow this) . Looks like another early morning vote count might be in order.

10:36pm: Okay, more comments on the Daschle/Thune race. Oddly, Daschle barely took Minnehaha (largest SD county with 99% reporting) while Pennington county (2nd largest county) has not reported any numbers at all. I would guess that Pennington county would go to Thune handily. It’s getting even better…

11:02pm: Things are not looking good for Kerry. NBC just projected that Ohio will go to Bush. Even if Kerry takes the rest of the states, the electoral votes would be 269 - 269. The House, which is controlled by the Republicans, break any ties.

11:11pm: I might just go to bed. I don’t think I can take it anymore. Things will be better in the morning, right?

11:41pm: Ack, ack, ack.

11:47pm: Thune is hanging on by a very slim margin in South Dakota. It looks like Schweitzer will be the governor-elect here in Montana. The amendment to define marriage as between a man and a woman will pass. There will still be no cyanide leach mining in the morning. And, marijuana will be legal for limited medicinal uses.

11:50pm: I’m going to bed. Whether I like it or not, they do expect me at work bright and early tomorrow morning.