Associated Press Calls the Race for Thomas Massie!

[MRoCkEd]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_state/KY_US_House_0522.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS

We are going to have an RPF member in the U.S. Congress!

[TruthisTreason]

Sweet! Congrads!!!!

[specsaregood]

Sweet! Congrads!!!!

Congrats Massie!

How is Hightowers going?

[TruthisTreason]

How is Hightowers going?
They seem to be taking their sweet time counting the votes. 9 out of 33 precincts counted (and absentees). I'm up by a dozen votes. #tight

[specsaregood]

They seem to be taking their sweet time counting the votes. 9 out of 33 precincts counted (and absentees). I'm up by a dozen votes. #tight

brb, I shall go sacrifice a small mammal to curry the gods' favor!

[brandon]

They seem to be taking their sweet time counting the votes. 9 out of 33 precincts counted (and absentees). I'm up by a dozen votes. #tight

Anywhere online we can watch? I'm rooting for you!

[Sola_Fide]

Chris. Where is a link to your race?

[PursuePeace]

ahhhh!!!!!!!! First I've been online since this morning... and this is the first thing i came to check.
This is awesome!!

[tsai3904]

Chris. Where is a link to your race?

Here's one:
http://www.kentucky.com/2012/05/01/2188525/election-results-2012-kentucky.html

Hightower 80 votes
Wilson 71 votes

[Lucille]

Woot! Rand said he was leading in the polls!

Congratulations! So happy...for all of us! #freedom #peace #prosperity

[TruthisTreason]

ww.ket.org will have a live stream for KY coverage in minutes (8 cental).

[BenIsForRon]

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
-Plato

Thomas gets it

[rp08orbust]

Hightower won, 412-359.

[BUSHLIED]

A sure win for Liberty and clearly a bump for Rand in KY...The original Tea Party is still strong.

[Karsten]

We've had a lot of solid electoral successes since our movement started 5 years ago.

[Bergie Bergeron]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjnPTB7vIeM

[specsaregood]

We've had a lot of solid electoral successes since our movement started 5 years ago.

Am I correct in saying, we have had more success than the LP and CP combined has had since their inceptions? I do believe so.

[Karsten]

MOST congressional districts in this country are NOT competitive. You're either almost certain to win or almost certain to lose. The cook PVI for the district is R+14. The general is thus a lock. The republican won 70% to 30% in 2010.

[Karsten]

Am I correct in saying, we have had more success than the LP and CP combined has had since their inceptions? I do believe so.

They're not serious about electorally winning. If they were, all they would have to do is concentrate them on a few races (which is sort of what we do). Instead, they spread their resources thinly and nobody wins congressional or senate races for the lp and cp.

[sailingaway]

Woot, Thomas! Fantastic!!

[Krzysztof Lesiak]

Yea, it would be great if we focused on taking control of the GOP from bottom up rather than wasting money on CP and LP candidates that get 2-3% of the vote.

Also, congratulations to Massie and Hightower!

[musicmax]

Massie got 19,684 votes in ONE Congressional District (Kentucky has 6 districts)
Paul got 21,726 votes STATEWIDE

So clearly there was no "reverse coat-tail" effect here. In other words there are a lot of Massie voters who also voted Romney.

[BamaFanNKy]

Massie got 19,684 votes in ONE Congressional District (Kentucky has 6 districts)
Paul got 21,726 votes STATEWIDE

So clearly there was no "reverse coat-tail" effect here. In other words there are a lot of Massie voters who also voted Romney.

That region is very Catholic and very Santorum as well. Rand running wouldn't help Ron.

[LibertyEagle]

Woohooo!!! Congratulations, Chris and Thomas!!! Fantastic wins tonight. :D

[Indy Vidual]

ahhhh!!!!!!!! First I've been online since this morning... and this is the first thing i came to check.
This is awesome!!

+1776
Great news! :)