I went to bed last night utterly defeated and sad. I haven't been this depressed on election night since the 2004 fiasco.
Colorado has not elected a Republican to a senatorial or governorship position in 12 years. 12 years, man! We've had a good run.
But fucking Mark Udall lost to Cory FREAKING Gardner, and now I pray for this state. Sincerely. Cory Gardner is a nutjob of the worst variety. That is not an understatement.
I had nightmares all night long. Good times. And then I wake up this morning and ... what's this?
John Hickenlooper is now WINNING the Colorado race for governor against Republican dickhead Bob Beauprez!
No, for friggin' real!
KUSA - Governor Hickenlooper has pulled ahead by more than 12,000 votes in his re-election bid against Republican challenger Bob Beauprez, but the race is still too close to call.
Several thousand ballots from multiple Front Range counties, including Denver and Boulder, have yet to be counted.
OMGWTFBBQ! Beauprez was leading the poll results all night last night, so to wake up and find this is not only a bit of a shock, but a hungover election night goddamned miracle! Hallelujah!
Denver and Boulder counties, which obviously lean heavily Democratic, are still not done with the counting. This is such good news, I want to hug everybody! Right now! LET'S EMBRACE! :)
It's gonna go into overtime, and I'm quite positive that we'll have a recount because the results are so close, but seriously.
Did Democrats hang onto one fucking governor position they feared they lost last night?
Cool!
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UPDATE, 8:10 am. (h/t to pollwatcher in the comments!) The Denver Post has called the race for Hickenlooper! :)
Gov. John Hickenlooper is projected to hold his office, according to calculations by The Denver Post on Wednesday morning.
With 93 percent of votes counted as of about 7:20 a.m., Hickenlooper is leading Bob Beauprez, a Republican, by roughly 22,000 votes. Votes are still being tallied in predominantly Democratic Boulder and Denver counties.
Hickenlooper holds 48.3 percent of the vote while Beauprez is trailing with 47.1 percent.
Fuck a duck, I am exhausted. I'm going back to bed, LOL.