Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
10:45 PM ET, November 3, 2009

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
RELATED:
Hotline On Call:
NJ GOV: Christie Crushing Among Indies  —  According to early exit poll data released by CNN, ex-U.S. Atty Chris Christie (R) leads Gov. Jon Corzine among indie voters, 58-33%.  Indies make up 27% of the electorate thus far today.  —  For comparison, the latest Monmouth Univ. poll …
Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Breaking a Streak, Virginia Elects a Republican Governor  —  RICHMOND — Robert F. McDonnell, a Republican and a former state attorney general, won a decisive victory in Virginia's governor's race Tuesday, a stark reversal of fortune for Democrats who have held control in Richmond for the past eight years.
Discussion: The Page and The New Republic
CNN:
Exit poll: In Virginia, it's all about the economy  —  (CNN) - The economy and jobs are the number on issue on the minds of voters in Virginia, according to data from CNN exit polls Tuesday.  —  Forty-six percent of Virginian voting Tuesday, as Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Creigh Deeds faced off …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
An independent move to GOP  —  Independent voters are moving strongly to Republican candidates in the New Jersey and Virginia governors races, an ominous sign for Democrats whose gains in 2006 and 2008 were built on heavy support from unaligned voters.  —  Former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie …
Discussion: AMERICAblog News
The Politico:
Gibbs: Obama ‘not watching returns’  —  Hours after urging reporters not to draw sweeping conclusions from Tuesday's gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told POLITICO President Barack Obama wasn't even keeping an eye on the results.
CNN:
Exit polls: In New Jersey, Obama not a major factor
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
'09 Exit Polls: Voters Approve of Obama, Wary of Economy
CNN:
Exit polls: Independents may play crucial role
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Exit Polls: Obama as (non) factor?
Discussion: CNN
Bob Lewis / Associated Press:
Light turnout in Va. for closely watched gov. race
Discussion: Firedoglake and TPMDC
Elizabeth Benjamin / The Daily Politics:
Police Called To NY-23 Polling Sites (Updated)  —  It's getting ugly out there.  —  I just got off the phone with former state Democratic Chairwoman June O'Neill, who informed me the police had been called to at least two polling sites in St. Lawrence County due to overzealous electioneering …
RELATED:
David Weigel / The Washington Independent:
NY-23: [UPDATE] Hoffman Accuses Democrats of ‘Stealing the Election’  —  PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — At a short press availability in his campaign office here, NY-23 Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman said that a GOTV volunteer's tires had been slashed, and all but blamed Democrats for the dirty trick.
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
GOP sweeps Virginia; N.J. close  —  Republicans celebrated a clean sweep of Virginia's top elected offices Tuesday night as returns trickled in slowly from a close New Jersey's governor's race and a special House election in upstate New York.  —  As the GOP sought to send a warning shot …
Washington Wire:
A Flat Tire Leads to Accusations in NY-23 Race  —  Anton Troianovski reports on the election in New York's 23rd congressional district.  —  Until votes are counted tonight, this might be as exciting as it gets in Plattsburgh, N.Y.  —  Doug Hoffman, the soft-spoken Conservative Party candidate …
Discussion: Wonkette
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
NY23 Election Results HQ; UPDATE: Team Hoffman predicts ‘close’ victory  —  10:05 p.m.: There have been reports of problems with voting machines in the district.  However, early returns from Clinton County — home territory for Democrat Bill Owens — indicate a Hoffman victory.
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
Hoffman Poll Watcher Has Tires Slashed [updated]
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, TBogg and TPMDC
The Politico:
Uncivil War: Conservatives to challenge a dozen GOP candidates  —  In what could be a nightmare scenario for Republican Party officials, conservative activists are gearing up to challenge leading GOP candidates in more than a dozen key House and Senate races in 2010.
RELATED:
Jude Seymour / Watertown Daily Times:
Hoffman's supporters stage big rally
Discussion: Scorecard's Blog
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
A divided party: Progressives threaten Democratic lawmakers
Discussion: Power Line, Hot Air and race42008.com
Chris Good / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
NY-23: Who Spent What?  —  New York's 23rd district …
Discussion: Newsweek Blogs
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Turnout high in Maine  —  Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap told me just now that turnout there is far exceeding his projections — news that would be good news for backers of same-sex marriage.  —  “We're seeing heavy and very steady turnout,” he said, attributing the surprise to the contested vote on a …
RELATED:
The Huffington Post:
Andy Hertzberg's Marriage Proposal Interrupts D.C.'s Same-Sex …
Clemente Lisi / New York Post:
Former presidents to face off in debate  —  Bubba and Dubya are going to engage in a presidential debate for the ages.  —  Former President Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will square off on the same stage at Radio City Music Hall in February as part of a series pitting liberal and conservative thinkers.
RELATED:
David Saltonstall / NY Daily News:
Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to debate at Radio City
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Top Dems: Obama Won't Get Health Care Bill in 2009  —  Senior Congressional Democrats Now Say Reform Before End of Year is Highly Unlikely  —  Senior Congressional Democrats told ABC News today it is highly unlikely that a health care reform bill will be completed this year …
RELATED:
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Reid reassures left Lieberman on board
Glenn Garvin / Chicago Tribune:
‘V’ aims at Obamamania  —  Imagine this.  At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere.  He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology for a better future that will include universal health care.
Gina Kolata / New York Times:
To Some, Winner Is Not American Enough  —  As soon as Mebrahtom Keflezighi, better known as Meb, won the New York City Marathon on Sunday, an uncommon sports dispute erupted online, fraught with racial and nationalistic components: Should Keflezighi's triumph count as an American victory?
RELATED:
Stage Right / Big Hollywood:
‘Sesame Street’ Trashes Fox News  —  Add one more soldier to the Left's war on Fox News: Oscar the Grouch.  —  Last week, in a re-broadcast of an episode that originally aired two years ago, Oscar starts his own news network, GNN (Grouchy News Network).  An irate viewer calls in to berate him that the news is not grouchy enough:
Discussion: alicublog and Gateway Pundit
Election Journal:
VIDEO** Terrified Voter says NJ Dems Using Gangbangers for GOTV  —  How would you like to be a New Jersey police officer and look out your window and see several known criminals, including a man you arrested several weeks ago and another who had just been released from prison for shooting a cop?
Altaf Hussain / BBC:
Bear kills militants in Kashmir cave  —  A bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.  —  Two other militants escaped, one of them badly wounded, after the attack in Kulgam district, south of Srinagar.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 10:45 PM ET, November 3, 2009.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
New York Times:
Bloomberg Wins Third Term as Mayor; Republican Is Elected Virginia Governor
Silla Brush / The Hill:
Frank: House won't vote on financial overhaul until Dec.
Discussion: The Politico
CNN:
Aides: Obama not watching election returns
Discussion: Wizbang
Yves Smith / naked capitalism:
Curious Meeting at Treasury Department
Josh Gerstein / Josh Gerstein's Blog:
U.S. to pay DEA agent $3 million in spying case
Discussion: Emptywheel
Jim Geraghty / National Review Online:
Remember Who First Told You Our Night's First Winners — By: Jim Geraghty
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
Igor / Think Progress:
GOP health bill: Insurers can ignore 'all of the consumer protection …
Discussion: Roll Call and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard:
Paging Glenn Beck
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
IT PROBABLY WON'T BE A SWEEP.... Someone remind me …
Discussion: Associated Press
 

 
From Techmeme:

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

The Information:
Sources: OpenAI considered making a browser, discussed deals to power AI features on Samsung devices and search on sites and apps from Condé Nast and others

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page