QCI Facebook Status of the Day

Here's some thing for a little that will represent our QCI FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY....

If you need any clue on how things are going.... here's Chad Airhart's (county treas candidate) status moments ago...

"Jodi just voted as number 885 in our precinct, with about 100 in line still to vote. In 2006 our precinct had a total of 765 voters. High turnout on election day is always good for Republicans. Especially in a Republican County like Dallas. Still 3 hours and 45 minutes to vote. Get out there people. Vote, Vote, Vote!"

Um... it's only 5:20pm.... and people are just on their way home.

Wow.....

Congressional predictions and notes.....

Let's start cranking out some predictions... that are somewhat serious....

Congressionals...

Oh but wait... we have some breaking news from the World's Crappiest newsroom... Throw up the fancy lettering...

* * * BREAKING NEWS * * *

Just handed to me by a QCI intern... QCI is ready to call 2 more races...

With ZERO precincts reporting... and I want to be clear about this... ZERO precincts reporting... We are ready to call the races for Congress in the 4th and 5th Districts...

Tom Latham and Steve King have won re-election. So there you go.

Now back to you regularly scheduled QCI post....

OK, here you go.... Predicitions in places where there is action.

1st District - Gonna be lame and say toss up... If Braley goes down tonight... Um, the other side is screwed.

2nd District - Miller-Meeks is gonna be your first woman member of Congress. I think its just there. If you are looking at turn out numbers right now? Heavy, heavy in Linn.... Hearing, like everywhere else in the state, where we need big turn outs... and we're getting them. Miller-Meeks gets the upset tonight... who would have thunk it, right? Well, if you have seen how hard she has worked... you know.

Also... peeps out in the 2nd are telling me that Loebsack doesn't even seem like he wants to keep his seat. A Democrat source close to QCI told us that it's like... if he loses... it's not a big deal to him. Interesting.

3rd District - Sure the numbers that have came out of this one... haven't been the best. But again... if you are looking a turnout numbers as we speak... look at Polk County and the Supervisor Districts... Heavy in Bob Brownell's and EJ Giovanetti's... take note of EJ's... this is Brad's backyard.

Turn out is low on the Southside, in John Mauro's area... The Eastside is seeing some huge turnouts... because they got the Funk.

But here's the thing where I wouldn't shut the door on Zaun's chances... Look at Connelly's district. Brad is going to get a lot of these people. This is the Northside... Beaverdale... Irish Catholic... Dowling kids... These are Brad's peeps that no one is seeing... and they are turning out. Big time.

Also... if Branstad wins Polk County... we have a ballgame.

More stuff on the way... Stay thirsty.

Party, Turnout and Judges...

As the phones continue to burn... Pizza continues to be nibbled on out in Urbandale... ANd we are still proving to be your favorite source for news and maybe wasting your time... heavy on the maybe.

HY-VEE CONFERENCE CENTER - Not HyVee Hall downtown... the one out in West Des Moinesis where the GOP will be partying it up tonight. Here's the address.... 5820 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines... dial it up on your Garman... Remember its the Conference Center in West DeMo.. not HyVee Hall downtown. Got it?

HEAVY HEAVY TURNOUT - Sources close to QCI via the Secretary of State's office are telling us they are thinking turn out could be 55 to even 65%. And we are just about ready to see the work crowd hit.

JUDGES - Have had a few emails about this. Are the judges out? Yes, they will be. I say they are on the fact that voters like me have been voting no on judges before voting out judges was cool. You know the old saying... when in doubt, vote no.

We have some more predictions and stuff on the way.... A little more than 5 hours until the polls close. Light 'em up.

God's Country Politics...

Getting back to a little bit of God's Country politics... Its the greatest place on Earth... So let's chirp about it.

LOCAL STUFF - We said it before... and we'll say it again. Keep your eyes on the Bacon/Olive and Bailey/Iverson races... this is the key to a new majority in the state house. From what we have been told... there is a reverse wave for Bailey and Olive... both got in on the last Dem waves... And the IDP came prepaired with good candidates recruited. Yeah... these guys can say they are moderate and vote on their own... but, there's one key vote to remember, friends... they both voted in Gronstal and Murphy to leadership. If you needed anything else to know about what happens when push comes to should... there it is.

GOOD EATS - Hey, if you are in the Jewell area tonight... and you wanna eat good... Stop on over to Good Shepherd Parish for their annual Election Night Chili Supper. It's crazy good... and my mom has been making some epic peach pies. From 5-8pm tonight over on the corner of Deckor and Edwards Street in Jewell. If you go, tell 'em I sent ya... and say hello from me.

CALLING ANOTHER RACE - Yeps... we're calling the race for County Supervisor in Southern Hamilton County for David Young... my uncle. One of the best elected officials I know... I'm biased... for sure... But he has no opponent. So there you have it.

More to come... did you vote yet?

BREAKING - No need for retraction...

*** BREAKING NEWS FOLLOW UP STORY ***

Earlier we called the races in favor of Bill Northey and Dave Vaudt.

We called this race because of two key things...

1) Straight epic polling data our peeps have
2) None of our team of reporters knew the names of their opponents.

But thanks to our loyal readers... here are the names of the two Democratic opponents...

Francis Thicke is Sec of Ag

And.... some Murphy guy for State Auditor.

After taking in this information... and after looking at all the facts and numbers, the QCI News Team is standing firm....

With ZERO precincts reporting... We are calling it for both Northey and Vaudt.