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Hi John,
I've just published a new blog post:
[link removed] The Waiting Game
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I write to you from Washington, D.C., where the Committee on House
Administration has summoned me for mandatory orientation for new Members
of Congress.
Yet I still have not been declared Congressman-elect. In fact, little
has changed since Election Day: 25,000 more votes are in, and our lead
remains at 6 percent. Incredibly, around 160,000 more votes remain to be
counted.
While California takes a month to count ballots, Florida takes a day.
And it's not just Florida: nearly every other state is done counting.
As with our roads, schools, and so much more, the performance of
California's government is uniquely inept.
As a result, the nation's entire balance of power remains uncertain.
Currently, 212 seats in the House have been called for Republicans, and
204 seats for Democrats. A total of 218 is needed for the Majority -
and it's looking quite possible ours could be the race that secures
it.
While 160,000 remaining ballots is a huge number, we have good reason to
believe they will be favorable. Those votes come disproportionately from
our stronger counties. And in the Primary we did better in the
late-counted ballots than the early ones.
Small updates are expected today, followed by larger ones tomorrow.
Meanwhile, at orientation this morning, Speaker Nancy Pelosi welcomed
the incoming Members. It looks increasingly likely it will be her last
time doing so.
Paid for by Kevin Kiley for Congress
Kevin Kiley for Congress, 9458 Treelake Road, Granite Bay, CA 95746, United States
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