In the tightest race in the country, the one that could determine an awful lot of the future of the world over the next few years, things are getting stranger and stranger. Democrat Jim Webb seems rather rashly, or cleverly, to be declaring victory, on the basis of a 0.1% lead - let me hear you say "recount"! And "lawyers"! And "more lawyers!" - while George Allen gave a very strange non-victory, non-concession speech, thanking God and his wife for being such a great pair of pals. (Wonkette is justifiably confused.)
And as for Montana and Missouri... With almost 60% of the precincts reporting in Montana, Democrat Jon Tester is establishing what looks like a real lead over Conrad Burns. Things are closer in Missouri, with Democrat Claire McCaskill at 852,065 votes to the incumbent Republican Jim Talent's 833, 501, a one-point percentage lead for the Democrats, with 84% of the precincts reporting. (The upbeat Democratic take on this is that the big cities in Missouri will come in last, to soldify the lead.)
Backers of the Democrats (I think there may be a few among the readership) may like to take this moment to peruse conservative blogger Hugh Hewitt's predictions from last Saturday. [Correction: It's a guest blogger at Hewitt's site.] But don't gloat yet.
UPDATE: Democrats take Missouri Senate seat (AP).
