UPDATE – the servers are responding like molasses, but we’re currently just 80 votes back of Ace, with 75 minutes left to go…
now 35 votes behind with 35 minutes…
4:32 and now only 22 votes behind…17 minutes.left…
DON’T refresh your browsers to keep track of the votes – you’re eating up server resources and SDA voters are trying to get in to vote. If the page hangs, be patient – it will probably load eventually.
4:50pm Latest comments indicate we’ve taken the lead, but in the single digits.
And it’s over! “311 – 259, yehaaaw, looks like you may have made it Kate,,,,,”
Well done, one and all – the results aren’t official until the logs are reviewed for cheating, but one thing is certain: those who discount the Canadian conservative blogosphere’s ability to mobilize voters do so at their peril!
Final Update: Here’s what the traffic was like at the Weblog Awards site –
Kevin Aylward writes – “For the next 24 hours we will be finishing our assessments of all of the vote logs in all of the categories. To date there have been no votes subtracted, but that may well change before winners are certified. In the event vote totals are corrected for identified cheating we will leave a note on the poll page where the change is made. The certified list of winners will be published here on Thursday morning. “
Now, I’m going to have (another) drink and relax for a few hours. I suggest you all do the same!
And let slip the Richardson’s Ground Squirrels of War!
Voting ends at 5pm eastern – be patient if you’re trying to vote, the servers are getting slammed at the Weblog awards. To this end, please avoid refreshing your blogger to watch the vote totals. It only makes things worse.
To those who are concerned about claims of “cheating”, remember that the Weblog Awards team will be auditing the logs for signs of this, and so the totals are not final until they say so.
Thanks to everyone for your efforts. No matter the final outcome, SDA has managed to exceed our wildest expectations. This has been a blast!
Good show! Congratuations to Kate and to everyone whose enthusiasm and dedication helped SDA win! Also — this really is a better blog than Ace, so a much deserved win.
As we say in Calgary, Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaa! Congratulations Kate!
Awesome effort Kate and rodent minions!
As a died in the wool lefty, you’re welcome. Many of us voted for you as, well as not being the Ace of Spades. Keep up the..whatever.
The Ace ran a good game. He just lost out to the best Dame.
How much fun was that! Congrats from this Saskatchewan boy. and in the words of Don C, beauty!
Awesome – congrats Kate.
Ground hogs or prairie dogs…whatever…
Kate…Woo Hoo!!
Thanks for the fun over the last few days.
But more important thanks for a great blog where we can find out what is really happenning in the world.
Hey…SDA’ers…where’s the party??
Texas Canuck…Tina Fey said that, not Palin.
Don’t fall for the stuff you hear from the lazy MSM…haven’t you learned that yet after all these years at SDA?
Or was that a dig at Yankees?
If the unofficial vote count gets certified by Kevin et al, I think Vit should play a wee bit of Freddy Mercury and Queen as his Reader Tips lead off.
And y’all know which song I mean.
Feel validated? Got friends? Think so! Good things happen to good people.
Congrats to our hostess.
Some may not understand that the purpose of competition is to actually win, but your readers most obviously do.
And Sentinel? Ya got my vote each day! Up two spots and left CG in yer dust!
Thanks to Mark Steyn too. That’s how I first heard about Kate AND Kathy. I can still remember the joyous shock of discovering this place having lived in the ideological desert for all my adult life!
This is BIG. An event. Formidable, Kate, FORMIDABLE!
Cautionary note: “rodent minions”. Let’s not do a LGF here, now, eh?
Awesome result. I’m honoured to have been a part of it.
Woo hoo! Congrats, Kate.
This is the only time in the last 5 years that I’ve missed not being out in the workforce – I could have put all those ‘puters to good use and really run up the tally. 🙂
Well-done, Kate. ‘Can’t wait to see the final tally. If Ace of Spades’ voters were voting multiple times each day, I guess we’ll soon find out.
Way. To. Go. !!!!!!!!
best blog on the web…..
in my opinion
Thank you Kate
As I said a couple days ago, the sad thing is Ace still thinks he has a chance. He was done like dinner 5 days ago – he peaked too early.
Congrats Kate (and everyone in here), it was a well-fought race. Oh, okay, Ace did okay too, for someone from a country with 10 times our population. We’ve got spirit, yes we do, we’ve got spirit, how ’bout you?
I expect Ace to be a better sport than Franken, accepting loss (when certified) with grace and humility.
Congrats Kate, you are soooo deserving of this!!
I have thoroughly enjoyed your blog for more than 2 years now and am extremely thankful that I stumbled upon it. And I used to be a Liberal…what was I thinking???!!!
Caroline in Gatineau 🙂
Let’s take note which Canadian Internet news aggregator mentions Kate’s enormous Conservative Blog win.
Pirre Bourque or the other place.
Congrats Kate. I think this win is also going to get a lot of people stopping by here to see how an American blog got beat, and I bet a good number become regular viewers. Well done!
“McMillan splits the defense…she goes to the backhand…she scores! The fans are streaming onto the ice…”
YES.
excellent news Kate!
congratulations and may you enjoy many more years of blogging.
I proudly voted everyday.
Congrats Kate. Let’s just hope you don’t get Franken’d.
Beware the Hanging Chad
In other words, I’ll be happier when the count is official…
FSDA: Now, I’m going to have (another) drink and relax for a few hours. I suggest you all do the same!
Done and agreed. Crown on rocks 4 me.
And, gona throw another log on the fire.
FSDA: Now, I’m going to have (another) drink and relax for a few hours. I suggest you all do the same!
Done and agreed. Crown on rocks 4 me.
And, gona throw another log on the fire.
Jolly good, Kate, and BRAVA too!
I’m toasting you and all of us here in the SDA community who’ve pulled off an amazing feat. WOW!
Congratulations, Kate, and congratulations also to fellow rodents. I never knew it could be so easy for this fat cat to think of self as rodent. Gnaw! Gnaw!
Congratulatuiosn Kate!!
Whered that glass go?
You aced it girl. Congratulations. Well done indeed.
Long live the humble gopher!! This has been a lot of fun. Congratulations, Kate and every Canuck who voted for her and every American who voted for here (and anyone else, for that matter).
Mark may words, the friends and fans of Ace of Spades will not be whining and complaining like the leftards would be if their candidate lost.
Very impressive Kate and SDA. Unlike a political election, it was fun to vote for SDA.
Congrats!!! A wee bit of Drambuie is being drained in your honour.
Well done , and well deserved ! An upgrade from minion to henchmen( or woman ) for all .
congratulations kate – and to all the SDA regulars and non-regulars who voted for SDA and kate. As noted, a competition IS all about winning. And Kate won. So there. And thanks to Ace of Spades for being a really great blog to compete against.
Congrats Kate.
Kate, here’s hoping as an American that you make it, hey, I love Ace but just not enough. We conservatives are all fighting the good fight on both sides of the border. It’s time that American conservatives are re-introduced to that fact.
Ooops, I see congrats being passed around, is it official?
Kate with this big win you have set the bar real high.
I know you will not disappoint your legion of friends and readers.
To your new found American readers they will soon find out why we Small Dead Animals partisans “In Kate We Trust”
Tip o’ the hat to SDA. Don’t recall how I found you, but I’m sure glad I did. Nice to know there are so many like minded peeps around.
Congratulations, Kate!
Congratulations Kate, well deserved.
I thank the masses of Expired Rodentia for the help they gave to WUWT as well.
Until Thursday morning then, when I forecast that the sun will shine brightly on us both.
Praise be to you Lorne Calvert, you pothole of intellect, you.
today’s a good day – and i’m happy for you kate.
SDA gets results. Congratulations Kate. Thanks to all SDA ilk who voted for and contribute to this incredible site. Welcome to all the new readers and contributors who had just discovered the Jewel of the Blogosphere.
HOW SWEET IT IS…Congrats TO THE GOPHER QUEEN
Way to go Kate.
Will YOU MARRY ME?
Congratulations, Kate!
Naturally, I was voting for you.
Incidentally, I really stopped thinking of SDA as a purely “Canadian” blog a long time ago.
Terrific work! You have every right to feel proud.
Someone mentioned something about SDA making $40000.00/year,i so want to get out of my jamies and my mothers basement.
Congratulations Kate and SDA!!!
I wonder – will the politicians in Ottawa and Washington now be taking extra note of this site?
“No decisions to be made here without consulting SDA first!”