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Minorities ride GOP wave to groundbreaking wins,Latina, African-Americans lead a notable list of Republicans to win last night
Post Date: 2010-11-03 14:42:58 by WhiteSands
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The Republican wave produced groundbreaking results for minority candidates, from Latina and Indian-American governors to a pair of black congressmen from the Deep South. In New Mexico, Susana Martinez was elected as the nation's first female Hispanic governor. Nikki Haley, whose parents were born in India, will be the first woman governor in South Carolina, and Brian Sandoval became Nevada's first Hispanic governor. Insurance company owner Tim Scott will be the first black Republican congressman from South Carolina since Reconstruction, after easily winning in his conservative district. Scott, a 45-year-old state representative, earned a primary victory over the son of the ...
Democratic heavy hitters go down in House
Post Date: 2010-11-03 14:25:40 by WhiteSands
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Some of the Democratic Party's heaviest hitters went down in the House on Tuesday, a sign of the breadth and scope of voter discontent with incumbents regardless of their clout or the perks they brought home to constituents. The shocking upsets included three powerful committee chairmen and a host of others who were ousted at their peak of influence. Rep. Ike Skelton, a 34-year incumbent and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, lost his central Missouri seat despite a reputation as a conservative Democrat who won millions for his district's two military bases. In South Carolina, House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt lost a hard-fought campaign ...
Republicans Capture House in Historic Wave, Claim 'Mandate' to Shrink Government
Post Date: 2010-11-03 14:20:22 by WhiteSands
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Republicans thundered into the majority in the House of Representatives Tuesday night, making historic gains by a proportion not seen in more than 70 years. The party so far has won more than 60 seats, with about 65 net gains projected by the time all ballots are counted -- far more than the party needed to seize the majority. Democrats, with the help of a victory by Majority Leader Harry Reid, held the Senate by a narrow margin but suffered several big losses in an election that just about put Republicans on equal footing with the president's party. House Republican Leader John Boehner, speaking briefly to reporters Wednesday morning alongside his deputy, Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., ...
Debt Panel Report Due Dec 1
Post Date: 2010-11-03 13:54:57 by jwpegler
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The bipartisan debt-reduction commission that President Obama created eight months ago will begin meeting privately soon after Tuesday’s elections, with just three weeks to try to agree on cutbacks to Americans’ favorite tax breaks and benefit programs. Amid that partisan backdrop, people in both parties say they have been surprised that the 18-member National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform reached an early consensus to put all three major budget parts on the table: taxes, annual spending for domestic and military programs, and the entitlement benefit programs Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Still, given Republicans’ opposition to tax increases and ...
Eric Cantor, The Only Jewish Republican In Congress, To Become Majority Leader
Post Date: 2010-11-03 12:31:39 by Brian S
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A fierce Israel defender, he will have broad control over the House of Representatives agenda by: EJP Updated: 03/Nov/2010 10:50 WASHINGTON (EJP)---The only Jewish Republican in the US Congress, Eric Cantor, is likely to become the new majority leader of the United States House of Representatives after his party made massive gains at Tuesday's midterm elections. He will take over in January from Democrat Steny Hoyer. Republicans needed 39 seats to gain the majority in the House, and reports suggest they have taken nearly 60, the largest shift since the 1940s. The Democrats managed to maintain their majority it the Senate. As the Republican House majority leader, 47-year-old Cantor ...
The Winner: Rush Limbaugh
Post Date: 2010-11-03 10:53:06 by Happy Quanzaa
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"I hope he fails." With those famous four words, uttered January 16, 2009 -- only days before Barack Obama was to be inaugurated -- Rush Limbaugh drew a line in the sand. And as a result, this morning it is Rush Limbaugh who is the undisputed winner of the 2010 election. The White House is repudiated. The Pelosi-run House of Representatives, supported by the Democrats' Congressional Campaign Committee, also deliberately targeted Limbaugh. Speaker Pelosi is, abruptly, now history. The Senate is richer by a still-undetermined number of conservatives as this goes to Internet press. You might even call last night's landslide results a "Rushslide." Unlike a ...
Tea Party Costs GOP Senate as Sarah Palin’s Endorsements Fail
Post Date: 2010-11-03 08:54:41 by go65
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All the vote counting is Colorado and Washington State is not done yet but one thing is already clear. The push of Tea Party candidates who were not vetted and clearly not ready for prime time, largely thanks to critical endorsements by Sarah Palin, has cost GOP control of the Senate in 2010. Below is a scorecard race by race. I’m scoring these contests on two levels, one a strict measure of Senate seats lost or gained, and the other a measure of just how conservative these candidates are compared with the alternate GOP candidate who would have otherwise been nominated. Call this latter measure “conservative points.” Delaware – Christine O’Donnell is the ...
Republican mixed fortunes in midterm election results [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2010-11-03 08:27:57 by go65
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So, the Republicans won the House of Representatives, as expected. That's no great surprise; and while their new margin seems considerable, it is, in fact, not dissimilar to those of nearly every president's party that has lost seats during the midterms, including President Bill Clinton's. But actually, that's not the big story the day after America's midterm elections of 2010. In fact, there are two big losers: Senate Republicans and the Super PACs that failed to catapult them to victory. First, Senate Republicans. Let's recall that just two days ago, Democrats were said to be in the "fight of their lives" to retain the Senate. Suddenly, last night, ...
Krauthammer: 'Obama Agenda is Dead,' 'He Tried a 2-Year Experiment in Hyper-Liberalism and the Country Has said No'
Post Date: 2010-11-03 04:07:58 by WhiteSands
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So what should be made of the historic midterm election of 2010? While all the pundits try to analyze polling data and read between the lines, syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer has a clearer view. In his view, President Barack Obama’s so-called hope and change agenda is dead and it’s up to Obama to determine his direction. “I think that the message is unmistakable that the Obama agenda is dead,” Krauthammer said on the Fox News Channel’s early morning coverage on Nov 3. “The question is how much of it is going to be repealed and how much will Obama be willing to concede. It’s clear as you projected the house is going to ...
Jan Brewer rides Arizona's immigration law to victory
Post Date: 2010-11-03 03:54:42 by WhiteSands
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Gov. Jan Brewer scored an easy win over her opponents on Tuesday, fueled by her staunch support of Arizona's controversial immigration law and a national mood that favored Republicans. Early returns showed Brewer defeating Democrat Terry Goddard by a significant margin. Libertarian Barry Hess and Green Party candidate Larry Gist trailed far behind. "Tonight, the people have redeemed and renewed America," Brewer said at Republican Party headquarters Tuesday night. Brewer's victory Tuesday capped off a remarkable political comeback for a candidate dismissed as "toast" by members of her own party as recently as March. Elevated to the Governor's Office after ...
Prof who helped write Ariz law wins Kan race
Post Date: 2010-11-03 03:51:33 by WhiteSands
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A professor who helped write Arizona's new immigration law has been elected Kansas secretary of state. Republican Kris Kobach defeated Democratic incumbent Chris Biggs in Tuesday's election. Kobach had made combatting election fraud his major issue. He advocates requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls. The secretary of state is Kansas' top elections official. But some voters supported Kobach because as a law professor, he's advised cities and states, including Arizona, about cracking down on illegal immigration. Biggs was appointed secretary of state in March to fill a vacancy.
Jubilant GOP wins the House, falls short of Senate
Post Date: 2010-11-03 03:45:35 by WhiteSands
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By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent David Espo, Ap Special Correspondent – 24 mins ago WASHINGTON – Resurgent Republicans won control of the House and cut deeply into the Democrats' majority in the Senate in momentous midterm elections shadowed by recession, ushering in a new era of divided government certain to complicate the final two years of President Barack Obama's term. House Speaker-in-waiting John Boehner, voice breaking with emotion, declared shortly before midnight Tuesday that the results were "a repudiation of Washington, a repudiation of big government and a repudiation of politicians who refuse to listen to the people." [2010 election: ...
Emotional Boehner Breaks Down During Speech
Post Date: 2010-11-03 00:28:26 by Murron
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Emotional Boehner Breaks Down During Speech
Lt.Col. Allen West Wins in 22d District, Florida!: "Give me that damn gaval"
Post Date: 2010-11-03 00:21:02 by Murron
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Lt.Col. Allen West Wins in 22d District, Florida! Allen West - to Pelosi: "Give me that damn gavel!"
Alan Grayson (D, Supra-Asshole) loses his Florida re-election bid.
Post Date: 2010-11-02 21:52:22 by no gnu taxes
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Best news of the night so far. Fuckoff, Grayson.
Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln Has Become The First Senate Democratic Incumbent To Fall, Defeated By Rep. John Boozman
Post Date: 2010-11-02 20:38:35 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln has become the first Senate Democratic incumbent to fall in Tuesday's election. The two-term Democrat was defeated by Rep. John Boozman. Lincoln's loss was another boost to Republicans who were already cheering the victories of two tea party candidates, Rand Paul in Kentucky and Marco Rubio in Florida. Democrats are fighting off a GOP resurgence that could shift the balance of power in Washington. Republicans need to gain 10 seats to take back control of the Senate they lost in 2006. Lincoln campaigned hard on her status as a moderate. Boozman challenged Lincoln's independence, saying she was too closely aligned with the Obama ...
O'Donnell loses in Delaware, Rubio wins in Florida
Post Date: 2010-11-02 20:07:18 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Christine O'Donnell has been defeated in her Senate bid from Delaware. But another tea party hopeful, Marco Rubio, is the winner in Florida. O'Donnell lost to Democrat Chris Coons in the battle for the seat that had been held by Vice President Joe Biden. She had been criticized for her lack of experience and spotty financial history, and was plagued by a videotape from years ago in which she said she "dabbled" in witchcraft. Rubio defeated independent Gov. Charlie Crist and Democrat Kendrick Meek. New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte, in her first run for office, took the Senate seat that was held by retiring Republican Judd Gregg. Republican Richard ...
Rand Paul Wins; GOP Takes Indiana Seat
Post Date: 2010-11-02 19:12:59 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Rand Paul, a tea party favorite, has been elected to the Senate from Kentucky in his first run for office. The son of libertarian congressman Ron Paul defeated Democrat Jack Conway. Republicans have captured the first of what they hope will be several Senate seats that were held by Democrats with the victory of Dan Coats in Indiana. The veteran lawmaker returns to Washington in the seat that was held by retiring Democrat Evan Bayh. South Carolina Republican Jim DeMint, as expected, has won re-election to the Senate, defeating Democrat Alvin Greene. Greene shocked and sometimes embarrassed his party by winning the Senate primary as a complete unknown. The ...
ACORN files for bankruptcy
Post Date: 2010-11-02 18:58:46 by WhiteSands
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If you’re a Republican looking for a cherry to put on top of your election sundae, here it is — pulled straight from the website of Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now: The ongoing political onslaught caused irreparable harm. This effort was a clear attempt to cast a shadow over the historic 2008 Presidential election, and set up a far right counter offense. Through those attacks we re-tooled and re-organized. Then again came the right-wing media blitz. This time of edited videos that misrepresented our mission, and consequently misled the public. The pressure and cost of defending ourselves in multiple investigations as a result of the falsified videos has ...
Exit Poll: Economy Dominant Issue For Voters
Post Date: 2010-11-02 17:41:18 by Brian S
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Voters around the country are intensely worried about the economy and dissatisfied with the way the federal government is working. According to an Associated Press analysis of preliminary exit poll results and pre-election polls, voters say the economy eclipses any other issue as their top concern. Nearly all voters are worried about the future direction of the economy, and about 4 in 10 say they are worse off financially than they were two years ago. Voters are expressing dissatisfaction with President Barack Obama and the Congress, and they don't have a favorable view of either the Democratic or Republican parties. The preliminary results are based on Election ...
Brewer, Goddard face off in Ariz. governor's race
Post Date: 2010-11-02 16:47:46 by WhiteSands
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PHOENIX (AP) — Republican incumbent Jan Brewer and Democratic challenger Terry Goddard face off Tuesday in the race for Arizona governor. Brewer is running for a four-year term after being elevated from secretary of state in January 2009 when Democrat Janet Napolitano resigned to become federal Homeland Security secretary. Goddard is a former Phoenix mayor who is finishing his second term as state attorney general. He ran twice unsuccessfully for governor in the 1990s. Goddard was unopposed in the Aug. 24 primary election for the Democratic nomination, while Brewer easily won her party's contest after being buoyed by her April signing of Arizona's controversial law against ...
Will Barney Frank (D-Fannie Mae) go down today? (In a good way, you with the dirty mind)
Post Date: 2010-11-02 16:38:21 by no gnu taxes
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In a district far, far away could come the biggest upset in this election cycle - the firing of Barney Frank (D-Fannie Mae) who is perhaps the chief enabler of the housing meltdown via the Democrat inventions of the subprime mortgage. Barney Frank has taken to the one thing he has left - lying about his record. From Thomas Sowell via The Detroit News: Barney Frank rewrites history to save himself You would be hard pressed to find a politician who is less frank than Congressman Barney Frank. Even in an occupation where truth and candor are often lacking, Frank is in a class by himself when it comes to rewriting history in creative ways. Moreover, he has a lot of history to rewrite in his ...
100 House seats, 10 Senate?
Post Date: 2010-11-02 16:01:31 by no gnu taxes
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Do I double down on my prediction? I have wrestled for two weeks over this. I could stand pat and with my six-month-old prediction of Republicans gaining 51 House seats and 5 Senate seats. Anything more is gravy. Right? But I am leaning toward doubling down — even though there has been no 100-seat movement in the House in 116 years. In fact, I am pretty sure 1894 was the only such movement. Yesterday, I posted the numbers for the last 100 years of midterm elections. History shows a 1994 is likely (President Clinton lost 54 House and 8 Senate seats). But the difference between 1994 and 2010 is that Hillarycare did not pass. Obamacare did. And Clinton did not floor the ...
I Still Love Obama. Love. Love. Love. Am I the last person in America who still adores President Obama?
Post Date: 2010-11-02 14:56:02 by WhiteSands
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Just before Halloween 2008, while out for a walk, I noticed that on the front porch of a nearby house sat a row of five pumpkins, each carved with one letter of Barack Obama's last name. The election was, at that point, a week away, and I was charmed by this seasonal display of Democratic support. Then I rounded the corner and spotted the exact same arrangement: a row of five pumpkins, each carved with one letter of Obama's last name. OK, so maybe not quite as original as I'd thought but still encouraging, at least for a liberal like me living in a swing state—my neighborhood, after all, is not in Brooklyn or Berkeley but in suburban St. Louis, Mo., a state that ultimately, ...
Democrats Outspend G.O.P. in TV Ads in House Races
Post Date: 2010-11-02 14:43:56 by WhiteSands
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Despite a deluge of campaign spending over the last few months by Republican-leaning outside groups, Democratic candidates and their allies have outspent Republicans over all on television advertising in House races, according to data provided by Kantar Media’s Campaign Media Analysis Group, which tracks political advertising. In Senate races, however, Republicans outspent Democrats. The most recent numbers available, through Friday, showed that Democratic candidates and their allies spent $142 million on television advertising across all House races in the general election, compared with $119 million by Republican candidates and their backers. In the Senate, Republican candidates and ...
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