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01-20-2010, 01:29 AM | #1 |
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Looks like Coakley is conceding.
Unreal. She can't even wait until results are all in. What a truly terrible candidate. She didn't campaign, didn't bother with ads until the end, wondered aloud why she should "stand outside Fenway Park in the cold" to shake hands, and totally failed to inspire anyone or anything. She deserved to lose. It is still a surprising result, even as lousy as she was, simply because the state is so blue.
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01-20-2010, 01:32 AM | #2 |
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Ummm, part of me is hoping that this is the only lesson the dems take away from this election. Because it will lead to their devastation, and a new crop of new GOPers to take their place.
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01-20-2010, 01:37 AM | #3 |
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Nothing could make me happier if they agree with Cali and ignore any other lesson.
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Worse things have happened. It's a setback, but it moves Dems from the largest majority held by either party since the 1970s to the second largest majority held by either party since the 1970s. |
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I do expect Dems to lose some ground in the Senate and House this year slightly more than what is typical in normal midterm election swings (while still maintaining control of the House and Senate). |
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/01/1...ama/index.html
Here's somebody who doesn't think Obama's politics are popular any more. Maybe she's the lone conservative at CNN, I dunno. I like this part: Quote:
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Look- you want to make an argument about trends in elections since November and say it proves Dems are in real trouble. That is just a bad argument. If you don't care about NY-23 or know anything about it, you shouldn't be making that argument as that race comprises 20% of all gubernatorial or congressional elections since November. Another 20% was a Dem election in California. 20% was Virginia, 20% NJ, and 20% Mass today. That isn't very much data to look at, particularly when Dems took 2 of 5 (losing 2 they should have historically won- NJ and Mass, and winning one they shouldn't have- NY). Yes, poll numbers are down (they generally fall for the party in power, particularly in midterm election years). That's fine, and within the norm. As I said, Dems still have 59 Senate votes, so if they can keep their heads without freaking out from the silly noise of the pundits, health care will still get done (which is what I care about). |
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