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NY is mostly Democratic any way, what does it matter if one more goes the way the rest of the state goes. And I am not pleased with the demise of the Republicans but Obama is personally popular but his priorities are not. I think you're misreading what people are saying about Obama.
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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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I hope Arlen Specter feels sick tonight.
Rot in hell Mr. Specter. You are no longer a traitor. You are a worthless traitor. This may be a bad cycle for incumbents in general. I know that I am not excited about the GOP congressional leadership, and I would like to see many of them thrown out (ideally replaced by conservatives in my fantasy). |
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Love it, love it, love it. The new Boston Tea Party.
Last night was one of the few times I actually cheered when a politician was elected. I haven't been this elated since Tom Daschle went down in flames almost 6 years ago. I was feeling optimistic about this one the past week, but hey, it's Massachusettes and the Dems have got a record of cheating. I know the Left is trying to downplay it by citing Republican governors, etc., but it's hard to escape the fact that this comes just 12 months into the "Hope and Change" Messiah presidency, in the middle of his most important domestic agenda item, in a state he won by 26 points, in a seat that had been held by Democrats for half a century! Wow! Some Dems have gotten the message. Within minutes of Brown's victory, Evan Bayh says his party is controlled by far leftists, Jim Webb calls for no further health care votes until Brown is seated, and Barney Frank--Barney Frank--incredibly says this: Quote:
They are panicked. Susan Estrich said Reid's office is going to be flooded with calls in the morning from vulnerable Senators saying, "How are you going to protect us?" Hugh Hewitt called this election the most consequential non-presidential election of his lifetime. And my favorite sour grapes comment of the night was from Roger Ebert: Quote:
Of course, one person not learning a lesson last night was Obama. Word was out even before the polls had closed was that they were going to double-down. He seems to think Chicago-style cut-off-the-knees politics is still going to work. He also hasn't quite comprehended his own fall from grace. This is now 3 major state-wide elections where he's campaigned for the losing candidate, two of them in deeply blue states (NJ and MA, and then also VA). 2010 is shaping up to be a great year for Republicans, and especially conservatives, provided we play the cards right and get the right candidates. Congratulations, Senator-elect Brown. And thank you Obama, Pelosi, and Reid for re-energizing our party.
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