TagsTagsThe latest CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll finds that only one in six Americans say the elections were a mandate for the GOP. ... only one in three thinks the Republicans will do a better job than the Democrats in running the House, with just over one in five saying the ...
Alabama Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus states the obvious: ‘Palin cost us control of the Senate’. "The Senate would be Republican today except for states (in which Palin endorsed candidates) like Christine O'Donnell in Delaware," Bachus said, according to the Shelby County Reporter. "Sarah Palin cost us control of the Senate." ...
In Colorado, I'm pleased to report that far right GOP candidate Ken Buck has been defeated by Democrat Michael Bennet: Bennet wins in Senate race. Last night many people (including me) went to bed thinking Buck was the winner, but the final returns from Denver and Boulder put Bennet over the ...
A classic moment from last night's MSNBC coverage, as Chris Matthews asks a glassy-eyed robotic Michele Bachmann if she's been hypnotized. In the parallel universe of right wing blogs, they're all cheering about how Bachmann "humiliated," "slapped down," "pulverized," "mocked," "crushed," and "punked" Matthews. Heh. [Video]
President Obama is about to give a news conference on the mid-term elections; here's a thread to discuss, with live video from the White House website. [Video removed.]
Perhaps the most interesting result from yesterday's election is the total failure of Sarah Palin's most high-profile endorsements -- Christine O'Donnell, Sharron Angle, Ken Buck, and probably Joe Miller (write-ins for Lisa Murkowski were way ahead of votes for Miller at last estimate). In several of these races, Tea Party candidates ...
Another thread for discussion of the 2010 midterm elections; it's beginning to look like the Republicans may win a House majority, but they're not going to get that overwhelming Congressional victory they were looking forward to.
I wonder what brand of champagne they're drinking tonight at John Birch Society headquarters? They really are the comeback story of the last two years. Not long ago, associations with the Birchers would have been the political kiss of death. Now they're everywhere in the GOP. The resurrection of the John Birch ...
Here's our first thread for live election updates as early results begin to filter in. The chattering classes are chattering away on all the cable news channels, and here's your chance to put in your $0.02 at LGF. Registration is open, by the way, so feel free to join up and ...
Here's an open thread for election talk, with a little reminder in case you were wondering: What the f*ck has Obama done so far?
Carly Fiorina’s attack video on California Senate primary opponent Tom Campbell is simply the greatest political advertisement ever made. Definitely makes me want to vote for her, because anyone willing to get this weird deserves my unstinting support. [Video] I think Fiorina’s video even tops Dr. Gravel’s Presidential Performance Art.