Denver Post Says Sen. Michael Bennet Wins

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Posted on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:18:08 AM EST
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The latest: the Denver Post has called the Senate Race in Colorado for Michael Bennet.

Updates to follow, I hope they are right.

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Denver Post Says Sen. Michael Bennet Wins | 95 comments (95 topical)

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woohoo (5.00 / 0) (#1)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:21:42 AM EST

now if both republicans withdraw in ak I will have been 100% correct in my senate predictions.

well, waiting for WA but I am optimistic.

Fat chance of that happening in AK (none / 0) (#5)
by Socraticsilence on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:39:05 AM EST

you have a great chance of McAdams or Murkowski winning the seat then being "arrested" by Miller's brownshirts than you do of Murkowski and Miller withdrawing.

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: it was (5.00 / 1) (#9)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:44:27 AM EST

a joke

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Seriously though (none / 0) (#6)
by Socraticsilence on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:41:15 AM EST

if Miller goes down as well that will basically mean that with the exception of Paul and Rubio- every single Tea Party Senate Canidate (who pushed out the moderate Repub) will have gone down- and three states (AK, NV, and DE)- where the tea party choice essentially handed the Democrats a Senate seat.

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and A Republican would have won the (5.00 / 0) (#49)
by ruffian on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:51:19 AM EST

Rubio and Paul seats anyway. Which means that the tea party hurt Republicans, not helped them, at least in the Senate.

But that will not be the message that gets through.

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: that would be good (5.00 / 1) (#50)
by nycstray on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:57:32 AM EST

they can run even crazier ones in 12 and help them Dems :)

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Miller is gone (none / 0) (#8)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:43:52 AM EST

write in is 15,000 ahead. there are only about 60,000 in the whole state right?

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I hate Murkowski (none / 0) (#26)
by Socraticsilence on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:27:57 AM EST

but good god- that's either incredibly impressive (seriously, I honestly cannot think of the last write-in to win a Statewide elected office- much less a federal office)- or incredibly embarrassing Joe Miller- wins the primary has the endorsement and constant backing of the most powerful political figure in the state- and despite all that is incompetent and thuggish enough to lose.

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I'll ell you what it was (none / 0) (#28)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:30:05 AM EST

the republican establishment there did not want him. the were terrified of him. so says my republican relatives there. when your own party doesnt want you to win your chances are seriously diminished.

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Strom Thurmond was the first (none / 0) (#47)
by NJDem on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:44:30 AM EST

write-in for major office. I guess this will make number two...

But yeah, super embarrassing for Miller. Who would have thought we'd all be relieved to see Murkowski win! I think it's kinda cool in a 'power to the people' sorta way...

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: agreed (none / 0) (#48)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:49:05 AM EST

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: Those are footsteps (none / 0) (#56)
by Socraticsilence on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:19:43 PM EST

you want to be following in- that should be her new niche- Lisa Murkowski- the Strom Thurmond of 2010.

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Palin lost big time yesterday (none / 0) (#58)
by MKS on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:26:31 PM EST

Angle and Miller losing is a big hit....

Her kind of dodge-and-bash the press radical rightism did not sell.

This could actually be a bad thing for Dems as Palin will now fade.

The new superstars will be Rubio and Nikki Haley....

The GOP will try to get away with still bashing Latinos by putting Rubio out front and possibly as VP....But that will not work....In Nevada, the GOP candidate for Governor--a Latino--won, but that did not save Angle.....

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fade (none / 0) (#62)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:33:35 PM EST

dont think so. are you expecting rationalism? we are getting in the morning threads how great a night she had.

that is how it will be spun. not that she lost all the high profile races and handed the democrats control of the senate but that a "majority" of her candidates won. you know the ones. the ones no one ever heard of.

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I hope she sticks around (none / 0) (#66)
by lilburro on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:45:28 PM EST

although there was a Politico article a few days ago about how the GOP's new goal is to phase her out...but it is Politico so who knows what that means.

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: yeah (none / 0) (#67)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:48:17 PM EST

they are gonna phase her out like the phased Angle, ODonnell, Buck and Miller et al out?

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You were right about Harry Reid (none / 0) (#51)
by MKS on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:00:36 PM EST

And you got me to thinking and before the vote came in I posted here about how strong the GOTV was in Nevada....

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Lesson: don't bash Latinos. (5.00 / 1) (#53)
by MKS on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:02:37 PM EST

I heard that the Latino vote was higher than it was in 2008.

Angle paid the price for her racist and bigotted campaign....As did Meg Whitman.

: Higher in Nevada (none / 0) (#59)
by MKS on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:27:56 PM EST

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LOVE that Whitman spent $140 million bucks (5.00 / 0) (#54)
by Angel on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:14:47 PM EST

and lost....makes my day.

me too (5.00 / 0) (#55)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:18:18 PM EST

an overlooked bright spot

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And the $50 Million ... (none / 0) (#64)
by Yman on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:38:04 PM EST

... Linda McMahon spent on her campaign.

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How much of her own money did Fiorina spend? (none / 0) (#69)
by Angel on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 01:09:18 PM EST

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: Looks like @ $6 million ... (none / 0) (#71)
by Yman on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 01:14:18 PM EST

... as of mid-October, most of that ($5 million) being spent in the primary.

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I breaks my heart (none / 0) (#70)
by Peter G on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 01:11:55 PM EST

that these people have so much to spend on ego-driven efforts, and the money winds up further enriching the coffers of the corporate media. Think what you could do for charity -- whatever your favored causes may be -- with that much money, or half that much. Or what they could do for the local public schools. I don't "love it" AT ALL.

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: Not just Whitman (none / 0) (#72)
by MO Blue on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 01:21:58 PM EST

I read that it was estimated that $4 billion dollars would be spent on the 2010 elections. Not only could that type of money make a real difference if spent on improving people's lives, it is basically big money used to buy access that will allow them to make even more money at the expense of regular people.

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: She would NEVER have spent it on anything (none / 0) (#73)
by Angel on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 01:24:41 PM EST

charitable, I'm pretty certain of that. Hell, she wouldn't even pay her maid a fair wage. What I LOVE is that she spent so much of her own money and it proved that she couldn't BUY the governor's office.

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The Senate (none / 0) (#2)
by eric on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:25:28 AM EST

turned out better than I expected.

And in Florida (none / 0) (#3)
by jbindc on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:26:03 AM EST

Rick Scott wins the governor's race.

: thats bad (none / 0) (#4)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:30:03 AM EST

and ohio too. bad.

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It would be great if the Senate (none / 0) (#7)
by MO Blue on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:43:20 AM EST

becomes 52 Dems, 47 Repubs and Lieberman.

There could be 3 (none / 0) (#27)
by Socraticsilence on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:29:08 AM EST

indies in the Senate- when's the last time that happened (admittedly 2 of them are just sore losers- in Murkowski and Joe).

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: Murkowski will be 100% Republican (none / 0) (#46)
by MO Blue on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:44:21 AM EST

when it comes time to vote. Joe OTOH......WATB that he is, enjoys sticking it to the Dems voters whenever he can. He is a useful tool to give D.C.Dems cover for passing corporate legislation so they love having him around.

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Excepting CO, DE and CA (none / 0) (#10)
by magster on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:49:06 AM EST

Last night was a massacre.

You're (none / 0) (#11)
by eric on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:52:32 AM EST

forgetting NV, WV, and (probably)WA. Senate went better than many expected.

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and even (none / 0) (#13)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:57:55 AM EST

alaska. Murk may not be Churchill but she aint Miller.

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But she'll caucus and vote with the R's.... (none / 0) (#14)
by Angel on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:02:05 AM EST

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Liberman (5.00 / 0) (#29)
by Socraticsilence on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:30:16 AM EST

putatively cacuses with us-- I have a feeling Murkowski might be fun to watch if Sarah Palin attempts to champion any legislation at all.

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Sure, but (none / 0) (#15)
by eric on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:06:17 AM EST

its a tea party fail.

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And... (5.00 / 0) (#17)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:11:42 AM EST

...it surely has steam coming out of Palin's ears. Her arch enemy coming out on top of her hand picked "real American"? Priceless!

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xactly (5.00 / 0) (#20)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:15:52 AM EST

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Palin had a pretty good night (none / 0) (#18)
by jbindc on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:12:34 AM EST

I doubt steam is coming out of her ears.

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Um (5.00 / 0) (#30)
by Socraticsilence on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:31:24 AM EST

virtually every high profile race she entered into ended up a loser- Angle, Miller, O'Donnell, Fiorina, etc.

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and most of the ones she won (none / 0) (#68)
by Jeralyn on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:51:46 PM EST

she endorsed so late it hardly made a different.

In Colorado's 3rd, for example, she endorsed the losing candidate in the Republican primary and only endorsed Tipton weeks ago. Karl Rove helped him, not Palin.

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Not quite true (none / 0) (#84)
by jbindc on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 04:10:45 PM EST

Many of the people she endorsed were from the summer or earlier in the year. Yes, there were some that were in the last couple of weeks, but it is completely incorrect to say "most of the ones she endorsed were so late, it hardly made a difference".

But I know that ruins a good narrative.

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I things you're (5.00 / 1) (#85)
by jondee on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 04:26:10 PM EST

ruining your own narrative from a few months ago concerning Palin becoming increasingly irrelevant and how we should just leave her alone and ignore her, while she fades away into oblivian..

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We should (none / 0) (#86)
by jbindc on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 04:41:04 PM EST

Why do you think she's become pretty important? Because every time she speaks, pundits are talking about her, especially left blogs. Her daughter appears on DWTS, and blogs like this devote time and space to discussing it and why they didn't like to see SP there and why is Bristol on the show. Then every time she tweets, it becomes national news.

Every time a left blog or MSNBC takes a shot at her, it just fires her supporters up and she gets tons of fundraising dollars. If we didn't have to hear about every time she wipes her a$$, her supporters wouldn't feel the need to come to her defense and she wouldn't be so powerful.

The left is giving her the power she has, because they really want her to be powerful because she can't win in 2012.

My narrative is the same - if we ignored her, she would lose her power, and then she wouldn't have so many candidates that she backed doing things, like, you know, coming out of nowhere to win.

But I guess it takes critical thinking skills to see that.

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If all these people (5.00 / 1) (#90)
by jondee on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 04:56:41 PM EST

are getting that "fired up" about Palin being criticized that, as part of some circle-the-wagon reflex, they're going to promote her as a major, influential figure in politics..Well, I don't think there's asnything that can be done for people like that..

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If if.. (5.00 / 1) (#93)
by jondee on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 05:10:18 PM EST

If thousands of people didn't tune in to watch and listen to her, or come to hear her speak at Tea Party rallies, and if she hadn't been nominated for Vice President and if she didn't have any instinct for self-promotion.

So, Palin's high visibility is, more than anything else, the result of some long range strategy embraced by the powerful American Left to promote a ditz as the face of the Right?

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: nice to know (none / 0) (#94)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 05:28:51 PM EST

we are good at something huh?

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a pretty good night (none / 0) (#19)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:15:39 AM EST

based on what. Miller lost. ODonnell lost. Angle lost. who won for Palin?

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Don't forget Buck. (5.00 / 0) (#21)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:18:25 AM EST

She endorsed him at the last moment via a robo-call.

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: lets put it this way (5.00 / 3) (#22)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:21:37 AM EST

she may not have steam coming out of her ears (there would need to be something to steam) but I am fairly confident there are a few others who do when they consider that just with the ones we mentioned she basically cost the republicans three seats and likely control of the senate.
I bet someones ears are steaming.

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there were a couple (5.00 / 1) (#23)
by nycstray on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:21:52 AM EST

they showed a graphic on abc at one point last night with her candidates. may have been a gov in one case?

her 'big name' Sen ones went down though, which is good.

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in Angle and ODonnell (5.00 / 1) (#25)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:24:11 AM EST

she gave two seats to the dems that in any sane world would have gone republican

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yup. now the question is (none / 0) (#32)
by nycstray on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:33:28 AM EST

why will people still listen to her?

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: ask (5.00 / 1) (#35)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:35:46 AM EST

jbindc

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Most of her candidates won (none / 0) (#31)
by jbindc on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:32:13 AM EST

Posting for the 3rd time

Most of the candidates Sarah Palin endorsed chalked up victories Tuesday.
And that scorecard leaves pundits wondering whether she'll now train her sights directly on the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
As CBS News Correspondent Jeff Glor reports, .the former GOP vice presidential nominee backed 43 candidates for the House. Thirty of them won, with races involving nine others still undecided.
Her record in Senate races was closer: She endorsed 12 candidates. Seven won.

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and (intentionally?) missing (5.00 / 0) (#34)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:35:18 AM EST

the point for the third time

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The point (none / 0) (#39)
by jbindc on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:39:09 AM EST

You mean the one where MileHi said "Steam must be coming out of Palin's ears?"

THAT point?

Because she had a really good night. She seems pretty happy today. Yes, she lost a few, but overall, she did really well.

But I guess if people want to lick their wounds and make up stories to make themselves feel better...

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if you call (5.00 / 1) (#42)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:41:39 AM EST

single handedly giving control of the senate the the other party a good night I guess that is one way to look at it.

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She "gave control" to the other party? (none / 0) (#80)
by jbindc on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 03:57:13 PM EST

Really? I thought the Dems controlled the Senate going into the election and that they control the Senate now? Oh wait, I'm right - they DID control the Senate going into the election and now they have a much smaller margin the day after.

Strange.....

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wow (5.00 / 1) (#88)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 04:46:09 PM EST

that was pathetic. are you suggesting that if the republicans had won the seats the lost because of her they would not control the senate?

never mind. I really dont want to know if you are suggesting that.

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What? (none / 0) (#89)
by jbindc on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 04:51:33 PM EST

Your comment was

if you call (5.00 / 1) (#42)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:41:39 AM EST
single handedly giving control of the senate the the other party a good night I guess that is one way to look at it

Your comment says she single handedly gave control of the senate to the other party.

Of course, that isn't true and makes no sense, but it seems to be par for the course today...

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: She certainly helped. (5.00 / 1) (#92)
by MKS on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 05:05:15 PM EST

She reached down and plucked O'Donnell out of obsucrity helping her to beat Mike Castle who was way ahead of Coons at that time.
She started her Tea Party in Nevada...and really came on strong for Sharron Angle....
And she is getting a real rebuke in Alaska right now...

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sure (5.00 / 0) (#44)
by CST on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:43:14 AM EST

she won a lot of house races. Where the constituancy is much smaller. But she kind of got creamed in the senate - and lost some very winnable races for Republicans. The senate requires you to win a lot broader spectrum of people.

Last night showed us that Palin has very intense, but limited, appeal.

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Sounds like you are cheerleading for Palin (5.00 / 1) (#74)
by MKS on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 01:29:33 PM EST

Actually, I hope you are right and that she runs and gets the nomination....

But saner minds in the Republican party will oppose her....I think their hand was strengthened last night...

Romney is the GOP guy. I think Romney/Rubio is best bet now.

I think he loses to Obama, but will have warmed up the audience for Huntsman in 2016.

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Romney/Perry is what I'm hearing talk of. (none / 0) (#75)
by Angel on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 01:32:02 PM EST

Two Ken dolls with their Barbies.

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O.M.F.G. (none / 0) (#76)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 01:39:08 PM EST

are you serious? they can take turns pulling each others strings when they make speeches

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Yes. Can you believe it? (none / 0) (#77)
by Angel on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 01:50:15 PM EST

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I hope it happens (none / 0) (#78)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 01:52:34 PM EST

but it doesnt make much sense to me. why texas? they will win that one anyway.

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: Beats me. I can't stomach either of them. (none / 0) (#79)
by Angel on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 01:55:33 PM EST

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If you actually read my posts (none / 0) (#82)
by jbindc on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 03:59:05 PM EST

I have always maintained that she is out by Super Tuesday, so I wouldn't be right about her getting the nomination, but thanks for putting words in my mouth.

It's going to be a Romney or Daniels as the nominee - which is what I've said for months.

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: Daniels (none / 0) (#91)
by MKS on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 05:02:28 PM EST

Was it you that was touting him here the other day?

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Try reading the whole comment.. (none / 0) (#43)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:42:21 AM EST

The one that refers to the bad blood between her and Lisa and the results of the AK race.

And yes, it is interesting that you have to make up stories to make yourself feel better and completely miss of the point of my post.

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: Hi Pot (none / 0) (#81)
by jbindc on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 03:57:37 PM EST

Meet Kettle

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Agree. (none / 0) (#16)
by Angel on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:07:15 AM EST

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Maybe, but she will now have more (none / 0) (#63)
by MKS on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:36:11 PM EST

freedom to do whatever she wants....

She is basically unbeatable in Alaska....

She is rumored to have pro-choice leanings...

Maybe she'll be helpful for a vote here and there...She reminds me of the former Republican Senator from Ohio, Voinivich...

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Yep (none / 0) (#12)
by jbindc on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 10:54:42 AM EST

House map

Senate map

Governor's map

Sure a lotta red there.

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There is no GOP in California after last night (none / 0) (#61)
by MKS on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:32:50 PM EST

That makes me very happy today.

And Hawaii chased away the GOP too. The Republican governor retired and was replaced by a Democrat. And the Republican member of the House representing the leeward side of Oahu lost....

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Yes (none / 0) (#83)
by jbindc on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 03:59:48 PM EST

The left coast, some of the Northeast, and a few big cities are blue.

The rest of the country is red today.

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: As a resident on the "Left Coast," (none / 0) (#87)
by MKS on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 04:43:51 PM EST

I am quite happy about that. The Republicans will not darken our door for years to come. No need for the Dems to even run t.v. commericals here next time around....
That means I can do GOTV in Nevada or Colorado....
As to cities, I think that it is more than a few that are Democratic....
So, really happy today about all that red? You were all giddy yesterday, chatting away all happy the Dems were losing the House. Pretty obnoxious I would say....
But to be expected and there are some good trends underneath it all.

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and MA (none / 0) (#24)
by CST on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:23:26 AM EST

where not a single republican won a major office.

Okay, they went from 20 to 30 in the state house legislature. Out of 160.

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they didn't even win (5.00 / 1) (#33)
by CST on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:33:55 AM EST

state auditor with the endorsement of the "liberal" Globe.

I have a co-worker today crying about the Republican loss in MA and all the extreme liberals here. A part of me really wants to say "fine, so move, see how you like living in red country"

note - I know some people who I think would be just fine living in Amurrika. This co-worker is not one of them.

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happy (5.00 / 0) (#38)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:38:06 AM EST

the see the check by Barney last night.

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Doesn't this (none / 0) (#37)
by Socraticsilence on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:37:38 AM EST

just reinforce how bad Martha Coakley had to be to lose- I mean were talking Joe Miller levels of incompetence.

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: I dunno (none / 0) (#41)
by CST on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:41:20 AM EST

I think the whole scene is also just different now.
When Martha Coakley lost, Dems had 60 seats in the senate, an overwhelming majority in the house, and the presidency. There was no sense of urgency on the Dem side, but Republicans were all fired up. Last night, we knew it was gonna be a bloodbath on the national scene, and so people were energized to stop the bleeding.
That being said, she was a pretty terrible senate candidate. But she was the first one to win re-election last night as Attorney General.

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Largely true (none / 0) (#60)
by MKS on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:30:02 PM EST

But the Democratic Senate candidates all out performed the polls--especially Rasmussen.

A couple of points more in favor of the Democrats and this would have been a normal off-year election.

Get more jobs for the people and this too shall pass....

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The West is basically becoming blue- (none / 0) (#36)
by Socraticsilence on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:36:30 AM EST

West of the Rockies could end up being dominated by Dems to an unprecedented Degree in 2010- MT, HI, CA, WA, OR all are entirely Dem-AK, CO and NM, NV are split- only ID, WY, UT and AZ are fully GOP- is this unprecedented- if Murkowski and Murray hold ony no state which touches the Pacific will have a GOP Senator. Basically unless your state has a significant Mormon Population Democrats make up your senate delegation.

Go Bennett! (none / 0) (#40)
by lilburro on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:40:46 AM EST

I'm sad about Sestak but the Dems' performance in the Senate made me happy last night. Not as happy as Mike McIntyre winning NC 7 again though. He won by a greater margin than predicted too (in part it seems by painting Pantano as a newcomer). Results: 53.8% McIntyre 46.2% Pantano. I'm very proud of the fact that we didn't send a teabagger war criminal to Congress.

Sestak (none / 0) (#45)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 11:43:27 AM EST

will be back
so will the senate candidate in Illinois. not going to try to spell his name. so will the guy from KY.

I actually thought we had some pretty good candidates for any other year.

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At the level of the Senate (none / 0) (#52)
by lilburro on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:02:05 PM EST

candidates generally seemed to be holding their ground and not running too far to the right. That was certainly the case in North Carolina. I might be wrong though.

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Conway is actually a decent (none / 0) (#57)
by Socraticsilence on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:22:46 PM EST

canidate for KY- but I'm not sure he can win- I mean sure it was a wave election but its going to be hard to find a weaker canidate than Rand Paul.

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: Paul (none / 0) (#65)
by Capt Howdy on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 12:43:38 PM EST

ran a pretty good campaign it seems to me. considering the baggage he came in with.

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I had hopes (none / 0) (#95)
by weltec2 on Wed Nov 03, 2010 at 05:35:21 PM EST

for PA and IL... very disappointing.

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