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Before Scott Brown googles it, I'll just tell him: There's a Senate race in Connecticut in 2016. #Midterms2014
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) November 5, 2014
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Before Scott Brown googles it, I'll just tell him: There's a Senate race in Connecticut in 2016. #Midterms2014
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) November 5, 2014
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MoeLarryAndJesus
At least Scotty Brown’s useless ass won’t be in the Senate.
redshirt
#scottbrownsnextstate
GxB
Welp – Sconny polls closed. I did a spit take when I saw the sample ballot this weekend. The “Independent” candidate for Guv is coincidentally named “Burke”. What are the odds?
(Don’t need to answer that – this year was 100% – Well played pugs, well played…)
redshirt
#SCOTTBROWNVERMONT
Pogonip
@GxB: What’s a Sconny?
Morzer
Does the Great and Powerful Scott Brown even do his own googling? Seems like the kind of thing he would have unpaid interns doing.
pseudonymous in nc
NC is bucking the trend ever slightly, which shows that two years of meth-crazed full-on GOPALEC rule went down like a truckload of shit across the state. The gerrymander probably means they keep control of both houses, but a lot of GOPers losing state leg seats and I’m seeing good things in local races. We’ll see what happens with Hagan-Tillis.
beltane
@redshirt: Don’t laugh, I can see him trying it.
Morzer
@redshirt:
#ScottBrownATruebornSonOfEveryState
GxB
@Pogonip: Wisconsin. Home of the much contested Guv race between Scott “Koch Monkey” Walker and Mary Burke. It was considered a tight race until late last week when the local media suddenly changed its tune – time will tell.
Morzer
@GxB:
Scott “Kochemon” Walker.
GxB
@Morzer: Gotta collect them all…
MomSense
#scottbrownRhodeIsland
Big ego. Little state.
lol chikinburd
No idea what’ll happen in WI, but I’ve only been able to perceive two possible outcomes. One outcome’s where Walker wins straight-up by 3 or 4 points. The other outcome’s much uglier, and also results in a Walker win — one by 4-3, in state Supreme Court, where the election is ultimately decided.
“This election is down to turnout” actually means “turnout, and shenanigans”. Republicans here are at liberty to pull anything, since anything that will get litigated will go to the aforementioned WiSCt, whose majority has displayed the inclination and the will to simply rewrite state law from the bench. Mary Burke was a much better candidate than I expected, but she had to come out with a lead that was clear of the margin of fuckery, and that was probably never going to happen in this cycle.
I’d like a lot to be proven wrong, but the closeness of this race merely meant that it had Prosser-versus-Kloppenberg written all over it.
mai naem
I wanted Cosmo Boy to go up against Chuck Schumer but now I think he’ll want to go up against Kirsten Gillibrand or Amy Klobuchar since he likes getting a good spanking from wimmens,
Gin & Tonic
@MomSense: Little state, no open Senate seat in 2016.
Gin & Tonic
@efgoldman: If he can’t win in NH, how can he win in VT?
Morzer
@MomSense:
#ScottBrownWantsRhodeIslandWithFries
PsiFighter37
People starting to freak out about Virginia and Florida over on dKos…not a good sign.
Gin & Tonic
@efgoldman: BTW, did you see where Bob Healey is over 20%?
beltane
@efgoldman: This could work out well. Female politicians haven’t fared well in Vermont so I’m guessing if Scott Brown decides to run here he will get whooped by our first female senator.
Trentrunner
Clay Aiken lost.
Alison Grimes lost.
Good job backing away from Obama and marriage equality, you spineless hacks.
Hal
@PsiFighter37: I like Dkos, but they are a bad barometer. Freak outs are common.
Valdivia
@PsiFighter37: go to Sam Wang’s place. much calmer. good info.
Omnes Omnibus
With only a few precincts in Fond du Lac, Winnebago, Kenosha, and Door Counties, Walker is currently ahead. Virtual tie in Door, the others are going 2:1 for Walker. I fully expect those three counties to go R, so I am not at all bothered. Yet.
ETA: I am following it here.
eemom
@PsiFighter37:
Please see previous thread. Freaking out about VA is some serious idiocy.
PsiFighter37
@eemom: Yeah, I just went to the VA SoS website – think Fairfax puts Warner over the hump.
Better be a wakeup call to VA Dems not to fall asleep – I feel like the state office elections last time around really took a lot of attention off this race.
Betty – what’s wrong with your state?! They’re about to reelect Scott!?!!?!?
Morzer
@eemom:
I have every confidence that the ragegasm about who betrayed whom in Kentucky will pull into a clear lead before the night is over.
pseudonymous in nc
@Trentrunner:
Yeah, because Aiken wasn’t running an uphill battle against a nincompoop elected by nincompoops in a mid-term. If you want miracles, then organise a party and change some water into wine.
Pen
@Omnes Omnibus: I fully expect that the various rat-fuckery I witnessed here in Wisconsin over the course of the last year will mean that when I wake up I’ll find that Walker magically managed to pull out a mandate, and no you can’t check the polling sheets to confirm, because Freedom!
Morzer
Looks like another data point suggesting that Dems who fight smart maybe might just be able to win in Kentucky after all.
Morzer
@Pen:
On the other hand, think of what’s involved in extracting a mandate from Chuck Todd’s ass.
Gin & Tonic
@Trentrunner: Who’s the last gay Democrat who won that seat?
Gin & Tonic
@Morzer: Ew.
raven
Runoff in Louisiana.
PsiFighter37
Warner still behind in VA. Tillis now ahead by a touch in NC.
Mark Warner absolutely creamed Jim Gilmore in 2008 (over 30%) – what the hell did he do to potentially piss this race away?
mai naem
@PsiFighter37: Maybe he did what Eric Cantor did. Got too big for his britches and didn’t kiss ass his consituents.
Davis X. Machina
@PsiFighter37:
Run in 2014….
Gin & Tonic
@efgoldman: Almost 22% with 92% in. I’m watching the results on the RI Bd of Elections web site. 62k votes for Cool Moose Bob, 105k for Fung and 114k for Gina. I’m amazed.
Brian R.
@PsiFighter37:
Democratic bases in NOVA and Charlotte are barely reporting. Calm down.
sharl
Only possible surprise in MD – and I emphasize “possible” – would be an upset by the Republican (Larry Hogan) over Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown to succeed term-limited Governor Martin O’Malley. Thank goodness local media aren’t ginning this up to exaggerated heights just to attract eyeballs, presumably leaving that to national media types.
Early votes (EVs) have been tallied, and Brown has a big lead there. Today’s results are just coming in.
MD state Board of Elections unofficial tally of results for the Governor’s race is here. Their site for all the statewide races is here.
JPL
@Davis X. Machina: Did he campaign?
Morzer
Small consolations are sometimes the sweetest.
Morzer
@Brian R.:
Also too, Fairfax + Fairfax absentee ballots. I think Warner is going to squeak home.
max
@PsiFighter37: Yeah, I just went to the VA SoS website – think Fairfax puts Warner over the hump.
Almost all of Gillespie’s + locations are in and he’s out of ammo. Fairfax is the big one and it’s only half counted.
6k vote gap with 93% counted.
max
[‘Here’s where Warner takes over.’]
PsiFighter37
Gardner still ahead of Udall by ~6%, Hick is tied. Surprised that Udall ended up running as far behind as he did, and I think it was originally supposed to be the other way.
Valdivia
@sharl: that’s another one that won’t happen. all the maryland people have told me it’s not possible. then again–who knows right?
p.a.
@efgoldman: CH.12 calls Prov for Elorza! I know you and GnT don’t live here, but thank god. I’m 55, and Buddy was mayor when I was in high school. Enough is enough. Actually, one would think 2 felony convictions would be enough… Gov race called for Manhattan Institute’s Raimondo.
I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet
@PsiFighter37: He was more interested in being a “fiscal conservative” and “radical centrist” and being part of various “gangs” that were going to save the country (according to the VSPs) than he was in campaigning and pushing for things that would actually help people. He seemingly wants to be president and is acting as if being a Senator is just a way to burnish his resume.
Take a look at his YouTube channel. E.g. in February 2013 – “U.S. Senator Mark Warners (D – Virginia) sees addressing our national debt as the nation’s most pressing issue.”
I suspect he’ll pull it out. While he’s been a reliable D vote on the important issues, he’s been infuriating in many cases…
HTH.
Cheers,
Scott.
pseudonymous in nc
@PsiFighter37:
Hm, who else was running in 2008?
Fairfax County always reports in late (it got Jim Webb over the line) and while Warner probably could have done with a contest that was more on the radar than the DC press considered it, just to encourage turnout, we’ll see what happens there. The NYT Upshot guesstimate thinks that Richmond and Fairfax will do the job.
The question about Tillis was whether he’d try to take the McCrory route and present himself as a moderate to the suburbs of Charlotte and the Triangle or embrace the rural wingnuts. He went wingnut, more or less.
eemom
Jesus Q. Christ, fucking Arlington and Fairfax are still out. Do you people seriously have nothing better to freak out about?
askew
Ugh, looks like GA and KS are going to stay safely GOP Senate seats and we are going to lose CO-Sen. I was hoping we’d be able to hold on to our Senate majority by 1, but it is looking pretty hard at the moment.
Let’s just hope that NC-Sen can stay blue and that we hold IA-Sen and AK-Sen.
Mike E
@pseudonymous in nc: Wake Co just dealt out the ENTIRE Repub caucus of commissioners, going from 4-3 R to 7-0 D…fuckin’ A!
James E Powell
@PsiFighter37:
Mark Warner absolutely creamed Jim Gilmore in 2008 (over 30%) – what the hell did he do to potentially piss this race away?
2008 was a huge D presidential year; this is the midterms in a down year for Ds. Naturally, I blame Obama.
Morzer
@eemom:
If you can’t gratuitously freak out on midterm election night, when can you?
Texas Dem
Gillespie is only up 6k now with most of the remaining votes out of Fairfax, which is deep blue. Assuming Warner maintains his current margin there, he should pull this out. But he’s going to get a hell of a scare tonight
Gin & Tonic
@p.a.: Go here for the official results.
sharl
@Valdivia: I pretty much agree. Brown doesn’t appear to have inspired much enthusiasm though, and the mess-up of ACA implementation in the state sure didn’t help him.
Valdivia
@askew:
are the CO numbers from areas that are typically Dem and we haven’t made up the numbers?
mai naem
Well,at least VA has a Dem SOS if there’s a recount.
Valdivia
@sharl:
yeah I can imagine. The Reps seem to always say they are close to winning there and never do. So I hope its a repeat.
GxB
@Omnes Omnibus: Nice site, but I can’t sit and watch this though. I’d like to think there is still some hope for this state, but I grow more despondent over its citizenry. We’d win if people would just put a little effort into being honestly informed then get off their asses and actually vote, but learned helplessness is the next big thing I guess.
PsiFighter37
Anyone else have color on NC? It seems like Tillis is starting to get a little bit of distance…
raven
@Gin & Tonic: Ciccone was at the reunion I went to in North Prov. He looks like Santorum.
mdblanche
@efgoldman: Easier said then done when the media is carrying their water for them.
PsiFighter37
Rahall’s a goner. Looks like WV is catching up to Arkansas on the federal level stat…just need Joe Nighthorse Manchin to come through.
JPL
I really wanted Kay Hagan to win. Maybe she can still pull it out but with Tillis pulling ahead, it’s doubtful.
PsiFighter37
Udall’s down 7% with 2/3 of the vote in…think he’s going to have a fork stuck in him shortly. Looks like my predictions ain’t going as well as I thought…
mai naem
Udall lost in Colorado. Really makes me sad. The Udalls go back a long way. Good solid Dem family.
Valdivia
@mai naem: yes just saw that. sigh. seems like the Upshot is best place to get results.
Omnes Omnibus
Christian Schneider
@Schneider_CM
That is actually worthy of a recall. @jvanegeren Miller High Life and Miller Lite on tap at Walker rally. $7 a cup. #WIVote
Davis X. Machina
Would Udall’s be first lost Senate seat in a state Obama carried?
MT, KY, WV, AR, NC, SD all were Romney states, some big Romney states?
PsiFighter37
Warner only down 400 votes now – he’ll pull it out (barely).
Valdivia
the freak out over Warner is in full bloom everywhere. I guess not being on twitter or watching tv helps.
Morzer
@Omnes Omnibus:
#ScottWalker’sPissconsin
Valdivia
@PsiFighter37: glad to see it. some guy at Sam Wang’s was hyperventilating and making me very agitated!
mai naem
Has Alaska closed? What going on in Iowa? Do i want to know?
sharl
Welp, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted won re-election over challenger Nina Turner by a big margin. Sad.
There are a number of other voter problems reported at that Guardian link.
ETA: added a bit more of the text from the Guardian excerpt to the blockquote.
pseudonymous in nc
The NC BoE site is not doing so well, but Mecklenburg Co (Charlotte) is under 50% reported and splitting 60-36 for Hagen right now. Guilford (Greensboro) is at 40% at Hagen 60-39, Forsyth at 40% also. Wake’s mostly in, Durham’s mostly in. It’s a squeaker, but I think the votes are there for Hagen if the 60-40ish splits around Charlotte, Greensboro and Winston-Salem hold.
Omnes Omnibus
@Valdivia: I was reading the Sam Wang live blog but closed it out. I don’t need the aggro.
Valdivia
@pseudonymous in nc: whew!
I see people saying Co was called but the Upshot only has it projected. has it been made official?
Valdivia
@Omnes Omnibus:
yes the commentators there are a little too intense for me :)
Upshot seems like a good place to follow it
eemom
@Morzer:
dunno, but I’m starting to suspect some folks around here are more about drama queen bullshit than actual, well, concern about what happens after tonight. Jussayinzall.
mdblanche
@mai naem: Alaska doesn’t close until midnight, east coast time. Iowa only closed 15 minutes ago.
Bobby Thomson
@Morzer: That’s actually bad news. Republicans might have been crazy enough to nominate Paul.
ETA: But of course good news for our friends in Kentucky.
PsiFighter37
Looks like Rick Scott is going to hold on. God, there apparently are too many Floridians who are fucking idiots.
redshirt
No doubt.
Omnes Omnibus
@Valdivia: I am obsessively following the Wisconsin results. I’ll figure out what happened else where later. FWIW Walker is currently well ahead, but almost all of the results so far are coming from Walker country. Virtually nothing reported from Milwaukee County and Madison has reported in Dane County. On the other side, very little reported in Waukesha County.
Morzer
@eemom:
Eh, just apply the pie and life will be peaceful again. No point wasting eyeballs on pissy little wannabe internet tough guys.
beltane
@PsiFighter37: Idiots is putting it nicely. The George Zimmerman fans are not only idiots, they are idiots who also happen to be horrible people.
Valdivia
@Omnes Omnibus: please keep us informed. If we couldn’t get rid of Scott it would be sweet to get rid of Walker! fingers crossed.
Hal
@Morzer: Polling done a few months ago showed something like 60+ percent of voters against changing the KY law. Even conservatives seem to be saying chose one or the other.
Rachel Maddow asked a great question about Rand Paul recently. Was he actually interested in running for President, or like his father, is he in the business of running for President? Sort of like Palin’s continued threats that she might actually run for something, but in the meantime, keep buying her stuff.
beltane
AP calls Florida for Rick Scott.
Morzer
@Bobby Thomson:
At this point, if all I get from tonight is to see KY inflict grief on the Quiff with the Spliff, that’s still some consolation.
JPL
This tweet made me laugh..
Ben Jacobs 1h 1 hour ago
Scott Brown is the first person to block me on Twitter to lose Senate races in two different states
PsiFighter37
Apparently MSNBC called it for Gardner? (I turned the teevee off)
If so, I think it’s clear we’re going to lose the Senate.
FlipYrWhig
Chris Matthews needs to shut the fuck up.
Morzer
@FlipYrWhig:
Always true, alas.
JPL
WI called for Walker
Betty Cracker
Fuck, fuck, fuck: local stations are calling the FL guv race for Scott. I really thought we were going to toss that piece of shit.
Valdivia
what happened to NC????
mai naem
@mdblanche: I just saw a tweet. Jodi Fucking Ernst was up 4 percent in some exit poll. Ugh ugh ughly. Obama’s just going to be vetoing a lot of stuff. And I swear I am going to scream if I hear anything more about Ky. I know there’s obivously a racism issue with Obama but I have to wonder even if Hillary was pres, AWG wouldn’t have won and even if she hugged Obama and he gave her a kiss on the cheek,she wouldn’t have won. . McConnell is kind of like Harry Reid. He’ll find a way to win. The only positive in this is that it took GOP time and resources away from other races.
Morzer
@JPL:
That’s early. Usually the approved procedure is to wait for Waukesha to “find” the necessary “votes”.
mdblanche
Well, fuck.
Corner Stone
@JPL:
Let this be a lesson. Those who hug up to Obama, like Burke, are doomed to defeat.
In other words, bunch of dumbass idiots.
JPL
@mai naem: According to Political Wire local stations have called it for Ernst.
Valdivia
@Morzer: how can they call it with 24% in?
Corner Stone
CO for Gardner.
PsiFighter37
Michael Bennet seems to have been a total failure as DSCC chairman. This is becoming a wipeout…
But hey! The media gets the narrative they always wanted!
Hope Barack & Harry push through a shitload of judges through the lame-duck period – absolutely zero is going to get accomplished the next 2 years.
Eric Holder probably wishes he had quit sooner. Now he’s never going to leave.
beltane
@PsiFighter37: I didn’t even know he was the DSCC chairman. Total nonentity.
FlipYrWhig
@Corner Stone: I like how people hate the House of Representatives and yet vote to promote those j0kers to the Senate. SMH.
Omnes Omnibus
Fox and ABC have called it, but the others are holding off.
Corner Stone
Thanks Al Sharpton. You’re really making big points here tonight.
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
@eemom: Apparently they’ve
never been on live TVin fact got nothing better. Me, I’ll just focus on my lingering bronchitis and a local judicial race that could mean a magistrate job for me in 2015.beltane
It looks like Warner will pull it off.
MikeBoyScout
Assuming the R-s pick up the one more seat they need, what is our prediction for the first bill passed by the Republican House and the Republican Senate to land on the president’s desk?
Possibilities:
a) Repeal of Ebola
b) Repeal of the 14th Amendment
c) Elimination of the Department of Eductation
mai naem
Just saw a tweet – local news calling it for Ernst. Say hello to Senate Leader Chipmunk Cheeks McConnell.Or maybe Senate Leader Ted”McCarthy Wannabe” Cruz. I think the progressive blogosphere should be pushing for Senate Leader Cruz.
MomSense
I wanna be sedated.
Corner Stone
@PsiFighter37:
They’re too much of the gentleman for that. They’ll respect the will of the voter and wait.
Corner Stone
@FlipYrWhig: I think it’s likely because Udall didn’t swap spit with Obama on stage enough times.
beltane
I’m glad my dual-citizenship is in the works. It gives me hope.
the Conster
Wow, every vote in Mass. is going to matter in this governors race. This is fucking crazy.
I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet
@Corner Stone: Zandar says watch GA and LA for timing on Obama’s executive orders on immigration, etc.
Cheers,
Scott.
mai naem
@MikeBoyScout: Nah, they’ll try quarantining Kacie Hickox first. Then outlaw the IRS. Then the USPS. Obama should invite over the senators each time he vetoes a bill and hand them the signing pen as a memento. See, he’s schmoozing with them.
FlipYrWhig
@Corner Stone: Slashfic.
pseudonymous in nc
Urgh, Totals have tightened in the Piedmont Triad. I think Hagen’s going to lose by perhaps 20-30,000, and it may well be the “if not now, then when?” Latino nonvote that makes a crucial difference. Among other things, yes, but as Atrios just tweeted, deferring executive action on immigration till after the election in order to avoid putting a few senators in tight spots may not have paid off.
FlipYrWhig
OMG, Scott Walker is such a bonehead, and ugly, and keeps winning.
Helen
@beltane: Got mine already. But I’m waiting to see what happens in 2016 to pull the trigger.
mai naem
@Corner Stone: If the asshole old fart Dem senators had changed the filibuster rule in 2010, Obama would have gotten more done. Worst part is the chickenshit Dems running in ’16 probably won’t want to vote for the judges.
Omnes Omnibus
@FlipYrWhig: He may yet win, but the Democratic strongholds haven’t reported yet. The people who called jumped the gun IMO.
ETA: Aw fuck, it looks like everyone is jumping on the bandwagon now.
Corner Stone
@I’mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet: Perdue looks like he’s taking it outright.
Now what?
beltane
@pseudonymous in nc: Tonight’s results show that a lot of Democratic leaning voters, not just Latinos, didn’t come out to vote. I am concerned that significant portions of the population have checked out of the process altogether.
pseudonymous in nc
@beltane:
In midterms? Yeah. There are two election cycles now: one where there’s a presidential election and Dems show up, and one where there isn’t and the people who hate the idea of government show up and the ones who are fucked off with dysfunctional government stay at home.
Two-year terms are stupid. I say that in a bipartisan way: I would sooner have the opposing party given four years to fuck shit up and be judged on it than the American system that makes it electorally rewarding to shit all over the basic concept of government because you can reap the rewards in mid-terms.
Comrade Scrutinizer
Welcome to the Amerikan dream! Bend over and spread ’em, comrades. We’re gonna take it good and hard the next 10 years, without even the courtesy of a reach-around.
Nerull
Can Madison get its own state? We’ll even invite Milwaukee to come along, if they don’t tell Waukesha.
I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet
@Corner Stone: Dunno.
Obama usually takes his time in considering his options. I don’t think he’s going to be rushed into doing things (e.g. he still hasn’t decided what to do about Keystone XL), but I do expect him to do them.
Presumably the LA runoff will be held December 6. The next Congress starts January 3, 2015, so Obama has a little less than 4 weeks to act during the lame duck session ( – longer if he doesn’t feel the need to worry about Mary).
Cheers,
Scott.
beltane
@efgoldman: It tells me that a charismatic billionaire could easily buy every institution in this country and have himself crowned king.
Helen
@Comrade Scrutinizer: Yeah but look at the fun news.
Ted Cruz is going to block Mitch McConnell as Majority Leader. The circular firing squad is gonna be awesome.
The teabaggers are now going to find out that impeach does not mean “throw out of office” And holy cow – they are gonna lose their shit and take it out on the Republicans.
beltane
@pseudonymous in nc: The only way things will change is if loathing of Republicans, not their politicians but their supporters, is cultivated in the Democratic base. Hatred and visceral disgust are powerful motivators. Republicans hate liberals more than they love their children and their voting habits prove it.
mai naem
@beltane: I hate to sound like a troll but they’ve checked out because the Dems don’t do a populist shtick anymore. And it doesn’t help when they see Tom Harkins wife lobbying and the Clintons wining and dining Wall Street. They do notice Chelsea Clinton working for a hedge fund and Max Baucus’s second wife being a lobbyist. And Bidens son being a lobbyist. Both sides start looking like the same especially when you’re not a political junkie and don’t even know what a filibuster means or that Senator X had to vote against immigration reform because he’s from a racist southern state.
I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet
@beltane: Warner’s roughly 3422 votes ahead according to the NY Times count with 99% in. It shouldn’t have been that close.
Since nothing will get done in the Senate the next two years, I’m sure Mark will be salivating at the chance of being part of more bi-partisan “gangs” that will save us all.
:-/
Cheers,
Scott.
cckids
@FlipYrWhig:
This. Everytime I see him, with those close-set eyes, I think “child molester”.
beltane
@mai naem: There’s absolutely no way an authentic populist would make it through the filter of corporate media. It’s not just the TV news, but our entire infotainment industry, that serves the propaganda needs of the ultra-wealthy. And if propaganda is not sufficient, there is a ruthless, heavily armed police apparatus to deal with troublemakers. Sad to say, but the only hope of any positive change in people’s lives would be for one of the plutocrats to break ranks and rule with magnanimity. I don’t see this ever happening.
Is this country truly much different from Putin’s Russia?
Alicia
Iowa has been called for Ernst by some even though Braley is leading. I’m wondering how pro-Braley the remaining counties are.
Also, apparently, Brown is now beating Shaheen in NH and wants her win called back.
Sounds like two races that were called way too quick even if the original calls hold.
This is going to be some two years.
the Conster
@beltane:
I stole this comment.
beltane
@I’mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet: The “good cop” Dems are utterly demoralizing
beltane
@the Conster: Caesar was more just to the average Roman than were the patricians of the Senate.
Omnes Omnibus
FWIW Burke is not conceding yet.
I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet
@Omnes Omnibus: Having Walker lose would be so wonderful…
Cheers,
Scott.
Omnes Omnibus
@I’mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet: Most of Milwaukee County and about half of Dane County hasn’t reported.
Corner Stone
Ok, so it’s Ernst then.
I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet
The NY Times has a “Breaking” headline that the Rs took the Senate, but they haven’t updated the numbers to show that they have 51. Weird.
Oh, now they’re saying it’s NC.
Oh well…
Cheers,
Scott.
Bendal
It’s clear that the Republican strategy of going full-bore negative attacks against their opponent does two things. First, it whips up their low-information, socially antagonistic voter base to get out and vote so that ‘rubber stamping, baby killing, liberal commie” loses. Second, the unending negative ads so offend the non- low information voters that they decide it’s not worth the effort and don’t go out and vote at all. It’s a win-win for conservatives; their voters get out and vote, while the other side stays home.
Here in NC, Hagan ran a campaign pointing out her support for veterans and her record as a moderate Democrat, while Tillis ran a campaign on “Hagan is an Obama rubber stamp that is ruining this country”. Hagan never tried to tie Tillis to all the reprehensible state laws he helped pass these last two years until the last week of the campaign. It should be obvious to everyone by now that negative ads work.