Spring Bass Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Excellent political news all around for me here in Utah. Matheson beat out Mia Love to keep a Democratic congressional seat in Utah, Ben McAdams is now the Democratic County Mayor, and Obama decisively wins re-election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimlessgun Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 So who was closest with their prediction if it goes down as 332-206 Obama? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snax Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Mitch McConnell offers his congratulations:http://blogs.courier...on-his-victory/“The voters have not endorsed the failures or excesses of the president’s first term, they have simply given him more time to finish the job they asked him to do together with a Congress that restored balance to Washington after two years of one-party control.“Now it’s time for the president to propose solutions that actually have a chance of passing the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and a closely-divided Senate, step up to the plate on the challenges of the moment, and deliver in a way that he did not in his first four years in office.“To the extent he wants to move to the political center, which is where the work gets done in a divided government, we’ll be there to meet him half way.Let the bickering recommence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horus Ex Machina Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 http://elections.msn...6/#.UJoJaobzoitNBC now projecting her to lose.Bing bang the witch is dead, the wicked WITCH is dead!...hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Greguh Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 The real story for me is the Senate. I don't know if anyone was seriously expecting the Dems to hold their Nebraska senate seat (lost by something like 16 points), and so far the Dems have yet to lose a senate seat that was in contention. Three are still in contention (Montana, Nevada, North Dakota). This is basically what running the table looks like.Republicans actually managed to lose Dick Lugar's Senate seat. I'm still just ... flabbergasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Bass Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I thought I would be rejoicing in watching the Republicans bring on the Circular Firing Squad after Romney's failure, but I don't really feel it yet.That said, I'm happy that Democrats in my state held on to some key gains, and that nation-wide not only Obama won, but we have a Democratic majority in the Senate. It will probably be Gridlock Town in Washington for at least two years, but that's long enough for Obamacare to become entrenched - good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Greguh Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Bing bang the witch is dead, the wicked WITCH is dead!Ho. Lee. Shit. Remember when she thought she could be elected president? Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/A7EsPr9CcAAbIyE.pngSo exactly what level of cock-thrusting-to-the-face-region is Nate Silver entitled to, do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snax Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Bing bang the witch is dead, the wicked WITCH is dead!...hopefully.Uhhhhh but she's still leading :uhoh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 http://pbs.twimg.com...Pr9CcAAbIyE.pngSo exactly what level of cock-thrusting-to-the-face-region is Nate Silver entitled to, do you think?If I were Nate Silver I would be faxing photos of my dick to every news desk that doubted me right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shryke Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Bing bang the witch is dead, the wicked WITCH is dead!...hopefully.Sadly, she looks to be pulling ahead again.Allen West is out at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horus Ex Machina Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 If I were Nate Silver I would be faxing photos of my dick to every news desk that doubted me right now.The almighty power of data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horus Ex Machina Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Allen West is out at least.Mercifully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 MACBETH HAS MURDERED SLEEP!!!!!!!! :)Yes, he hath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosciuszko Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 http://pbs.twimg.com...Pr9CcAAbIyE.pngSo exactly what level of cock-thrusting-to-the-face-region is Nate Silver entitled to, do you think? All of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horus Ex Machina Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Lots of new women. 19 women in the senate. About time the female calculus grows. I love seeing this. Even if some of them are republicans. I'd like to see Obama possibly replace Kennedy with another woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin of Ice Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Been a bad night for the Tea Party. Akin, Murdouck both beat. Allen West is toast. Joe Walsh never had a chance. Closer to home for me, Nan Hayworth is gone, and Linda McMahon still can't buy an election.And Bachmann's fighting for her political life.It's a good day to be a liberal. :cool4: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sci-2 Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I think we're gonna have to wait until later this morning to get Commodore's excuses for why Romney lost.I'm betting "Benghazi", "bias media" come up for sure, maybe "makers vs. takers". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horus Ex Machina Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Been a bad night for the Tea Party. Akin, Murdouck both beat. Allen West is toast. Joe Walsh never had a chance. Closer to home for me, Nan Hayworth is gone, and Linda McMahon still can't buy an election.And Bachmann's fighting for her political life.It's a good day to be a liberal. :cool4:Maffei won back his seat from the Tea Party. Are we finally seeing the repudiation of the Tea Party? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 The real story for me is the Senate. I don't know if anyone was seriously expecting the Dems to hold their Nebraska senate seat (lost by something like 16 points), and so far the Dems have yet to lose a senate seat that was in contention. Three are still in contention (Montana, Nevada, North Dakota). This is basically what running the table looks like.Republicans actually managed to lose Dick Lugar's Senate seat. I'm still just ... flabbergasted.Agreed: the Senate was the key here, with 23 Democratic Senate seats up for grabs, and only 10 Republicans. With Democratic retirees in North Dakota, Nebraska, Virginia, and Wisconsin, and vulnerable incumbants in Montana, and Missouri, this was a gilt-edged opportunity for the Republicans to pick up seats. Instead, they actually managed to lose. Hilarious.Democrats will have to be careful in 2014 though: there are 20 Democratic seats (incl Alaska, Arkansas, and Louisiana), and thirteen Republicans, with only one (Maine) competitive, and that depends on whether Collins is primaried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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