The networks have already called it a win for Rand Paul. And so the tea party begins.
You’ll need to sign up to use the chat feed, but it’s a simple process.Why Newshour? Because they invited us. So do your best to get me fired.
To that end, here’s the Fox News interactive map. Or go to Townhall for a simpler state-by-state rundown.
Suprisingly, the best map for the night was the NY Times.
Congrats to Alan West FL 22!!
I couldn’t take the bitterness at MSNBC. It turns out that Rand Paul’s victory is set to trigger a catastrophic and overnight world-wide economic depression.
I think that they have economic depression confused with emotional depression.
I do think this means that Palin will not run in 2012, though I would vote for her, the limits of her appeal are showing.
“This ought to be a scandal” – Davenport
It should have been a scandal when Obama collected hundreds of millions of dollars in untraceable contributions too, but oddly, it wasn’t.
Posted by: Black Mamba at November 3, 2010 12:16 AM
Mamba, I am convinced it was some kind of drinking game. It’s the only reasonable explanation for anyone other than immediate family voting for him.
Posted by: The Phantom at November 2, 2010 11:05 PM
And via George Will last week, $4 Billion over two years for 400+ House, 30+ Senate, 20 odd Governor races plus all the hundreds of other races and ballot initiatives.
That $4 billion amounts to about half of Proctor & Gambles’ yearly advertising budget for the US.
The voters in CA are banking on a federal bailout. It worked for the UAW, but it ain’t coming, not with Pelosi moved to the cheap seats.
Snagglepuss: “Davenport- Oh, so it’s somehow different than in 08??”
No, it’s the same, only worse. The problem is decades in the making, but at least in ’08, outside spending on overtly political ads was held in check by election laws and campaign spending limits. Thank’s to this ruling, that’s no longer the case.
You seem to be under the impression that I’m only criticizing the Republican Party. I’m not; I’m saying it’s the entire US political system — Democrat, Republican, the whole spectrum — that’s gravely flawed.
The Phantom: “Yeah Davenport, the Dems outspent the Republicans like FOUR TO ONE in a lot of these races, like Nevada and California. But despite the spending…they are getting -slaughtered- out there tonight. Decimated.”
Actually, the Dems held Nevada and California where it mattered most for them, and where they and their supporters devoted the most cash: in the Senate races.
“You think some shadowy figure bought the greatest American voter uprising in living memory for a measly 4 billion devalued bucks?”
No, not singular, like some Bond villain in a mountain lair.
But when the AFL-CIO and their 11 million members’ worth of dues, US-based corporations controlled by foreign entities, and Wall Street firms who were bailed out by TARP funds alike are able to flood your TV and radio with as many overtly political ads (typically negative, often shrill, occasionally libellous) in favour of their preferred candidate as they and their (often unnamed) donors can afford, do you really think that the system is still a-okay? That throughout — and after — an election campaign, the “voice” of a Joe Mainstreet or Jane Average will remain on equal footing with the “voice” of moneyed, anonymous corporate or union organizations?
This isn’t a partisan issue, Phantom. If it helps, you can bet that corrupt labour unions, various left-wing cabals, and George Soros will all be taking advantange of this SC ruling. Are you sure you’re OK with that?
Chesterfield: “It should have been a scandal when Obama collected hundreds of millions of dollars in untraceable contributions too, but oddly, it wasn’t.”
You’re right, it should’ve been. Some tried — Harper’s, which is about old-school left as any magazine out there, profiled this very issue…in 2006. But also, in 2008, we didn’t yet have Citizens United vs. FEC.
AtlanticJim: “And via George Will last week, $4 Billion over two years for 400+ House, 30+ Senate, 20 odd Governor races plus all the hundreds of other races and ballot initiatives.”
The fact that George Will thinks the record campaign spending is all good should tell you that it isn’t.
You understand that union and corporate leaders alike can now use their own treasury dollars to fund political ads, right? And that they can now also accept outside money from anonymous donors who aren’t even part of their organization, right? This is no longer just a group of individuals pooling their own money together to further their common political interests; the state of play is now a group of individuals tapping into other people’s money to further their own political interests.
And this isn’t just “right-wing” corporations. It’s unions, left-wing financiers, Hollywood. Just imagine for a second a few years down the road, when the political pendulum inevitably swings yet again, and the Democrats retake the House. Are you going to be OK then with not knowing where all those anti-Republican attack ads came from?
And this isn’t a partisan issue either. As previous election cycles have shown, corporations have no problem funding and supporting Democratic candidates if they think the Dems are headed to victory. Why do you think that’s the case, that they’re willing to back whomever is likely to be in power next? Perhaps because they know that money buys influence, and that it’s influence — rather than the ascendance of any particular party — that they’re after? And before you answer, remember TARP, and remember the bailouts.
Davenport, the point, that you so intentionally missed, is that $4 billion spent over two years on something so incredibly important is an incredibly small amount of money.
Clear enough?
Davenport, the point, that you so intentionally missed, is that $4 billion spent over two years on something so incredibly important is an incredibly small amount of money.
Clear enough?
Harry Reid’s son is in charge of the voting machines in Nevada…
and the SEIU ( a leftist union about as honest as ACORN ) is in charge of maintainance for the voting machines in Nevada…
How could Harry Reid lose ?
Fraud is too light a word to describe this.
AtlanticJim, the P&G ad budget you cite is their global budget. For all marketing, around the entire world. For their 100+ brands, about 20% of which each had net sales of $1B+. Including ad buys during the Olympics. And analysts also view that budget as too high, that it’s hurting P&G stock prices.
In contrast, the $4B midterm election spending amount was mostly for small temporary campaign ops powered primarily by volunteers, and ad buys in targeted, small- and mid-level markets. And most of the money was concentrated in the last year, 6 months, 1 month leading up to Nov 2. $4B is also a more than 25% increase over the previous midterm election, just 4 years ago. It’s also more, even adjusted for inflation, than the presidential election from 2000. Relatively speaking, $4B is huge.
Relatively speaking, it is huge.
The best news is this election removes the Speakers gavel from Pelosi Galore’s hand and ends her presidential style Military airtravel….a swift net saving.
I heard the new Speaker(from Ohio) make a statement on ABC. Impressive.
Failing to take the Senate may end up proving advantageous to the Republicans in the near term. A Congress controlled in both houses by the Republicans would give Obama a plausible foil for his 2012 bid. As it stands, the Republicans slaughtered the Democrats in the House, and the Senate is so closely divided neither side will truly control the agenda.
What’s lost in the discussion is perhaps just as significant, if not more so. Lots of states now have Republican governors and Republican majorities in their legislatures. North Carolina, for instance, has a Republican majority in its legislature for the first time in over a century! That is a foursquare rebuke of the Democrats.
In some ways, Obama’s presidency only now truly begins, for we will get to see how he governs with a Congress swollen by a popular mandate against so many of his policies. A bit of contrition would probably do him a world of good right now, but something tells me we will see more of the petulant and whiny adolescent.
And a word to the new Congress: NO BAIL OUTS FOR CALIFORNIA
The Nevada results stink to high heaven.
Barry’s on above. He’s b.s.ing, of course, but seems to be in “humble” mode – head lowered, not smirking – and I didn’t know he had one of those. He’s trying to be decent about Republicans. Largely resisting the urge to blame Bush. Is it ungenerous of me to wonder if he’s sedated?
Has Vermont become part of Canada , again?