Election Notes 2: The Politics

There are two main spins to the election results, in which key states that went for Obama, New Jersey and my own state, Virginia, voted in Republican governors. (In Virginia, I don’t think there were Democrats who got elected to dog-catcher.) The first spin is, it’s the economy, stupid. That much is true. The Democrat mediocrity who ran for governor, Creigh Deeds (his supporters are sometimes ...

SNL lampoons Fox News 2008 Election Coverage

2010 Election Forum Series: Chiz Escudero

"1st Guest Presidentiable is Sen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero November 12, 2009, 1:00-4:00 P.M. Malcolm Hall Theater (College of Law), UP Diliman" http://nikkodumas.multiply.com/journal/item/51/2010_ELECTION_FORUM_SERIES

itzSunday.. now what?

... The base will likely show up, but they still are going to need hand-holding during the primary season as they want to make certain that their vote for Palin isn't a wasted vote in the fall election cycle. Fair enough, but I am confident that she can make the case for herself when she connects directly with the people and avoid the media and punditry circles that love to get in the way. 2012 is ...

event: democracy

.... In this humble newscaster's opinion, it's about time Mayfield said 'No Way!' to state-sponsored welfare socialism like public utilities! But is there trouble in paradise? Some sources tell us that Tuesday's election may have been called too soon! After all his hard work, I think it's safe to say that if I recount were held, locals would be rushing to reelect our new mayor And now we'll turn to...

Shocking News: Cao is a Closet Democrat! (Dont Tell The Republicans)

... said Cao to a round of laughter. He then added that party shouldn't define a member of Congress and that "we are basically servants of the citizens of the United States." Last election, Cao upset the indicted-Rep. William Jefferson, who famously was caught with $90,000 in alleged bribes stuffed in a freezer (in retrospect a sound investment). The district's overwhelming Democratic slant,...

How Hoffman's Defeat Haz Awakened Some Sleeping Republicans from The Tea Party Nightmare.

The Night They Drove the Tea Partiers Down FOR all cable news’s efforts to inflate Election 2009 into a cliffhanger as riveting as Balloon Boy, ratings at MSNBC and CNN were flat Tuesday... the Republicans will not do Democrats the great favor of committing suicide between now and the next Election Day. This race was a damaging setback for the hard right. Hoffman had the energetic support ...

House Democrats Who Voted Against the Health Care Bill

... majority of the Democratic lawmakers who opposed the bill — 31 of the 39 — represent districts that were won by Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, in the 2008 presidential election , and a third of them were freshmen. Nearly all of the fourteen freshmen Democrats who voted “no” represent districts that were previously Republican and are considered vulnerable in 2010. Geographically, 22 ...

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What's Reasonable About Being "Reasonable"?

After the election in 2004, with a narrow 1 seat majority in the Senate, a mere 17 seat majority in the House, and 2% margin on their Presidential victory, Republicans triumphantly declared that they had a clear mandate from the American people. They cited that "mandate" for pushing their agenda through. In 2009, after a decade of Republican dominance, the citizens voted overwhelmingly for ...