California Crass, Texas Class
In a disappointing, undignified statement as he heads out of office, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn’t resist making a “nah-nah” political point while congratulating the San Francisco...
View ArticleSabato: Huge GOP Night
University of Virginia elections historian and expert Larry Sabato on Fox News: “Republicans have gained substantially in every category.” What about Harry Reid? “A party that wins, never wins them...
View ArticleThe Implications for Redistricting
From the National Conference of State Legislatures: Republicans made huge gains in state legislative races and are at their highest point since 1928. The Alabama House and Senate, Indiana House, Iowa...
View ArticleRe: Dems Who Voted ‘No’ on Obamacare Did Better
The experience with North Carolina’s four vulnerable Democrat congressmen backs up Phil’s point, as my former John Locke Foundation boss John Hood explains: President Obama has been a disaster for his...
View ArticleRe: Senate Frustrations
Quin, I think part of the solution to Dems who “are better at ‘finding’ votes than the Repubs are” is to get rid of early voting. It is public sector employees — that is, unions — who are the keepers...
View ArticleAnother Minnesota Recount Mess?
In Minnesota the Democrat gubernatorial candidate, former Sen. Mark “lock the doors” Dayton, led most of the night. So I was surprised that Republican Tom Emmer (who was “Targeted” by the homosexual...
View ArticleCall It ‘Voter Card Check’
The Heritage Foundation’s Hans A. von Spakovsky, writing in the Washington Examiner, explains how the cooperation to turn out employees of Harrah’s casinos to vote for Senate Majority Leader Harry...
View ArticleNRCC to Ellmers: You’re On Your Own
Via the Examiner’s J.P. Freire, it appears the National Republican Congressional Committee (a.k.a., “The Establishment”) is perfectly happy with the 60+ House seats they’ve gained and don’t feel the...
View ArticleEllmers: Palin is Helping
On Raleigh radio station WPTF this morning, Renee Ellmers told hosts Rick and Donna Martinez that Sarah Palin is helping raise money for her recount fund. Update 2:30 p.m.: Powerline’s Scott Johnson...
View ArticleConsensus: Climate Votes Caused Bloody Mess
Is there any aspect of the Democrats’ actions that didn’t take them down on Tuesday? Obamacare took down the Democrats, spending took down the Democrats, the economy took down the Democrats…and now...
View ArticleGOP Gain in House May Be 65 Seats
Dominic Montanaro of MSNBC has a roundup of nine House races that are still unresolved. To date, Republicans have won a net gain of 60 seats, and are leading in five districts that are still too close...
View ArticleRenee Ellmers Wins NC-2 Recount; Etheridge to Concede
Rep. Bob Etheridge, the North Carolina Democrat who made headlines earlier this year by manhandling a student who approached him with a video camera, has called a 3 p.m. ET press conference where he is...
View ArticleBuerkle Leads NY-25; Would Give GOP Biggest House Majority Since 1949
Earlier today I reported Renee Ellmers’ victory in North Carolina’s 2nd District, defeating Democrat Rep. Bob Etheridge, who says he was a victim of “dirty politics.” The win for Ellmers makes the...
View ArticleDemocrats: Let’s Get More Votes With Amnesty!
Rusty Weiss bluntly analyzes the push for amnesty in the current lame-duck session: This past election cycle, the American people marched to the polls with a clear-cut message for their officials in...
View ArticleNY-1 UPDATE: Judge Reviewing Ballots, GOP Suspects Illegal Voting by Dems
New York’s 1st District, encompassing eastern Long Island, remains the nation’s last undecided congressional race of 2010. Supporters of Republican challenger Randy Altschuler contend that incumbent...
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