AL-2 is GOP by 300 votes, 93% in.
KY-6 is Dem by 600 votes, 99% in.

(11-02-2010 11:22 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  Wonder how many dead people voted in Nevada.

Illegal aliens and convicts?

Anddddddd 218. GOP House officially. I'm about to retire. Feel free to keep up my incumbent list.

AL-2 just exploded for the GOP very very late ... now it's several thousand margin. That's another Dem incumbent in Bobby Bright to fall.

Too bad Clyburn won SC-6. Maybe you can get him after redistricting.

(11-02-2010 11:36 PM)WMD Owl Wrote:  Too bad Clyburn won SC-6. Maybe you can get him after redistricting.

The sandhills of SC is home of the "Corridor of Shame" ... extremely rural, extremely poor, extremely poorly educated, and extremely Democrat. How poor and poorly educated are they? They were the first in the United States to order OLPCs (One Laptop Per Child) ... the sub $100 laptop meant to educate in the Third World.

In other words ... no chance in hell.

Lastly ... my interesting margin races at this time:

Ron Paul 76.6%
Robert Pruett 23.4%
(87% Reporting)

Nancy Pelosi 68.8%
John Dennis 26.4%
(<1% Reporting)

Unfortunately, the AP was WRONG about Sanford Bishop (D 18 years) and Mike Keown's race. Keown held a large 58-42 lead, and the AP called it at 53-47 with 80%, but at 87% Bishop held a lead by 250 votes.

Now Bishop has, in fact, won. Whoever called it was dumb -- Bishop's strongholds had yet to come in.

Austin Scott taking out Jim Marshall in GA district 8 was pretty huge. I was at the election party tonight and it was quite the upset. GOP swept the statewide races.

(11-02-2010 09:48 PM)Ninerfan1 Wrote:  NC Legislature goes Republican for first time since 1898!!!

Finally!

Maybe we can finally do something about the ridiculous house districts. A couple of tweaks and NC-8 is solid Republican, NC-12 is a more competitive district.

(11-02-2010 08:02 PM)NIU05 Wrote:  Repubs are NOT doing as well as I expected.

In the end this is what I was seeing too.

Good weather and a lot of hype from MSM.

Oh well, it's what the people want.

Two thoughts.

Republicans did not do as well as they could have because they lack a coherent message. They needed another contract with America, and what they came up was more about opposing democrat policies than enunciating their own vision.

American voters said that they don't want to live in a communist country.

(11-03-2010 07:19 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Two thoughts.

Republicans did not do as well as they could have because they lack a coherent message. They needed another contract with America, and what they came up was more about opposing democrat policies than enunciating their own vision.

Yeah, I'll buy that.

Quote:American voters said that they don't want to live in a communist country.

I'd say there's a stubborn bloc that does.

It will be interesting to see if Obama clings to the false proposition that people are demanding more Liberal Progressivism, more redistribution of wealth. Even though the election should put a stake in that heart.

Looks like final GOP number in the house will be 244.

The lesson here is that the Gallup GCV R+15 was either off or the Gallup GCV isn't linear, and has diminishing marginal returns. I based my entire prediction assuming a linear relation between Gallup GCV and overturn.

(11-03-2010 07:44 AM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(11-03-2010 07:19 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  Two thoughts.

Republicans did not do as well as they could have because they lack a coherent message. They needed another contract with America, and what they came up was more about opposing democrat policies than enunciating their own vision.

Yeah, I'll buy that.

Quote:American voters said that they don't want to live in a communist country.

I'd say there's a stubborn bloc that does.

Two words: California

(11-03-2010 07:44 AM)DrTorch Wrote:  

Quote:American voters said that they don't want to live in a communist country.

I'd say there's a stubborn bloc that does.

You should see posts from some of my more liberal facebook friends. They love to vilify capitalism and truly believe that corporations are inherently evil. They openly wish for the day the government runs every single part of their lives. It's quite pathetic really.

(11-03-2010 12:13 PM)moe24 Wrote:  You should see posts from some of my more liberal facebook friends. They love to vilify capitalism and truly believe that corporations are inherently evil. They openly wish for the day the government runs every single part of their lives. It's quite pathetic really.

And to them, you'll be first up against the wall when the revolution begins.....

I've hidden or deleted all my liberal facebook friends. Homey don't play dat.

(11-03-2010 01:02 PM)Rebel Wrote:  I've hidden or deleted all my liberal facebook friends. Homey don't play dat.

I took the tactic of calling them out when they say some of their stupid crap. They rarely have a come back of any sort.

(11-03-2010 12:13 PM)moe24 Wrote:  

(11-03-2010 07:44 AM)DrTorch Wrote:  

Quote:American voters said that they don't want to live in a communist country.

I'd say there's a stubborn bloc that does.

You should see posts from some of my more liberal facebook friends. They love to vilify capitalism and truly believe that corporations are inherently evil. They openly wish for the day the government runs every single part of their lives. It's quite pathetic really.

Full on Randian moochers.