National Journal: After Tuesday, Democrats, incredibly, hold a majority of the congressional delegation in only three states—Iowa, New Mexico, and Vermont—that don’t directly touch an ocean. Republicans similarly routed Democrats in gubernatorial races across the Midwest and the border states, from Ohio and Tennessee to Wisconsin and Iowa. So Democrats emerge from this week confronting a huge demographic hole: their meager performance among all white voters except women with college
Why would we want a Senator Castle?
Seriously. Why? I mean, clearly the Republican primary voters of Delaware didn’t want him, and this was their election. So why do so many GOP cheerleaders wish Republican primary voters of Delaware would have been smart and savvy enough to vote for a guy those voters didn’t want representing them, casting their vote instead for a woman they believed would? There is nothing “extreme” about the Tea Party message, and
A note to Karl Rove, Trent Lott, Lindsey Graham, and other GOP "pragmatists"
Mark Levin, posted election night: We will win around 3 score House races (including several long-time liberal Democrats), several Senate races, a slew of governorships, and this will be spun as a loss. We are fighting the Democrats on their dark blue turf, they have become the regional party, several states have returned to their red status (Florida, Virginia, Indiana, among others), and this will be spun as a loss.
Fiscal responsibility (or, The Obamas manage India on $200 million a day)
Sacrifice. And remember: Obama understands your frustration. And he promises to do better. No, really. **** update: White House denies cost, provides actual cost as “secret”.
"Top Ten Liberal Arts Colleges Boost Dems in 2010"
I know. Surprise! A new Young America’s Foundation study reveals that the nation’s top ten colleges gave donations almost exclusively to Democrats. Of all the 2010 candidate contribution dollars coming from these schools’ professors and staff, 84% of them went to Democrats. Here is a breakdown of candidate contributions that went to Democrats for each individual school, in order of U.S. News and World Report’s rankings: · Harvard University: 89%
Obama's speech
Evidently, one of Obama’s takeaways from last night’s rebuke to his unappetizing political porridge of socialism/liberal fascism/crony-capitalism is that Americans simply long for the “promotion” of a “clean energy economy.” Cap and trade. Back to work, all you little peoples, with your stink of ordinariness and your bitter clingatude. Cloward-Piven won’t rest, and neither should you.
Honestly
I thought this was a parody when I first read it. I mean, seriously — did this guy not see Gran Torino? Also, some questions: how do I go about getting a job as an “antiracist essayist”? Would such a gig require me to give up my belief in the virtues of a colorblind society? Would I have to pretend to be part of Eminem’s entourage? Do I get to
Election post mortem
California, Colorado, Mass., resist the wave. GOP “pragmatists” in the old and new media renew attacks on the TEA Party “purists” — sneering at every loss, pretending people came out to vote for more of that compassionate conservatism and bi-partisanship they love to peddle. Murkowski, aided by the GOP establishment, showing disdain for primary voters, and proving that power is more important to some on the “right” than ideology (which
Election eve open thread
California will probably keep Boxer — and elect themselves a Carter-era dustball who hasn’t been politically relevant since the last time he climbed down off of Linda Ronstadt — but the rest of the country seems to have a hankering for change from Change. Whether or not they vote that way or not is another question. While we wait to find out, post links, tips, observations, and anecdotes here. After
