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hotair.com - 18 days ago

Lessons from Election Night

— hotair.com — Republicans had their best night in five years, winning two governorships in states that went big for Barack Obama last night. They came closer than some would have guessed in holding a California district while running a no-name against the ... (more) Lessons from Election Night

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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 19 days ago

Exit poll: In Virginia, it's all about the economy

— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — (CNN) - The economy and jobs are the number on issue on the minds of voters in Virginia, according to data from CNN exit polls Tuesday. Forty-six percent of Virginian voting Tuesday, as Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Creigh Deeds faced ... (more) Exit poll: In Virginia, it's all about the economy

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fivethirtyeight.com - 19 days ago

Gubernatorial Races a Poor Yardstick

— fivethirtyeight.com — Here is the problem with using the results from New Jersey or Virginia tonight to judge the status of the national political environment. It's not so much that the races are "meaningless" in the abstract, but that ticket-splitting is so common in ... (more) Gubernatorial Races a Poor Yardstick

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Fresh NJ Gov Thread: Looking Good For Christie
Ace of Spades HQ — Fresh NJ Gov Thread: Looking Good For Christie Snippets from the RCP election blog: 9:29 -- There's six counties in New Jersey with over half the precincts in. Corzine is running 7 points behind his 2005 totals in Gloucester, 6 behind in Cape May, 14 behind in Ocean, 13 in Monmouth, 10 in Hunterdon, and 7 in Hudson. --SEAN TRENDE 9:19 -- From the NJN/Gannett exit poll: Obama has 57% job approval in NJ. Among those who approve, Corzine wins 75-17. Christie wins 88-7 among those who disapprove -- MIKE MEMOLI 9:17 -- Corzine would have to carry the rest of the state with about ...

The fat man sings in New Jersey
Power Line — ... but the Obama folks thought this race was winnable and that Obama's involvement would make a difference. Christie was heavily outspent by Corzine. Christie had Corzine's unpopularity going for him, but didn't run an impressive campaign and had to overcome the drag of a third-party candidate who siphoned off anti-Corzine votes. The result of this race has to sting Democrats. UPDATE: The AP has also called the race for Christie. Via the RealClearPolitics Election Night Live Blog.

How Big is McDonnell's Win? -- By: Rich Lowry
The Corner on National Review Online — Big. From RCP: Bob McDonnell's margin right now is 58.69%-41.2%. Looking at the scattering of remaining districts, it looks like that will hold. If he stays above 58.3%, he will have the highest percentage of victory for any Republican Governor in the state's history, and will have scored the highest percentage for any Governor since Albertis S. Harrison, Jr., got 63.8 percent against poor H. Clyde Pearson in 1961. ...