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volokh.com - 11/4/2009
Four Obvious Lessons from Tonight’s Elections
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I think there are four obvious lessons to draw from tonight’s election returns : 1. For Conservative Republicans: The America people reject Barack Obama and obviously want true conservative leadership. The Governorships of two states have switched to the “R” category, showing a grassroots ...
washingtonexaminer.com - 11/4/2009
Lessons from the 2009 election results
— washingtonexaminer.com — By: Michael Barone Senior Political Analyst 11/04/09 3:08 AM EST My Wednesday Examiner column , written as... the 2009 election returns were coming in, stands up pretty well. But let me add some observations written as the course of the elections became ... (more) Lessons from the 2009 election results

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Lessons from Election Night
hotair.com - 11/4/2009
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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First thoughts: Last night's lessons
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 11/4/2009
First thoughts: Last night's lessons
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Ali Weinberg*** Last Night’s Lessons: What a difference a... year makes. Exactly a year to the day when Barack Obama celebrated his presidential victory in Grant Park and Democrats picked up ... (more) First thoughts: Last night's lessons
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Megan McArdle:  Lessons Learned from Last Night

Obsidian Wings:  Three out of four ain't bad

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Lessons Learned from Last Night
Megan McArdle — What to say about last night's results?  As one commentator in my twitter feed noted, there's enough here for everyone to spin.  Or as Orin Kerr put it: ...

Three out of four ain't bad
Obsidian Wings — ... by von Orin Kerr, tongue planted firmly in cheek, posts four "obvious lessons" from last night's near sweep by Republicans: 1. For Conservative Republicans: The America people reject Barack Obama and obviously want true conservative leadership. ... 2. For Moderate Republicans: The American people obviously want old-fashioned economic conservatives who are moderate on social issues. .... 3. For Moderate Democrats: The party out of power usually does well in off-year elections ...

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