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donklephant.com - 11/12/2008

CNN: Nearly 60% Favor One Party Control

— donklephant.com — This one’s pretty shocking, and runs contrary to what we’ve heard Republicans saying over the past election cycle. Still, maybe people think that the Dems can’t possible screw it up as badly as the Repubs did? Maybe they’re ... (more) CNN: Nearly 60% Favor One Party Control

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ourfuture.org - 11/6/2008

NEWSFLASH: More Than 60% See President-Elect Obama As "Liberal"

— ourfuture.org — Here's a little news that probably won't dominate the post-election punditry. More than 60% of voters considered Sen. Barack Obama a "liberal." And he won. Politico interviewed Sen. John McCain's long-time close aide Mark Salter, who revealed the ... (more) NEWSFLASH: More Than 60% See President-Elect Obama As ...

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openleft.com - 11/8/2008

Sad News Overnight Thread

— openleft.com — It isn't fun to report on bad news, much less on a weekend night after a big victory. However, there are two sad items to report: Darcy concedes : Darcy Burner has conceded in Washington's 8th congressional district. Darcy writes over email : "It ... (more) Sad News Overnight Thread

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Post-election Congressional Round-up
The Reaction — ... and Senate -- The picture is slowly coming together. Congress may start back to work next week with a "lame duck" session; it is still up in the air. Come January everything changes. The Democratic majority in the House of Representatives is 254 (a majority is 218); the Republicans now hold 173 seats, a net gain of 20 for Democrats. In the Senate 51 is a majority; the Democrats now hold 55 seats and the Republicans hold 39, a net gain of 6 for Democrats. Just getting to the magic 60 may be difficult, but there are other ways around the filibuster dilemma. There ...

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It’s Not About Lieberman, It’s About 60
The Hollywood Liberal — ... not only get the economy back on track. We not only make clean energy and health care affordable and accessible to all. We show that liberal progressive government can deliver, and we lock it in for a generation. The chief threat to achieving these goals is falling short of the 60 votes needed in the Senate to cut off filibusters. On any given issue, it is possible that getting the 60 vote supermajority will require scratching and clawing. There’s not a lot of room for error, and it is myopic to unnecessarily alienate anyone that could be in the 60 — regardless of how much ...