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blogs.reuters.com - 11/4/2009
‘Permanent Democratic majority’ begins to unravel
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Voter revulsion at trillion-dollar deficits and impatience about unemployment is creating a toxic environment for the Obama White House and congressional Democrats. Major legislative items like healthcare, energy and financial reform are already slipping into next year.
Creigh Deeds Failed To Run As A Progressive
thinkprogress.org - 11/4/2009
Creigh Deeds Failed To Run As A Progressive
— thinkprogress.org — Republican Bob McDonnell won a “ landslide ” victory over Democrat Creigh Deeds in yesterday’s gubernatorial election... in Virginia, sweeping the state by a whopping 18 points . Exit polls showed Democrats had “ trouble getting their base to the ... (more) Creigh Deeds Failed To Run As A Progressive
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blog.pos.org - 11/4/2009
Congratulations to Bob McDonnell; An Analysis of His Win
— blog.pos.org — (Glen Bolger is proud to have served has Bob McDonnell’s pollster for both his Attorney General’s race... and his Gubernatorial race. Here are some observations about the campaign.) Democrat claims that Bob McDonnell’s victory in Virginia is just a ... (more) Congratulations to Bob McDonnell; An Analysis of His Win
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dailykos.com - 11/4/2009
Not a referendum on Obama
— dailykos.com — Ignore the exit poll topline numbers, since those are always bunk. However, the issue stuff is always... much better, and while the numbers might shift some as the data is massaged to reflect the actual results, these numbers are well within the exit ... (more) Not a referendum on Obama
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Chocolate Jesus' 1000 Year Reign of Peace Cut Short at 10 Months
Ace of Spades HQ — Chocolate Jesus' 1000 Year Reign of Peace Cut Short at 10 Months The realignment that didn't quite align. t’s hard to imagine that the 84 House Democrats from districts won by either John McCain in 2008 or President Bush in 2004 are now more inclined to support either an expensive health plan or a cap-and-trade energy plan. Already Democrats are hinting at shrinking the former and putting the latter on the backburner. (One policy that might get more attention is a second stimulus package to create more jobs.) Tuesday’s election results are a roadmap for political gridlock in ...

Krauthammer: So much for last year’s Democratic “realignment”
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... right now there’s no one on our side who quite measures up head to head. But at the local level, in state or House races? Why shouldn’t a guy like Christie be able to beat Corzine, even in a Democratic stronghold? Why shouldn’t, say, Carly Fiorina be able to beat Boxer? Their party’s littered with at least as many unappealing losers as ours is. Take Obama off the top of the ticket, toss running trillion-dollar deficits into the mix, and it’s anyone’s game. For further thoughts, read James Pethokoukis on re-realignment and ...

Republic of Tofurkey
Theo Spark — ... Miller explains FOX. According to HuffPo, it's a "slam." Is that why liberals don't know how to vote? They're not sufficiently medicated to know what they're hearing and seeing? That's Really Remarkable. David Satter: Yesterday Communism, Today Radical Islam Reuters: Obama Struggles with Bush Legacy. Yeah. That's what he does best, all righty! The Democratic Majority Starts to Unravel. The Ghosts of '38: "After their rout Tuesday in key state elections, ...

'Permanent Democratic majority' begins to unravel
The New Editor — James Pethokoukis: Voter revulsion at trillion-dollar deficits and impatience about unemployment is creating a toxic environment for the Obama White House and congressional Democrats. Major legislative items like healthcare, energy and financial reform are already slipping into next year. History suggests that incumbent parties who get big things done, get them done in the first year of a presidential term, such as the Reagan tax cuts or Clinton's successful push for NAFTA. Midterm election years are where big policy dreams turn into nightmares, such ...

How About A Link?
Daily Pundit — James Pethokoukis » Blog Archive » ‘Permanent Democratic majority’ begins to unravel | Blogs | A respected political forecasting model by Ray Fair Yale University calculates that Democrats and Republicans should split the 2010 vote because of the economy. If that scenario unfolds, then David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report, according to an interview with The Hill, thinks “Republicans will probably be winning back the House.” I hate these damned print journoboobs who post this sort of stuff with no linkage whatsoever. What? ...

Not a Referendum
RealClearPolitics - Homepage — ... , New York Observer [image] Send to a Friend Read Full Article ›› TAGGED: election 2009 RECOMMENDED ARTICLES November 5, 2009 The Most Absurd Post-Election Spin Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics There are a lot of absurd post-election memes floating around out there. For instance, I've seen people suggest that NY-23 has national implications, but the GOP takeover of the NJ governor's race and its running of the tables... more ›› November 5, 2009 'Permanent' Dem Majority Begins to Unravel James Pethokoukis, Reuters MORE FROM THIS AUTHOR FEATURED ...

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