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No. They Can't.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... So tonight was a big win for Republicans. And
a wake-up call to Democrats that there remain positions of
electoral strength for Republicans. The party has been written off
before and has come back to surprise. Maybe we are seeing the
stirrings of a surprise gather even now. ...
No. They Can't.
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
... that Al Franken is trying to get the Senate to come and save him. So tonight was a big win for Republicans. And a wake-up call to Democrats that there remain positions of electoral strength for Republicans. The party has been written off before and has come back to surprise. Maybe we are seeing the stirrings of a surprise gather even now.
Spinning Chambliss
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Chambliss wins, and the Republican side of the blogosphere breathes a sigh of relief. Scott Johnson:
The decisive victory won by Saxby Chambliss over Jim Martin
yesterday in the Georgia Senate runoff is reassuring in several
respects. A contrary result would have carried a disproportionately
large negative impact. It would have added further weight to the notion
that some fundamental shift occurred on November 4. It would have added
to the demoralization felt by Republicans licking their wounds
following the results on November 4. It would have brought Democrats to
within shouting distance of a filibuster-proof majority in the ...
12/3: The GOP Comeback Begins?
Blogometer —
... over Dem challenger Jim Martin in yesterday's runoff election in GA. Righty bloggers are highlighting the fact that Chambliss's margin of victory yesterday was much larger than his margin of victory on Nov. 4th, when Barack Obama was on the ballot. Conservative bloggers see this as evidence that Obama's appeal is unique to him and does not extend to other Dems. Soren Dayton declares: "This tells us that Americans picked Obama and change, but not a broad Democratic or left-leaning agenda for America. [...] When progressives were on the ballot, not just a celebrity, the ...
