Tomorrow is election day and all is not lost for the Democrats. Seriously! In Nevada, veteran political reporter Joe Ralston is predicting a win for Harry Reid over crazy Sharron Angle, even though Reid is incredibly unpopular in his home state. He believes that Reid's campaign did a good job of defining Angle while her campaign could not reconcile her statements on Sharia law in non-existent Texas towns, scary Latinos in ads, Hispanic kids magically becoming Asian, etc, etc, etc.
In Alaska, Palin-endorsed teabagger fav Joe Miller has become the incredibly shrinking candidate. A few months ago, he was considered unstoppable and Lisa Murkowski's flirtation with a write-in candidacy was considered crazy. Well, Murkowski did launch a write-in campaign and she has soared in the polling as Miller has sunk. Moreover, Democrat Scott McAdams, the unknown Sitka mayor who basically got the nomination because the state Dem convention was held in his town and nobody else wanted it, has seen his support double in the past few weeks. He has a real shot at it, which is amazing in a bright-red state in what is supposed to be a GOP wave year. If Murkowski wins, she'll certainly go right back to the Republican fold, but it would be a serious defeat for the over-hyped tea party and Washington will be short one crazy teabagger. Plus, Murkowski and Palin are enemies (when asked if she would support Palin in a run for President, Murkowski said flatly "I would not.") and Palin has painted herself as the king maker who discovered Miller. His loss would help reveal Palin as the naked empress she is.
In California, things are looking good for the Dems as Barbara Boxer and Jerry Brown are expected to win. It looks like Meg Whitman's millions won't allow her to buy the governor's office.
In Delaware, it looks like Democrat Chris Coons will defeat the bizarre Christine O'Donnell by a nice margin. That seat could have easily gone to Republican Mike Castle if the state's Republicans hadn't been in the thrall of the Tea Party, but too bad, so sad, this will be the Dem win that wasn't supposed to happen.
In New York, teabagger Carl Palladino is quickly becoming a punch line and nothing more.
In Texas...well, there's not much for a Texas Democrat to hope for. For a while, it looked like Bill White had a real shot at unseating Rick Perry, but lately Perry's lead has widened. He has managed to sell himself as an outsider, even though he is the ultimate insider. I guess he'll be anointed governor for life.
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Monday, November 1, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Election Day Roundup
Yesterday's elections yielded some interesing results in South Carolina, Arkansas, Nevada, California, and Iowa.
In South Carolina, State Rep Nikki Haley won 49% of the vote for the GOP nomination for governor, just short of the 50% she needed to avoid a runoff with Congressman Gresham Barrett. The winner of the runoff will face State Senator Vincent Sheheen in November. Keep in mind that Nikki Haley is a teabagger fav, endorsed by Sarah Palin. Don't think for a second that I support her. But this is South Carolina, people. It's been years since a Democrat had a shot at the governor's race. Unless Haley really did sleep with every closet case in the GOP, she'll win. Speaking of which, French Lieutenant's Woman Lt. Gov Andre' Bauer came in a distant 4th behind Attorney General Henry McMaster. Too bad, so sad Andre'. No word on his former aide Larry Marchant whom I would like to imagine waking up this morning with a thunderous hangover after drowing his sorrows in too many Creme de Menthe Frappes at PT's Cabaret. I'm sure that's not true.
On to Nevada where another teabagger fav, Sharron "Two Rs" Angle beat Chicken Lady Sue Lowden for the GOP nomination for Senate. Two Rs will now face Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the general election. In fact, Two Rs isn't just a teabagger fav, she's an an actual teabagger herself. You better believe Harry Reid was popping the champagne corks over her win. There's all kinds of crazy for him to exploit (she supports "phasing out" social security, she supports storing nuclear waste in Nevada, and on and on). The teabaggers just handed Reid his only (slim) chance of winning in November.
Crazy Nevada Republican Governor Jim Gibbons became the first sitting governor in state history to loose a primary. Why? It could have been the sexual assault allegations (never proven) or the luxury cruise paid for by a defense contractor. He also pushed through a provision that requires a 2/3 majority of both houses of the legislature for any tax increases. This is the same sort of provision that has all but wrecked California. In other words, Nevada was fucked by Jim Gibbons.
In Arkansas, Blanche Lincoln somehow pulled out 51% of the vote, avoiding a runoff with progressive Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. She will have a tough battle against Republican Congressman John Boozman in November.
In California, it was the year of the unqualified women CEOs. Failed Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina won the GOP nomination for Barbara Boxer's Senate seat. Former EBay CEO Meg Whitman bought won the GOP nomination for Governor. She'll face former Governor Moonbeam, Jerry Brown, in November. Meg spent $71 million of her own personal fortune to get this far. We'll see if she can buy the governor's mansion.
Also in California, birther-in-chief Orly Taitz lost her bid to be California Secretary of State to former NFL player Damon Dunn who never even voted until last year. There was speculation that she could win which would have been a huge embarassment to the Republican party.
In Iowa, some rabidly anti-gay bigots lost big. Bob Vander Plaats lost the GOP nomination for governor to former governor Terry Branstad. Branstad is not exactly a friend of the gays, but Vander Plaats tried to make marriage equality the major issue of the campaign. In a state house race, Ako Abdul-Samad won the Democratic primary against minister Clair Rudison who ran with the full force of the anti-gay Iowa Family Policy Council. Like Vander Plaats, Rudison vowed to make marriage equality the decisive issue. I guess Iowa voters were more concerned with issues that acutally have an effect on them.
On to Nevada where another teabagger fav, Sharron "Two Rs" Angle beat Chicken Lady Sue Lowden for the GOP nomination for Senate. Two Rs will now face Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the general election. In fact, Two Rs isn't just a teabagger fav, she's an an actual teabagger herself. You better believe Harry Reid was popping the champagne corks over her win. There's all kinds of crazy for him to exploit (she supports "phasing out" social security, she supports storing nuclear waste in Nevada, and on and on). The teabaggers just handed Reid his only (slim) chance of winning in November.
Crazy Nevada Republican Governor Jim Gibbons became the first sitting governor in state history to loose a primary. Why? It could have been the sexual assault allegations (never proven) or the luxury cruise paid for by a defense contractor. He also pushed through a provision that requires a 2/3 majority of both houses of the legislature for any tax increases. This is the same sort of provision that has all but wrecked California. In other words, Nevada was fucked by Jim Gibbons.
In Arkansas, Blanche Lincoln somehow pulled out 51% of the vote, avoiding a runoff with progressive Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. She will have a tough battle against Republican Congressman John Boozman in November.
In California, it was the year of the
Also in California, birther-in-chief Orly Taitz lost her bid to be California Secretary of State to former NFL player Damon Dunn who never even voted until last year. There was speculation that she could win which would have been a huge embarassment to the Republican party.
In Iowa, some rabidly anti-gay bigots lost big. Bob Vander Plaats lost the GOP nomination for governor to former governor Terry Branstad. Branstad is not exactly a friend of the gays, but Vander Plaats tried to make marriage equality the major issue of the campaign. In a state house race, Ako Abdul-Samad won the Democratic primary against minister Clair Rudison who ran with the full force of the anti-gay Iowa Family Policy Council. Like Vander Plaats, Rudison vowed to make marriage equality the decisive issue. I guess Iowa voters were more concerned with issues that acutally have an effect on them.
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