[GonzoII]

Let's build on it.

[Steely Tom]

Everything went in the direction of the GOP as Republicans seized new majorities in the West Virginia House, Nevada Assembly and Senate, New Hampshire House, Minnesota House and New York Senate, The West Virginia Senate is now tied.

I thought last night was all about turning out the incumbents.

I'd like to see a comparison of the number of Democrat incumbents defeated against the number of Republican incumbents defeated.

[goldstategop]

In Colorado, the Senate as well as House is now GOP. This is excellent news even with Beauprez going down.

[GonzoII]

"Republicans have taken control of the Colorado senate and the New Mexico house."

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[MNDude]

I remember reading that in 2010 many of the defeated democrats went into VERY deep depression and had to go see shrinks for weeks.

I sure hope many of them are suffering the same way again.

[cotton1706]

Fantastic!! I was waiting to hear on this!

[JSDude1]

This is why the 17th Amendment should be repealed.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Significant events can happen at the state level.

In recent years, we have seen cutbacks in abortion, and new policies such as Walker’s efforts in Wisconsin to cut back the power of public employee unions.

Both of these are changing the debates in this country on these issues. And they are happening in the state legislatures, not in Washington, DC.

Don’t under estimate the power of states to make positive changes in the direction of the country. Not everything important has to happen in Washington, DC.

[apillar]

West Virginia really surprised me, not only did they turn the entire congressional delegation Republican and send Shelly Moore-Capito to the senate (leaving poor lonely Joe Manchin as the ONLY WV democrat in a federal office), but WV also elected a Republican State house, for the first time since 1930...and not by a slender margin, 63-36 at current count, they also went took a 17/17 tie in the State Senate, which nobody was predicting, giving them essentially ideological control of the Senate considering their a few conservative democrat State Senators that will vote with the Republicans or might switch parties altogether.

[Tennessean4Bush]

Complete and utter wipeout.

[Rainier1789]

A top agenda item for states with Republican legislatures and governors should be to take on public employee unions and their budget-busting pensions, work rules and wages. Make joining voluntary and make the unions bill directly for the dues.

So far I have seen only Scott Walker (Wisconsin) in the news for doing this. Now several other state governments should stand up to NEA, AFSME, SEIU and CWA while they have the chance.

[Slyfox]

I am looking forward to Hussein doing stuff now. Anything he does now will be because he and Jarrett have decided how they are going to respond to our tantrum.

WE ARE BIGGER THAN HIS PEN AND HIS PHONE.

[Slyfox]

Democrats Sink to Pre–Great Depression Levels in State Legislatures

That was when old Calvin Coolidge was in office. Ronald Reagan would be so proud.

[laplata]

FYI

[IYAS9YAS]

I don’t get NM, and I’ve lived here going on nearly 10 years. Martinez (GOP) wins governor race with huge margin. But at the same time, Weh loses to Udall by nearly the same margin (statewide Senate election). But we gain at the local level. WTH happened with Weh? Also, the three Representatives stayed the same. The two dem incumbents won and one pubbie incumbent won. This state is schizophrenic. How did we take the local stuff, and SOS, and Gov, especially the gov by huge margins, but lose with Weh? I understand the CDs, sort of, but when you add up the numbers on all three races, the dems got more votes.

[moovova]

"Democrats Sink to Pre–Great Depression Levels in State Legislatures"

I hope ALL Dembos are "depressed" today...and for years to come.

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

Last night has restored my faith in the American people. The spread should have been far greater, but we'll take it.

First order of business is for a high profile Republican Senator such as Ted Cruz to THREATEN OBAMA WITH IMPEACHMENT IF HE TAKES ANY ACTION REQUIRING CONGRESS' APPROVAL (SUCH AS AMNESTY EO) WITHOUT INPUT FROM CONGRESS.

Second order of business is to review Obama's illegal release of 5 Taliban commanders for a DESERTER.

Time to get serious about the 'Eric Holder problem', and they must NOT allow racist Thomas Perez to take the DOJ AG seat. Lois Lerner needs to serve jail time and the IRS scandal needs further investigation.

[arthurus]

It’s time for that Article 5 convention.

[sphinx]

There are 1001 local issues in these state legislative races, but the significant national question that potentially unifies them is dealing with public sector unions. Too many states are in trouble on this front, with several skirting bankruptcy. The pushback is underway. Reform is fiscally necessary if we are going to have competent government at the local level, and it is a political opportunity for Repulicans given the R/D dynamic at work.

I am not anti-public employee. I appreciate our policemen, firemen, schooteachers, sanitation engineers [sic], and the guy who mows the grass in the park. But the incestuous relationship between the unions and local pols has grown abusive. Public employee benefits need to be fully funded and sustainable. The big missed opportunity was in 1974, when ERISA (its faults notwithstanding) began to require full funding of private pensions. The same thing should have been done for the public sector at all levels. It is time to rectify the oversight.

[1010RD]

To build on it you need an affirmative conservative message and legislative plan. Conservative populism is the way.

Item one: indexing taxes for inflation.

We must starve the Beast.

Item two: border security - build the fence, then we’ll reform immigration, but not until we’ve got a fence.

PS: get rid of the TSA.

[Grampa Dave]

There is a cold hard depression among the Republican Haters across America, and some are posting about their deep depression today on Free Republic.

To those who hate last night's election results. Enjoy your misery and depression while the rest of us celebrate a victory.