Posted on 11/05/2014 9:31:29 PM PST by Dallas59
In the end, there was no Republican wave. Indeed, ideologically it was barely a ripple. Unlike 2010, with the Tea Party, or 2006, when the Democrats took over, there was no all-encompassing agenda or over-arching theme. The Republicans won the US midterms – there’s no denying that – but they didn’t win as big as it first seems.
This election cycle included not only conservative-friendly states but a disproportionate number of competitive states in which incumbent Democrats were stepping down. Democrats have not won Louisiana or Arkansas in a presidential election since 1996, Georgia since 1992 and Alaska since 1964. A Democrat losing in these places is no great surprise. They were low-hanging fruit, and Republicans expended a lot of energy – and even more money – trying to get to it. They were successful. Democrats fared better on Tuesday night than they did in 2010, two years after which Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney. States where Democrats fared worse, like Virginia, North Carolina or Florida (in the governor’s race), are swing states that are always in play.
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Yeah, right. I get all my political analysis from a commie limey paper. And MSNBC. And Juan Williams. And Kirsten Powers. And Geraldo.
Republicans didn’t win as big as you think they did. And Obama didn’t lose
Well yes they did and yes he did. But hey if fantasy land is where you dwell so be it......
As I recall back in Reagan’s day “our” color was blue on all the media maps- the Dems stole it later because their red reminded everyone what they are.
Given the source, I think “bollocks!” is the correct term ...
Oh, yeah, and the moon is made of green cheese, the government actually helps people. and I’m a one eyed, one horn, flying purple people eater. The folks at the Guardian are back doing cocaine lines...again.
Conveniently left Iowa and Colorado off his list.
State, local, and federal went Republican. What part of “unemployed democrap political hack” don’t they understand?
We all know liberals are in denial of reality but this is beyond even clinical mental retardation.
They are gonna spin this whatever way they have to in order to pave the way for him to continue ruling with his pen and his phone.
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