[mwl1]

And in 1972, Washington Post had headline, "McGovern Sweeps DC" with smaller italics on top, "Nixon Carries Nation."

Frankly, there was so little coverage on any of the networks and cable news stations last night that I knew the GOP had prevailed in both gubernatorial races. Had a RAT one, they'd have broken into regular programming.

[rushmom]

If the Democrats had simply held on to those governorships it would be wall-to-wall news as to the weakness of the GOP. A Republican wins in Kentucky after 32 years, and an incumbent Democrat is dispatched...and it's no big deal. The establishment media, there's nothing mainstream about them, is an arm of the DNC.