Posted on 11/05/2008 7:52:29 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
Tennessee Republicans won a 19-to-14 state Senate majority in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial voting totals, while House Republicans appeared to have gained a 50-to-49 margin in that chamber, giving them control of it for the first time since 1971.
For the first time since post-Civil War Reconstruction, the GOP holds majorities in both chambers, Republicans said.
House and Senate Republicans also have enough votes — 69 — to capture the three constitutional offices of secretary of state, comptroller and treasurer. The state’s 132 legislators elect the constitutional officers, and it takes 67 votes to win.
Unofficial returns showed Republican Senate candidate Ken Yager of Harriman, Tenn., won the hotly contested 12th Senate District race with Democrat Becky Ruppe.
Republicans have had operational control of the 33-member Senate, but it has been divided 16-16 between Democrats and Republicans, with a Republican turned independent, Sen. Mike Williams of Maynardville, often siding with Democrats. Unofficial returns show Mr. Williams losing to Republican Mike Faulk in the 4th Senate District and Democrats also losing the 26th Senate District.
Going into the election, House Democrats held a 53-46 edge over Republicans. But they lost four seats. That puts House Minority Leader Jason Mumpower, R-Bristol, in position to become speaker barring any unforeseen circumstances.
“The election of a Republican majority in the General Assembly is historic in its own right, and even more so given the strong Democratic tide across much of the country,” said Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Robin Smith. “Our victories send a national message that Republican values still resonate with mainstream America.”
I’m not sweating it other than perhaps getting more ammunition and seeing my investments remain widely diversified. This is going to be a hard lesson for all the fools who believe in the Democrats. Hate to admit it but Hillary was the way they should have gone. Which accentuates how foolish they are. Total mindwashed idiots.
Four years if not thrown out for incompetence before then. I see this as a necessary education for those sorely in need of it. Our nation will emerge stronger after this test.
Wiser perhaps, not stronger. Much like Carter’s 4 years. Folks wised up to a degree, but this country was a basketcase, and abroad was a f’ing disaster, from Panama (giving away the Canal) to Iran (giving the psychotic Khomeini carte blanche to depose one of our strongest allies in the Shah). I stand by what I said in that this abomination is going to make Carter look like George Washington.
God be with us all.
Yep, Obama will make us all equal financially. Equally poor, that is.
Sweet sight, Oklahoma is even better.
Someone told me they were convinced Soros manipulated the markets and that we’d see a sudden gain after Berry won. I won that bet. :/ Investors are rightly petrified. I only hope he’ll get the blame if we slip into a major recession.
Many longtime bellwethers are no longer.
TN, MO, too Republican.
NV, NM, too rat.
Ohio remains and Florida I’d say is one now, although both were more GOP than the nation at large.
VA and CO were closest to the national popular vote. And were both similarly trending rat in recent elections.
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