Posted on 11/03/2010 9:52:21 AM PDT by Eleutheria5
Republicans catapulted back into relevance and power Tuesday, taking majority control of the House and winning governorships all over the country. Democrats fell in dozens of House races as voters registered their unhappiness with the recession-wracked economy and the direction of the country.
In a pendulum swing of historic proportions, Republicans picked up at least nine governorships in states now led by Democrats, including many that will be key to the 2012 presidential election, and held on to Florida. They also took Democratic Senate seats in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Arkansas, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Illinois. Republicans needed 39 new House seats to take control; they won at least 60.
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OK. Celebrate a little. Yay.
Does anyone have a count for Secretaries of State?
don’t increase the debt ceiling is the quickest way to shrink government
I though Republicans had 65 House seats. Did we lose 5 overnight?
We won the upper end of the range. There will be 246 Republicans in the House by the time final races are decided. This is the biggest GOP House majority since 1946. Its a deep bench.
What may be true that is like an iceberg to most of the “non political junkies” of America is that all the states that had their switch from Dem to Rep is made up of many first time politicians - TEA PARTY inspired!! I can’t prove this theory, but taking control of so much in one election comes from grass roots not party machines.
Hey everyone....... Don’t forget: dayton/Emmer goes into recount.....
Key word is “at least”. Dressed in sack cloth and with ashes on their heads, Politics Daily tries to make the least of it.
The MSNBC online summary of the election results indicates that the GOP has picked up 61 House seats, with 11 races still undecided. I’ve seen numbers in the 60-65 range that are probably pretty realistic when all is said and done.
But what to do with the present debt? All the bailouts, stimuli, cash-in-clunkers, etc., has put the US in danger of Argentinian-style devaluation of the currency. When I came to Israel in May of 2009, a dollar was worth 4.04 shekels. It’s now hovering around 3.60.
both are excellent candidates in a tough area and yet they nearly pulled it off ....
as usual, Jesse and Ruth would have already won if it weren't for THOSE DAMN THIRD PARTY voters....I despise them....
They are probably both going to lose.
Well, then, there’s a mandate. We demand to know when The One will print out the full text of his “health care reform,” Roll it into a conical shape, sit on it and rotate. Well? It’s not “if,” but “when”.
We have to be very prudent with this power, keeping the House in 2012, when we can win back the Senate and Presidency.
The MSM is going to do all it can to portray make the House as radical zealots, and Obama their poor victim.
We must not overreach and lose the House again.
We can take all three branches in 2012 and really start doing something than.
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