We got rid of Blaaaaaaanche. And Rubio and Paul both win. On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ding, Dong The Wicked Witch is Dead! Christine O'Donnell Loses Senate > Race to Christopher Coons, But Teas Rand Paul and Rubio Win. > > Tea Party Notches Early Victories With Paul and Rubio > > Luke Sharrett for The New York Times > Rand Paul, the Republican candidate for Senate, spoke with reporters > after voting in Bowling Green, Ky. More Photos » > > By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN > Published: November 2, 2010 > Twitter > Sign In to E-Mail > > Print > > > Reprints > > Share > CloseLinkedinDiggMixxMySpaceYahoo! BuzzPermalink The Tea Party > captured its first big victories Tuesday when Marco Rubio won a United > States Senate seat in Florida and Rand Paul won his Senate bid in > Kentucky. The victories seemed to be a precursor of big gains in > Congress for the Republican Party. > > > Results: Senate | House What to Watch: > Senate | House Videos: Why You Are Going to the Polls Interactive: > Tracking Election Twitter Traffic @thecaucus on Twitter > NYT Politics on Facebook > Multimedia > > What One Word Describes Your Current State of Mind? > Slide Show > Candidates Cast Votes > Slide Show > Voters Turn Out for Midterm Elections > Back Story With The Times's Monica Davey in Chicago > > Back Story With The Times's Damien Cave in Florida > > Back Story With The Times's Adam Nagourney in California > > Related > Many Voters Find Little Comfort on Ballot (November 3, 2010) > Victories Suggest Wider Appeal of Tea Party (November 3, 2010) > Obama Is Expected to Urge Cooperation on Economy and an End to Vitriol > (November 3, 2010) > For the Intensely Political and Partisan DeLay, an Unusual Election > Day (in Court) (November 3, 2010) > Winners Tuesday May Benefit From Economic Cycle (November 2, 2010) > Blogs > The Caucus > The latest Election Day news on House, Senate and governor’s races > from around the nation. Go to the Live Blog » > FiveThirtyEight > Nate Silver provides live updates and analysis, along with an election > night viewing guide. Go to the Live Blog » > In the first ouster of a prominent Senate Democratic incumbent, > Representative John Boozman, Republican of Arkansas, defeated Senator > Blanche L. Lincoln, the chairwoman of the Agriculture Committee. > Though running in a largely Democratic state, Mr. Boozman assailed Ms. > Lincoln's support of the Obama administration's policies, including > her vote in favor of the health care bill. > > And in Indiana, former Senator Dan Coats, a Republican who served in > the House from 1981 to 1989 and in the Senate for a decade from 1989 > to 1999, won the seat long held by Evan Bayh, a Democrat who is > retiring. Mr. Coats beat Representative Brad Ellsworth. > > And in another sign of Republican strength, in Ohio, the Republican > Rob Portman, a former United States representative and budget director > for President George W. Bush, won the Senate seat being vacated by > George V. Voinovich, a retiring Republican. Mr. Portman defeated the > Democratic lieutenant governor, Lee Fisher. > > While Mr. Portman’s victory did not represent a pick up for > Republicans, it signaled that the party was running strong in a > battleground state that had been the focus of intense campaigning in > recent days by Democratic leaders. > > While Tea Party-backed candidates captured high-profile victories with > the Rubio and Paul victories in Florida and Kentucky, one of their > candidates, Christine O'Donnell, went down to defeat in Delaware, > where Christopher Coons won the Senate seat once held by Vice > President Joseph R. Biden Jr. > > The early results, and surveys of voters outside polling places, > signaled that the elections would recalibrate the balance of power in > Washington and in state houses across the nation, as voters distressed > over the lingering economic woes, seemed eager to rebuke President > Obama and his fellow Democrats. Preliminary surveys of voters showed > an electorate broadly concerned about the economy and a wide majority > saying that the country was seriously on the wrong track. Most voters > also said they disapprove of the way President Obama and members of > Congress are doing their jobs. > > The surveys, by Edison Research, an independent group that conducts > the polling for the news media, found more than 8 in 10 voters worried > about the direction of the economy over the next year and more than 4 > in 10 saying their own family’s financial situation had worsened in > the last two years. > > The results confirmed the grim outlook about the current state of the > country that has had Democrats bracing for steep losses and > Republicans optimistic about making strong midterm gains in both the > House and Senate. > > The surveys found voters even more unhappy with Congress now than they > were in 2006, when Democrats reclaimed control from the Republicans, > and even more likely this year than at that point to say the country > was moving in the wrong direction. The initial results also indicated > an electorate far more conservative than in 2006, a sign of stronger > turnout by people leaning toward the Republicans. > > Most voters said they believed Mr. Obama’s policies would hurt the > country in the long run, rather than help it and about 4 in 10 voters > said that they supported the Tea Party movement, which has backed > insurgent candidates all across the country. > > The results came after a day of pitched appeals by leading politicians > for supporters to turn out to vote. Former President Bill Clinton > called radio programs in Ohio, on behalf of the Democratic governor, > Ted Strickland, who is in a tough re-election fight. Before casting > his own vote, near his official residence in Columbus, Mr. Strickland > handed his identification card to a poll worker who jokingly asked if > he was still the governor. > > “For the time being I am,” Mr. Strickland replied. > > At the White House, Mr. Obama, who had already voted by absentee > ballot, gave live Election Day radio interviews in a bid to lift > support for Democratic candidates, including the Senate majority > leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, who was locked in a tight race against > Sharron Angle, the Republican candidate backed by the Tea Party. > > “There are a lot of folks out there who really haven’t gotten the > message.” Mr. Obama said in an interview on WGCI in Chicago, one of > many radio stations he called Tuesday to encourage voter turnout. > “This is a really important election, making sure folks have health > care, making sure that young people are able to get college > scholarships. All those things that we’ve worked so hard on over the > last two years are going to be at stake. The key is making sure > everyone gets out to vote.” > > The White House said Mr. Obama would hold a news conference on Wednesday. > > In all, 37 Senate seats were being voted on across the country on > Tuesday. There were also governor’s races in 37 states, including > California, Texas, Florida and New York, where the Democrat, Andrew M. > Cuomo, seemed well positioned to defeat the Republican, Carl P. > Paladino, who also has backing from Tea Party supporters. > > In addition to local, state and federal offices, there were also > ballot initiatives up for voter consideration in dozens of states, > including a measure in California to legalize marijuana. > > At polling places around the country, voters seemed divided. And yet, > regardless of their personal views, some voters also expressed deep > concern about the angry tone of political discourse these days and > about the steep challenges facing the nation. > > In downtown Des Moines, Vickie Quinones, 27, said she had been > unemployed for two years and unable to find a job that would pay > enough to cover the cost of childcare so that she could work. > > In 2008, she voted for Mr. Obama. This year, after researching the > candidates, she decided to support even more Democrats with the hope > that the party will hold its majority in Congress. > > “He hasn’t been there that long,” she explained, echoing the words of > a number of other supporters. “Everyone criticizes but I don’t think > he’s had enough time.” > > In some races, the final tallies are not expected to be known for > several days if not longer, particularly in the Alaska Senate race, > where the incumbent, Lisa Murkowski, is running as a write-in > candidate after losing the Republican primary. > > Still, the voting on Tuesday effectively caps what has been a bitterly > fought and hugely expensive midterm election campaign — nearly $4 > billion spent nationwide, according to some tallies — that to a large > degree has become a referendum on the economy, Mr. Obama and the House > speaker, Nancy Pelosi of California, and an outlet of public > frustration, with little focus on substantive issues beyond vague > calls by many Republicans for smaller government and reduced spending. > > Amid the voter frustration over the economy and continuing high > unemployment, Mr. Obama and Congressional Democrats found themselves > struggling all year to take credit for the many legislative > achievements of the past two years, including the economic stimulus > program, the health care law and tougher financial regulation. > > Republicans, meanwhile, were able to capitalize in the creeping sense > among voters that government has grown too big and spent too much. > > > Reporting was contributed by Kevin Sack in Georgia, Katherine Q. > Seelye in Wisconsin, Kim Severson in Ohio, A.G. Sulzberger in Iowa, > and Jeff Zeleny and Dalia Sussman in New York. > > > More: > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/us/politics/03elect.html?_r=1&hp > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
