Guess who owns the redistricting map now? And of course every spending measure.
On Nov 3, 6:33 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > tick tock > > you left out that Dems lost many governerships and state legislatures > > > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Greg Dempsey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *[image:http://www.jillstanek.com/fighting%20dems%20gop.gif]* > > *Hi Team!* > > ** > > **? 2 ALL: * > > ** > > *DEMS LIKELY TO RETAIN SENATE, * > > ** > > *GOP TO OVERTAKE HOUSE - * > > ** > > [image: > >http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/01/28/article-1246666-080D87B1000...] > > ** > > *WHAT ARE YOUR COMMENTS?* > > > *Greg Dempsey > > **http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SECULARHUMANIST*<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SECULARHUMANIST> > > *Voice of the People* > > > *========* > > ** > > While Dems likely to retain Senate, GOP wave overtakes House > > > By Agence France-Presse <http://www.rawstory.com/rs/author/raw111/> > > Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 -- 10:10 pm > > [image: submit to reddit] <http://www.reddit.com/submit> Stumble > > This!<http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rawstory.com%2...> > > > > 14Share<http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rawstory.com%2F...> > > 1diggdigg > > > *Latest House projection: GOP 243, Dems > > 192<http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/live-blogging-ele...>: > > DEVELOPING...* > > > [image: While Dems likely to retain Senate, GOP wave overtakes > > House]Resurgent > > Republicans smashed the Democratic power monopoly in the US House, exit > > polls projected, in a sickening blow to President Barack Obama just two > > years after he took power on a tide of hope and history. > > > Exploiting fear and fury over the stuttering economic rebound, Republicans > > grabbed back control over the House of Representatives, though Obama's > > beleagured Democrats looked certain to cling onto the Senate, though with a > > badly reduced majority. > > > "We've come to take our government back!" cried Rand Paul, a hero of the > > ultra-conservative Tea Party movement, after winning a Senate seat in > > Kentucky. > > > "There's a Tea Party tidal wave," he said, in a coming-of-age moment for > > the ultra-conservative movement set up to challenge what critics see as > > Obama's "big-government" takeover of American life. > > > Television networks showed Republicans on track to easily exceed the 39 > > seat net gain they needed to take the 435-seat House, in a result which will > > likely paralyze Obama's reform quest and cast doubt on his 2012 reelection > > hopes. > > > Both CNN and MSNBC projected that the Republicans would post a net gain of > > at least 50 seats. > > > The result will spell the end of Democrat Nancy Pelosi's historic four-year > > reign as the first female House speaker, with Ohio lawmaker John Boehner now > > all but certain to take the gavel in January. > > > Though Democrats looked sure to keep the Senate, after Governor Jim Manchin > > clung on to the firewall Senate state of West Virginia, Republicans picked > > up a net three seats on the way to approaching parity in the upper House. > > > But barring huge upsets on safe Democratic turf, they looked certain to > > fall short of the 10 seats they needed for their own majority. > > > As well as Paul, charismatic Florida Tea Party favorite and Cuban-American > > Marco Rubio, who is tipped for even higher office, also surged to victory in > > the Senate under the ultra-conservative group's banner. > > > All eyes were now turning to Nevada, where Senate Majority leader Harry > > Reid was battling for his political life against another Tea Party favorite, > > Sharron Angle, after a bitter and inflammatory campaign. > > > Earlier, in a last-minute bid to stem Democratic losses, Obama had pleaded > > with voters over the airwaves and the Internet, to reject what he says is a > > Republican bid to revive policies which sparked the economic meltdown. > > > "Today, the country will make a choice about the direction we take in the > > years ahead," he said in an email to supporters. > > > "This movement was never just about one election. It was about building a > > movement for change that endures." > > > Obama was scheduled to make his first public comments on the election in a > > White House news conference on Wednesday which could be crucial in setting > > the tone for a tough run up to his 2012 election campaign. > > > Under Boehner, Republicans are promising to reverse Obama's sweeping health > > reforms and promise a budget crunch and tax cuts which they claim will cut > > the deficit and ignite growth. > > > All year, voters have made clear that the sluggish rebound from the worst > > crisis since the Great Depression, with unemployment standing at 9.6 > > percent, was their major concern. > > > "I'm unemployed for almost one year," said Republican voter Tom Gutierrez, > > 41, in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. "I need to find a job and I'm > > sure I will not get it with the Democrats." > > > But Liberty, Missouri, schoolteacher Jane Boswell said she was switching > > her vote to Democratic because Obama needed more time to pursue his agenda > > and scolded voters who "think that change has to happen overnight." > > > "I'm frustrated with adults who think that it has to happen immediately," > > Boswell said. "Right now, it's like a runaway train, switching tracks all > > the time." > > > Obama, who leaves on a nine-day tour of Asia on Friday, must now launch a > > re-examination of his presidency, as he seeks to renew his bond with voters > > in the run-up to his 2012 reelection fight. > > > He could choose to seek common ground with emboldened Republicans who have > > already said their top priority is to deprive him of a second term. > > > Alternatively, with his veto pen and the megaphone of the presidency, he > > could opt to stand his ground, hoping Republicans overreach. > > > <http://web.blogads.com/advertise_here?id=a73074a7c8c6bb275313ee7b8b1b...> > > > __._,_.___ > > Reply to > > sender<[email protected]?subject=*?+2+all:+DEMS+LIKELY+TO+RETAIN+SENATE,+GOP+TO+OVERTAKE+HOUSE+-+WHAT+ARE+YOUR+COMMENTS?>| > > Reply > > to > > group<[email protected]?subject=*?+2+all:+DEMS+LIKELY+TO+RETAIN+SENATE,+GOP+TO+OVERTAKE+HOUSE+-+WHAT+ARE+YOUR+COMMENTS?>| > > Reply > > via web > > post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJyc...>| > > Start > > a New > > Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmb...> > > Messages in this > > topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/message/28727;_ylc=...>( > > 1) > > Recent Activity: > > > - New > > Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama/members;_ylc=X3oDMT...> > > 1 > > > Visit Your > > Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PresidentBarakObama;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZWV2OG...> > > [image: Yahoo! > > Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZDlkdmgzBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycEl...> > > Switch to: > > Text-Only<[email protected]?subject=change+delivery+format:+Traditional>, > > Daily > > Digest<[email protected]?subject=email+delivery:+Digest>• > > Unsubscribe<[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>• > > Terms > > of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> > > . > > > __,_._,___ > > > > article-1246666-080D87B1000005DC-814_634x406.jpg > 148KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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