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State of the US Congress and Governorships
Zimmydoom
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Senate results
House results
Governor results
The Presidency is important, but there were plenty of other races yesterday as well. The Democrats (as of 11/5) have picked up at least six seats in the Senate and a damn truckload in the House, with a few tight races in each yet to be determined.
Right now it looks like Merkley will hold on in Oregon, and Franken in Minnesota will need a recount if he's to avenge the late Paul Wellstone. Meanwhile Georgia's going to hold a special runoff at some point here for Saxby Chambliss's seat, and Jebus knows what they hell they're doing up in Moose country.
Right now the Democrats hold a 56-40 advantage in the Senate (with the four seats mentioned above yet to be determined). This includes Joe Lieberman of Connecticut (bad) and Bernie Sanders of Vermont (good!) who while technically Independents are counted as blue for the purposes of determining Senate leadership. This was critical before yesterday, as the Dems held their majority by a margin of exactly one, but now there are hopes that the party can tell Lieberman to just fuck off already. Meanwhile Minority leader Mitch McConnell won his tight reelection bid, so the Republican leadership isn't expected to change for the time being.
As for the house, the Democrats are expected to hold an ~80 seat advantage when the dust clears, so no real worries there. It was hoped that they could grab at least enough seats for a 60 vote, filibuster proof majority in the Senate, but that looks to be extraordinarily unlikely at this point.
The Democrats gained one governorship (in Missouri) but there were only two close races overall, in Washington and North Carolina with the Democrats holding on to both states.
So, now we have Franken's recount and Georgia's runoff to focus on. And again, Alaska is anybody's guess. Election 2008 has been a thunderous victory for the Democrats overall, but there are still a few brushfires here and there to focus on in the near future. If you live in Georgia (or just don't have anything better to do) be prepared to volunteer some time for your candidate of choice.
House results
Governor results
The Presidency is important, but there were plenty of other races yesterday as well. The Democrats (as of 11/5) have picked up at least six seats in the Senate and a damn truckload in the House, with a few tight races in each yet to be determined.
Right now it looks like Merkley will hold on in Oregon, and Franken in Minnesota will need a recount if he's to avenge the late Paul Wellstone. Meanwhile Georgia's going to hold a special runoff at some point here for Saxby Chambliss's seat, and Jebus knows what they hell they're doing up in Moose country.
Right now the Democrats hold a 56-40 advantage in the Senate (with the four seats mentioned above yet to be determined). This includes Joe Lieberman of Connecticut (bad) and Bernie Sanders of Vermont (good!) who while technically Independents are counted as blue for the purposes of determining Senate leadership. This was critical before yesterday, as the Dems held their majority by a margin of exactly one, but now there are hopes that the party can tell Lieberman to just fuck off already. Meanwhile Minority leader Mitch McConnell won his tight reelection bid, so the Republican leadership isn't expected to change for the time being.
As for the house, the Democrats are expected to hold an ~80 seat advantage when the dust clears, so no real worries there. It was hoped that they could grab at least enough seats for a 60 vote, filibuster proof majority in the Senate, but that looks to be extraordinarily unlikely at this point.
The Democrats gained one governorship (in Missouri) but there were only two close races overall, in Washington and North Carolina with the Democrats holding on to both states.
So, now we have Franken's recount and Georgia's runoff to focus on. And again, Alaska is anybody's guess. Election 2008 has been a thunderous victory for the Democrats overall, but there are still a few brushfires here and there to focus on in the near future. If you live in Georgia (or just don't have anything better to do) be prepared to volunteer some time for your candidate of choice.
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Indeed. I was disappointed that Collins won so handily, but I'm not really surprised. We haven't produced a decent Democrat since George Mitchell, and Baldacci's been really disappointing. Maine leans blue overall (and seems to be getting bluer) but we just aren't producing quality candidates at the local level because all the talent leaves at the first opportunity.
Wait, what happened to Snowe/Collins?
They sounded nice. I was pulling for either of them to be Obama's VP.
Still in the Senate. No Pubs in the House, is what he meant.
Are there any other Republican Senators in NE? I should check that. Governors?
Sorry, in the House.
Well, Romney still has a position, though he hasn't claimed in yet, or at least his head does. The position is On a Spike.
What'd she do?
Mostly the habeus corpus thing WRT Gitmo and such. That pissed me right the fuck off. Honestly I don't know about Snowe's actual voting record on individual civil rights issues, but Collins is the one who seeks the camera and spews the party line, especially up here in Maine. She is much more of a political opportunist, as opposed to Snowe who has been part of the party machine for almost her whole adult life. That sounds worse, but she is remarkably consistent as a stateswoman and saves her bluster for behind closed doors, where it counts.
I think Hillary Clinton's schedule is clear for the next four years.
At this point I'd settle for Amy Poehler playing Hillary Clinton.
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/main.results/#val=H
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/05/AR2008110504338.html
This is an conservative district on the Nevada and Oregon border that is historically heavily Republican and McClintock is a well known conservative poster child in California politics (California Conservative mind you not Southern Conservative). The fact this is even contested illustrates how terrible the GOP brand is right now.
McClintock originally endorsed Fred Thompson and then switched his heavily sought after endorsement to Ron Paul after Thompson dropped out.
Judd Gregg is New Hampshire's senior Senator, I think.
Oh, and Joe Lieberman, obviously.
Seriously. If they want to filibuster they should have to go through the theatrics--let everyone see that they're playing obstruction.
They're lucky we don't change the rules to require only a simple majority, the way they threatened to if we didn't cave on judges.
And yeah, getting Stevens out would be highly preferable. I don't see it happening though. And i'm not at all sure the Senate is going to try and get that 67 vote to get rid of him. It's a dangerous thing to do at the start of a new administration, and will set a lot of bad blood no matter what the outcome is. And even then, Senator Palin is looming.
How are the seats up for grabs in 2010 looking? if there are GOP senators in dire positions, those may be a lot more approachable to get some moderate deals in.
As a final note, the House is looking for another ramming course, since the GOP are totally powerless there, they're going to throw tantrums all day and all night. Early evidence is Tom deLay's total fucking crazy interview on MSNBC on election night, which included such quotes as "Pelosi is going to double the minimum wage, destroy our military, whargarblllll
*19 Republican seats up for grabs, 15 Democratic seats.
*Jim Bunning is a dead duck. Good.
I would love the stories of the other 99 Senators having to put up with her.
I think Hilary Clinton would make Palin cry.
More like how they'd get her back for her "in charge" statement. I can imagine telling her that she she had just become his official asswiper.
Oh yea, if Katie Couric could push her around, without meaning to, any senator with an ounce of self-worth would crush her.
She'd end up sitting all on her own somewhere in the corner.
I'm imagining that conversation happening half a dozen times a day. With different senators each time. And 2/3rds of them being Republicans.
The funny starts at the 3-minute mark if you haven't seen it:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184085&title=john-mccain-the-person-he-is
Hillary Clinton would make *Todd* Palin cry.
Also, if Chambliss goes into a runoff (as it looks like he will), he is utterly fucked, because there are legions of Democratic organizers who no longer have anything to do and would personally like to deliver to the Senate Majority Leader and Max Cleland a nice Chambliss-skin rug. They WILL go to GA and work for free to kick his ass. Hell, they ARE going as we speak.
Well, the sight of those three balls is pretty horrifying.
Yes please!
Also, Jesus Christ on a stick. The county sheriff here was the R nominee for Congress and I am terrified at the thought of such an opportunistic Bush lackey as him being allowed anywhere near Washington. Luckily, his ass was kicked.
The one interesting thing to note about a conservative Dem winning in the southern part of the state is that aside from it having been the "safe" R seat, the incumbent (who this time was running for Senate against Tom Udall) faced a very close race in 2006 against an insurgency campaign with no real support from anyone. But that same guy who gave Pearce a run for his money lost in the primaries because ... it seems he just got outspent. And that sucks because no one seems to have given him credit for even opening up the very idea that CD2 was remotely winnable by a Dem, and without Al Kissling in 2006 they'd never have bothered to make CD2 a target for takeover this year. And so in return, poor Al seems to have gotten stepped over on the road to D.C.