- For all the hoopla about republicans taking back the Senate last night, the only blue state loss last night was to incumbent Susan Collins in Maine, and not the slightest surprise. While the three swing state losses (Iowa, Colorado, and a heartbreaker in North Carolina) were disappointing, republicans won every other seat in rock solid red states. Their "victory"? Much ado about nada.
- While the gubenatorial races were a bit more disconcerting, the only real losses were in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Illinois. All the others were in, again, rock solid red states or to incumbents who win 90% of the time in U.S. elections.
- The average loss of House seats in the sixth year of a President's tenure is 26--we only lost 14 last night.
- Martha Coakley shouldn't be allowed anywhere near an election as a Democrat for the rest of her life. She has now lost two statewide elections (Governor and U.S. Senate) in the bluest of blue states (Massachusetts) and Democrats should have a clove of garlic hanging from their necks and flash a crucifix anytime she comes near.
- Speaking of...Alison Lundegan Grimes (running against very unpopular Mitch McConnell) and Bruce Braley (running against Michelle Bachmann wannabe and intellectual peer Joni Ernst) should both spend the rest of their lives hiding under rocks for losing very winnable races. Or, more likely, go into the private sector and leave Democratic politics forever.
- Hagan, Pryor, and soon to be Landrieu--meh, conservadems. See ya, wouldn't want to be ya.
- Minimum wage increases passed in red states Arkansas, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Alaska.
- Washington state passed strict background checks, a nice, long overdue, "fuck you" to the NRA.
On to 2016.
Peace,
emaycee
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