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  4. Hamish

    [ Again, for what it’s worth, CNN exit polls are pointing to a very slight Dem win in the Colorado Senate, a seat the GOP were expected to take. ]

    Sheesh! That’s a turn up!

    If so, the Dems are doing better than expected in the Senate (holding WV, maybe CO and PA), but worse than expected in the House.

  6. And unless he can push his support in Providence and Newport up, it looks like Lincoln Chafee won’t be Governor of Rhode Island. Looking to be the Repub. Like in Florida, the centre left vote is split. Unlike Florida, the centre-left candidate would’ve won if it weren’t.

  7. [There are more wackaloon Republicans now though. ]
    We have wackaloon Liberals too, even in Shadow Cabinet 🙂

    Dovif

    I suppose if there was a Republican who had an affair while in office, you would want them removed/impeached too? Would you apply this standard to Australian Liberal politicians, or just US politicians?

  9. one thing I can’t figure out with the electorate in the US and also here. Why is fear popular? The Rethugs and the Coalition it is all fear fear fear. On the other hand the Dems and Labor are all about trying to find a better way and downplaying the fear.
    What is it with people?

  12. [I suppose if there was a Republican who had an affair while in office, you would want them removed/impeached too? Would you apply this standard to Australian Liberal politicians, or just US politicians?]
    Well, Louisiana re-elected David Vitter, a known client of prostitutes, so …

  13. Welcome to politics, victoria. Finding a scary thing or a boogeyman to rally against has been a useful tool in acquiring and retaining power for as long as history can recall. It’s just now crowns and swords have been replaced with ballots and TV cameras.

  15. Socrate

    If Howard had got caught with a White house intern (work experience Chick) and had “sexial relations” with her and then tried to lied about it

    I am happy for him to be kicked out of parliament, and have parliament house burned

  16. Good question Victoria. I suspect a lot of people who believe they’ve been dudded by life want someone else to blame. The Coalition and Repugs prey on that, and provide scapegoats. Asylum seakers here, illegal immigrants over in the US.

    For example, most Americans are quite happy to pay less for food, services, and houses. Costs are cheaper because illegal immigrants from “south of the border” dominate the workforce of many industries (abbatoirs, fruit-picking, construction, etc), which keeps labour costs way down. But if you ask these same Americans what they think of illegals, many will blame them for America’s problems.

  18. [ Not long til Nevada! ]

    If Reid goes, the Dems will loose their only Mormon in Congress.

    My teabagger in-laws in Las Vegas hate Harry Reid. So I really hope he wins!

  22. [If Reid goes, the Dems will loose their only Mormon in Congress.

    My teabagger in-laws in Las Vegas hate Harry Reid. So I really hope he wins!]

    Well those of us who remember Daschle in 2004 will be paying close attention to this race. I think the allure of pork from having a majority leader represent them, as opposed to what a freshman backbencher will, may push the undecideds Reid’s way.

  24. You are not, no.

    Love this in today’s Crikey:

    “Michele Bachmann, the whacky right-winger who believes that the census is unconstitutional (even though it is actually in the Constitution), has argued that the new Congressional leadership should do “nothing but issue subpoenas”.”

  27. So it’s hold the Senate and lose the House as expected. And O’Donnell didn’t get in. I quite like Ron Paul and if his son is anything like him, we could have had worse tea-baggers get in.

  37. Do anyone know the story of North Dakota, how does a Democrat senate seat became a Rep seat with 40% majority …. was there mass scandals

  42. One of the key Repug on CNN just said we cant afford to spend the money that we dont have.

    i suppose what he meant was for things like healthcare, welfare, education and infra-structures. But it is perfectly Ok for wars, like the IRAQ and Afghan.

  44. shepherdmarilyn

    At least the witch Christine O’Connell was defeated.

    Loved this tweet:

    At least Christine O’Connell must be pleased to have been beaten by a Democrat rather than a bucket of water”

  45. Paladino the Republican candidate in New York(senate)….suggested that welfare receipients should be put into special places(prisons!)and confined there .

    This is a direct copy of the policies of conservatives in mid-19th century England where they constructed terrible places called Workhouses..,where the poor were fed and housed but had to work for their food. Children were also imprisoned there and the poor food was notorious for its poor quality and it’s scarcity.
    Charles Dickens wrote strongly against this and his famous novel”Oliver Twist”..made into a musical film years ago…was an bitter attack on this practice. Oliver commits the ultimate sin of asking for more food !
    But in 21st century New York the idea is alive and living !

  46. OMG, you hear this at every election “The winners are the Amercan people” “This is a repudiation of Washington” “This is is against Big Government”.

    Meanwhile back at the ranch, 18% of Americans are out of jobs or just barely hanging on, almost broke and crumbling infra-structures.

    Disneyland anyone?

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