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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
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Re: Pessimism in NY-23
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Posted by:
Kevin Glass at
12:45 AM
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No, it has not been good news at all for Doug Hoffman in NY-23. The polls that showed Hoffman picking up huge steam since Scozzafava dropped out (PPP and Siena) were off. It could be that the big numbers of undecideds were scared off by Hoffman's third-party ID at the poll and went with what they knew: the major-party Democrat candidate. Needless to say, after important wins in Virginia and New Jersey, NY-23 has turned out to be a bit of a letdown.
Big shout out to our own Jillian Bandes tonight, who handled a marathon three-hour chat on her lonesome before the software overloaded.
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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New Jersey Voters Reject Negative Campaign of Jon Corzine
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Posted by:
John Hanlon at
11:33 PM
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In a major victory for the Republican Party, Chris Christie is now the Governor-elect of the state of New Jersey...
It is good to see that the voters of that state rejected Jon Corzine and the nasty campaign that he waged, including the focus on Chris Christie's weight.
In his acceptence speech, Christie just spoke about the negative personal attacks from this campaign. Instead of dwelling on them, he focused on moving forward for the state of New Jersey.
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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Which Way Will They Go?
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Posted by:
Carol Platt Liebau at
10:47 PM
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With Republicans winning gubernatorial races in both New Jersey and Virginia, it's clear that a number of Dems may be in serious trouble in next year's elections. And so a moment of decision has arrived for the Washington Democrats who have been heedlessly leading their representatives off a far-left cliff.
Will they trim their sails so as to avoid an electoral debacle next year -- or, realizing that they may well be in serious political trouble no matter what they do, will they simply run harder and faster to encode as much of the left-wing wish list as possible into law before it becomes more difficult after 2010?
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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Christie Takes NJ, Making It A Two-Governor Sweep
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Posted by:
Jillian Bandes at
10:16 PM
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Both Politico and the WSJ are calling it. Chris Christie and Bob McDonnell are the two governors in charge
The White House has lent it's hand to the Democratic campaign efforts in those states, but White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the White House isn't paying attention:I don't think, looking at the two gubernatorial races, you can draw with any great insight what's going to happen a year from now.
Whether or not these elections are bellweathers is the subject of heated debate, especially with the NY-23 results still pending....
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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Most political building in the world isn't watching politics tonight
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Posted by:
Townhall.com Staff at
10:11 PM
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Washington (CNN) – President Obama is not planning to watch Tuesday nights election returns, Obama aides Robert Gibbs and David Axelrod tell CNN. Obama is more likely to watch Tuesday night's Chicago Bulls game than any political coverage, according to Axelrod. The president's senior staff have also decided not to hold a watch party to keep an eye on election returns as they come in. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was spotted in workout clothes leaving the White House campus at 7 p.m. ET, just as polls were closing in Virginia. Axelrod told CNN he has a dinner outside the White House to attend
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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Election Night Party With Jillian Bandes
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Posted by:
Townhall.com Staff at
8:32 PM
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The ouster of "moderate" Republican Dede Scozzafava in New York's 23rd congressional district, the tight race between multimillionaire Democrat Wall Street vet Jon Corzine and Republican upstart Chris Christie in the New Jersey governor's race, and Bob McDonnell's probable victory over Obama-endorsed Creigh Deeds in the Virginia governor's race have combined to make this off-year election much more interesting than usual.
Turn off the mainstream media and check in right here to Townhall.com the night of November 3rd to get live up-to-date info from our National Political Reporter Jillian Bandes. You know the MSM is rooting for all the Democrats. Use Townhall.com to fight back!
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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GOP Takes Virginia: Exit Poll Analysis
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Posted by:
Meredith Jessup at
8:23 PM
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Some key factors in the GOP's victory in Virginia from the Associated Press:
---Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell's victory in Virginia over Democrat Creigh Deeds is definitely a triumph for the GOP as the party looks to rebuild. Virginia went to Obama just a year ago by 6 points... now it has had a significant swing among independent voters back to the GOP.
---"Early returns in Virginia showed that by a 2-1 margin McDonnell was winning rapidly growing, far-flung Washington, D.C., suburbs — places like Loudoun and Prince William counties — that Republicans historically have won but that Obama prevailed in last fall by winning over swing voters."
---"Independents...were a critical part of the diverse coalition that carried the president to victory in Virginia and across the country. But after more than a year of recession, still early in Obama's term, they fled from Democrats in a state where the economy trumped all."
---"The Associated Press exit polls showed that nearly a third of voters in Virginia described themselves as independents on Tuesday...They preferred McDonnell by almost a 2-1 margin over Deeds in Virginia."
---"The surveys also suggested the Democrats had difficulty turning out their base, including the swarms of first-time minority and youth voters whom Obama attracted as part of his coalition."
---Virginia voters reported their top concern was the economy.
---More than four in 10 voters in Virginia said their view of Obama factored into their choice on Tuesday, and those voters roughly split between expressing support and opposition for the president.
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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Referendum Tuesday
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Posted by:
Townhall.com Staff at
6:50 PM
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Kids in Virginia had the day off today due to the election and because it was parent-teacher conference day at the end of the first quarter.
Barack Obama is having a sort of first quarter review tonight. Virginia at 7pm, New Jersey at 8pm and NY23 at 9pm.
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