It was a Bloodbath!

[David09]

It is pretty historical, yes the house does change hands pretty often but not by 60+ seats.
Libs in denial make me smile

 

[MichaelHelp]

What happened was exactly what the pundits projected.

The GOP won the House and the Dems held the Senate. +6 in the Senate is weak relative to the House gains. Or vice-versa +61 in the House is strongly relative to the weak Senate showing.

 

[St. Barnabas]

Not really.

The Democrats will have, what, 52 or 53 seats when the dust settles, depending on how Washington state falls?

Polling said that Angle should have beaten Reid In Nevada
Polling said that Buck should have beaten Bennet in Colorado
Pollin says that the Republicans would have won easily in Delaware had Castle been standing.

And, in a final insult, polling said that Joe Miller should have handily beaten the write-in candidate in Alaska.

So this whole "it was on the cards, we never expected it anyway" stuff doesn't wash, sorry. Any Democrat with an ounce of self-awareness knows they lost big at this election, but this wasn't the utter wipeout the media, and the GOP base, was stating would happen.

Well, I don't know what polls you were looking at, but the polls I was watching didn't say anything like that.

And Democrats with self awareness don't exist - if they did, this wouldn't have happened.

 

[St. Barnabas]

It is pretty historical, yes the house does change hands pretty often but not by 60+ seats.
Libs in denial make me smile

No kidding!

(Your political score is exactly like mine.)

 

[keith99]

What happened was exactly what the pundits projected.

The GOP won the House and the Dems held the Senate. +6 in the Senate is weak relative to the House gains. Or vice-versa +61 in the House is strongly relative to the weak Senate showing.

Actually it is not. On a percentage basis of seats up for election the Republicans gained more in the Senate.

 

[Staccato]

Well, I don't know what polls you were looking at, but the polls I was watching didn't say anything like that.

I'll link Wikipedia for ease because it lists a wide variety of polls that were conducted for certain races over time. Click and see:

United States Senate election in Colorado, 2010 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Buck won all but one poll out of nearly twenty taken in the last couple of months)

United States Senate special election in Delaware, 2010 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Click 'hypothetical polling with Castle v Coons. Castle wins easily every single time)

United States Senate election in Nevada, 2010 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Angle wins 11/12 polls taken since early October)

United States Senate election in Alaska, 2010 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Joe Miller has a 7 point lead in the most recent poll, and beats write-in every single time)

In every case the polls were clear, that the Republicans should have won these seats. So I think the question is: what polling were you looking at?

 

[Nathan Poe]

I'll link Wikipedia for ease because it lists a wide variety of polls that were conducted for certain races over time. Click and see:

United States Senate election in Colorado, 2010 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Buck won all but one poll out of nearly twenty taken in the last couple of months)

United States Senate special election in Delaware, 2010 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Click 'hypothetical polling with Castle v Coons. Castle wins easily every single time)

United States Senate election in Nevada, 2010 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Angle wins 11/12 polls taken since early October)

United States Senate election in Alaska, 2010 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Joe Miller has a 7 point lead in the most recent poll, and beats write-in every single time)

In every case the polls were clear, that the Republicans should have won these seats. So I think the question is: what polling were you looking at?

Looks like the Republicans could have taken the Senate as well as the House.

 

[MrGoodBytes]

I'm actually glad the Republicans won. Now they can show us their secret non-socialist plan to reduce unemployment and the deficit.

 

[Gawron]

Here is a bloodbath so far overlooked.

Will Redistricting Be a Bloodbath for Democrats?


Republicans See Historic Victories; Gain Control of At Least 19 Democratic-Held State Legislatures


Link: Republicans' Historic Win in State Legislatures -- Vote 2010 Election Results - ABC News

The Republicans gained control of 19 former Democratic State Legislatures. This is no small achievement, and speaks to voter dissatisfaction with liberal democrats overall.

 

[questftbest]

The House actually does not change parties that often. The Dems were in control for 40 years until 1994. The GOP held the house until 2006 when Nancy and the gain took over. Now thankfully the GOP is back in control. While seats can change, control does not change that frequently.

 

[rambot]

Here is a bloodbath so far overlooked.

Will Redistricting Be a Bloodbath for Democrats?


Republicans See Historic Victories; Gain Control of At Least 19 Democratic-Held State Legislatures


Link: Republicans' Historic Win in State Legislatures -- Vote 2010 Election Results - ABC News

The Republicans gained control of 19 former Democratic State Legislatures. This is no small achievement, and speaks to voter dissatisfaction with liberal democrats overall.

... on the federal level?

 

[Gawron]

OK, help me out here. Are you saying that state legislatures have no influence on decisions made at the federal level? What was all that stuff in Arizona about?

 

[brindisi]

Looks like the Republicans could have taken the Senate as well as the House.

It seems you may not understand movement conservatives. We do not vote for the lesser of two socialists. What possible good it it to elect wishy washy Democrat ight candidates like Jim Jeffords, or Lincoln Chaffee, or Arlen Specter or Olympia Snowe, Or Susan Collins? They ar every bit as dangerous to limited government as the Democrats are, and since they have an R after their name we're supposed to just grit our teeth and bear it. It's the reason millions os us conservatives refused to vot for John McCain in 2008.

There comes a time when that has to stop, even if we lose a few seats in the short term. It's time to clean the stables, our country depends on it. So if you think we're foolish for rejecting Castle and the other socialis wannabe idiots, well then just chuckle to yourself and enjoy your little joke. This is only beginning

 

[St. Barnabas]

In every case the polls were clear, that the Republicans should have won these seats. So I think the question is: what polling were you looking at?

Show me the poll saying that the GOP would retake the Senate. I know how desperately you need to be right but nobody I know of thought the GOP would take the Senate except Dick Morris, but then, he thought Condi Rice would run against Hillary for president in 2008.

 

[Nathan Poe]

It seems you may not understand movement conservatives. We do not vote for the lesser of two socialists. What possible good it it to elect wishy washy Democrat ight candidates like Jim Jeffords, or Lincoln Chaffee, or Arlen Specter or Olympia Snowe, Or Susan Collins? They ar every bit as dangerous to limited government as the Democrats are, and since they have an R after their name we're supposed to just grit our teeth and bear it. It's the reason millions os us conservatives refused to vot for John McCain in 2008.

And instead choose to whine about Obama being evil incarnate.

A pity, really -- you wanted everything; you got nothing. I suspect we'll be seeing that pattern repeat itself often in Tea Party history.

There comes a time when that has to stop, even if we lose a few seats in the short term. It's time to clean the stables, our country depends on it. So if you think we're foolish for rejecting Castle and the other socialis wannabe idiots, well then just chuckle to yourself and enjoy your little joke. This is only beginning

I bet I can guess how it ends: more stable cleaning -- this time cleaning out the "cleaners."

 

[St. Barnabas]

A pity, really -- you wanted everything; you got nothing. I suspect we'll be seeing that pattern repeat itself often in Tea Party history.

Denial - it's not just a river in Egypt.

 

[brindisi]

And instead choose to whine about Obama being evil incarnate.

A pity, really -- you wanted everything; you got nothing. I suspect we'll be seeing that pattern repeat itself often in Tea Party history.




I bet I can guess how it ends: more stable cleaning -- this time cleaning out the "cleaners."

You really are extraordinarlity short-sighted, or deliberately blind, if you think the Tea Party got nothing. Majority control of the House and enough members to prevent any legislation we dislike in the Senate is enough to stop Obama dead in his tracks.

I would have thought you more astute than that.

 

[laconicstudent]

You really are extraordinarlity short-sighted, or deliberately blind, if you think the Tea Party got nothing. Majority control of the House and enough members to prevent any legislation we dislike in the Senate is enough to stop Obama dead in his tracks.

I would have thought you more astute than that.

Considering that the Right wing hasn't given the impression of doing anything other than shutting down as much legislation as possible and blaming the President, I suspect we can now expect absolutely nothing to occur in Congress for the next couple years.

 

[Jase]

Considering that the Right wing hasn't given the impression of doing anything other than shutting down as much legislation as possible and blaming the President, I suspect we can now expect absolutely nothing to occur in Congress for the next couple years.

And if Sarah Palin wins the presidency in 2012, we can look forward to the fall of the American Empire. Thank you Tea Party!

 

[brindisi]

And if Sarah Palin wins the presidency in 2012, we can look forward to the fall of the American Empire. Thank you Tea Party!

I'm sure that Democrats would reach across the aisle in a show of bi-partisanship to meet President Palin halfway on her agenda, so as to assure her administration's success, aren't you?