1. Aaaah yes...something to feel warm and fuzzy about? Not quite. :)
2. Yep, Jim, the GOP is really on a roll in Washington state.
In the 9th, a Republican beat a Republican to hold on to a Republican seat -- a stunning defeat for Democrats!
In the 15th, a Republican held on to a Republican seat by beating a Democrat who gave up almost two months ago and moved to California. (The Republican still lost 30% of the vote to a man who wasn't there.)
In King County (representing almost 1/3 of the state's voters), undercover Republican Susan Hutchison was crushed, although she still can't bring herself to recognize it.
Meanwhile, I-1033 got pasted, including defeats in many counties where Eyman could previously count on support.
Spin it however you like, but it wasn't a good night for Republicans in Washington.
3. What #1 said. Typical liberal progressive excuses - the left (and the corrupt one in NJ) lost elsewhere. Considering the odds for the conservative candidate - only behind by 3% not a bad showing for someone who only decided to run 2 months before for the 1st time because there was leftist posing as a GOP who ran, then supported the Democrat. BTW, there is no conservative party.
The referendum on the White House was rejected at this time by many. Stay tuned...
4. one correction - in NY, the conservative party is recognized, but is a minor party, like the Reform or Libertarians.
5. 'Spin it however you like, but it wasn't a good night for Republicans in Washington.'
Actually #3 you could say it 'isn't a good existance for Republicans in Washington'. Republicans are fighting an uphill losing battle and they have no super-stars on the horizon. The RNC has likely written off this state long ago. :)
6. Mike - Two suggestions for you:
1. Read the post before you comment on it.
2. If you have nothing to say about the subject of the post, then it is best not to put up a comment. (Unless, of course, you can say something amusing.)
(I assume most readers will understand that this post is not the place for a general discussion of the elections yesterday. I may, depending on my mood, put up an open thread for such a discussion later.)
8. As far as I'm concerned every incumbent needs to be tossed.
9. Voters in this county would vote for Stalin or Mao if they had a (D) beside it. Thank goodness that the eastern half of the state is sane.
10. I am always most comfortable when House of Reps and Senate are evenly split, because that more or less ensures they will be up to minimum trouble-making for the rest of us peons. The less damage they can actually do, the better off we all are.
11. If 3 Republicans winning in Eastern Washington is all you have to cheer about then perhaps you have nothing to cheer about at all.
12. Why don't R's get some candidates with some substance. Hutchison and Rossi for example didn't have the depth to get past even a cursory inspection by voters. McKenna is a RINO. Why don't they recruit Brian Sonntag or Brad Owen to switch parties? They're better Republican than McKenna or Sam Reed, any day. The GOP's got bupkas in this state as far as candidates...Steve Berens? please!
13. The thing about saying that the governor's races were a referendum on Obama is that you're also implicitly saying that they didn't win on their own merits at the state level--that they were just a reflection on the mood towards the president. That's not fair to them.
