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03 Nov 2010 20:50

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Politics: In Alaska, Scott McAdams may not have won, but he kinda did

  • People had to be convinced (Scott McAdams) could beat Joe Miller, and if he had two more weeks he could have done that. Scott would have won if Lisa hadn’t jumped in.
  • Alaska Democratic Party spokesperson Deborah Williams • Sounding bullish about Scott McAdams’ future success in Alaska politics. McAdams entered the Senate race with the mere intention of drawing attention towards his own political abilities, which the election did – and then some. Even though he lost Tuesday (unlike Joe Miller, he conceded to Lisa Murkowski already), his political stock went way up in a race which drew disproportionate amounts of attention thanks to the war of words between the other two candidates. “He could look at anything from state senator to governor to Congress,” Williams said. “He’s certainly got options.” See, being a third party to an unbelievably messy situation can be beneficial sometimes! source
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03 Nov 2010 10:43

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Politics: Bipartisanship: Harry Reid promises things will be different this time

  • We know that the Republicans of this last Congress picked up the name ‘The Party of No.’ I think that Democrats have to work with Republicans, and Republicans have to work with Democrats. It’s not a one-sided deal.
  • Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid • Promising to offer more opportunities for collaboration with the more-evenly-divided Senate and Republican-leaning House. Reid continues: “We need to stop using words like ‘chastened’ and I think what we have to do is recognize that all of us, all of us who are going to be in Senate, have to work together. That’s the message from the American people.” There’s a difference between Harry saying it and it actually happening. Remember that, dudes. source
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03 Nov 2010 10:35

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Politics: Prop 23’s smoke and mirrors didn’t fool California voters

  • 61.4% of Californians saw through the ploy and voted against the proposition
  • 38.6% of Californians didn’t, or personally work for the oil industry source
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03 Nov 2010 10:17

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Politics: Black senators: The election’s most depressing statistic

  • 0 black senators; but on the plus side, no Roland Burris anymore source
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03 Nov 2010 10:10

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Politics: Lisa Murkowski hopes people know how to spell her last name

  • 41% of votes went to write in votes, presumably for Lisa Murkowski
  • 34.2% of votes went to Joe Miller, who’s not willing to give up his fight
  • 23.7% of votes went to Scott McAdams, who won’t be heading to DC source
  • » When will we know? It’s probably going to be a while. The issue of “voter intent” will likely come up in this election with the write-ins, which will inevitably have misspellings due to the fact that Murkowski has a complicated last name. (Though Murkowski has done tons of work to let people know how to spell it.) Miller’s folks won’t concede until after there’s been a hand count.
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03 Nov 2010 01:18

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Politics: Posted without comment: Chris Matthews being a (hilarious) jerk

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03 Nov 2010 01:13

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Politics: Weed worries: Did Prop 19 pass muster in California?

  • NO but that’s OK; just fake an illness and call it “medical” source
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03 Nov 2010 01:08

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Politics: Fox News on Sharron Angle: Her loss leads to Tea Party questions

  • This is a race where there’s going to be a lot of Monday Morning Quarterbacking regarding the Tea Party.
  • Fox News analyst Carl Cameron • Bringing some perspective to the whole Harry Reid/Sharron Angle situation. As Cameron notes, the seat seemed likely to turn GOP … until Angle became the nominee. Reid was that unpopular in Nevada. But Angle proved to be a very weak competitor (even though she was in it until the end), meaning that Reid gets another six years, as well as another run at Senate Majority Leader. Honestly, this was the biggest loss of the night for the GOP, and one that they can attribute directly to Tea Party influence. source
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03 Nov 2010 00:50

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Politics: Update: The House and Senate’s balance; how it all holds up

  • yes the House will be heading to the GOP side; the prediction is currently 60-75 seats switching
  • no the Senate wil not go Republican; while a few seats went red, 51 are currently blue
  • yes Harry Freaking Reid held off Sharron Angle, preventing the biggest upset of the night source
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02 Nov 2010 23:42

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Politics: Russ Feingold: Poor fella. Down goes an incumbent.

  • Russ. Sigh. This is a race that was clear from the polling, but still a depressing loss. He was one of the country’s better Senators, and was more willing to go with his gut than the lot of them, most famously when he voted against the PATRIOT Act – he was the only one to do so. But Wisconsin has spoken, and Ron Johnson, a once-unknown who was against the health care bill, will take his place. That feeling is one of a dagger hitting the hearts of liberals everywhere. source
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