3 senate races left. Republicans +6. Republicans will win Alaska. They're ahead in Colorado. They're behind in Washington.
It seems to my uneducated eye that Reid winning (and the D's keeping the Senate) will just make it very difficult for Obama to win in 2012 unless a big-time financial turnaround happens. The R's in 2012 can point to whatever bill they try to pass getting stonewalled in the Senate or vetoed and therefore stopping jobs from being created, taxed lowered, whatever. It's tougher if they control both and nothing gets done. Also, it seems like many of the D's that lost today were moderates and Blue Dogs. IMO this means that you'll have a super-liberal D side going up against a Tea-infused R side on many of the issues.
I have enjoyed it immensely. I used to really like Chris Matthews, but that group is so smug and self-satisfied they've become insufferable.
It's a symptom of a larger problem: the electorate is dissatisfied with both parties. This is our third wave election in the past decade, going from the D to the R, the R to the D and now back from the D to the R. The moderates on each side are getting crushed and if the GOP blows it, the next step is a third party.
I've come to the conclusion we will never have a viable third party. There are just to many "sheep" in each party. I mean, look around here as an example. The hard core lefties and righties when proven 100% wrong are still convinced they are 100% right. There are just too many people who believe what they are told to believe- and it will always be that way. Frankly, we'll all go down the drain together ov er these sheep party types.
Both the first and the last, apparently. Half of Multnomah county was in early, but the other half still isn't in. barfo
I've been watching CNN. As far as I can tell, they haven't yet mentioned Oregon, except for Wyden's win. But I'm watching it because Carville is so damn funny. barfo
There hasn't been any new results for WA US Senator in over an hour. Anyone know what's up with that?
