Sen. George Allen has conceded the VA Senate race to James Webb, giving control of the Senate over to the Democratic Party. Allen did the right thing by conceding, as it was clear that the margin in the race was simply too large for him to have any ground to contest the race. Allen may [...]
Again, thank heavens Pawlenty won. Mike Hatch would have been a disaster for this state. While Pawlenty’s margins were razor thin, it’s still a victory. In fact, it’s a considerable victory, as Republican turnout was likely depressed in this election. When the bottom fell out of the Kennedy/Klobuchar race, it undoubtedly hurt the rest of [...]
I’ve got to head out the door, but three very quick thoughts before I do: Thank God Pawlenty won. The Republicans wounds were largely self-inflicted. Now the Democrats have to lead. Good luck with that, Speaker Pelosi. I’ll have some more analysis later today.
It looks like Allen has a less than .1% lead against Webb in the VA Senate race. If the predicted strength in GOP absentee ballots is right, Allen could squeak by, but it looks like this race is going to be a very contentious race. Undoubtedly there’s going to be a flurry of recounts and [...]
Well, looks like the situation has reversed itself from earlier tonight. Gov. Tim Pawlenty is now very narrowly ahead of Mike Hatch in the gubernatorial race, and Democrat Tim Walz is building a sizable lead over Gil Gutknecht in MN-1. Michelle Bachmann appears poised to defeat Patty Wetterling in MN-6. Pawlenty’s lead is very tenous, [...]
The Washington Post has rescinded their call for Cardin in MD, as that race continues to be tight. I’m not surprised, as the Cardin prediction seemed a little premature to me. Steele has run a very tight campaign, and the old idea that majority African-American districts will go overwhelmingly (as in 90-10) Democrat won’t hold [...]
It seems all but inevitable that the Democrats will now gain control of the United States House of Representatives. That isn’t a huge surprise, and over the long term, it’s probably beneficial to the Republicans in two ways: The first is that Nancy Pelosi is emblematic of the liberal left, and conservatives outnumber liberals by [...]