It seems like the Dems will be taking both houses of Congress.

[Cyclotron]

Obamamentum

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

In Kennedy speak that becomes:

Osamamentum

[Dinner]

Originally posted by PLATO


Who claimed that?

Oh...I see...your in fantasyland again. Have a great time!

That is proven by the last 40-50 years of Republicans attempting to prevent nonwhites from voting. Republicans don't think nonwhites vote their way so Republicans have done everything in their power to prevent nonwhites from voting. It is clear as day and has been ongoing since the 1960's.

[DinoDoc]

I guess the work against the Evil Ones is a never ending battle.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

Drake still has nothing to add nor can he combat any of the proof I have provided of Republican criminal activity.

Drake is nothing more then a "me too" man who parrots the party line. Drake, does polly want a cracker?

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Arrian


Erm, no. Iraq is a huge, easy target. The Republicans appear able to attack almost anything - important issue or not - and benifit from it. This election they didn't have much to attack, having been the party in power, and had a great big albatross around their necks.

The Dems won because people are angry at the Republicans, simple as that.

-Arrian

I found this interesting in that the biggest issue according to CNN exit polling was corruption not Iraq. Iraq was 4th.

I'ld say the Dems were very effective at playing up the corruption as solely a GOP issue.

Not that there is anything wrong with it as you are either on offense or defense and the GOP was in defense mode almost the whole election cycle.

But your earlier point is valid. No need to expose yourself when your opponent is already in trouble.

Defying the traditional political maxim that "all politics is local," 62 percent of voters said in exit polls that national issues mattered more than local issues.

The exit polls showed that 42 percent of voters called corruption an extremely important issue in their choices at the polls, followed by terrorism at 40 percent, the economy at 39 percent and the war in Iraq at 37 percent.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Oerdin


That is proven by the last 40-50 years of Republicans attempting to prevent nonwhites from voting. Republicans don't think nonwhites vote their way so Republicans have done everything in their power to prevent nonwhites from voting. It is clear as day and has been ongoing since the 1960's.

40 to 50 years puts it at 1956 - 1966. You sure you wanna go there.

[Arrian]

I found this interesting in that the biggest issue according to CNN exit polling was corruption not Iraq. Iraq was 4th.

That is interesting. The corruption had gotten very bad too, and in some ways the issues are intertwined (no-bid contract handouts, etc), but I honestly thought that Iraq was the #1 issue.

The Republicans *did* have a number of ugly corruption scandals, and it's pretty clear that some sketchy things have gone on in Iraq (or here, with regard to Iraq). I recognize that both sides can be corrupt, but lately it's been mostly Republicans (since they've been in power).

-Arrian

[MrFun]

I am pleased with the election results.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe
40 to 50 years puts it at 1956 - 1966. You sure you wanna go there.

That's right around the time the Civil Rights Act of 1963 was passed.

Senator Goldwater voted against it as a matter of State's rights. That vote attracted the admiration of a lot of Southern whites, and their migration from the FDR Democratic coalition to the Republicans later formed the basis of Nixon and Reagan's Southern strategy.

[SlowwHand]

Let me understand. The same people voting Democrat into the majority also voted anti-Gay?
Party hearty, Gays.

US voters deal new blow to gay marriage

Voters in seven US states rejected gay wedlock by limiting marriage to unions between a man and a woman in one of the few bright spots for conservative Republicans in otherwise disappointing elections on Tuesday.

[Drake Tungsten]

This election has pushed the Democratic Party quite a bit to the right.

[Arrian]

It's too bad about those anti-gay marriage amendments. The tide will turn eventually, but not yet.

-Arrian

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by MrFun
I am pleased with the election results.

Dunno, I expected a bit more like "the winning party will pay every polytubby a lifetime pension" or so

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Let me understand. The same people voting Democrat into the majority also voted anti-Gay?
Party hearty, Gays.

US voters deal new blow to gay marriage

Voters in seven US states rejected gay wedlock by limiting marriage to unions between a man and a woman in one of the few bright spots for conservative Republicans in otherwise disappointing elections on Tuesday.

Originally posted by MrFun
I am pleased with the election results.