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2010 Mid-Term Election Results

Here is a good interactive map:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/inte...ap-us-midterms

It breaks down red and blue further into a "hold" or a "win" victory. Also, separate tabs for House, Senate, and Governers.

I'm seeing, out of every race, of every type, in the entire country, a grand total of five "wins" by Democrats. They were absolutely devastated.

This would be a hard one to "spin" but I'm sure there are those who won't let that stop them from trying.

I'm glad someone finally dropped the other shoe on us liberals / progressives / Democrats / etc.
"Absolutely devastated" is as good a way to put it as any. :sniff:
With many thanks for relieving the pressure... now I can sleep tonight.

And tomorrow the contest of ideas will resume. Be prepared ! ;)

Who cares, business as usual...

Personally, I was glad to see the Blue dogs get their butts whipped. The house now has a stronger progressive caucus.

That's a surprising comment - coming from you. Dunno what to make of that.

No need to explain, I am well aware of who they are, but your utter disdain for anyone with an R after their name leads me to believe that you would have preferred the D's to have won. To say you are glad to see D's lose to R's seems contradictory.

Many of them caused a lot of problems for Obama and I say good riddance.

It seems to me that a lot got done in 1994-96, after the 1994 elections which were similar to this one. Clinton tacked center and centrist stuff got done and Clinton got credit for it and was re-elected. I think Obama should do the same. With the departure of Emmanuel, and Obama's maturation as a President, I think he will take on a different political style, and with continued economic recovery he may even get back the mojo he had in 2008.

The problem is that Obama started center right, and offered to compromise from there, and the Republicans still didn't take him up on it. And that was before the Tea Party.

I don't doubt that Obama will hold out the olive branch again, but they aren't going to take it up from him.

Right, their agenda is to kill as many corporate obstructing bits of the government as they can, under the guise of "smaller government"

This is some of what we can expect from Conservatives in the future...

NY Times article
Ouster of Iowa Judges Sends Signal to Bench

Quote:

An unprecedented vote to remove three Iowa Supreme Court justices
who were part of the unanimous decision that legalized same-sex marriage in the state
was celebrated by conservatives as a popular rebuke of judicial overreach,
even as it alarmed proponents of an independent judiciary.

The outcome of the election was heralded both as a statewide repudiation of same-sex marriage
and as a national demonstration that conservatives who have long complained about “legislators in robes”
are able to effectively target and remove judges who issue unpopular decisions.

Quote:

Conservative groups this year launched similar campaigns in a number of the 16 states that use merit selection,
targeting supreme court justices for rulings on abortion, taxes, tort reform and health care.

Unlike the three in Iowa, however, those judges — in Alaska, Colorado, Kansas, Illinois and Florida — were all re-elected.

Lamp, that is nothing short of fear mongering.

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary (Post 692960)

Lamp, that is nothing short of fear mongering.

Is it me that is doing the fear-mongering, or the news media, or the conservatives, themselves ?

Here is another news source talking about the same thing, but with quotes from several leaders of Conservative groups:

Removal of Iowa judges may inspire similar efforts

Quote:

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Emboldened by the success of a ballot initiative to oust Iowa judges who supported gay marriage,
conservative activists are looking for new ways to use the power of the vote to strike back against the courts.
Judicial-removal campaigns have generally been difficult to sell to the public.
But now some groups view them as a potential tool to influence the judiciary on gay rights, abortion and other divisive social issues.

Quote:

"For those who impose what we perceive as an immoral agenda, we're going to take them out,"
said David Lane, executive director of AFA Action, the political arm of Mississippi-based American Family Association,
which contributed about $100,000 to the Iowa campaign.
He said the group would do so again wherever judges "impose their will on free people."

Quote:

The anti-abortion group Kansans For Life failed to remove four Supreme Court justice
for their decisions regarding abortion clinics.
Hall said gay marriage rulings are likely to cause the biggest backlashes in any future elections,
but that abortion also could motivate many voters.

Quote:

Brown said the group may organize future campaigns to remove
the other four Iowa justices involved in the same-sex marriage ruling.
And they might take on judges in other states, too.

Quote:

Troy Newman, president of the Wichita, Kan.-based anti-abortion group Operation Rescue,
said Iowa's vote could be a model for more challenges around the nation.
He said his group plans to get involved in other state judicial races but has not decided which ones to target.

Quote:

[b]Operation Rescue, which also opposes gay marriage, made phone calls and sent volunteers to lobby Iowa voters, Newman said.
He predicted that judicial challenges, especially over gay rights and possibly abortion,
would happen more frequently due to rising voter anger.
"2010 was the beginning of the beginning," Newman said.

Quote:

Connie Mackey, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Family Research Council's political action committee,
said the group contributed $60,000 to the Iowa campaign and was eager to challenge justices in Iowa or elsewhere
whose decisions are out of line with the group's agenda.

"Where we can play a role, and where we feel we can have a shot at taking those judges out, we certainly will jump in," she said.

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter (Post 692972)

Is it me that is doing the fear-mongering, or the news media, or the conservatives, themselves ?

The news media is the liberal voice. Ask them.