From FoxNews:
Democrat Jim Webb has won the U.S. Senate race in Virginia, defeating incumbent Republican Sen. George Allen and giving Democrats control of the Congress for the first time since 1994.
Allen scheduled a 3 p.m. ET press conference, during which he is expected to concede the race to Webb.
Both the Senate and the House, then.
This […]
The election analysis in this morning’s Washington Post speaks straight to Polimom (my emphasis throughout):
How far the balance shifts to the left remains to be seen. The passion of the antiwar movement helped propel party activists in this election year, and the House leadership under the likely new speaker,Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), hails from the party’s […]
So — have you been taking all this political madness with a big grain of salt this election season? Does it worry you if others haven’t?
You know, it’s a real miracle that anybody bothers to vote at all. I’m only one pot of coffee into my day, and already things are falling apart:
Voting machines began wreaking havoc the minute the polls opened Tuesday, delaying voters in dozens of Indiana and Ohio precincts and leaving some in Florida […]
For a (very) early-morning person like me, this isn’t the best of news:
WASHINGTON - Americans might head off to bed tonight without knowing the answer to the most compelling political question of the day: Who will control the Senate for the last two years of President Bush’s term?
Tight races, electronic voting machine glitches, partisan skirmishes […]
The political internet is the virtual equivalent of a decibel 10 rock concert this morning — so loud, it’s impossible to hear one’s own thoughts (which is no doubt the point). Yet somehow, a few hardy souls are still out there trying to combat the hysteria.
People like elrod at The Moderate Voice, who makes an […]
I don’t think you have to agree with Polimom’s politics to support this statement:
“To the Congress of the United States: As We the People vote today we are asking you to do your part and end the blame-game politics of Washington. Partisan bickering cannot solve the crucial issues we face. America deserves better.”
If those words […]