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The Mid-Terms Results Thread [W:517]

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The smaller the clown car from both sides, the better for the country, I'm thinking. Hopefully, cooler and more statesmanship heads will prevail for the better of the country.

I ain't holding my breath.
 
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We will see, but I do not trust McConnell. Perhaps the only one I distrust less is Reid.

Reid is a douche. That is one Dem I'd definitely like to see go.
 
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We still have a Democrat in the White House. He's not going anywhere. :)

It's like having a ham in the refrigerator. It keeps well and it's tasty in a number of dishes. Repubs will snack on BHO for two years.:lol:
 
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The smaller the clown car from both sides, the better for the country, I'm thinking. Hopefully, cooler and more statesmanship heads will prevail for the better of the country.

I actually think this is what will happen. It is the upper house. They are expected to act more reasonable. Hopefully the GOP won't hand the microphone over to the senate version of Louis Gohmert or a Darrell Issa.
 
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We still have a Democrat in the White House. He's not going anywhere. :)

True. But he's prematurely lame 'ducked' himself, once again, into the corner. Seems a recurring thing for him.

Makes me wonder how he's going to handle the swing in the congress, and how he'll work with them, or more likely not. He's really not got a strong track record of this.
 
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We still have a Democrat in the White House. He's not going anywhere. :)

yeah, hopefully he will do to the Dems in 16 what he did to them tonight!
 
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what happened there-looking at local races now

GOP candidate Rauner upset the Dem incumbent. Sounds like it was an unexpected upset.
 
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It's like having a ham in the refrigerator. It keeps well and it's tasty in a number of dishes. Repubs will snack on BHO for two years.:lol:

That makes no sense. Worst analogy ever.
 
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He won't even have two years to enjoy this gloat--when this cycle should have been as blow-out.
And remember--it was won by offering zero positives and all negatives.
Their time is gonna come .

And x factor drops in with his usual "how can I make this an equivalence" post. That dead horse of yours has long been buried.
 
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It's like having a ham in the refrigerator. It keeps well and it's tasty in a number of dishes. Repubs will snack on BHO for two years.:lol:

Yes, and then you will have to find something new.

We'll learn from this. We don't throw temper tantrums the way your side does when we lose. See you in 2016.
 
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If they do win over the senate I don't think it will be all clown car. They will be expected to get stuff done so I think compromise will be bigger then than it is now just to get anything done. Right now the GOP can blame the senate for not getting things done. Won't be the case if they gain control.

Thats valid and that will be the test going into 2016. Frankly, some good things happened towards the end of Clinton's term. Obama eats some humble pie, there is potential for it to happen again.

We really don't know how Obama will react to it simply because he's been utterly shielded by Reid holding up just about everything in the Senate.
 
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I ain't holding my breath.

Kobie, yeah, that's fair. The Republicans haven't built a track record of being so these last few years either. Gotta admit that.
 
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He won't even have two years to enjoy this gloat--when this cycle should have been as blow-out.
And remember--it was won by offering zero positives and all negatives.
Their time is gonna come .

It's a GOP night. Not gonna lie. But this is not news. GOP tends to own the midterms. That's just how it shakes out these days.
 
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And x factor drops in with his usual "how can I make this an equivalence" post. That dead horse of yours has long been buried.

Did you call out "gloating" then? Just curious.
 
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Turtleman (no relation) gave a classy speech saying Alison Losergrun Grimes ran a great race and she earned his respect. She had a rather bitter "concession" speech where she never mentioned Mitch McConnell nor did she wish him well

she proved again she was a lightweight twit and even the usually Dem Cheerleaders on CBS noted she got thrashed in a surprising bit of ass whipping in a race that was supposed to be a nail biter

Agree. McConnell was a gentleman when he gave her lots of credit in his speech - she should have been a lady in her defeat and wished him congratulations on his victory - the voters decided the outcome, not him.
 
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Yes, and then you will have to find something new.

We'll learn from this. We don't throw temper tantrums the way your side does when we lose. See you in 2016.

Do your best. I don't have a side. I voted for a Dem Senator today. I do, however, think Repubs will do themselves a lot of good during the next two years and will field a formidable POTUS candidate in 2016.
 
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Did you call out "gloating" then? Just curious.

you gonna keep pushing the equivalence bit still. Predictable. You asking me what I posted years ago... dunno. Don't care. Why don't you disappear for a while searching for it and dig it up?
 
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Reid is a douche. That is one Dem I'd definitely like to see go.

I'll be happy to see old Nuclear option Reid in the minority. I would rather see a more moderate in charge of the senate than McConnell, but if he runs the senate as he said he would, perhaps I will be surprised. By the way Ernst has taken the lead in Iowa. So if she wins or Tillis in NC it is a done deal without Louisiana.
 
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GOPs have seven Senators from Blue states up for reelection in 2016.
They'll be lucky to get 50 votes on Cruz-type legislation.
Wait until Scalise from the House gives Mitch fits .

More Nimby political predictions...

And BTW, what were your claims again about the Kansas senate race? :rofl

The magic number 6 was just achieved!
 
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Joni Ernst takes Iowa, that's +6.

Republicans have control of the Senate, provided they don't lose a seat in the remaining states as the time moves to the West.
 
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Spoken as someone without a clue on IL as I wuld expect.
70 million normally beats 30 million--
DEMs know what faces them for 2016 and we are proud of who we are--not running from our brand--
Are you still denying yer a Republican or have you jumped on the bandwagon like the rest of these new-found GOP ?

GOP candidate Rauner upset the Dem incumbent. Sounds like it was an unexpected upset.
 
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Fox just called Iowa for the Republicans. That gives Republicans a net gain of +6...and the Democrats can't do a damned thing about it.

Republicans take control of the Senate!!
 
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ERNST, my feisty lady, has just won the Senate for the Republicans with her victory! Yayyyyyyyyy.......
 
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I'll be happy to see old Nuclear option Reid in the minority. I would rather see a more moderate in charge of the senate than McConnell, but if he runs the senate as he said he would, perhaps I will be surprised. By the way Ernst has taken the lead in Iowa. So if she wins or Tillis in NC it is a done deal without Louisiana.

Tillis has very likely won. Hagan now needs to win 77% of the remaining vote to pull out the race. That appears very unlikely.
 
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