Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Looks like it's over.
Barring a major miracle or a secret trove of absentee votes in Ohio, we've been had. Nevada and New Hampshire will likely go to Kerry, New Mexico and maybe Iowa to Bush, but the rest will stay the same as 2000. Bush goes to another narrow victory, although this time with a bit more legitimacy as it looks like he'll take the popular vote as well.
Meanwhile, it's a disaster across the board for the Democrats. They will likely lose all 5 open seats in the South - Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Louisiana. Louisiana is particularly painful, as we won't even make it to the runoff. To add insult to injury, looks like we'll lose the tight races for the open seat in Oklahoma, fail to oust incumbents in Kentucky, Alaska and Pennsylvania, and lose Daschle's seat in South Dakota. Lone bright spots would be the landslide win for Obama in Illinois and the tight victory in Colorado.
As for the House, I won't even go there. A total nightmare.
The Democratic party is completely ineffectual. It will continue to lose as long as it nominates candidates who are unwilling to stand up for its own core values. Time to clean house and start over.
Barring a major miracle or a secret trove of absentee votes in Ohio, we've been had. Nevada and New Hampshire will likely go to Kerry, New Mexico and maybe Iowa to Bush, but the rest will stay the same as 2000. Bush goes to another narrow victory, although this time with a bit more legitimacy as it looks like he'll take the popular vote as well.
Meanwhile, it's a disaster across the board for the Democrats. They will likely lose all 5 open seats in the South - Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Louisiana. Louisiana is particularly painful, as we won't even make it to the runoff. To add insult to injury, looks like we'll lose the tight races for the open seat in Oklahoma, fail to oust incumbents in Kentucky, Alaska and Pennsylvania, and lose Daschle's seat in South Dakota. Lone bright spots would be the landslide win for Obama in Illinois and the tight victory in Colorado.
As for the House, I won't even go there. A total nightmare.
The Democratic party is completely ineffectual. It will continue to lose as long as it nominates candidates who are unwilling to stand up for its own core values. Time to clean house and start over.
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