The Other McCain

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ELECTION NIGHT RESULTS HQ UPDATE: GOP Gains Roughly 60 House Seats, Takes Over Majority From Pelosi UPDATE: O’Donnell, Angle Defeated, ‘Looking Bad’ for Joe Miller in Alaska UPDATE: Griffith and Hurt Win VA-9 and VA-5, Webster Beats Grayson in FL-8; UPDATE: Rand Paul Stomps to Victory; Marco Rubio Wins Florida Senate

Election coverage tonight is coming from the Tea Party Patriots event at the Hyatt Capitol Hill in D.C., with Florida field reporting from Stacy, and Massachusetts from Pete, Da Tech Guy. UPDATE 3:15 a.m. (RSM) BOCA RATON, Fla. — It looks like Republicans will post a net gain of about 60 House seats, so that Nancy […]

Final Warning: Polls Are Not Elections

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — We now have the final Cook Political Report forecast (“The midterm maelstrom pulling House Democrats under shows no signs of abating”) predicting a pickup of 50-60 House seats for Republicans. That would be a truly historic result, but it’s actually a note of sober caution compared to Jay Cost’s “Hulk smash” forecast: […]

(Among The) First Vote Post(s)!

by Smitty <kinison> I’ve been waiting for this moment for Two. . .Miserable. . .YEARS! </kinison> Lots of people with their soundtrack cut for today’s election. Picking up the question from the Democrat perspective; as well as the need to capture the Wave Election moment; and the need to get the Led out of every […]

GA-12: Ali Akbar Explains It All

VIDALIA, Ga. — The brilliant young New Media prodigy discusses the strategy of Ray McKinney’s grassroots campaign for Congress: Yeah, Ali owes me beers for calling him a “brilliant young New Media prodigy.” Or else he could suggest you hit the tip jar.

GA-12: Greetings From Vidalia!

VIDALIA, Ga. — I’m here at Ray McKinney for Congress headquarters in the “Sweet Onion City,” and wanted to give you a quick campaign update. Here’s Ray in front of headquarters on Main Street. The Raymobile. It’s like the Batmobile, except for the bumper sticker on the back: “This vehicle does not brake for Blue Dogs.” […]

VA-9: On the Campaign Trail With Republican Challenger Morgan Griffith

ABINGDON, Va. — As I pointed out Friday in my American Spectator column, the 9th District of Virginia went 58% for John McCain two years ago and you might think it would be easy for a Republican to defeat a Democrat incumbent here — especially when the Democrat voted for the cap-and-trade bill that would […]

VIDEO: Veteran GOP Activist Predicts Republicans to Gain 63 House Seats

ABINGDON, Va. — Everybody’s making predictions, but here in the 9th District of Virginia, they have a genuine sage: Strother Smith of the Tenth Amendment Foundation. An attorney and longtime county GOP chairman who was a delegate to the 1964 convention that nominated Barry Goldwater, Smith not only predicts the outcome here — Republican Morgan Griffith […]

Greetings from Bristol, Va.

Please excuse the 24-hour absence of bl0gging, and thanks to Smitty and Wombat for producing excellent content in my absence. Yesterday I drove from Hagerstown to Christiansburg, Va., and then on to Abingdon, where I filed 950 words last night The American Spectator: ABINGDON, Va. — Rick Boucher voted for the “Job-Killing Cap & Trade Energy Tax,” says […]

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