Comments on: THE LUCKY 13

By: Rick Moran

Rick Moran — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:53:15 +0000

Larry:

Gotta hand it to the Dems. They recruited 1st class candidates, targeted their races wisely, funded everybody well, and then hammered home the message.

It worked - as few things in politics ever do. And the GOP coalition is busted for good. Starting from scratch has its advantages but when you have to do it on the fly because of a Presidential election in 2 years, I am not hopeful that much can be accomplished.

By: Larry (your brother)

Larry (your brother) — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:48:50 +0000

Thanks for an intelligent and (surprisingly!) fair summary of key races. It helped me watch returns with a little more purpose.

Interesting to see all the comments and then come back to this site after most of the races have been decided. I don’t think it means much of anything in terms of getting things done, but does change the agenda.

By: ed

ed — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:18:36 +0000

Regardless of outcome, isn’t it great to live in a country where we can vote freely and find ways to live with the outcomes, even when our candidates don’t win? Conservative, moderate or liberal, we have a good country. Perfect? No. Good? Yes.

By: The Random Yak

The Random Yak — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:56:38 +0000

Election Day Roundup: “That’s Gonna Leave a Mark”

I’m not doing much official “election blogging.”Â I have a good list of lame excuses (more on that later tonight) but suffice it to say it has nothing to do with lack of interest and much more to do with lack of time, resources and s…

By: Wizbang

Wizbang — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:19:20 +0000

The Lucky 13

Check out Rick Moran’s post at Right Wing Nut House. Rick has identified 13 House races that, if Republicans win them, would allow them to maintain control of the House. The first seat of the 13 that he listed is…

By: Joe Gringo

Joe Gringo — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:47:58 +0000

AZ - JD Hayworth got screwed in the redistricting, putting him in Tempe…..the city where his opponent Harry Mitchell was mayor for many years.

By: marchand chronicles

marchand chronicles — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:04:21 +0000

This is the first of 3 Indiana districts that are in play today. In this reddest of red states, why these three are in trouble shows not only how well the Democrats have done in recruiting candidates in marginally competitive races for them but also GOP vulnerabilities among their base supporters.

There’s an additional wild card at play in the Hoosier State, and that’s a general disapproval of Governor Mitch Daniels. I’ve seen and heard more TV and radio ads for state congressional races in this campaign than ever before. This may be one of the rare times when the coattail effect is inverted.

Also, whoever told you Joe Donnelly is running his campaign by “tying himself to Indiana values” has missed the mark a bit. Donnelly has been airing ruthlessly negative commercials, aided by MoveOn.org, who started the Abramoff “Red-Handed” spots last year attacking Chris Chocola. This one’s been very dirty, but this district has a bit of a tradition of hardball campaigns.

By: Conservative Outpost

Conservative Outpost — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:37:43 +0000

NY Times entering the SPIN ZONE

It looks like the fella’s over at the Times are trying to do a little backtracking….or at least lower the bar of expectations for the Dems, which they have all (pundits and prognosticators included) set so high. (the Nuthouse addresses…

By: clarice feldman

clarice feldman — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:04:54 +0000

I’m an optimist–I say the Rs hold both houses. Win or lose I heart Moran.

By: Fritz

Fritz — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:49:00 +0000

Rick,
If they take the House, they will get the Senate. I predict they gain neither. If Republicans in red districts don’t vote to retain the seat, the gross effect will also help the Democrat senatorial candidate statewide, thus the tradition that both go together stands.