Democrats picked up a northern Mississippi House seat in one of the most conservative-minded districts in the country Tuesday night -- an upset that will reverberate darkly through a House Republican caucus already reeling from losses in special elections in Illinois and Louisiana. With all precincts ...
Childers victory gives Dems a third straight takeover
thehill.comFound 67 days, 11 hours, 58 minutes, and 46 seconds ago
Democratic Victory May Be a Bellwether
washingtonpost.comFound 67 days, 9 hours, 47 minutes, and 29 seconds agoA Democrat won the race for a GOP-held congressional seat in northern Mississippi yesterday, leaving the once-dominant House Republicans reeling from their third special-election defeat of the spring.
Democrat Wins Mississippi Special Election
blog.washingtonpost.comFound 67 days, 12 hours, 33 minutes, and 5 seconds agoHouse Democrats won a conservative northern Mississippi House seat in a special election tonight, a victory certain to send shock waves through the ranks of congressional GOPers. The Associated Press called the race for Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers (D), shortly after 10 p. ...
Small election frames big one
cnn.comFound 67 days, 14 hours, 19 minutes, and 33 seconds agoBased on early returns, CNN projects that Democrat Travis Childers will defeat Republican Greg Davis in a Tuesday special election for an open congressional seat in northern Mississippi.
The Republican losing streak continues
powerlineblog.comFound 67 days, 12 hours, 33 minutes, and 4 seconds agoThe Democrats appear to have picked up another House seat in a formerly "safe" Republican district tonight. The latest win...
Mississippi Democrat Takes Longtime GOP House Seat
blogs.abcnews.comFound 67 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes, and 41 seconds agoABC News' Karen Travers reports: In what has hostorically been one of the safest Republican congressional districts in the country, Democrat Travis Childers won the Mississippi special election tonight, beating Republican Greg Davis. ...
Democrats Complete Special Election Trifecta
blog.washingtonpost.comFound 67 days, 9 hours, 47 minutes, and 24 seconds agoRead the latest news and scuttlebut about Congress.
GOP at risk of losing Deep South seat
politico.comFound 68 days, 2 hours, 21 minutes, and 22 seconds agoA third loss in Tuesday's 1st District special election would prompt new predictions of electoral doom in November, hurt the party's already flagging morale and usher in a new round of public finger-pointing among an already fractured GOP leadership. President Bush recorded an automated message sent ...
Tight Special Election In Mississippi Could Be The Latest Sign That Republicans Are In Trouble In November
cbsnews.comFound 67 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes, and 37 seconds agoThis ad for Travis Childers, a candidate in Mississippi's first Congressional district, aims to rebut claims by Republican Greg Davis that Childers has taken Barack Obama's endorsement. "In these closing hours, we need to go that extra mile to turn out the vote and to remind everybody in the 1st District ...
MS-01 Watch
marcambinder.theatlantic.comFound 67 days, 19 hours, 4 minutes, and 57 seconds agoThe most important election taking place today is not in West Virginia. It's in Mississippi, for the first congressional district, a seat held since the Republican revolution of 1994 by Republican Roger Wicker. ...
Wednesday Morning Open Thread
americablog.comFound 67 days, 3 hours, 26 minutes, and 18 seconds agoGood morning everyone. That victory by Travis Childers in the congressional seat in Mississippi is just amazing. Congrats are due Childers and the DCCC. Can you imagine the scene at Republican HQ last night? ...
Mississippi Showdown to Make or Break Democratic Winning Streak
cqpolitics.comFound 67 days, 23 hours, 51 minutes, and 46 seconds agoDemocratic and Republican top party officials may be more focused on Mississippi tonight than on the West Virginia presidential primary. After all, the primary's outcome is already predicted, while the outcome of the Mississippi's 1st Congressional District special election is much less certain. Childers, ...
All Eyes On Mississippi House Race Tonight
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.comFound 67 days, 16 hours, 51 minutes, and 22 seconds agoAside from today's West Virginia primary, there is another election going on that is being watched intensely by strategists from both parties: The special election for the House from Mississippi's First District, where the Democrat might just pull off a pickup in an area that shouldn't even be up for ...
Swing State Project
swingstateproject.comFound 67 days, 13 hours, 29 minutes, and 44 seconds agoBuy an ad on all of the top liberal blogs with just one click. A few more DeSoto precincts came in, closing the gap a bit. Childers is running slightly behind his 4/22 total, but it's too early to tell just yet with only partial results from these counties.
Republican panic in Mississippi
philly.comFound 67 days, 17 hours, 8 minutes, and 40 seconds agoThe hottest election tonight is not taking place in West Virginia (a state that hasn't staged a truly consequential presidential primary since 1960, when Jack Kennedy knocked out Hubert Humphrey, reputedly with some help from mob money). And yet, the GOP has felt compelled to treat even this race as ...
Childers wins 1st District for Democrats
clarionledger.comFound 67 days, 13 hours, and 8 seconds agoBut Childers, 50, will face Davis, 42, again in the November general election. Earlier tonight, Childers had been leading Davis in Lee, Tippah, Yalobusha and Choctaw counties. Phil Bryant, both Republicans, stumped for Davis in other parts of the district.
crooksandliars.com
Absolute shocker tonight as the special election in MS-01, one of the reddest districts on the map, has been won by Democrat Travis Childers . Russert, Matthews, Olbermann, and even Huckabee all agree: this is very, very bad news for the GOP.
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Both Darth Cheney (Russert's words) and Mike Huckabee campaigned for Childers' opponent. Maybe it's not a good idea to have the least popular guy in America promoting you. Just a thought.
The Democrats are now 3-for-3 in these red district special elections:
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com
13 May 2008 03:01 pm
Ambinder covers the fight for Mississippi's first congressional district.
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polipundit.com
While most people will be looking at the Democrat primary results in West Virginia, between Clinton and Obama, the GOP will have all eyes focused on a special election taking place in Mississippi, and hope to hold on to the seat:
After losing two special elections in conservative-minded districts over the past two months, the GOP is now at risk of losing a seat in the heart of the Deep South - and is pouring all its resources into hanging on to it, including a rare campaign trail appearance by Vice President Cheney on Monday.
Found 68 days, 1 hour, 47 minutes, and 47 seconds ago
polipundit.com
We didn't even get to November yet, and the GOP has seen it's House caucus fall by 3. Yesterday in a special election in Mississippi, another loss was suffered in a supposedly safe Republican District and switched over to the Dems:
Democrats picked up a northern Mississippi House seat in one of the most conservative-minded districts in the country Tuesday night - an upset that will reverberate darkly through a House Republican caucus already reeling from losses in special elections in Illinois and Louisiana.
Found 67 days, 49 minutes, and 43 seconds ago
qando.net
Mark Ambinder : Because Davis and Childers tangled via advertisements over whether Childers had been endorsed by Obama amid Rev. Wright's revenge tour, the press will be tempted to spin a Childers victory as a sign that Obama is not a drag on the ticket. Local factors and the national environment are going to be dispositive here, not Barack Obama. So don't believe the hype. I can't fault the thinking there either.
Found 67 days, 11 hours, 42 minutes, and 29 seconds ago
balloon-juice.com
The Republican brand is toxic :
Democrat Travis Childers won Tuesday's Mississippi special election runoff for Sen. Roger Wicker's® former House seat, handing Democrats the biggest of their three special election takeovers this cycle and sending a listless
Found 67 days, 2 hours, 50 minutes, and 16 seconds ago
firedoglake.com
-- Obama 28%
Now that the media has spent the last couple of hours flogging the WV primary results, I've reached a conclusion: it's really all about the media hearing themselves talk, no matter what idiocy drips out. So, I'd rather know what you guys think. Where do things go from here? Those of you who live in upcoming primary states -- what are you doing for candidates in your area? Have you made up your mind on your vote? How do we most thoroughly kick John McCain's behind in November?
UPDATE:
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reachm.com
It's a mild surprise that John Edwards is getting about 7% of the WV vote and no surprise that Clinton's winning by 39% so far, with 72% of the vote counted. But the HUGE news is the Democrat, Travis Childers, winning a VERY Republican 1st District race in Mississippi.
The district has been voting 59% and higher for GOP candidates and Presidents for the past 24 years. Childers' opponent tried repetitive ads tying Childers to Obama and his former Reverend Wright and Mississippi voters responded today with an upset that puts the GOP on notice that politics as usual is only going to gain them pink slips.
Found 67 days, 11 hours, 58 minutes, and 22 seconds ago
teambio.org
I don't believe in crystal balls or tarot cards…but the fact that the Democrats have now won three congressional special elections in stronghold Republican districts doesn't bode well for the GOP in November. The most recent loss took place tonight in the solidly red 1st. district in the state of Mississippi .
Found 66 days, 23 hours, 7 minutes, and 11 seconds ago
politics.nashvillepost.com
Politico
Found 68 days, 1 hour, 47 minutes, and 24 seconds ago
centrisity.blogspot.com
When things like this happen, I'm thinking even the 6th-MN may be in play: A Democrat won the race for a GOP-held congressional seat in northern Mississippi yesterday, leaving the once-dominant House Republicans reeling from their third special-election defeat of the spring.
Found 67 days, 2 hours, 8 minutes, and 26 seconds ago
freedomdemocrats.org
The Republican party is dealt their third defeat in a special election this year. Democrat Travis Childers joins Bill Foster and Don Cazayoux as a newly elected member of Congress and members of a small but growing number of Democrats elected by the early edge of the 2008 wave. There may be one more special election up in New York before November, another chance for the Democrats to show momentum heading into the fall. Things are not good in GOP land :
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), issued a somber and self-reflective statement following the loss, saying Republicans were "disappointed" and that they need to prepare to run against Democrats campaigning as conservatives.
Found 66 days, 12 hours, 53 minutes, and 7 seconds ago
gregsopinion.com
» CQ: Mississippi Showdown to Make or Break Democratic Winning Streak
All eyes on MS-1 tonight. And best of luck to campaign manager, Joel Coon, as the team there looks to extend the offseason run by Dems in special elections. It'll be pretty sweet having a Dem representing Elvis' hometown.
Found 67 days, 23 hours, 51 minutes, and 43 seconds ago
poliblogger.com
Via The Hill : Childers victory gives Dems a third straight takeover
Found 67 days, 2 hours, 50 minutes, and 1 second ago
politics.propeller.com
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rochesterturning.com
There's another special election today, the run-off in Mississippi's first Congressional district. The Democratic candidate -- Travis Childers -- nearly won 50% of the vote the first time around but came up just short, bringing about a run-off election. The district is extremely conservative (it went 62% for Bush in 2004), but the race is neck-and-neck :
After losing two special elections in conservative-minded districts over the past two months, the GOP is now at risk of losing a seat in the heart of the Deep South - and is pouring all its resources into hanging on to it, including a rare campaign trail appearance by Vice President Cheney on Monday.
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voxverax.blogspot.com
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Found 67 days, 23 hours, 51 minutes, and 36 seconds ago
curudin.blogspot.com
At last, a state primary that doesn't matter at all. The real election today is in Mississippi:
Found 67 days, 19 hours, 4 minutes, and 50 seconds ago
swingstateproject.net
Polls close in Mississippi tonight at 8pm Eastern. We'll be liveblogging the returns as they come in, but until then, feel free to post your predictions in the comments. You may find the county baselines that we posted earlier to be helpful.
There's another election tonight, as well -- the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate nomination in Nebraska, where Scott Kleeb and Tony Raimondo will face off. Polls close at 9pm Eastern in Nebraska. Feel free to post your predictions for that race in the comments, too.
Found 67 days, 17 hours, 43 minutes, and 20 seconds ago
nydailynews.com
Hillary Clinton is on her way to a "largely symbolic" victory in West Virginia, the AP reports.
Exit poll data indicates 78 percent of West Virginia voters want Clinton to stay in the race .
The outcome of today's House special election in Mississippi will speak volumes about the fall elections.
The venue for Clinton's victory party "looks tailored to a diminished campaign," writes The Washington Post's Eli Saslow .
Clinton and Obama managed to say hello to one another on the Senate floor.
Found 67 days, 16 hours, 51 minutes, and 20 seconds ago
bluecrabboulevard.com
First we had Barack Obama's complaint about not being able to visit all 60 states, and now we have another, shall we say, "interesting" take on American history :
The special congressional election in Mississippi today is an important one. The GOP can't afford another defeat and morale-deflator. Republicans have poured on the money to retain the longtime, reliably conservative district.
So, what are Dems up to? You won't be surprised. Several Mississippi readers and bloggers e-mail that the Dems have pulled out the race card to smear GOP candidate Greg Davis as a KKK supporter.
Found 67 days, 14 hours, 19 minutes, and 23 seconds ago
raisingkaine.com
First Democrats picked up the most Republican seat in Illinois (Bush won 55% in '04), then Democrats picked up an incredibly Republican district in Lousiana (Bush won 59% in '04)... Will Democrats pick up another solidly Republican seat in Mississippi tonight (which Bush got 62% in '04)?
Get up to the minute election results here.
UPDATE: AP CALLS IT FOR DEMOCRAT TRAVIS CHILDERS!
Found 67 days, 13 hours, 29 minutes, and 38 seconds ago
mystical-politics.blogspot.com
On another race that's being decided tonight - in the Mississippi first congressional district, the Democrat (Childers) is defeating the Republican (Davis) 53% to 47%, with 58% of the vote counted. It would be remarkable if Childers defeated Davis, as this article from Talking Points Memo describes.
Found 67 days, 13 hours, 20 minutes, and 37 seconds ago
illinipundit.com
Anyone want to guess when the national Republicans are going to learn their lesson ?
Democrats picked up a northern Mississippi House seat in one of the most conservative-minded districts in the country Tuesday night -- an upset that will reverberate darkly through a House Republican caucus already reeling from losses in special elections in Illinois and Louisiana.
With 411 of 462 precincts reporting, the Democratic nominee, Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers, leads Republican Greg Davis, 52 to 48 percent.
Found 67 days, 12 hours, 32 minutes, and 30 seconds ago
radamisto.blogspot.com
Democrat wins Mississippi special election
Found 67 days, 12 hours, 32 minutes, and 28 seconds ago
willbardwell.blogspot.com
From Josh Kraushaar of The Politico ...
Found 67 days, 12 hours, 32 minutes, and 17 seconds ago
advanceindiana.blogspot.com
There is also some very bad news for Republican congressional hopes this fall tonight. For the third time this year, Democrats have won an overwhelmingly Republican district in a special election. This time, it's a seat in Mississippi. Republicans earlier lost seats in Louisiana and Illinois which have been safe Republican seats for years. Based on the results thus far, I think it is safe to assume both Rep. Steve Buyer and Rep. Mark Souder here in Indiana are extremely vulnerable this fall. They both face well-funded and credible opponents in Nels Ackerson and Mike Montagano, respectively.
Found 67 days, 11 hours, 58 minutes, and 27 seconds ago
donklephant.com
I haven't followed this race, but this is the 3rd one in a row and could signal a big shift come November. Because this was in a district that voted 62% for Bush in 2004.
From The Hill :
Found 67 days, 11 hours, 58 minutes, and 32 seconds ago
mediaverse-memphis.blogspot.com
* Politico .
Found 67 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes, and 34 seconds ago
displib.blogspot.com
With 89% of the precincts reporting Democrat Travis Childers won Mississippi's 1st District 52% to 48% in this traditional GOP stronghold. This is the third Republican district to embrace the Democrats in as many months, Robo-calls by the President and Laura Bush or John McCain couldn't save it, a surprise appearance by Dick Cheney couldn't save it.
Found 67 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes, and 20 seconds ago
thoughttheater.com
in November. The most recent loss took place tonight in the solidly red 1st. district in the state of Mississippi .
Democrat Travis Childers won Tuesday's Mississippi special election runoff for Sen. Roger Wicker's ® former House seat, handing Democrats the biggest of their three special election takeovers this cycle and sending a listless
Found 67 days, 9 hours, 59 minutes, and 15 seconds ago
democraticcentral.com
said in a statement last night. "As I've said before, this is a change election, and if we want Americans to vote for us, we have to convince them that we can fix Washington." http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
Found 67 days, 9 hours, 47 minutes, and 15 seconds ago
jabberingstooge.blogsome.com
This gives me hope for the fall:
Democrats have completed a trifecta of special election victories in GOP-held House seats, narrowly winning a hard-fought contest in Mississippi's 1st district Tuesday and raising the specter of an expanded playing field in November.
The Associated has called the contest for Democrats, and with 80 percent of the votes recorded, Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers (D) was leading Southaven Mayor Greg Davis (R), 51 percent to 49 percent, in the race to replace Roger Wicker (R), who has been appointed to the Senate.
Found 67 days, 9 hours, 47 minutes, and 21 seconds ago
texasinafrica.blogspot.com
The Republicans are going to lose this fall. It's pretty obvious at this point .
Found 67 days, 9 hours, 47 minutes, and 23 seconds ago
theamericanmind.com
Another special election means another loss for the Republicans:
Democrat Travis Childers won Tuesday's Mississippi special election runoff for Sen. Roger Wicker's (R) former House seat, handing Democrats the biggest of their three special election takeovers this cycle and sending a listless GOP further into a state of disarray.
Childers led GOP candidate Greg Davis 53-47 with more than 90 percent of precincts reporting. Turnout increased substantially over the 67,000 voters who cast ballots in the April 22 open special election, with more than 100,000 voting in the runoff.
Found 67 days, 9 hours, 25 minutes, and 3 seconds ago
blogrevolution.com
Analysis: House GOP hits new low, faces bleak Nov.
Found 67 days, 8 hours, 12 minutes, and 1 second ago
baystateliberal.blogspot.com
Race is also still clearly on the minds of Southern state voters who participated in Clinton's late-season shellacking of Obama in West Virginia.
Found 67 days, 5 hours, 38 minutes, and 56 seconds ago
faithfulprogressive.blogspot.com
The Hill: Childers victory gives Dems a third straight takeover
Found 67 days, 3 hours, 58 minutes, and 48 seconds ago
politicalparlor.net
An ABC News blog added , "President Bush, first lady Laura Bush and Sen. John McCain all recorded automated phone calls on Davis' behalf."
Politico's perspective :
A GOP House leadership aide told Politico last week that "if we don't win in Mississippi, I think you are going to see a lot of people running around here looking for windows to jump out of.
Found 67 days, 3 hours, 46 minutes, and 29 seconds ago
barkbarkwoofwoof.blogspot.com
But what was more interesting was this little tidbit of news: Democrat Travis Childers won Tuesday's Mississippi special election runoff for Sen. Roger Wicker's (R) former House seat, handing Democrats the biggest of their three special election takeovers this cycle and sending a listless GOP further into a state of disarray.
Found 67 days, 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 44 seconds ago
apj.us
• U.S.-Backed Head of Iraqi Anti-Corruption Agency Now a 'Destitute' Undocumented Immigrant in U.S.
Found 67 days, 1 hour, 37 minutes, and 50 seconds ago
stateoftheday.blogspot.com
The real election news today is not Senator Clinton's symbolic win in West Virginia, it's Democrat Travis Childers special election win in Mississippi. The GOP threw a ton of cash, and Dick Cheney, at Childers and he still reclaimed a House seat that has been red since 1995 and sits in a district that voted 62 percent for George W. Bush in 2004. Amazing.
Found 67 days, 1 hour, 36 minutes, and 17 seconds ago
the-reaction.blogspot.com
The real election news today is not Senator Clinton's symbolic win in West Virginia, it's Democrat Travis Childers special election win in Mississippi. The GOP threw a ton of cash, and Dick Cheney, at Childers and he still reclaimed a House seat that has been red since 1995 and sits in a district that voted 62 percent for George W. Bush in 2004. Amazing.
Found 67 days, 1 hour, 36 minutes, and 25 seconds ago
thecapitolfaxblog.com
* Zell rejects state-Wrigley deal; Thompson still trying
"I got Sam's letter. I'm not telling you what it said. … We are still in negotiations with the Cubs-despite the letter, despite all of the stories," Thompson said.
* Cubs sale could face new delay
Former Illinois Gov. James Thompson, who heads the state agency, said Tuesday on Tribune Co.-owned WGN-AM 720 that the deal "still has life as far as I'm concerned" and that he planned "to act properly by going back to Sam Zell and negotiating further.
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gregprinceblog.wordpress.com
As expected, just as Obama will win Oregon, as expected. I think the best analysis comes from Joe at Americablog:
Found 66 days, 23 hours, 31 minutes, and 4 seconds ago
theshanelife.com
I am still so exhausted from my graduation festivities that yesterday I came home from class, read and then went to bed at 8:30 PM.
Today is a fabulous day though. The Republicans have lost yet another seat, this time in deep red Mississippi. A loss for them, I might add, which presages their utter obliteration this November . Now that's some good news to wake up to!
Now about that class I'm taking. I thought it was going to be leisurely and slow-paced. It's not. Yesterday I had to read almost 100 pages and write a paper.
Found 66 days, 23 hours, 24 minutes, and 16 seconds ago
theneweditor.com
The Washington Post's Paul Kane reports :
Found 66 days, 21 hours, 43 minutes, and 40 seconds ago
x4mr.blogspot.com
(Travis Childers) Mississippi held a special election , and Democrat Travis Childers defeated Republican Greg Davis on solid GOP turf. Most analysts considered the race a leading indicator of events coming in November. Much to a certain blogger's delight:
Found 66 days, 18 hours, 42 minutes, and 1 second ago
dekerivers.wordpress.com
If you see a downhearted Republican today take a moment and give them a hug. They are down in the dumps today. Not because of the news coming out of Iraq, or the fact their SUV's suck so much gasoline, but over the big news last night that took place in Mississippi.
Democrat Travis Childers won Tuesday's Mississippi special election runoff for Sen.
Found 66 days, 12 hours, 51 minutes, and 50 seconds ago
thecrossedpond.com
Another special election, another blood red district sending a Democrat to Washington. This time, it's Travis Childers in Mississippi .
Bonus: this was, like in LA a few weeks back , another hotly contested race in which the GOP went great guns at trying to negatively tie the Democrat to Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi. That (still) doesn't appear to be working. Bonus bonus: Dick Cheney was sent in to make an appearance on Monday.
The House is now 236-199 Democratic, with the GOP having fallen officially below 200 seats.
Found 65 days, 18 hours, 10 minutes, and 19 seconds ago
dredwerkz.com
HRC won WV. Not a big surprise.
On the other hand, Democrats winning MS-01 is a huge deal .
Following on the heels of Democratic victories in special elections in Illinois' 14th district in March and Louisiana's 6th district 10 days ago, Republicans pulled out all the stops to try to hold on to Wicker's seat, which should be a GOP stronghold. President Bush won the district by 25 points in 2004; he won the Louisiana seat by 19 points and the Illinois seat by 11 points.
Vice President Cheney visited the district to drum up support Monday.
Found 65 days, 13 hours, 14 minutes, and 29 seconds ago
stephenfrug.blogspot.com
: If anyone's interested in commentary on the other election from yesterday, the must-read post of the week is Josh Marshall on the demographics and history of Appalachia .
Found 67 days, 12 hours, 37 minutes, and 39 seconds ago
dane101.net
In other non-reported news, there goes ole John McCain again. Switching his position on troop-levels in Afghanistan by promising troops that don't exist unless we withdrawal from Iraq which, by coincidence, he doesn't support.
Found 310 days, 23 minutes, and 33 seconds ago
lastchancedemocracycafe.com
Do you live in a blood red congressional district?
Is your state so conservative it offers a bounty for the pelts of liberals?
Is drawing 20 percent of the vote considered a "moral victory" for any Democrat running in your area?
Do most of your neighbors regard John Ashcroft as a dangerous liberal?
Is it impossible to walk one downtown block in your hometown without hearing the sound of Rush Limbaugh's voice seeping out from at least three passing cars?
Was the last general meeting of the county Democratic Party held at the picnic table in your brother-in-law's backyard?
Found 67 days, 11 hours, 21 minutes, and 57 seconds ago
progressivedailybeacon.com
More at Politico
Clinton Wins Big … Changes Nothing
Clinton coasted to the easy victory as Obama all but conceded West Virginia and next week's contest in neighboring Kentucky. He made only one campaign appearance in West Virginia over the last week and canceled a scheduled appearance Tuesday in Kentucky.
Found 67 days, 9 hours, 15 minutes, and 12 seconds ago
indianabarrister.com
The National GOP has got to be sweating like a bunch girl scouts at R. Kelly's house. Republicans suffered a major defeat in a special election in Mississippi. Democrat Travis Childers beat Republican incumbent 54-46.
The special election was to fill the seat of former Rep. Roger Wicker who was appointed to to fill the vacancy left by Trent Lott. President Bush won the district in 2004 by 62 percent. This was a classic race, heavy GOP spending, appearances by Dick Cheney, recorded messages by the President, Laura Bush and John McCain, as well as GOP attempts to tie Childers to Barack Obama.
Found 67 days, 5 hours, 5 minutes, and 35 seconds ago
belowthebeltway.com
Once again, the Republican candidate has lost a special election in a House district that was supposedly Republican:
COFFEEVILLE, Miss. - Democrats scored a remarkable upset victory on Tuesday in a special Congressional election in this conservative Southern district, sending a clear signal of national problems ahead for Republicans in the fall.
The Democrat, Travis Childers, a local courthouse official, pulled together a coalition of blacks, who turned out heavily, and old-line "yellow dog" Democrats, to beat his Republican opponent, Greg Davis, the mayor of Southaven, a Memphis suburb.
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