Category Archives: Elections

Last Liberal Media Gasp Day: A Reid Loss Could Reopen Nuke Debate

Politico must see the writing on the way, regarding Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, as the pull out a scary “if Sharron Angle wins” op-ed disguised as a straight story Opponents of a Nevada nuclear waste dump thought they’d finally managed to kill the Yucca Mountain project. Then came Sharron Angle. The tea party-backed […]

Democrats Losing Swing Voters

Things are just sucking all over for Dems The Democrats’ final push to woo undecided voters appears to have fizzled, potentially putting dozens of competitive House races beyond reach and undermining the party’s chances in at least four toss-up Senate seats, according to party strategists and officials. Independents, a crucial swing bloc, seem to be […]

Democrats Running Nastiest, Most Personal Campaign Ever

Anyone shocked, other than that the story is from ABC News? It’s not just the Aqua Buddha and David Vitter’s prostitute, Democratic candidates across the country are closing out the campaign with personal attacks on Republican candidates, sometimes digging up decades-old legal problems. In one typical example, Democratic ads have transformed Kentucky Republican House candidate […]

Good Job, Obama! You’ve Managed To Lose Even More Voting Blocks!

But, hey, he still might possibly have a few of the folks that watch The Daily Show left over Critical parts of the coalition that delivered President Obama to the White House in 2008 and gave Democrats control of Congress in 2006 are switching their allegiance to the Republicans in the final phase of the […]

North Carolina Dems Can’t Take The Heat, Call For Boycott

Hey, remember what one of the main points about Free Speech and asking for redress of grievance were to the Framers? That’s right, that government couldn’t retaliate. Of course, to Democrats, the Constitution is a living document, and screw the intentions of the Framers who spilled blood to free this country North Carolina Democrats are […]

Van Tran Provides The Best Campaign Mailer Ever!

Brilliant, simply brilliant. And funny Hold your nose. If you thought politics stunk before, wait until you get a whiff of an attack ad making the rounds in central Orange County. It’s a scratch-and-sniff shot at Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana. “Something smells rotten about Loretta,” the ad declares, inviting readers to scratch a […]

Even The Politico Has To Admit That The Obameconomy Stinks

Poor Politico. They have to admit that not only has the economy not done well this year, but, that it is way too late for any sort of upturn to help doomed Democrats Time’s up for Democrats looking for good news on the economy. More bad news this week squelched any hope that President Barack […]

Apparently, Watching To Make Sure There’s Reduced Voter Fraud Is Bad…

When it is conservative groups doing it, that is There are always concerns about voter fraud on Election Day, but this year many new groups are popping up to keep an eye on the polls. That, in turn, has some people worried that legitimate voters will be intimidated and discouraged from voting. Along with all […]

Lost In The Shuffle, GOP Could Make Big Gains In State Legislatures

This MSNBC/AP article focuses on the consequences of GOP state control vis a vis the upcoming redistricting, which could turn nasty, particularly with several states, including New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and several other Northern states, losing Congressional House seats, moved to mostly Southern states. Lost in the redistricting shuffle (which all of a sudden […]

Democrats Already Offering Their Mid-Term Post Mortem Excuses

We also get a view over how the Democrats will frame their argument for the next two years as the minority party in at least the House With Election Day still a week away, Democrats are previewing what promises to be a main line of argument if Republicans make strong gains in Congress: Conservatives bought […]

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