Category Archives: Elections

LinkSwarm for Saturday, November 20, 2010

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Time for another LinkSwarm, with a good dollop of Texas political news: Waiting for word on the Solomon Ortiz-Blake Farenthold recount? You’ll have to wait until Monday, since they stopped recounting for the weekend. Farenthold still leads by just under … Continue reading →

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Hey EX-Representative Bob Etheridge: Who are you?

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Republican Renee Ellmers won the recount over Democratic incumbent Bob Etheridge for North Carolina’s second congressional district. Few at the beginning of this election cycle would have thought that Etheridge, first elected in 1996, was in any danger. Then this … Continue reading →

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Fat Lady Starts Clearing Her Throat for Solomon Ortiz

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Most of the recount is finished, and the vote total of has only fluctuated by a few votes. Unless Ortiz has a few magic ballot boxes up his sleeve in Nueces County, Republican Blake Farenthold is the new U.S. Congressman … Continue reading →

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Joe Walsh Wins in The Long Run. Life’s Been Good to Him So Far

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Republican Joe Walsh wins over Democratic incumbent Melissa Bean by 291 votes. Now he’s gone from being an average ordinary guy to enjoying life in the fast lane as a U.S. Congressman. That brings the total of GOP pickups to … Continue reading →

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Democrats Hold On To Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Incumbent Democrat Ben Chandler eked out a win over Republican Andy Barr by 648 votes. That leaves Republicans with a net gain of 61 seats in the 2010 elections, with six races still undecided.

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LinkSwarm for Thursday, November 11, 2010

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Another LinkSwarm of sundry sundries: More reasons to be thankful Paul Kanjorksi is gone. “Much of what this Democratic Congress did, or tried to do, was like throwing Molotov cocktails at business.” Top Ten Upsets of the 2010 Election. (Warning: … Continue reading →

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Solomon Ortiz Tries To Pull An Al Gore, Gets Bitch-Slapped By the State Supreme Court

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Remember during the aftermath of the 2000 election when Al Gore tried to get a recount done in just the counties that favored Democratic voters? Well, soon-to-be-Ex-Rep. Solomon Ortiz just tried to do the same thing in the race he … Continue reading →

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ObamaCare Votes Doomed Democrats

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

I’m sure the average BattleSwarm reader came to this conclusion heretofore, but Derek Thompson provides a statistical roundup in The Atlantic that proves it. They also find lesser effects for the other three votes I’ve highlighted here (Stimulus, TARP, and … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Another day, another bucket of post-election links for your clickity goodness: Liberals admit what they really want. Rick Perry wins not despite skipping newspaper endorsements, but because of it. I’m glad to see Republican politicians finally picking up on this. … Continue reading →

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Pending House Races Update

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Lawrence Person

National Journal updates the state of play in the House races that still haven’t been decided yet. Short version: California 11: Democratic incumbent Jerry McNerney holds a 628-vote lead over Republican David Harmer, but not all ballots from Republican-leaning locales … Continue reading →

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