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Tag Archives: Elections
Hey EX-Representative Bob Etheridge: Who are you?
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
Posted in Democrats, Elections
Tagged assault, Democrats, Elections, North Carolina, Renee Ellmers, Rep. Bob Etheridge
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Fat Lady Starts Clearing Her Throat for Solomon Ortiz
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
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged Blake Farenthold, Corpus Christi, Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Solomon Ortiz, Texas
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Or “Democratic House Members Held Hostage: Day 15” (Imagine dramatic Nightline opening theme music here.) You might have noticed we had an election a couple of weeks ago. Democrats didn’t do so well. Especially in the House, where Democrats lost … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, ObamaCare
Tagged Democrats, Elections, Heath Shuler, Nancy Pelosi
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Joe Walsh Wins in The Long Run. Life’s Been Good to Him So Far
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
LinkSwarm for Thursday, November 11, 2010
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
Solomon Ortiz Tries To Pull An Al Gore, Gets Bitch-Slapped By the State Supreme Court
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
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Texas
Tagged Blake Farenthold, Democrats, Elections, Nueces County, Solomon Ortiz, Texas
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ObamaCare Votes Doomed Democrats
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
Posted in Democrats, Elections, ObamaCare
Tagged Cap-and-Trade, Derek Thompson, Elections, ObamaCare, Stimulus, TARP
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Democrats hold on to Virginia’s 11th Congressional District
Republican Keith Fimian will concede defeat Tuesday in the congressional race in Virginia’s 11th district, giving freshman Democrat Rep. Gerald Connolly a second term in the seat. (Hat tip: Jim Geraghty.)
Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans
Tagged Democrats, Elections, Gerald Connolly, Jim Geraghty, Keith Fimian, Virginia
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