November 4, 2014

Settle in and watch the returns roll in...

... here.

Who needs TV? TV is just for company. But you can find company here, where we can talk to each other.

UPDATE 1: McConnell has already won, according to CNN, where everyone is talking freakily fast.

UPDATE 2: It's all about Ed.

UPDATE 3:  Looks like I've lost my pick-an-upset bet, and Meade is going to win. (I bet Scott Brown, and Meade picked Thom Tillis.) As for Scott Walker, the prime concern here in Wisconsin, it looks like he's well ahead, but how much of the Madison and Milwaukee votes are in?

UPDATE 4: Ed is slipping.

UPDATE 5: One more GOP pickup needed now to take the Senate, Cory Gardner having won Colorado.

UPDATE 6: The race is called in Wisconsin. "It's over. We will stand with Governor Walker," says Meade.



UPDATE 7: We got in the car and drove up to the Capitol to check out whether there were any protests or celebrations. All was calm. We drove around the square, and I had to restrain Meade, who wanted to do the "This is what democracy looks like" horn beeping.

UPDATE 8: The view of the Capitol just now. [PHOTO MOVED TO THE NEW POST, ABOVE.]

UPDATE 9: The GOP gubernatorial candidate won in Illinois. And it looks like Tillis did win in North Carolina.

UPDATE 10: Joni!

UPDATE 11: Scott Brown finally concedes at midnight. So I lost the pick-an-upset bet, and Meade won. Still not clear if Meade wins the bet on Scott Walker, who must win with at least 53%.

UPDATE 12: Let's call it a wave.

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James said...

Funny how MSNBC is not calling any of the races. They are still reporting that only 30 percent of Iowa votes have been counted.

I was surprised to hear that Joni Ernst has 6 grandchildren.

Saint Croix said...

Republicans win governor in Rhode Island

Original Mike said...

"Crist lost"

Good. He's slime.

David said...

This too is what democracy looks like.

Bush-Martinez in 2016! Or Martinez-Bush.

Keep Calm and Habla Espanol.

MadisonMan said...

I don't really know all the other state's candidates.

Is Ernst the pig farmer?

RecChief said...

MadisonMan said...
My facebook feed is curiously quiet.


Here is one from my facebook feed regarding joni ernst:

She scares the heck out of me. A total puppet of the Koch Brothers. And for her to win a seat previously held by Tom Harkin, O.M.G.

KLDAVIS said...

"Is Ernst the pig farmer?"

That's pig castrator, thank you.

RecChief said...

MadisonMan said...
I don't really know all the other state's candidates.

Is Ernst the pig farmer?


Yeah, she was a farm girl. Also currently a battalion commander in the Iowa Guard. hmmm gonna have to make some calls tomorrow, she won't be able to keep that command when she goes to Washington. Wonder who will get the nod.

Curious George said...

"RecChief said...
She scares the heck out of me. A total puppet of the Koch Brothers. And for her to win a seat previously held by Tom Harkin, O.M.G."

Remember the good old days of "Halliburton!"

Democrats are just mindless sheep.

Freeman Hunt said...

According to Facebook tonight is the rise of the pro-rape, anti-woman, mentally deficient, Christianist brigade.

avwh said...

"WGN just reported that Obama wants to sit down with Congressional Leaders (presumably he means Republicans too) and "find a way forward"

He should've tried that 6 yrs ago."

Then: " we won, F.... You"
Now: "hey, I'm still relevant!"

James said...

MSNBC not yet calling Kansas and Iowa but they called New Hampshire even though only about 500 votes currently separate the candidates.

Saint Croix said...

6 years of castration jokes

0 years of uterus jokes

I am cool with that.

RecChief said...

Curious George said...
"RecChief said...
She scares the heck out of me. A total puppet of the Koch Brothers. And for her to win a seat previously held by Tom Harkin, O.M.G."

Remember the good old days of "Halliburton!"

Democrats are just mindless sheep.


Yes. This one especially. She even said that Ernst makes her skin crawl. she just unfriended me because I asked "literally literally or Joe Biden literally?"

Eh, I don't need folks like that polluting my feed.

NotWhoIUsedtoBe said...

538 is looking pretty bad right now.

Granted, Kansas and NC were their weakest predictions, but they also missed Virginia being as close as it was (whatever happens). We'll see how Iowa goes.

Polling this cycle, not so good.

RecChief said...

Freeman Hunt said...
According to Facebook tonight is the rise of the pro-rape, anti-woman, mentally deficient, Christianist brigade.


End of the world as we know it, right?

chickelit said...

Walker is standing ten feet tall tonight -- from Ashland to Monroe.

Well done!

Drago said...

Revenant: "I know die-hard Republicans who flat-out reject the idea of electing a third Bush to the White House. Even if you can get past all the political reasons to dislike the idea, there's still someone distinctly off-putting about having every Republican President since Reagan come from the same damned family."

There is alot of truth to this.

But beware, the organization the Bushies could bring would be formidable in a broad candidate field.

phantommut said...

Fleet, we stand for Libertarians. You don't want Republicans to lose the Libertarian vote, don't vote for Republicans who Libertarians can't support.

There are these things called "principle" and "integrity." If the Republican is as big a Big Government booster as the Democrat, then I sure as hell won't vote for the Republican out of some whacked-out sense of duty to the Not-Democrat Party.

Bottom line, nominate better Republicans, m'kay?

Original Mike said...

""WGN just reported that Obama wants to sit down with Congressional Leaders (presumably he means Republicans too) and "find a way forward""

Why? Congress passes, President signs or vetos. Regular order.

Pianoman said...

@RecChief: And I feel fine.

RecChief said...

I better go buy condoms since Corey Gardner is going to outlaw them. I figure they will be valuable currency in teh coming predicted end times.

pm317 said...

Waited 6 long years for this kind of repudiation and it finally happened.

avwh said...

Juan Williams is a complete hack on Fox: says tonight is not a R wave, even though 8-9 of 21 Dem Senate seats lost.

Claims it's an "anti-incumbent night", even though only Dem Senate incumbents lost. Pathetic.

James said...

>>Waited 6 long years for this kind of repudiation and it finally happened. <<

Agree; too bad it couldn't have been 2 years ago.

Alex said...

Looks like Walker is winning in a landslide.

Garage - it's ok.

Saint Croix said...

Republican governor in Illinois

Anonymous said...

How does the Republican candidate win governor in Illinois?

Wow, what a terrible night for the Democrats.

Alex said...

I guess it's time to rev up "Recall Walker in 2016!"

James said...

>>WGN just reported that Obama wants to sit down with Congressional Leaders (presumably he means Republicans too) and "find a way forward<<

Clearest indication that Obama already knows the Senate is lost.

Alex said...

eric - I guess Illinoians are tired of (D) corruption? OTOH, they re-elected Dick "Baghdad" Durbin.

phantommut said...

I just realized today has become a theme day at Althouse.

Forkness. Doneness. Things that have jumped the vagina dentata.

Freeman Hunt said...

Garage, we love you. And the Alaskans love you. I bet even Scott Walker loves you. He certainly loves being your governor.

RonF said...

Meanwhile, in Illinois Bruce Rauner (R) has just been declared the winner for Governor by NBC. In President Obama's political home state.

Alex said...

Why is Iowa media calling it for Joni Ernst when she's still trailing by 5K votes with 2/3 precincts to report?

I never understood this practice.

MadisonMan said...

OTOH, they re-elected Dick "Baghdad" Durbin.

I think Oberweis was a pretty week candidate. Truax -- was that his name? -- would have been better, IMO.

K in Texas said...

I can't wait to hear returning Senate Democrats start whining about how Republicans need to bipartisan. The Republicans need to keep the rules that Harry Reid put in, and rub the Democrats noses in it.

Original Mike said...

Speak for yourself, Freeman.

FleetUSA said...

So Phantommut, you would rather a pro-Obama Dem to win the seat.

You are happy Dems are contributing to his war chest too?

RecChief said...

Alex said...
Why is Iowa media calling it for Joni Ernst when she's still trailing by 5K votes with 2/3 precincts to report?


Because the Dem strongholds are around Iowa City, Des Moines, and Waterloo. Braley didn't win big enough there. Ernst will win the rest of the state.

pm317 said...

Agree; too bad it couldn't have been 2 years ago.

Mitt Romney would have been better. But Dems would have made it all about Obama and his skin color if he had lost in 2012. This way is probably better for the long run.

Seeing Red said...

Unless Madigan and His cronies are out, IL is doomed.

The Combine rules.

Alex said...

RecChief - thanks I didn't know that.

RecChief said...

K in Colorado said...
I can't wait to hear returning Senate Democrats start whining about how Republicans need to bipartisan.


That already started in the media, with Tom Brokaw last night

David said...

Freeman Hunt said...
According to Facebook tonight is the rise of the pro-rape, anti-woman, mentally deficient, Christianist brigade.


Totally wrong. Bill Clinton was a non-factor. Indeed one of the managers of his impeachment is now governor of Arkansas.

Alex said...

Good to see people nominating sane Republicans this time around. Avoid the Todd Akins and you will win. Nice diversity with Ernst and Scott. Of course the Libs will continue to cry "Uncle Tom", but nobody gives a shit anymore.

jr565 said...

Fox called it for Walker. Is Garage crying yet?

David said...

Harry Reid is thinking zombie tonight. Two years as the living dead and then back to life.

Or does than make him a vampire, in the coffin for two years.

Anyway it's good to see him suffer but this is no stake through his dark little heart.

pm317 said...

Fox called Joni! 6!!

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RecChief said...

Alex said...
RecChief - thanks I didn't know that.


always happy to help.

It's why I'm looking at IA1. That's Braley's House seat, which he will be vacating soon. Would like to see it flip.

Alex said...

Come on, let's not be arrogant winners. Garage deserves magnanimity, right?

Freeman Hunt said...

Facebook is awfully quiet.

Alex said...

8 years in the Senate wilderness for the GOP. Hopefully they and the GOP primary voters learned some hard lessons in that time.

Say no to Todd Akins, say yes to Joni Ernst.

John Richardson said...

They haven't called North Carolina for Tillis yet but he has a 50,000 vote lead over Hagan (D) with 96+% reporting.

WhoKnew said...

I went to the Cap Times web site and their live blog of the election was empty w/ 0 comments. Can some one stop over there and make sure everyone's OK. Unless they're just refusing to send their bits and bytes all the way out here to Connecticut.

Anonymous said...

Republicans just took the Senate with 51 Senators, Joni Ernst being called in Iowa.

Looks like a possible 53 on the night if Alaska and NC go the Republican route.

Pianoman said...

Looks like it's the end of the Reid/Pelosi Era.

phantommut said...

Fleet, especially tonight, yes. Republicans didn't deserve to keep Kansas, as much as I think Orman was a ratfink bastard. Roberts as a Senator is simply awful. McConnell is awful, for that matter. I grant that Reid is worse, but come on, in your heart you know Mitch is a weasel. I hope my vote does something to keep the weasel on his toes.

Obama is simply awful too, but like Roberts and McConnell, he won't hold the seat forever. Someday the Democrats may nominate a decent person for President. If that person is better than the Republican, I'll vote for that person. If the Republican is clearly better, I'll go Republican. If they're effectively the same, I'll vote Libertarian. If my vote makes either or both parties actually pay attention to Libertarian issues, my vote will have been a good vote.

MadisonMan said...

So will Democratic Senate and House Leadership change because of this election fiasco?

I'm reminded, somehow, of the article in the paper that the local teachers' union is holding its recertification election soon, and I wonder that its leadership -- the one that oversaw the enactment of Act 10, etc -- is still in power. They certainly did nothing to persuade the Citizens of wisconsin that Act 10 shouldn't be passed.

Why would you reward -- or just put up with -- failure?

RecChief said...

Alex said...
Good to see people nominating sane Republicans this time around. Avoid the Todd Akins and you will win. Nice diversity with Ernst and Scott. Of course the Libs will continue to cry "Uncle Tom", but nobody gives a shit anymore.


Takes a little wind out of the sales of the whole "war on women" too, especially. Too bad no one in the media will point out that the only places Dems elect minorities is in Majority-Minority districts. And the GOP has Martinez, Jindal, Haley, Scott in statewide elections.

Pianoman said...

Had a quick look at my Facebook feed. The shrieking has already begun. People who I thought were reasonable, rational human beings are posting the craziest shit. Very illuminating.

Like Dennis Prager says: "I prefer Clarity to Agreement." It's a very clarifying night.

H/T: MadisonMan

pm317 said...

It is an R in NC..

glam1931 said...

Crist has apparently finally called Scott and conceded.

chickelit said...

Takes a little wind out of the sales of the whole "war on women" too, especially.

Please do not change or delete that for misspelling "sails." It's a perfect pun.

James said...

North Carolina called for Tillis...great news.

RecChief said...

I thought CO was supposed to be purple. Iowa too. how can anyone say this isn't a repudiation of Obama's policies, especially since he said they were on the ballot?

chickelit said...

Freeman Hunt said...
Facebook is awfully quiet.

You can't be 20 on sugar mountain. Let alone 40 or 50.

BTW, that was gracious gesture towards garage mahal.

Alex said...

What happened in 2013-2014?

Obamacare.

People are paying more for less medical care.

They are fucking pissed off in droves and are making the Dems pay.

jr565 said...

Wendy Davis is gone, her campaign a successful late term abortion, with her being the aborted fetus.

RecChief said...

James said...
North Carolina called for Tillis...great news.


Hot damn! I'm breaking out the sippin' whisky!!

James said...

Now MSNBC calls Iowa for Ernst; Rachel Maddow officially has the sads.

Alex said...

Rush Limbaugh is gonna be orgasmic tomorrow morning!

avwh said...

52 R seats now, with AK, LA, and VA still to decide. (and Brown refusing to concede in NH)

Probably end up with 53 or 54.

Pianoman said...

RCP finally flipped over to +7.

It'll be 54-46 after Louisiana's runoff. Solid majority.

Too bad Ginsburg didn't do what the Left was yelling at her to do -- vacate the bench. Unless the GOP shoots itself in the foot, they'll be nominating her successor.

But according to the MSM, it's not a "landslide" or "wave" or "referendum". And even if it was, that would be Racist (TM).

Alex said...

(756 of 1781 Precincts Reported)
Joni Ernst Republican Party 276,677 48.0%

Bruce Braley Democratic Party 276,624 48.0%

Ernst has no pulled ahead with 1000 more precincts to go.

James said...

Bruce Rauner - richer than Mitt Romney - wins in Illinois.

Curious George said...

"James said...
Now MSNBC calls Iowa for Ernst; Rachel Maddow officially has the sads."

I know. It's like she lost her 112 viewers.

Unknown said...

Strange disattached posts today. A diversion or an inspiration?

Alex said...

If the GOP plays their cards right, they can gain up to 58 Senate seats and 260+ in the House after 2016. What I mean is not nominating batshit crazy Todd Akin types.

Unknown said...

Strange disattached posts today. A diversion or an inspiration?

RecChief said...

Pianoman said...
RCP finally flipped over to +7.


I don't know anything about the Alaska race, other than some friends in teh FT Wainwright area, who were foursquare for Sullivan and/or against Begich. What does that look like, with no precincts reporting? Was Begich expected to win there?

Rusty said...

Alex said...
Rush Limbaugh is gonna be orgasmic tomorrow morning!

Not his style.
Now the real work begins.



The resident proggs will be sobbing in their pillows tonight.


This wasn't an election. This was an indictment.

Alex said...

(789 of 1781 Precincts Reported)
Joni Ernst Republican Party 289,759 48.2%

Bruce Braley Democratic Party 287,992 47.9%

Ernst pulling away now...

Alex said...

Hopefully this a wakeup call to the GOP that libertarian-ism is not evil.

Emil Blatz said...

Wait for it.... Scot Walker has just beaten Mary Burke like a rented car! All of those bastards who suggested it was close or that Mary Burke had what it took - eat shit and die!

Freeman Hunt said...

Facebook getting less quiet.

Let the lamentations begin!

Birkel said...

Lawrence "Larry" O'Donnell is on MSNBC, barely able to control himself. I'm staying up well past my bedtime to watch the great emotional unraveling begin.

In the office pool, I'm taking "garage mahal" shows up for the first time on Friday @ 11:30-11:45pm. I'm guessing drunk. But that's my 15 minute window.

What windows do you guys have?

furious_a said...

WI's Lt Governor is hawwwt.

Anonymous said...

I think Althouse is going to lose the Over/Under bet on the Walker election.

Heartless Aztec said...

Good on Meade.

Sharc said...

What is best in life?

jr565 said...

crist is gone. That traitor was a failure as both a republican and a dem.

Pianoman said...

@RecChief: RCP had Sullivan up 2 in their poll average. So it could go either way.

If the GOP picks up Alaska, it would be the icing on the cake.

RecChief said...

It strikes me that the GOP tore itself apart for a solid 12 months after the 2012 election. The end result was better candidates. I'm wondering if the Democrats will undergo the same introspection? I'm betting not.

James said...

It was amusing to watch Rachel Maddow call elections for Bruce Rauner, Scott Walker and Joni Ernst in succession. Liberals are really depressed tonight.

James said...

Why does Joni Ernst giggle so much; its very annoying.

James said...

<>

She's a former news anchor for the Milwaukee ABC affiliate.

Alex said...

Sandra Fluke going down in flames for CA State Senate District 26(Coastal LA).

jr565 said...

Dems are probably not too happy with Harry Reid changed the rules right now. But what does rules for radicals say? Make them live by their own rules.

jr565 said...

Alex wrote:
Sandra Fluke going down in flames for CA State Senate District 26(Coastal LA).

sweet Jesus!

FWBuff said...

Woo hoo! Wendy Davis is defeated by Greg Abbott in Texas for governor. And her old state senate seat has been won by Republican Konni Burton.

paminwi said...

MSNBC asked if they had the Walker victory speech and it appears the control room would not show the live feed. Chrissy Matthews said he was sure Ed Schultz did something with it.

RecChief said...

The other one I'm watching is NY19. I wonder where Sean Eldridge's hubby will buy a mansion next so Eldridge can try again.

RecChief said...

jr565 said...
Dems are probably not too happy with Harry Reid changed the rules right now. But what does rules for radicals say? Make them live by their own rules.


Unfortunately, the Stupid Party will probably restore the rules to before Reid's nuclear option out of a sense of traditionalism and magnanimity.

It will be fun watching the chattering classes whine about bringing back the filibuster though.

Personally, I think they should change the rules further: If you are going to filibuster, you have to stand on the floor of the senate and talk the whole time. And no fucking catheters either.

eddie willers said...

I'm wondering if the Democrats will undergo the same introspection? I'm betting not.

I'm hoping they run Elizabeth Warren in 2016.

Alex said...

I want to see Scott Walker's victory speech. BTW, I hope he stays 4 years in Wisconsin and finishes off the unions for good. He's more valuable in WI than running for President. The states are where the real action is.

Original Mike said...

"MSNBC asked if they had the Walker victory speech and it appears the control room would not show the live feed. Chrissy Matthews said he was sure Ed Schultz did something with it. "

That's because it was gracious. They didn't want their viewer to see it.

Saint Croix said...

choke in Mass

Saint Croix said...

she lost

phantommut said...

Elise Stefanik

Hopefully Mia Love will win too.

Not your father's Republican Party.

Alex said...

Strange thing in MA. Lots of Dems voting for the Dem for Senate but crossing over and voting for the (R) for Governor. As a result the governor's race is 50/50. Can anyone explain that to me?

Blue Ox said...

I'm wondering if the Democrats will undergo the same introspection? I'm betting not.

I'm hoping they run Elizabeth Warren in 2016.

Davis/Coakley '16!!!

Gusty Winds said...

What a speech! Nice to see Walker and Ryan big on the national scene.

Now when the Pack crushes the Bears on Sunday night, it will be a perfect week.

Birkel said...

The MSNBC feed of Ernst's speech was much more shrill than the one for FOX. I'm sure it wasn't a conspiracy but the sound was worse. Probably just the mic positioning or some such technical stuff.

RecChief said...

If I'm reading this correctly, the GOP picked up 7, and expect to pickup LA in the runoff, provided there isn't any December surprise. That's 8. If Sullivan wins in AK, that's 9.

That's not a repudiation, that's a massacre

James said...

Brownback wins in Kansas; there's going to be payback for all the Republicans who betrayed him and crossed over to support the Dem candidate.

RecChief said...

Alex said...
Strange thing in MA. Lots of Dems voting for the Dem for Senate but crossing over and voting for the (R) for Governor. As a result the governor's race is 50/50. Can anyone explain that to me?


Coakley's a loser, and there is a veto proof or near veto proof in the MA legislature. Governor doesn't have much power. They need a GOP governor to saddle their awful decisions with. Kind of like "Romneycare". That came from teh MA legislature, and Mitt did his best to polish that turd, and the Democrats hung it around his neck.

Alex said...

James - stop talking about 'payback'. People are tired of that crap. All the threatened payback for Scott Walker and what did it amount to?

Curious George said...

I had an invite to Walker's Victory bash tonight.

RecChief said...

James said...
Brownback wins in Kansas; there's going to be payback for all the Republicans who betrayed him and crossed over to support the Dem candidate.


is there a suicide watch on Frank Rich?

RecChief said...

Curious George said...
I had an invite to Walker's Victory bash tonight.


I would never pass up an opportunity to drink a politician's "free" booze

Ann Althouse said...

New post on the Walker victory speech.

Danno said...

Joni Ernst grew up castrating hogs, so hopefully Mitch McConnell will turn her loose to castrate progs.

Achilles said...

Sharc said...
"What is best in life?"

To crush your enemies and see them driven before you... and to hear the lamentations of the (progressive)women.

Michael K said...

whoever snarked about the ballot in Texas being a photoshop, that polling place has been removed .

Voter fraud never sleeps !

Birkel said...

People keep saying Democrats will gain seats in 2016 and I agree. However, depending on the top of the ticket they may not gain that many. Ohio, Pennsylvania and a couple others are definitely in danger. However, with more than 50 votes in the Senate some GOP congress-critters will be allowed to take positions that allow a law to get to the President's desk and not offend purple state voters. If Republicans get to 54 Senators it's not clear the Senate will flip back.

I'm not betting on McConnell's "leadership" though. That guy could fuck up a wet dream.

RecChief said...

If Republicans get to 54 Senators it's not clear the Senate will flip back.

don't get cocky. They don't call them the Stupid party for nothing

NotWhoIUsedtoBe said...

The polls, they skewed Democrat.

MikeR said...

RCP calls Maryland for Hogan.

HoodlumDoodlum said...

It really is a war on women (Burke, Fluke, Davis)

mccullough said...

Is there someone better than MCConnell for Senate majority leader?

Alex said...

Add Lena Dunham to the "war on women" list.

Soon to be added - Anita Sarkeesian

James said...

>>James - stop talking about 'payback'. People are tired of that crap. All the threatened payback for Scott Walker and what did it amount to?<<

Totally different situations in Kansas and Wisconsin. In Kansas you had elected Republicans crossing over to support the governor's opponent because he cut education funding. They stabbed him in the back so he would be right in purging those who betrayed him.
The payback threat in Wisconsin came from the public unions; it was not intra-party.

Unknown said...

----The MSNBC feed of Ernst's speech was much more shrill than the one for FOX. I'm sure it wasn't a conspiracy but the sound was worse. Probably just the mic positioning or some such technical stuff.---

That’s just the way the world sounds on that side.

Matt Sablan said...

"Polling this cycle, not so good."

-- The better Republicans do, the less accurate the polls are. At least, it feels that way.

Quaestor said...

Unknown wrote: Tillis is going to lose in NC. NH also looking like an easy win for Shaheen. Gillespie closer than expected in VA but not quite enough. Calling it here first -- Dem hold.

This is why Unknown is unknown.

RecChief said...

I haven't seen ARM around for awhile. Wonder what he is up to.

Alex said...

Does Obama even know what happened? If he's watching MSNBC he might think the Dems still control things.

Matt Sablan said...

"I never understood this practice."

-- Projected statistics. If all the counties left to count heavily favor the candidate that is behind, they'll probably win. You see this often in places like VA or PA where the rural counts come in first, with the Republican slightly ahead, but it gets called for the Democrat because once the cities get tallied, we know how the vote will go.

phantommut said...

I haven't seen ARM around for awhile. Wonder what he is up to.

My name is ARM, and I have been reasonable 0 days.

RecChief said...

so far, the GOP has picked up a net 8 seats in teh House too. so far.

MikeR said...

Davis concedes to Brownback.

Achilles said...

RecChief said...
If Republicans get to 54 Senators it's not clear the Senate will flip back.

"don't get cocky. They don't call them the Stupid party for nothing"

Predictions for the next 2 years:

1. The federal budget will be higher both as an absolute number and as a percentage of GDP.

2. We will break 20,000,000,000,000 in debt.

3. The economy corrects again. Similar to 2006. It is blamed on budget cuts and austerity caused by republicans in congress despite the fact government spending will be higher.

4. We get "immigration reform."

5. The US is racist. Forever.

phantommut said...

Is there someone better than MCConnell for Senate majority leader?

Is there anyone who would be worse?

Pianoman said...

It'll be nice to see the MSM go back to what they're supposed to be doing: Acting as a check against the Government. This is why you should vote GOP, because it's the only way you can get the press to do their job.

Alex said...

Joni Ernst is winning in a blowout now.

Achilles said...

Alex said...
"Does Obama even know what happened? If he's watching MSNBC he might think the Dems still control things."

The government will be bigger next year than it was this year.

The year after that the government will be larger still.

Progress.

Quaestor said...

Will the Koch Brothers continue to inhabit Harry Reid's brain?

Quaestor said...

I haven't seen ARM around for awhile. Wonder what he is up to.

Three quarters through a very reasonably priced bourbon.

RecChief said...

Oh My, Blum won IA1

Didn't think I'd see the day when Iowa would send only one Democrat to Washington.

Taht makes it +9 in the house so far.

If this isn't a wave, I don't know what would be.

David said...

Yeah, it's a wave. I was wrong earlier when I said it wasn't. But waves break on the shore and drain out to sea.

I do love Harry Reid's comment: "“The message from voters is clear: they want us to work together."

What an asshole.

Quaestor said...

I haven't seen ARM around for awhile. Wonder what he is up to.

In Garage Mahal's case he's three quarters of the way through a bargain priced case of Coors Light.

RecChief said...


I do love Harry Reid's comment: "“The message from voters is clear: they want us to work together."


Do you think he will be elected Minority leader?

Pianoman said...

Garage was getting angrier and more bitter as the election got closer. So was MadisonFella.

I guess we know why now.

virgil xenophon said...

They're committing Hari Kari over at DU tonight, lol.

RecChief said...

I see on Drudge that Obama is promising Amnesty by Christmas.

One thing about 2016, Obama's narcissism and arrogance should set the stage for GOP holds of these gains, and it will be easy to paint the Democrat running as simply a continuation of the Obama presidency.

But, taking my own advice, I'm not getting cocky, just gaming scenarios.

Freeman Hunt said...

Lamentations.

David said...

"Do you think [Harry Reid] will be elected Minority leader?

Yes. He still has his fellow dems by the short ones (money, money. money).

If they lose again in 2016 he's gone.

Unknown said...

Hogan > Brown in MD. Probably the last thing that anyone would predict.

RecChief said...

Freeman Hunt said...
Lamentations.



Their tears are delicious.


Fuck it, I'll be gracious tomorrow.

Quaestor said...

They're committing Hari Kari over at DU tonight, lol.

I never visited that site until I read VX's comment. Not only are they veritable buzzing hive of shit-for-brains socialists drones, they congregate at one of the crappiest websites I've ever laid eyes on. I mean, it's the 21st century you doofuses, take a look at CSS,or it least HTML 5... jeez.

BTW, I'm reading Anabasis tonight.

Freeman Hunt said...

From the bowels of that link:

"I wish I could chalk it up to 'All this election PROVES is that >50% the people who showed up to vote in 6 states ... are mouth-breathing, brain-washed, Faux-Watching knuckle-draggers', but the reality is, it goes MUCH deeper than that. Nearly 1/2 the country are this way. This is proof that lies and propaganda ... work. This election shows that a great many people in this country ... are actually either morons, or they are evil. "

More of that sort of thing at the link.

MikeR said...

Strange that RCP still won't call Kansas even after Davis has conceded.

MikeR said...

Oops - it just showed up there on RCP.

jr565 said...

FleetUSA wrote:
57,00+ libertarian votes in VA keeps Warner (97% for Obama) in office.

Ugly.

Margin of difference between Reps and Dems <4,000 maybe less.
seriously? they're still pulling this shit? I think I hate them more then liberals.

RecChief said...

Juan Williams: "It's anti-incumebnt night"

Charles Krauthammer: "Amazing all the incumbents losing are Democrats"

RecChief said...

Freeman Hunt said...
From the bowels of that link:

"I wish I could chalk it up to 'All this election PROVES is that >50% the people who showed up to vote in 6 states ... are mouth-breathing, brain-washed, Faux-Watching knuckle-draggers', but the reality is, it goes MUCH deeper than that. Nearly 1/2 the country are this way. This is proof that lies and propaganda ... work. This election shows that a great many people in this country ... are actually either morons, or they are evil. "

More of that sort of thing at the link.


I guess that answers teh introspection question.

MikeR said...

Probably VA is going to a recount. But of course it would be better to go to a recount ahead instead of behind.

Quaestor said...

Lamentations

In one thread they're debating where they should all move so that they need not live in states run by "rethug nazis". They seem to be settling on Oregon, since it has a mild climate and no sales tax.

They don't grok irony, do they?

RecChief said...

Today was a good day.

g'night.

jr565 said...

Yet again the biggest losers are the libertarians. Their guy doesn't win, but they screw it for the republican. Please stop proving you are retarded by voting so foolishly, we know it already.
Can we all chip in and buy them some pot brownies on Election Day? we,ll give you free pot! Just please stop voting! You are not doing it right.

Quaestor said...

What I don't understand is the political culture of Louisiana. They have three Republicans on the ballot. Three!! Between them they hold 55% of the votes so far (99% in). The Dems also have three, and hold 42% (Landrieu has 41% now)

This means a runoff and about a billion more Hollywood dollars will be spent for Old Baby Fat between now and December.

Fix your damned constitution, LA!

MikeR said...

"Just please stop voting!" Somehow I don't think that would help.

Pianoman said...

@Quaestor: It looks like LA just collapses their primary and general together. I guess in the long run it's cheaper this way, because you have that chance of *not* having a runoff.

Looks like an easy win for the GOP though. The two top Repubs are easily over 50%.

Quaestor said...

Give the brownies to the Libertarian candidates so they'll stop running!

The only thing more useless than the "message" voter is the "message" candidate.

Pianoman said...

Sullivan is up 5 in Alaska with 23% reporting. Might be +8 by tomorrow morning.

+9 by January ...

Pianoman said...

Hey Juan Williams: If it was an "anti-incumbent" election, why did the GOP INCREASE it's lead in the House?

what a tool

Freeman Hunt said...

A crushing wave.

Quaestor said...

The scene: Zack visits his buddies, Sean and Jason, who are slumped on a old couch and watching reruns of "Myth Busters".

Zack: Dudes, let's run down to the Board of Elections and register as Libertarians!

Jason: Huh?

Sean: No way, Jose. We are just sooo baked on these killer brownies Quaestor dropped off for us. Have one.

Quaestor said...

what a tool

Be nice. It's just Juan's coping mechanism at work.

Quaestor said...

Good night, all. A working dawn approacheth.

jr565 said...

Mia Love wins. black woman republican. You go girl!

Douglas B. Levene said...

Connecticut is not looking good. Very disappointing, Malloy has been a really bad governor, on a par with Quinn in Illinois (although not as crooked), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the public employee unions. Hard to believe that Connecticut was once an industrial state with a thriving economy. Now it's ruled by an iron triangle of public employee unions, liberal gentry and state dependents, none of whom care about the private sector and economic growth.

Revenant said...

Bah, the results for my district still aren't in yet.

jr565 said...

Quastor, I like your idea. Not only that it would be a lot cheaper providing pot to a few candidates as opposed to a few thousand voters. And we do have a huge deficit.

glam1931 said...

A nice late result: Mia Love wins a congressional seat in Utah.

mccullough said...

Who will be the new head of the DNC?

Revenant said...

Yet again the biggest losers are the libertarians. Their guy doesn't win, but they screw it for the republican. Please stop proving you are retarded by voting so foolishly, we know it already.

Yet another example of a person who mistakenly thinks "you voted for someone else" means "if that person wasn't running, you'd have voted for me".

If someone told you "if you idiots hadn't voted Republican, the Libertarian candidate could have won", you would quite rightly take him about as seriously as we take you.

Revenant said...

I second all of Achilles' predictions. I don't expect anything to change for the better in the next two years.

Continued gridlock is the best-case scenario. Worse case scenario is bipartisan legislation by the establishment GOP + Obama.

jr565 said...

revenant wrote:
"Yet another example of a person who mistakenly thinks "you voted for someone else" means "if that person wasn't running, you'd have voted for me".

If someone told you "if you idiots hadn't voted Republican, the Libertarian candidate could have won", you would quite rightly take him about as seriously as we take you.

but the libertarian candidate couldn't have won!!! It was a purely wasted vote. And cost the conservative the election and lef the guy who voted with Obama 97% of the time in power.

jr565 said...

Rev, do you want democrats to continue to have control of the senate and the presidency? There is only one way to change that. And thats simply to get enough seats in the senate so they don't control it. What does voting libertarian get you, if at the end of the day Harry Reid still controls the senate?
Two sides are talking about the rules of the game. And then a third side seems to not even recognize there is a game at all. Get with the program already.

jr565 said...

Libertarians keep voting to spoil elections in the favor of the democrat. No gains getting candidates into power. Isn't that what it's supposed to be about?

jr565 said...

Libs voted for Nader ONCE. Libertarians vote for the loser every time! When Nader lost they got Bush, and so learned their lesson and stopped voting for Nader. Why are liberals able to learn this but libertarians aren't? Every election we get the same story. Just stop it already.

Thank GOD there were enough republicans this time who didn't throw away their vote. Harry Reid is no longer majority leader thanks to repubs.

richard mcenroe said...

I now propose legislation in Wisconsin mandating fracking in garage mahal's basement apartment.

richard mcenroe said...

"Is there someone better than MCConnell for Senate majority leader?"

Coral. But one thing at a time...

tim in vermont said...

#OMG, I can't wait to watch Morning Joe.

tim in vermont said...

I wonder if this will make it through Obama's bubble and into his thick skull?

Brando said...

I'm surprised that my pick for an upset (LePage in Maine) actually worked--but an even bigger surprise was Larry Hogan winning here in Maryland. Our state is bluer than Massachusetts.

Looks like GOP has some solid insurance seats for 2016, though if McConnell is smart he'll work to keeping Kirk, Ayotte, Toomey, Johnson and Rubio safe in two years. I wouldn't want to see Reid back in power again.

Hopefully no Supreme Court vacancies come up in the next two months!

Brando said...

There's also just no good way for Obama to spin this--hell, even if the Democrats had done well yesterday, it still would have been because they all distanced themselves from him. He's in the same place Bush was in in 2006.

The six year itch is usually tough on two term presidents (though Clinton did well in '98, it was partly due to more vulnerable GOP seats as well as GOP overreach with the impeachment that year) due to voter fatigue, and Obama displayed a good deal of incompetence and corruption that bubbled over this year. He's now an albatross for his party.

It's possible to turn this around, but he first has to acknowledge that there's an opposition party he needs to work with. It's still possible to get some things done.

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