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Cao Concedes Defeat to Dem Richmond

Cao's election bid in LA-2 ends in defeat, despite a strong start earlier on tonight. Final unofficial results: Cao: 33%, 43k votes // Richmond: 65%, 83k votes. Posted at 12:17am by Tim Mak *  *  * Cao currently giving concesssion speech now. Hopefully will have text of speech soon. …

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Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday November 2, 2010

AP Calls Race for Rubio

UPDATED: A strong Rubio supporter describes his mood and the mood in Florida headquarters as "ecsf**kinstatic." Here's the e-mail sent out to D.C. area Rubio supporters:  "Thanks for your help.  The bandwagon was really empty when you got on board!  Shows what happens when a great candidate has …

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Rick Scott Wins in Florida

UPDATED: Sink's campaign has a 200,000 vote deficit. Rick Scott is Florida's next Governor. Sink's campaign is NOT happy. With 75 percent of the vote in, including most of South Florida, she still has a 200,000 vote deficit. Unless something truly unexpected happens, Rick Scott is going to be the …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Cal Pot Proposition Goes Up in Smoke

UPDATED: California's proposition 19, but signs suggest that support for such measures will only grow. Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson is a very interesting Republican, one who is either very dumb or very brave.  When he called earlier he quickly launched into his reasons for opposing …

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Written by Ron Hill on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Kirk Wins Obama's Old Seat

UPDATED: Mark Kirk has taken Barack Obama's old Senate seat, pulling ahead of Democratic rival Alexi Giannoulias. Mark Kirk's lead is growing.  After Cook County came in early, Giannoulias' lead has done nothing but shrink.  Cook is now 89% in and Kirk's lead is growing.  He is now up 48%-46.5% …

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Cuomo Crushes Paladino

UPDATED: Andrew Cuomo may have easily beaten Carl Paladino, but 51% of voters are calling the new governor "not trustworthy". In his victory speech, Andrew Cuomo promised to deliver to New Yorkers "the government that they deserve." However, exit polling showed that 51% of voters viewed the …

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Written by Corey Chambliss on Tuesday November 2, 2010

VA-5: Hurt Unseats Perriello

Updated: CNN has called VA-05 for Robert Hurt. With 99% of precincts reporting, it seems that 83,233 fewer people voted in 2010 than in 2008. Hurt also received 39,229 fewer votes then the GOP candidate did in 2008. Posted at 10:15 by Noah Kristula-Green CNN has just called VA-5 for …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday November 2, 2010

FF Reader Election Forum

Join us tonight around F F 's virtual water cooler: debate, comment, and spout off in real time with FF contributors. Cursers and lunatics beware: Mrs. Frum is moderating... <a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=94d49ce568" mce_href="h…

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Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday November 2, 2010

GOP Takes Back House

Click here for up-to-the-minute liveblogging of the results and the races you care about by F F contributors. Up-to-the-minute liveblogging of the results and the races you care about by F F contributors. California Senate Noah Kristula-Green reports: Fox News is …

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Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Murray Clings to Lead Over Rossi

UPDATED: Dino Rossi's bid to unseat Patty Murray could take a while: Washington votes by mail and results could take days to come in. Latest: Incumbent Republican Congressman Dave Reichert, WA-8, turned back another challenge from a retired Microsoftie, Suzan DelBene, whose sporadic voting …

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Written by Jim DiPeso on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Just Wait Until 2012

Looking ahead to 2012, the one thing we can be sure of is that, just as in this year, the pundits and experts will end up being surprised. Two years ago -- four years since the creation of the permanent Republican majority and following a second consecutive drubbing at the hands of Democrats -- it …

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Written by Henry Clay on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Rand Paul Threatens Showdown with GOP Heads

Rand Paul has already started to make news, promising to "challenge" Sen. Mitch McConnell and the GOP leadership in the next Congress. Rand Paul has already started to make news before the polls have even closed in Kentucky with an interview he gave to CNN American Morning where he announced his …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Pollwatching in Chicago: Where's the Corruption?

Chicago is a highly political city with a notorious party machine. But this year, my first as a pollwatcher, I was struck by how much has changed. Chicago is the home of Barack Obama, and a highly political city with a notorious machine, so it’s well worth comparing today’s voting behavior with …

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Written by Howard Foster on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Can Obama Change Course?

Writing in National Journal, Ron Brownstein looks at Clinton after the 1994 GOP win and Obama in 2010. Can Obama reassess his governing as Clinton did? From Ron Brownstein's fascinating Clinton 1994/Obama 2010 comparison in the Oct 30 National Journal : More relevant to Obama after next …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Follow the Midterms with FrumForum

It’s an important day: a huge opportunity and challenge for the GOP. F F contributors and friends will be liveblogging the returns. It’s an important day: a huge opportunity and challenge for the GOP. Frum Forum contributors and friends will be liveblogging the returns and posting their …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday November 2, 2010

O'Donnell's Epic Ad Fail

This week, Christine O'Donnell was angered when a 30 minute ad failed to air as scheduled on TV. But the blame for the mix-up may lie with her own campaign. I've been in contact with a source closely involved with Comcast Channel 28 who has given a fairly detailed timeline of the events about the …

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Written by Fred Bauer on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Family Research Council Attacks Pro-Life Cao

GOP Rep. Joseph Cao is in the fight of his political life. And now he's being attacked in a new ad from the Family Research Council for not being anti-gay enough. Don’t count Rep. Joseph Cao out yet. The centrist New Orleans Republican is in for the fight of his political life tomorrow, but a …

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Written by Tim Mak on Monday November 1, 2010

Love Halloween? Thank Gay Culture

Halloween is now an adult craze celebrated around the world. As my latest column for CNN points out its global appeal has its origins in gay culture. Halloween used to be a children’s holiday but is now an adult craze. And it's celebrated not just in America but around the world. As my latest …

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Written by David Frum on Monday November 1, 2010

Obama's Unwieldy White House

Management gurus believe the most effective CEO can only manage 12 people directly. How then can Obama manage his bulky executive branch? Management gurus believe there are limits to how many people even the most effective CEO can directly supervise or manage.  How then can a modern president like …

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Written by Hank Adler on Monday November 1, 2010

Black Back in Court

Conrad Black's fight for justice hit a bump after an appeals court failed to clear him on two convictions, sending his case back again for re-sentencing. Here we go again. The Conrad Black story hits another road bump, with the U.S. 7 th Circuit Court of Appeals delivering what is being …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Monday November 1, 2010