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Exit Polling: Kirk Losing Moderates

Exit Polling: Kirk Losing Moderates The Chicago Sun Times senate-kirk-giannoulias-110210.article"> writes : Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk and Democrat Alexi Giannoulias are waiting for returns to come in to find out which one of them will represent Illinois in the U.S. …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Tea Party Trumpets Rubio & Paul Wins

Tea Party Trumpets Rubio & Paul Wins The New York Times writes : The Tea Party victories by Rand Paul of Kentucky and Marco Rubio of Florida underscored the extent to which Republicans and Democrats alike may have underestimated the power of the Tea Party, a loosely-affiliated, at …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 2, 2010

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. …

Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Paul's Toned Down Acceptance Speech

Rand Paul's acceptance speech sounded almost like a normal GOP candidate. No Federal Reserve, no attacks on "neocons." Rand Paul's acceptance speech sounds almost like a normal Republican candidate. No Federal Reserve, no attacks on "neocons." Attention Alex Jones: has "the system" won again?

Written by David Frum on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Kasich's Ohio Gov Bid Pulls Through

UPDATED: Kasich campaign now tells me they are breathing easier... the recent returns make them pretty confident of victory. Kasich campaign now tells me they are breathing easier. . . the recent returns make them pretty confident of victory. Posted at 10:31pm * * * A source …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Alan Grayson Loses

Alan Grayson Loses Politico writes : The liberals have lost Rep. Alan Grayson — according to his opponent, Republican challenger Dan Webster. “This is a new day for our country and I am thankful to be a part of it,” Webster wrote in an e-mail to reporters titled “statement from …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 2, 2010

CNN Projects Manchin Win in WV

Joe Manchin Wins in West Virginia CNN writes : Democratic West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin has won his state's Senate seat, CNN projects, beating out Republican nominee John Raese in a tight race for the late Sen. Robert Byrd's seat.

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Fewer Younger, More Older Voters

Fewer Younger, More Older Voters MSNBC writes : NEW YORK — A deeply pessimistic electorate — and one skewed to older voters — showed up to vote this year, according to exit poll interviews. In early exit poll data, 62 percent of voters said the economy was the most important …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Rubio Wins in Florida

Rubio Wins in Florida The New York Times writes : The Tea Party captured its first big victories when Marco Rubio won a United States Senate seat in Florida and Rand Paul won his Senate bid in Kentucky. The victories seemed to be a precursor of big gains in Congress for the Republica…

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Misreading the Hispanic Vote

Hispanic voters may vote negatively against candidates they perceive as hostile on immigration but don't vote affirmatively for pro-immigration candidates. Very irritating watching CNN panel debate immigration amnesty as key to Hispanic vote. Not so! This shouldn't be too complicated to …

Written by David Frum 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 …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Kasich Surges in Ohio

Republicans in Ohio are seeing a resurgence in Ohio, with John Kasich and Rob Portman both winning their races. On a cold night on the eve of Election Day in Ohio, I ran into a young Democratic volunteer handing out campaign information in Cleveland's working-class suburb of Parma. "I worked …

Written by Sam Siegel on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Rand Paul Gets An Early Win

The Kentucky Senate race has been called for Rand Paul, and the question is whether Conway overplayed his hand when he attacked Paul for his religious beliefs. Keeping in mind that the Rand Paul owes some of his success to Jim DeMint's early support for his campaign, its worthwhile to see what the …

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

Bush Considered Dropping Cheney in '04

Bush Considered Dropping Cheney The New York Times writes : The idea came from Mr. Cheney, who offered to drop out of the race one day during a private lunch between the two men in mid-2003. “I did consider the offer, ” Mr. Bush writes, and spent several weeks exploring the …

Written by FrumForum News 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 …

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 …

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% …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Exit Polls: Economy #1 Fear

Exit Polls: Economy #1 Fear The Associated Press writes : WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters across the nation Tuesday said they were intensely worried about the future of the economy and unhappy with the way President Barack Obama and Congress are running things. Voters in overwhelming …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Kentucky Called For Rand Paul

Kentucky Called For Rand Paul CNN writes : -- A midterm election that cost more than any other in history headed to completion Tuesday with voters overwhelmingly concerned about the economy expected to give Republicans major gains in Congress and governors' offices. Early returns …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 2, 2010

Murkowski Would Caucus With GOP

Murkowski Would Caucus With GOP Politico writes : Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski told POLITICO unequivocally that she plans to caucus with the Republican Party if she wins her write-in campaign Tuesday. “I have caucused with the Republicans in the past; I will be caucusing with the …

Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday November 2, 2010