We’re not gonna miss some of the Dems who lost last night: In a fell swoop, the once-powerful Blue Dog caucus of conservative House Democrats was reduced from 54 members to 26 in Tuesday’s midterm election. The caucus lost two members to retirement and two others who ran for higher office, and out of the […]
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Who Saved the Senate for the Dems?
Thanks, Sarah. It makes sense to be pretty careful in judging how things will affect Sarah Palin. But there’s a decent argument that this is not a great night for her. Think about if Sharron Angle and Christine O’Donnell hadn’t won their primaries. There’s a decent chance Dems would have lost the Senate tonight. That’s […]
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Who Handed the House to the GOP?
Old fucks voted and dumb fucks—dumb young fucks—didn’t.
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A Post-Midnight Roundup of State and Local Ballot Measures
Okay, so the top of the ticket—Kitz v. Duds—is still too close to call. But what about the ballot measures? When we last posted, after early results, it was too hard to say how things might shake out. But four hours later, we have a bit more clarity. So here’s a quick roundup based on […]
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Dudley Calls Race In Own Favor!
Well, not quite. He’s just “very confident”, and claims there’s “no doubt which way it’s going.” He pretty much kept repeating himself from there. “The comeback starts tomorrow!” Dudley said, which leaves me to wonder: Is Dudley giving a shout-out to comeback sauce? Because suddenly, I really want a po’ boy… which Dudley, ironically, is […]
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John Kitzhaber Says, “GO TO BED ALREADY!”
Fierce. Seriously, stop biting your fingernails over the election results, have a nightcap, climb into bed, and cry yourself to sleep a little. John Kitzhaber waltzed into the Grand Ballroom in the bowels of the Hilton to a screaming crowd of fans and told them, essentially, GO TO BED. “This probably won’t be decided until […]
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So It Looks Like TriMet is Going Down?
The Oregonian is calling the TriMet measure as a loss, since it’s trailing by four percent. I think it’s still too close to call, as only half of Multnomah County’s ballots have been counted and it’s leading 51 to 49 in this county. Either way, the message is clear. TriMet: Not the most popular transportation […]
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Loretta Smith Wins Big
With Karol Collymore conceding surprisingly early, Loretta Smith is officially the new County Commissioner of Multnomah County. Regarding her early win and if she was expecting this outcome, Smith had this to say:“NO, I thought that this would be a back and forth all night and maybe we would find out tomorrow. This is a […]
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Ben Quayle Wins in Arizona; Stupidity Wins As Well
Republican Ben Quayle—son of former Vice President Dan Quayle—has won the third congressional seat in Arizona. For those with short memories, Ben is THIS GUY: Congress, you’re gonna be SO MUCH better off!
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Tea Party and GOP Get What They Want: No African-Americans in Senate
From CNN: Despite record election achievements by African-Americans in the House, the United States Senate will not have an African-American in its ranks. All three black Senate candidates, Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Alvin Greene (D-SC) and Mike Thurmond (D-GA) are projected to lose tonight. The only incumbent black senator, Roland Burris (D-IL), is retiring. GO WHITEY! […]
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Oh Great… the New Speaker of the House is a Goddamn Crybaby
Unless you want to hear a bunch of masturbatory posturing, jump right to the 6:00 mark where you can see the next Speaker of the House, Republican John “Don’t Call Me Boner” Boehner, cry like a big, tubby baby. JESUS CHRIST! Now they’re really not going to be able to get anything done!!
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From Behind The Iron Curtain: The Republican Party
I’m at the Rose Garden, where Chris Dudley has chosen to host his election night party. He’s still hiding in the locker room, leaving me to troll the crowd of approximately 100 people… Maybe the rest are still getting their hair did? (Update: they’re upstairs, in the Rose Room, where money buys you a whole […]