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US mid-term elections thread

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longfingernails · 02/11/2010 20:14

Just getting it going - projections will start coming in the next couple of hours.

Personally, I hope that America will give Obama a real kicking!

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Deliaskis · 04/11/2010 12:53

I wish I had seen this thread earlier this week - I seemed to be the only one amongst my friends/colleagues who gave a sh!t...

Yes polls seem to have been pretty accurate and on the whole not a very surprising night. The party of the sitting president often takes a hammering in mid-terms (especially first term mid-terms) as it's a protest against problems not being immediately solved in the first two years, and a dislike of the status quo. Presidentials are a bit different.

Agree wtih longfingernails that the GOP would be mad to pick Palin for 2012. A hell of a lot of 'normal' republicans recognise the fact that she is just not presidential material, no gravitas, little intelligence, and a platform that alienates the majority of reasonable moderate republicans. I had read that a number of prominent GOP folks have even said they would have to vote Democratic if Palin were the Republican nominee.

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claig · 03/11/2010 15:36

Palin is not saying whether she will run yet. I think she will run and I think she will win it. The liberals will froth at the mouth over her candidacy, and that is what will sway the rest of America to vote for her.

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longfingernails · 03/11/2010 09:48

The GOP would be mad to pick Palin. She is, above all, stupid.

I think Mitch Daniels, Bobby Jindal and Marc Rubio are the ones to watch.

Part of the Guardian is just it being the Guardian - but incumbents do generally tend to win re-election by portraying the other party in Congress as obstructionist. Clinton did it very successfully.

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EightiesChick · 03/11/2010 09:44

I'm just reading through the coverage now. According to the Guardian, Obama remains favourite to win election in 2012 though. Is that because there is uncertainty about a Republican candidate? I thought Palin was pretty certain to run, but does it seem that people still wouldn't pick her over Obama?

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longfingernails · 03/11/2010 07:18

Seems the polls were more or less spot on; Republicans win the House, and make massive gains in the Senate.

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longfingernails · 03/11/2010 00:45

OK seems I am talking to myself! Time to go to sleep unless there are some lurkers...

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longfingernails · 03/11/2010 00:31

Republican gain in Arkansas.

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longfingernails · 03/11/2010 00:21

Yes, I think by the morning most of the races should be done. Though many seem very close, so we could see some hinging on absentee ballots and court cases.

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EightiesChick · 03/11/2010 00:18

S'OK, have just looked at the Guardian timeline. May have to give up. Need to get a better phone so I can follow the next election from bed!

EightiesChick · 03/11/2010 00:14

Thanks longfingernails Will the major stuff be done and dusted by the morning, I wonder? Was feeling alert ten minutes ago but running out of steam now.

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longfingernails · 03/11/2010 00:05

Christine O'Donnell loses - should have been an easy Republican win, but she was an awful candidate.

Marco Rubio (possible 2012 candidate?) wins big in Florida.

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longfingernails · 02/11/2010 23:49

Haha leftwing icon Alan Grayson looks like total toast.

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longfingernails · 02/11/2010 23:24

Looks like Harry Reid will hang on because of a very heavy early voting effort.

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longfingernails · 02/11/2010 23:22

Also - loads of State Governor elections are on today. Republicans are expected to make many gains.

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longfingernails · 02/11/2010 23:21

EightiesChick All the House of Representative seats are being contested, and 37 out of 100 Senate seats.

At the moment Democrats control both House and Senate (in the Senate they sit with 2 independents, and lost their "supermajority", which lets them force votes on issues if they want to, in a by-election when Ted Kennedy died).

Democrats are projected to lose the House but just hold on to the Senate.

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EightiesChick · 02/11/2010 23:06

Rand Paul has won Kentucky with 55% of the vote, says BBC news channel. 'One of the Tea Party's brightest stars...'

I have to say, I am fairly ignorant of the workings of the midterm election processes (Midterms for Dummies link, anyone?)but I love election coverage.

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longfingernails · 02/11/2010 23:02

FOX calls Indiana and Kentucky Senate seats for the Republicans.

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longfingernails · 02/11/2010 22:21

Dan Coats also seems to be romping home in Indiana.

If these numbers are replicated across America, Obama is in HUGE trouble.

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longfingernails · 02/11/2010 22:19

Rand Paul has probably won Kentucky!

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jackstarbright · 02/11/2010 22:19

LFN - I know what you mean about Paul Mason - but he provides a comprehensive and reasonably clear description of QE2 - which is a first, I think.

2cathedrals - glad you liked it.

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longfingernails · 02/11/2010 22:16

Oops apparently there are two time zones in Indiana and Kentucky - only some of the polls have closed there.

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longfingernails · 02/11/2010 22:02

Indiana and Kentucky have closed. Numbers coming any minute now.

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longfingernails · 02/11/2010 21:54

First poll numbers are due soon!

I love election nights Grin

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twocathedrals · 02/11/2010 21:32

Fab article, jackstarbright!

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longfingernails · 02/11/2010 21:15

jackstarbright Normally I disagree with Paul Mason, but that is a wonderful article. Thanks!

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