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Republican sweep at the polls

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Virginia, New Jersey, and New York, the reps had a good night. The thing I find interesting is that these election wins were granted by three groups - independents, who in large numbers switched parties and voted red, energized republican and conservative voters who turned out in very large numbers, and minority groups, which failed to show up at the polls in numbers equal to the last election.

The pundits seem to be making a big deal of this being some sort of referendum on Obama. Personally I don't see it that way, I think this was a rejection of single party control in Washington. That for me is a really welcome development.

One last snarky comment - any rumors of a "new progressive era" in United States politics are, I think, dead. The clock is ticking dems, your time in the spot light is winding down. You best get to work!

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#27
Club for Growth spend the $1 million. They are dedicated to the eradication of RINOs.

Watch them go after Charlie next:

Club for Growth Is on Hunt for Republicans Who ?Don?t Fit the Bill? - Washington Wire - WSJ

Meet their standards, or they will attack and outspend you.

(BTW, they only rated Mel Martinez 43%; which made him a RINO. Probably too soft on immigration issues.)



exactly right! i had a brain cramp trying to remember that earlier. thanks for reminding me.

meet their standards, or they will attack and outspend you? attack? they want what republicans and conservatives want only those who represent them arent getting it. and spending is part of the political process. ask george soros and all this left wing attack organizations.....and msnbc etc etc etc

and i hope he does go after charlie putting rubio in office...im all for it
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#28
No comparison between Biden and Palin. Biden doesn't begrudgingly attempt to ruin people's lives only to have it explode in his face.



:floor:. exactly how did palin ruin anyones life? and what exactly blew up in her face? :floor:

it was bush derangement syndrome, not its palin syndrome
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#29
you WOULD love a one party nation wouldnt you? thats exactly whats wrong with so many....

I report, you decide.
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#30
How did Sarah Palin sell out a room with a capacity of 400 three days after Biden when the rally you are referring to was held on Monday Nov. 2? :confused: Have you now conquered that space time continuum thing?

Again I will give you a link to one of your favorite sites - - -

The Weekly Standard


completely different event, but im glad you reminded me of this. and by the way, thanks for proving me right even more. its amazing that blinded ideology will completely take one of track and end up with mud on their face.

way to go predicting something that isnt so. ive only read the weekly standard a few times. great source for info no doubt, buts its not exactly something i read daily. nice try though judgemental one
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#31
:floor:. exactly how did palin ruin anyones life? and what exactly blew up in her face? :floor:

it was bush derangement syndrome, not its palin syndrome

She tries to knock down a Rep candidate who doesn't meet her standards in hopes of gaining votes for candidate of preference. The Rep candidate defects and helps the Dem get elected. If that's not a backfire, I don't know what is. If that's your idea of success, I'd hate to see what you consider failure.
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#32
what is with your obsession with sarah palin-geez! get over her!

and if you think she's the kiss of death to any potential candidate, ill just say i told you so now to get it out of the way. just last week biden showed up at a rally to find only approx 250 people with most being from the press. sarah sold out that very stage just three days later. mmmmmm. its amazing what youll find out when your not being fed hatred from olby and co


I am not obessed with her. I am glad to see her slowly exit the Republican Party and want to be the de facto leader of the American Conservative Party. She should/could be on the ticket, a ticket, some party's tcket, in 2012 :eek: It will be interesting to watch AND listen.

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#33
what is with your obsession with sarah palin-geez! get over her!

and if you think she's the kiss of death to any potential candidate, ill just say i told you so now to get it out of the way. just last week biden showed up at a rally to find only approx 250 people with most being from the press. sarah sold out that very stage just three days later. mmmmmm. its amazing what youll find out when your not being fed hatred from olby and co

You truly believe that whoever has the highest ratings is right, don't you? By that logic, we should all be Catholic in the US because that is the largest religious affiliation. Or, perhaps, we should all be Protestants, because if you group all of the Protestant affiliations together, that's the largest group. The others are all just losers, their ratings suck.

And, I suppose we should all be Redskins fans - they are the highest-grossing NFL team, and the NFL is the highest-grossing sport. The others are all just losers, their ratings suck.

We should all have Labrador Retrievers, since the are the most popular dog. The others are all just losers, their ratings suck.

It's just a numbers game - sit back and wait for the crowd to lift you up and take you where you need to go.

Then, I hear that voice in the back of my head: "If all the other kids were jumping off of a cliff, would you jump off a clifff, too?" Mom was right, I think. The bandwagon's not the place to be.
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#34
Nothing unusual about a Rep governor from a Blue state, Romney, Weld, Bueller.... Bueller.


romney is a great example. but, arent we alittle off track here. stay with me now... we could go back in history on everything. lets stay on subject ok?

MA was not always a blue state, Im from there. Him winning was a great feat, but nowhere near the level of NJ. Even with the kennedys, liberal aggendas didnt take effect. It took for teddy to bring the family to the leftside to push big spending to take the state to the far left. and i assure you, MA is a totally different place than it once was. The NH border has been overrun with former MA residents and that my friend is an absolute fact.
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#35
completely different event, but im glad you reminded me of this. and by the way, thanks for proving me right even more. its amazing that blinded ideology will completely take one of track and end up with mud on their face.

way to go predicting something that isnt so. ive only read the weekly standard a few times. great source for info no doubt, buts its not exactly something i read daily. nice try though judgemental one

You make no sense here but that is not unexpected. Back to your post, now tell me (with source) which room did Palin sell out three days after Biden?:popcorn:
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#36
how do you know these folks spent 1million to get the gop candidate elected? olby tell you that. throwing your support doesnt mean spending money. there are laws against such a thing. why would palin or rush spend their own money to get someone elected in NY. think about it clearly instead of through the eyes of ideology....itll get you nowhere. trust me, i was there.

and upper NY isnt nearly has important to losing a blue state (NJ) and a red state that recently went for obama (V). that was suprising though. but, hoffman jumped in too late in the game on that one. could have been a different story otherwise. ive been to that area lots and its a red area for the most part.

No, the word came from the Palin-Rush Clubhouse. Didn't you get the memo?

Final Tally in NY-23 Press Release
Club PAC Reports Final Tally in NY-23:
$1 Million from Club Members Backing Hoffman


Fmr. Gov. George Pataki Joins Club PAC Voter Calls in Final Days to Elect Doug Hoffmanโ€‹
WASHINGTON ? In response to several requests for details about the Club for Growth member activities in New York?s 23rd congressional district special election, the Club for Growth PAC today released a comprehensive accounting of Club members? support for Doug Hoffman?s campaign.
Club for Growth TV ads remain on the air today, and Club for Growth PAC launched a major get-out-the-vote effort featuring a voter mobilization phone call recorded by former New York Governor George Pataki to reach 75,000 likely voters.
Since Club for Growth PAC endorsed Hoffman thirty-six days ago, Club PAC and Club members made possible more than $1 million of support for Hoffman in the special election campaign, including more than $645,000 in radio and television advertising and over $363,000 in Club for Growth PAC bundled donations to Hoffman?s campaign from Club members.
To view the updated Fact Sheet, click here.
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#37
You truly believe that whoever has the highest ratings is right, don't you? By that logic, we should all be Catholic in the US because that is the largest religious affiliation. Or, perhaps, we should all be Protestants, because if you group all of the Protestant affiliations together, that's the largest group. The others are all just losers, their ratings suck.

And, I suppose we should all be Redskins fans - they are the highest-grossing NFL team, and the NFL is the highest-grossing sport. The others are all just losers, their ratings suck.

We should all have Labrador Retrievers, since the are the most popular dog. The others are all just losers, their ratings suck.

It's just a numbers game - sit back and wait for the crowd to lift you up and take you where you need to go.

Then, I hear that voice in the back of my head: "If all the other kids were jumping off of a cliff, would you jump off a clifff, too?" Mom was right, I think. The bandwagon's not the place to be.



what the heck are your talking about? the last thing i am is a zombie and those who know me know this. man, how you got this from that post is beyond me. heading back to earth now........

wasnt it popularity that put obama in office? did you join that train? i didnt.
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#38
getting back to work now. enjoy going off subject alone folks. and poppy, try and stay focused.....
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#39
I am not obessed with her. I am glad to see her slowly exit the Republican Party and want to be the de facto leader of the American Conservative Party. She should/could be on the ticket, a ticket, some party's tcket, in 2012 :eek: It will be interesting to watch AND listen.

The problem is, I don't think she fits in with the Conservative party as I believe 30A pointed out. They are more like your classic Laizez faire conservatives of the Goldwater mold (I think). This was all about shooting down a moderate Republican. It shows her pettiness that she would rather see a democrat win than one of her own. There's a kind of political eugenics at work here.

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#40
getting back to work now. enjoy going off subject alone folks. and poppy, try and stay focused.....

Oh, I am focused. As usual you pull statments out of your a$$ and run off when asked for links/sources you can't provide. You will no doubt pull the same stunt again and again you will be challenged by many as you were today. You are entertaining if nothing else.:clap:
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#41
I am from NJ, and all of my friends and family still live there. This is truly amazing in todays political world? We had Rep. governors from 82-90, and 94-02. Is that todays political world? Keep making a story out of nothing....


yes, corzine was a horrible governor and so has the majority of past dem govs. but, for a republican to win that seat in a very blue state is purely amazing in todays political world. and if it matters, i follow politics nation wide especially in the northeast where im from. but, nice smug comment.

how do you know these folks spent 1million to get the gop candidate elected? olby tell you that. throwing your support doesnt mean spending money. there are laws against such a thing. why would palin or rush spend their own money to get someone elected in NY. think about it clearly instead of through the eyes of ideology....itll get you nowhere. trust me, i was there.

and upper NY isnt nearly has important to losing a blue state (NJ) and a red state that recently went for obama (V). that was suprising though. but, hoffman jumped in too late in the game on that one. could have been a different story otherwise. ive been to that area lots and its a red area for the most part.
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#42
I am from NJ, and all of my friends and family still live there. This is truly amazing in todays political world? We had Rep. governors from 82-90, and 94-02. Is that todays political world? Keep making a story out of nothing....

How dare you challenge the veracity of kkddbb's words! Do you not know you are dealing with the foremost authority on northeast politics? What is wrong with you?:idontno:
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#43
romney is a great example. but, arent we alittle off track here. stay with me now... we could go back in history on everything. lets stay on subject ok?

MA was not always a blue state, Im from there. Him winning was a great feat, but nowhere near the level of NJ. Even with the kennedys, liberal aggendas didnt take effect. It took for teddy to bring the family to the leftside to push big spending to take the state to the far left. and i assure you, MA is a totally different place than it once was. The NH border has been overrun with former MA residents and that my friend is an absolute fact.

Weld came along post Dukakis when liberalism was very strong in that state. Again nothing unusual about Republican governors in Blue states. I happens all over the country. Many of them are moderates who transcend party boundaries. Of course this puts them on Sarah Failin's hit list.
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#44
I am from NJ, and all of my friends and family still live there. This is truly amazing in todays political world? We had Rep. governors from 82-90, and 94-02. Is that todays political world? Keep making a story out of nothing....


correct, and they acted like big spending dems and the corruption was out of control. those arent republicans. its republicans like that that forces me not to register republican and stay independant. fact is, republican gov or not, state is overwhelming blue. are you going to deny this?
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#45
Weld came along post Dukakis when liberalism was very strong in that state. Again nothing unusual about Republican governors in Blue states. I happens all over the country. Many of them are moderates who transcend party boundaries. Of course this puts them on Sarah Failin's hit list.


same with vermont as well. its amazing how liberal vermont has become with new york and mass migrants yet they still have a republican gov. speaks volumes on state by state elections versus national. and weld wasnt bad, but he wasnt romney thats for sure. romney did wonders in that state and the folks know it. all of which has been reversed and the folks know this as well.
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#46
How dare you challenge the veracity of kkddbb's words! Do you not know you are dealing with the foremost authority on northeast politics? What is wrong with you?:idontno:


you are absolutely a substance free zombie. ive forgotten more than youll ever know. enjoy browsing the net to prove you have a clue. your not balanced or informed enough to debate this matter.

and if it makes you feel better, palins appearance was for her book. that said, when a vp cant sell out and a private citizen can that says a whole lot. not that your still on subject or anything....:bang:
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#47
you are absolutely a substance free zombie. ive forgotten more than youll ever know. enjoy browsing the net to prove you have a clue. your not balanced or informed enough to debate this matter.

and if it makes you feel better, palins appearance was for her book. that said, when a vp cant sell out and a private citizen can that says a whole lot. not that your still on subject or anything....:bang:

I know I'm substance free and I believe poppy is as well, but you my friend need an intervention.
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#48
You all need an intervention and a time out! :angry:
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#49
You all need an intervention and a time out! :angry:

Or maybe a spanking.
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#50
Or maybe a spanking.
:blink::floor: and then some cookies and milk.
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#51
you are absolutely a substance free zombie. ive forgotten more than youll ever know. enjoy browsing the net to prove you have a clue. your not balanced or informed enough to debate this matter.

and if it makes you feel better, palins appearance was for her book. that said, when a vp cant sell out and a private citizen can that says a whole lot. not that your still on subject or anything....:bang:

If you have forgotten it how do you know you know more than I'll ever know how much you knew, (WTF did I just say? I'm beginning to sound as stupid as you) in the mean time calm down, you're going to harm yourself if you continue to raise your blood pressure. Back to the question once again, when and where was this room they both made use of? I don't really give two sheets about it, I just believe you're full of crap. You may not know it but there is help for people like you who lie to make themselves feel important. No shame in seeking treatment.

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