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What happened in your state last night?
« on: November 05, 2008, 11:57:45 AM »
Here in Missouri, we remained firmly in the red column.....although the MSM is still calling our presidential vote "too close to call", that is only because McCain won the vote by only 6,000 with all precincts reporting, and the St. Louis political machine has invaded all of the cemeteries in the area digging frantically for names to list on a few "provisional ballots".  They will eventually give it up in failure, but they have to try, you know. That said, the local media has already called the state for McCain.

We replaced our Republican Governor who chose not to run for a second term (and also who happens to be a friend of mine) with a "centrist" Democrat, who has earned over the years an "A" rating from the NRA.  In any state east of the Mississippi, Jay Nixon would be called a "Republican"......A staunch conservative was elected as Lt. Governor.

In the state Senate, our Republican Party picked up three seats, making the conservative majority larger, and more effective than before.

In the state House of Representatives, we lost only one seat, however, maintaining a substantial Republican majority.

Here in my local district (District 6), my congressman, Sam Graves soundly defeated Democrat Kaye Barnes (former mayor of KC), upon who the DNC spent approximately 3 million dollars in support.....that race wasn't even close.....

All things considered, it was not a bad night here in the "heartland"......

How did things go in your state?

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Edit:  Forgot to add that a Constitutional Amendment to make English the official state language passed by 86%

Loss limits on casino gambling were repealed
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2008, 12:08:34 PM »
In my neck of the woods, we lost a linguini spined Republican congress-shit, in favor of another Moonbat.

We elevated a raving moonbat from the Representative for the People's Republic of Boulder to the Marxist junior Senator for the State of Colorado.

The Referendum defining as a "person" anything from the moment of conception failed.

The referendum to bar "Closed Shops" is failing.

The Governor's Referendums to tax "big oil" (state severence taxes) more is failing miserably. :II:

Generally, Colorado drank the ****in' Kool-Aid last night.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2008, 12:11:14 PM »
I live in Ohio.  Enough said.   :banghead:
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2008, 12:11:30 PM »
Pennsylvania is firmly in control of the moonbats. Jack  :censored: -ing MURTHA won re-election. My little precinct, a suburb of Philly in Delaware County, remained red. We even elected a young conservative republican to state senate. A tiny sliver of silver in a hurricane driving a tsunami.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2008, 12:15:55 PM »
I believe CT had the distinction of losing the last remaining republican serving in the House for all of New England.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2008, 12:17:07 PM »
NC lost Dole as Senator and went blue.  Too many Marxists in Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill and Charlotte to overcome.

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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2008, 12:19:11 PM »
Quote from: RightCoast on November 05, 2008, 12:15:55 PM
I believe CT had the distinction of losing the last remaining republican serving in the House for all of New England.

He was a RINO anyway, no great loss.......

We are well past time for a purge.......we now know how well campaigning for "moderates" works out.......

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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2008, 12:19:33 PM »
Tennessee remained a solid red state (bite me, algore), and the GOP is likely to strengthen its control of the state Senate.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2008, 12:20:07 PM »
Well, I really wish others here had as good news as I do, to report from Nebraska.

Nebraska went against the grain yesterday.

Michael Johanns (R) was handily elected to the U.S. Senate to replace the retiring Charles Hagel (R); he was up against a "rising young star" in the Nebraska Democrat party, and thumped him, lassoed him, brought him down.

All three incumbent Republican congressmen (Jeff Fortenberry, Lee Terry, and Adrian Smith) were re-elected, Fortenberry (Lincoln) and Smith (western two-thirds of Nebraska) raking in 70+% of the vote.  Terry had a time in Omaha, but pulled it out 52-48%; his opponent was another "rising young star" in the Nebraska Democrat party.

The initiative to prohibit "affirmative" "action" won, 55-45%; no more affirmative action in Nebraska.

McCain-Palin rolled big, but alas not nearly enough to counter what was happening elsewhere.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2008, 12:24:45 PM »
The Republicans have a majority in the House and the Senate for the 1st time in Oklahoma state history. Some state questions passed and some didn't. It was kind of a mixed bag in that regard as far as promoting conservative principles. Pay hikes for politicians went down like the Hindenburg and a couple of liberal judges were retained, while at the same time more conservatives were retained, on the Court of Criminal Appeals and the OSSC.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2008, 12:26:06 PM »
Quote from: Odin's Hand on November 05, 2008, 12:24:45 PM
The Republicans have a majority in the House and the Senate for the 1st time in Oklahoma state history.

Good news indeed!

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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2008, 12:27:30 PM »
Quote from: TVDOC on November 05, 2008, 12:19:11 PM
He was a RINO anyway, no great loss.......

We are well past time for a purge.......we now know how well campaigning for "moderates" works out.......

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A RINO that supported the war pretty strongly and paid dearly for it in Deep Blue CT.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2008, 12:29:07 PM »
Quote from: TVDOC on November 05, 2008, 12:26:06 PM
Good news indeed!

It's even better when one considers the ranks of upper-level conservatives and Republicans are constantly refreshed with stars from the lower-level.

That's why it's important to pay attention to those running for lesser offices; there might occur some with promise for higher things.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2008, 12:29:47 PM »
TVDOC gave a great rundown on the "people" side of the Missouri election results, but let me add a little bit.

In my Missouri congressional district #9, Blaine Luetkemeyer, a Republican banker, narrowly defeated Democrat Judy Baker who was touted as the Third Coming of Jesus Christ (just behind Obama).

This race got real ugly real fast.

Even the Wall Street Journal recognized that Baker was a rising star.

The only problem was, she was a one-trick pony. Her big claim to fame was her involvement in managed health care (read socialized medicine) and she was determined to bring it about. This, of course, is right out of the Hillary playbook.

Luetkemeyer had to loan almost $1 million of his own money to his campaign and he certainly wasn't a strong candidate. But he did prevail.

Judy can go home and study her Hillary playbook a little more. Or, perhaps His Holiness Obama will call on her to champion socialized medicine for all - or, at least those who aren't sick.

Additionally, and also mentioned elsewhere by TVDOC, a Proposition on the Missouri ballot to make English as the official state language won an OVERWHELMING victory, of something like 86%. This is very good news if the freakin' politicians are listening.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2008, 12:30:17 PM »
Quote from: RightCoast on November 05, 2008, 12:15:55 PM
I believe CT had the distinction of losing the last remaining republican serving in the House for all of New England.

Shays lost in Connecticut?

Damn.

Even though he was too liberal for my tastes, he was a good guy, it seemed.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #15 on: November 05, 2008, 12:43:31 PM »
The Flatlander invasion of NH is complete.  Dem governor, Senate, Legislature, both moonbat Congresscritters reelected, Queen Jeanne unseats Sununu, and in 2010, Gregg is as good as gone.

Memo to NY, VT, MA, NJ, CT, etc,:  **** you very much.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #16 on: November 05, 2008, 12:46:33 PM »
Quote from: RightCoast on November 05, 2008, 12:27:30 PM
A RINO that supported the war pretty strongly and paid dearly for it in Deep Blue CT.

Were that the deciding issue last night, McCain would be president-elect.......

My point in another post was that even in blue states, conservative principles are a winner........last time I went to the library, I couldn't find the book entitled  "Great Moderates in American History"......

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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #17 on: November 05, 2008, 12:53:02 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on November 05, 2008, 12:29:47 PM
In my Missouri congressional district #9, Blaine Luetkemeyer, a Republican banker, narrowly defeated Democrat Judy Baker who was touted as the Third Coming of Jesus Christ (just behind Obama).

This race got real ugly real fast.


I don't know what the boundaries of the 9the district are, but I met him at a "spring festival" at a town near where our family farm is located, as well as saw a lot of his campaign signs around the area, and he seemed like a good guy....glad he won.  I didn't know anything about his opponent, but looks like the voters made a good choice based on your description.....As I watched the returns last night, I noticed that he was running behind before I retired.

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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #18 on: November 05, 2008, 12:55:21 PM »
The Republic of Texas Remains predominately Conservative, Republican & even Democrat wise.

In local matters A couple months back our city council voted to remove the mayor from office, Last night four council members that voted for removal lost in recall elections by 3 - 1 margins. The former Mayor also lost in a return bid by a narrow margin to a former county judge. Bond issues for a new Police station, a Community Rec center, Road repairs & Water/sewer & solid waste repair/upgrades all passed by significant margins.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #19 on: November 05, 2008, 01:03:59 PM »
I'm in MO District 9, Emerson (R) remains our Rep, and though sparsely populated we did our best to support McCain-Palin, insofar as we could affect it.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #20 on: November 05, 2008, 01:07:27 PM »
Here in Ga, Chambliss beat the local moonbat Jim Martin to retain his seat, Ga went for McCain/Palin, but alas, it wan't enough.  I thought for sure that in town Atlanta would put Martin in and Ga for the Obamessiah.  On another point, we get to prepare these next 2 years to get the House and Senate back into GOP hands.  At least Dirty Harry and Co don't have the super majority.  I just wish that we could've fought the MSM onslaught a little better, and that our Reps would've stood up to the Dems more.  Well, thats my take on it.  Time to buck up and prepare.  I won't disrespect the office when Obama gets sworn in by sayin"he's not my President", or *bama or whatever the moonbats came up with.  Thats the difference between Conservatives and Liberals, we know how to pick ourselves up and get going again.  We don't lay under the bed and cry and scream "sorry world".  We survived Clinton, we'll get through this.  I hope they don't do too much damage while they're in.  I'm pissed at the way President Bush was treated.  He's a good man that did try to do the bipartisan thing and got railroaded for it.  Medicaid/medicare, NCLB, the subprime thing, no one even looked at the Dems.   Bush tried to work with them, but they proved that you can't do that.  Its either their way or the highway.  He's a good man and deserved better from our Congress(who had a lower rating than he did, and didn't even come close to anything on their first hundred days like thy promised). He did spend too much, but I think that's what he thought the country wanted.  I truly do think that he thought what he was doing was best for the country.   Sorry this is so long, but, I needed to vent a little.  Now that thats over, the reality is...Life goes on..  Thanks......MD
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #21 on: November 05, 2008, 01:15:42 PM »
Sorry, didn't realise that Chambliss only got 49.9%.  If it goes to a run off, he should win....MD
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #22 on: November 05, 2008, 01:21:55 PM »
Chambliss will win in a runoff. All those Buckley supporters will support Chambliss over a Dem.
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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #23 on: November 05, 2008, 01:24:06 PM »
Ohio

You all got the kick in the gut from "purple" Ohio vis-a-vie Obama.

The good news is neither Ohio Senator was on the block this election cycle. A down cycle for the good guys for sure. Squishy "Republican" George Voinovich faces a 2010 re-election though he will be 74. Democrat Sherrod Brown faces a 2012 re-election which will be a referendum on Obama.

Congress members to the House from Ohio will be....
D Steve Driehaus took a seat from Republican Steve Chabot
D Baron Hill
R Jean Schmidt
R Mike Pence
R Geoff Davis
R John Boehner
R Mike Turner

Sigh. We aren't "purple" for nothin'.


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Re: What happened in your state last night?
« Reply #24 on: November 05, 2008, 01:25:38 PM »
VA went blue.  And that's all I have to say about that.  :banghead:
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