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Current Events => Archives => Politics => Election 2010 => Topic started by: formerlurker on May 19, 2010, 03:54:50 AM
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Angry Electorate Roars at Washington, Hands Setbacks to Establishment Candidates
One by one, the incumbents or establishment-backed candidates in Tuesday's slate of high-stake contests fell or fell short.
If Tuesday's primaries were any indication, incumbents and establishment-backed candidates in November should be shaking in their boots.
In Kentucky, Secretary of State Trey Grayson, who was backed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Vice President Dick Cheney, was soundly defeated by Tea Party favorite Rand Paul. In Pennsylvania, five-term Sen. Arlen Specter, who ditched the Republican Party last year to save his career, ended up being sent into retirement anyway by Rep. Joe Sestak in the Democratic primary.
And in Arkansas, Sen. Blanche Lincoln was forced into a runoff against Lt. Gov. Bill Halter after she failed to win the majority of votes in the Democratic primary.
Taken together, the results of Tuesday's races sent a clear message to Washington that the anti-incumbent wave that has gripped the nation over the past year isn't losing steam.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/05/19/angry-electorate-roars-washington-hands-setbacks-establishment-candidates/
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The Media is missing the point; it's not anti-incumbent so much as it's anti 0-for-4-Bama.
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Their saying Rep. Joe Sestak is a huge win for barack.
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That's like saying stubbing your big toe is a win for the other four toes. :p
Barry lost big last night.
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Obama like McCain are/were both Senators.
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Also, didn't Teh Wun actually do a fundraiser or two for Spector? If that's true, then Sestak's win is a slap in the face of Teh Wun.
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Also, didn't Teh Wun actually do a fundraiser or two for Spector? If that's true, then Sestak's win is a slap in the face of Teh Wun.
The Won even went farther than that, He said He loved him. I believe Sestak also ran against the bailouts.