2010 US Midterm Elections: Cast Your Votes

[Louis VI the Fat]

Holy crap. Palin is looking even better than ever.

Oh and... uhh... she's talking about the midterms or something...

That's not an interview, that's a polical activist network providing a political platform. It remains stunning to watch the charade. The more they are instruments of deception, the more they feel the need to call themselves 'the truth' ('pravda'), or 'fair and balanced'. But let's not digress.



Palin: 'We gave you the two years, Obama, to fulfill your promise. Instead, you blew it'.

That pretty much sums it up. Obama lost the narrative. Somewhat helped by his own rhetoric, expectations have been blown way out of proportion. Anything short of Obama finding a cure for cancer and walking on water, and the story was going to be 'You Blew It!'. (This, in fact, has been the GOP narrative strategy since january 2009)




I, for one, think Obama has been excellent, much better than I had expected. He sat about to do as he had promised, and has shown himself a phenomenal statesman: calm, composed, contemplative. Decisive when need be too. He took the decisions that needed to be made regarding the economic recovery, Iraq, and healthcare.

All of this despite the GOP obstructing a normal political functioning well above and beyond what can be expected of an opposition party in a mature democracy. After all of that, me I'd vote out the Republicans.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

That's not an interview, that's a polical activist network providing a political platform. It remains stunning to watch the charade. The more they are instruments of deception, the more they feel the need to call themselves 'the truth' ('pravda'), or 'fair and balanced'. But let's not digress.

Oh let's!

Their other motto, along with "fair and balanced," is "we report, you decide." Actually, given their demographic, it's more accurately rendered as -- You decided, we report what you wanted to hear since that will get us more advert dollars.

[Lemur]

Nate Silver, whom I think we can all agree is cleverer than the average poll-smoker, gives his final odds:

Our forecasting model, which is based on a consensus of indicators including generic ballot polling, polling of local districts, expert forecasts, and fund-raising data, now predicts an average Republican gain of 54 seats (up one from 53 seats in last night’s forecast), and a median Republican gain of 55 seats. These figures would exceed the 52 seats that Republicans won from Democrats in the 1994 midterms.

Moreover, given the exceptionally large number of seats in play, the Republicans’ gains could be significantly higher; they have better than a one-in-three chance of winning at least 60 seats, a one-in-six chance of winning at least 70 seats, and have some realistic chance of a gain exceeding 80 seats, according to the model.

[Odin]

Obama lost the narrative. Somewhat helped by his own rhetoric, expectations have been blown way out of proportion. Anything short of Obama finding a cure for cancer and walking on water, and the story was going to be 'You Blew It!'. (This, in fact, has been the GOP narrative strategy since january 2009)

Well yes Louis you are correct, it is that simple he lost the narrative. Sadly when you run on hope and change and make promises that arent really applicable to the political reality of washington you own the expectations. The republicans played on it effectively, rinse repeat american politics at its core summarized nicely, bravo.

Im still voting libertarian and if there isnt one on the ballot in 12 I'll write your name in. I like the straight talk , oh wait wasnt that mccain?

[drone]

I think the Dems lose the House and retain the Senate. Which is really the ideal situation. Pelosi loses her Speaker role (and hopefully gets dumped as Minority Leader as well, preventing Speaker Pelosi v2.0), we get some gridlock, and maybe everyone will get a little more civil to each other. If Reid loses his Senate seat, even better.

[Lemur]

I just showed my elected leaders who's boss. I walked into the voting station, and the Walworth County Water Commissioner was like, "IM IN UR COMISHUN MAKIN WATER" and I was like "O HAI I VOTE YOU GO WAY." Hah hah! Take that, minor elected official.

[Louis VI the Fat]

You show 'em, Lemmy! They thought they could push you around in 1776, and they think so now. Let 'em know who's boss.

[Xiahou]

Team Angle alleges voter intimidation.
Big deal right? It wouldn't be an election without someone saying someone else cheated. But in this case, they have email evidence.

For those not in the know, Angle is the Republican challenger to Harry Reid in Nevada.....

[Hax]

Just give the South back to the French. They know how to deal with stuff like that.