It's one thing for a homophobic conservative to refuse to implement non-discrimination statutes for the LGBT community. But it's quite another to remove existing non-discrimination statutes, which is exactly what recently-elected Republican Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia has done. From Talking Points Memo:
Gay and lesbian state workers in Virginia are no...
Maybe the party has learned the biggest lesson of the 2009 elections:
Kaine said the key to victory for Democrats in a highly competitive Virginia is recognizing that party members need not be "apologetic" about their affiliation to find success. He noted that about 200,000 more people voted in the Democratic primary...
Last night Markos described Democratic losses as "a base problem" and said:
Tonight proved conclusively that we're not going to turn out just because you have a (D) next to your name, or because Obama tells us to. We'll turn out if we feel it's worth our time and effort to vote,...
Well, the off-year elections are now, for all intents and purposes, all over but the shouting. Except for a handful of recounts (I did see a Virginia House of Delegates race that had a 16-vote margin with 100% of precincts reporting), the 2009 election cycle is now in the books.
Of course, there will...
UPDATE: MSNBC just called it for McDonnell. Not a surprise, indeed, it's a bit of a surprise that it took an hour. A couple of notes from the legislative elections that should chill folks a little bit. The House candidate who made the infamous "ballots or bullets" comment back in the summer is only down...
Ben Tribbett explains what happened:
In Virginia this year, one poll showed the percentage of the likely electorate under the age of 30 falling 70% from 2008–and the African American share of the vote falling 39% from 2008! That’s why virtually every poll has shown today’s likely electorate as having voted for...
As it does every year, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November brings us to an Election Night in America. The off-year elections tend to be the most limited in terms of the menu, with a night that is primarily comprised of local and county races from coast to coast.
That said,...
We are now roughly forty-eight hours away from the polls being open from coast-to-coast in what has been a tumultuous and fairly darned interesting off-year election cycle. Presented below is a little bit of a clip-and-save synopsis of some of the major races that will be ultimately decided when the polls close on Tuesday.
...As some of you might have noticed last night, the bulk of the attention of the wrap will be dedicated to Tuesday night's contests. Everything else (i.e. the 2010 stuff) will be located "In Other News...." for the time being. Now, let's get the Halloween weekend kicked off...
NJ-Gov: Poll-ucopia Gives Few Answers in...
Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 10/26-28. Likely voters. MoE 4% (9/14-16 results)
McDonnell (R) 54 (50)
Deeds (D) 44 (43)
The only drama here is whether Deeds' horrible campaign drags down Democrats further down the ballot.
Six days to go until Election Night 2009....
NJ-Gov: New Quinnipiac Poll Gives Corzine Modest Lead
In Tuesday's edition of the Wrap, I noted that with polls emanating out of the Garden State being all over the map, we might get some clarity today when Quinnipiac, whose polling in New Jersey is...
