What a night, indeed! Control of the House! First woman Speaker the House! The majority of governorships! Possible control of the Senate, but even without it, a severe blow dealt to the status quo. In other words, a message was sent by the American people that the war in Iraq has been mishandled and that it's time for some new leadership.
It looked early on as if Claire McCaskill in Missouri was not going to beat Jim Tallent, but she pulled it off. (I continue to follow races in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana fairly closely — everyhwere that I've been registered to vote.) I was shocked to see Chris Chocola and Jon Hostettler in Indiana lose. Chocola didn't lose by much — 54 to 46 percent or so — but Hostettler was soundly beaten, 61 to 39 percent. Wonder what he did that so angered voters?
On a side note, I ended up watching CNN most of the night; it had the best coverage. And I was not impressed with the Comedy Central show for the most part, although I did like that Jon Stewart had Dan Rather on as a pundit, making all sorts of whacko comments. I like people who can laugh at themelves, who have a sense of humor.
But I digress.
Let's just hope that the Democrats don't screw things up. When they say things like they are above corruption, or that this Congress will be the "most ethical" Congress ever, I fear that they are setting themselves up for disaster. The GOP has no exclusive hold on scandal, that is for sure.
And the kickiest race of all? John Hall, Democrat from New York, upset the Republican incumbent and was elected to Congress. His claim to fame? Founder of the '70s pop group Orleans. "Dance with Me." "Still the One." What a hoot. Apparently he's a committed environmental activist. Now Congress can have musical entertainment other than Singing Senators, which weren't faring so well with the departure of John Ashcroft, anyway.
Exciting stuff in store. Keeping my fingers crossed.
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I am so happy!! I stayed up late and didn't get to sleep until after 2am. I am such a dork, sitting at home talking to people all over the country about the races. People really know that I get into it, so the phone rings a lot on election night. By the way, I agree with your assessment of CNN. It was the best. I started with MSNBC, but their graphics and coverage was lousy. CNN definitely mastered everything. I did switch it over to Fox a couple of times and they were really sad. I loved it. It is a great day for the democrats!!
The Claire McCaskill/Jim Talent race was nasty! The ads were awful and really mean. By the time Election Day came around I didn't give a damn who won, I just didn't want to see or hear the ads anymore!
But she won, so it must have been worth it???
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