Republicans and conservatives need to stop gloating about the race and gender of some of the new Republicans entering Congress after the midterm elections. Why? Well, first off, it only invites criticism rather than praise from Democrats. Every triumphant claim of “first Republican [insert superficial characteristic]” is met with a Democratic reply of “We did that...
Tag: Midterm Elections
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State Ballot Initiatives and the Hidden Midterm Election Narrative
Don’t get too optimistic. As many Republicans awoke today hungover from a midterm election victory high, few paid any attention to the results of the numerous state ballot initiatives that were decided along with gubernatorial, Senate, and House elections yesterday. Basically, some ballot initiatives ended positively and others not so well. In my estimate, there were more...
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BREZNICK | Cancel the Midterms? No, Make Elections as Frequent as Possible
In the past few days there’s been a lot of talk about doing away with the midterm elections. Of course, this topic has only sprung up as it has become increasingly clear, though not certain, that the GOP will win a majority in the Senate tonight and increase its majority in the House. Just as the 2000...
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Republicans Take the House
The long-anticipated 2010 midterm elections are upon us, and the Republicans have officially taken control of the House of Representatives. Recent CNN reports show the Republicans with 226 House seats and the Democrats with 154. The Democrats, however, have (as was widely predicted) maintained control of the Senate, with CNN reporting their Senate seat total...
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MRM #73
– Check out the new Cornell-developed coffee robot arm. – Eddy Street burglary suspect nabbed. – CBS picks Cornell basketball to win the Ivy League. – Cornell wins a “Climate Leadership Award.” – Blame it on Halloweekend: football picks up its first win, hockey drops two in a row. – “Strong-Arm” robbery still being investigated....