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To: Brumar89 who wrote (332168)11/5/2009 1:30:38 PM
From: MJ1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 794001
 
Wow!! The second paragraph sure puts the Virginia Election into perspective. The blue dogs were on the wrong side of this election-------I even got an e-mail endorsing Deeds. If they cared about their next election, they blew it by endorsing Deeds. Sometimes there are times when blue dogs need to learn to remain silent and not endorse. ---mj

"And there is much evidence that what mattered was the party symbol, not the candidate's name. Actually, the symbol that mattered was the D -- and Virginians voted against the D. Some are saying that the key was a very disciplined and down-the-middle campaign by McDonnell against a poor Deeds campaign. Maybe. But that does not explain why all the down ballot races almost exactly mirrored that of the Governor's race.

Even a Frank Luntz focus group -- not known for attracting conservatives or particularly knowledgeable voters -- said it was about national issues and the Obama agenda by an overwhelming majority. In short, this was D versus R, or at least D versus anything else.

And you can bet that three so-called "blue dog" Democrats in Congress are taking a look at the tallies. According to Michael Barone, McDonnell won the three districts where freshman blue dog Democrats live by 62%-38%, 61%-39%, and 55%-45%. I think ObamaCare might have just lost three blue dogs in the Commonwealth"

And it needs to be. Our Republic is in more danger than we were in 1993 -- by any statistical measure. We won bigger, but it was absolutely necessary that we did. And that's the proper spin of election night 2009.

americanthinker.com

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