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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (117451)	11/10/2011 11:04:28 PM
From: joseffy	2 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 224757

Virginia Republicans added seven new seats to their majority in the House of Delegates, giving them two-thirds of that chamber's votes—the party's largest margin in history.

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (117451)	11/11/2011 1:35:26 AM
From: MJ	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224757

So Delicious!!! mj "Obama's Virginia Defeat-------- Democrats were trounced in Tuesday's state legislature election, despite the president's heavy investment of time in the state. "Virginia Republicans added seven new seats to their majority in the House of Delegates, giving them two-thirds of that chamber's votes—the party's largest margin in history. The GOP also took over the Virginia Senate in results that were especially notable, given that Virginia Democrats this spring crafted an aggressive redistricting plan that had only one aim: providing a firewall against a Republican takeover of that chamber. Even that extreme gerrymander didn't work. Every Republican incumbent—52 in the House, 15 in the Senate—won. The state GOP is looking at unified control over government for only the second time since the Civil War. This is after winning all three top statewide offices—including the election of Gov. Bob McDonnell—in 2009, and picking off three U.S. House Democrats in last year's midterms. Topline figures aside, what ought to really concern the White House was the nature of the campaign, and the breakout of Tuesday's election data. Mr. Obama may have big plans for Virginia, but the question is increasingly: him and what army? " Read more in previous post-----