Wash Post on all the uncalled races. Things I didn't know: Ron Barber, who took Gabby Giffords seat, trails. So do Reps. Dan Lungren and Mary Bono Mack. If the latter loses, it must be first time a husband and wife lost on same time (hubby lost Florida Senate race badly). And yes, it looks bad for Rep. Allen West.
Byron York, venerable and usually wrong rightwing writer, now promoting Romney aides whining about Sandy causing loss, as it stopped Mitt's "momentum"--which was non-existent when storm hit. Expect this to be main GOP talking point in months ahead. Fine. Learning, and accepting, nothing, they will then nominate another weak loser in 2016.
More fun: blast at Chris Christie at American Spectator. "The list of fools who have brought this disaster upon us certainly also will include New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the gelatinous clown who (a) hogged up a prime time spot at the Republican convention to sing his own praises; (b) embraced Obama as the hero of Hurricane Sandy; and (c) then refused to appear at campaign events in support of Romney's presidential campaign. Good luck with the remainder of your political future, governor. It is unlikely Republicans shall soon forget your perfidious betrayal."
Note: The first e-book on Obama-Romney race has been published--and it's mine! "Tricks, Lies and Videotape" covers contest right up to this week. Just $2.99. Enjoy.
WSJ editorial page, which was wrong about everything, pouts, says Obama was just lucky, and blames Romney loss on 1) Sandy 2) John Roberts 3)Ben Bernanke. And now writes: "President Obama won one of the narrower re-elections in modern times Tuesday, eking out a second term with a fraction of his 7.3% margin of 2008, in a polarized country with the opposition GOP retaining and still dominating the House. Given that second Presidential terms are rarely better than the first, this is best described as the voters doubling down on hope over experience."
Yes, Obama really did win 303 or more electoral votes and Nate Silver was 100% correct--even down to Florida 50/50--as far as I can count, including the 2% edge in popular vote (many final polls had it tied, Rasmussen and Gallup had Romney #1). See his latenight wrap-up, in which he does NOT crow about it. He does observe that predictions about more self-ID Democrats, so crucial to polling, turned out right, allowing Obama to lose independent votes. Says he was heading out for a beer and would "unpack" a lot later.
Ross Douthat at NYT admits that he overestimated the number of Repubs so out--so bow down to Nate, you clown. He even continues to claim that Romney had a "late lead" in the race, even though Silver always had him losing in Electoral College, proven correct. So these guys will never change.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, sad to say, seems to have won--by about 3000 votes out of 350,000 cast. Rep. Allen West trails but race in Florida has not yet been called. Sen. Jon Tester leads by 17,000 votes with 84% in. Heidi Heitkamp lead by 3000 votes in the Senate race in North Dakota with 100% but not called, maybe due to recount. If Dems win both they hold very nice 55-45 edge in new Senate.
More later!
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