The elections have dealt a devastating setback to Democrats as they win the House, the Senate, a majority of governorships, and Rumsfeld’s ouster. Political observers are now wondering if the Democratic Party can survive this humiliating victory. For now, jubilant conservatives are claiming a win.
“The undisputed winner of the 2006 election is marriage,” said Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America (CWA).
Opponents “tried to convince citizens that these marriage amendments would take away heterosexual couples’ rights. But the word and concept are clear: marriage is the mysterious, irreplaceable relationship of a husband and wife,” she stated.
No mystery here, Wendy. Married couples are probably the only thing stopping God from destroying us all right this minute!
And let’s not forget Reagan, who led conservatism to this grand victory.
The New York Times analyzed the House races in these midterms last week, and found that the Democrats have had to find more conservative candidates in order to compete with the GOP.
It shows the success of the Reagan message, and once again underscores the profound impact he had on American politics.
And how do the nation’s conservative talking heads feel about this stunning defeat for Democrats? Rush Limbaugh says:
I feel liberated.
Probably in much the same way that Bush liberated Iraq.
The election news looks grim indeed for Democrats. Will they be able to recover from their overreach?
10 November 2006 at 12:22 am
The Senate is now official. I think two of my favorite outcomes are that Montana sends a dem to the senate and that so many western states gained dem gvnrs and picked up dems in the state govs. and our state became even more blue. Thanks for voting.