As we discussed yesterday, the election, while certainly bad for the Democrats, doesn’t really indicate what could be considered a Republican mandate. But that fact doesn’t seem to stop politicians and pundits from making the claim. And it certainly doesn’t stop demagogues from taking credit. And that’s what we’re seeing right now. Yesterday, in the […]
The best take on yesterday’s election that I’ve found thus far came from the folks at Think Progress. Here’s what they had to say: Riding a wave of discontent, Republicans overtook the House of Representatives by great numbers, but foundered in the U.S. Senate, where the media spotlight on Tea Party candidates like Sharron Angle […]
With top Nevada Republicans coming forward to endorse her Democratic rival, Harry Reid, Tea Party sweetheart Sharron Angle has had to ratchet things up a bit in her campaign for Senate. Not only is she claiming in a new ad that Reid wants to give Viagra to convicted child molesters (it’s apparently vitally important to […]
