I don't recall which year it was, but the Australian Labor Party was winning seats in some of the most conservative parts of Queensland, including Dawson.  Here, politicians like Margaret Chase Smith, Ted Stevens, William Bray, and John Happy Camp losing were astonishing, even if they weren't all upsets.

Not one mention of Legend of Zelda:  A Link to the Past?  That game was awesome.  Until last year, it was the latest Zelda game I had played, so I'm kind of biased.

I thought that Peter Deutsch replaced Fascell, though I could be wrong.  For other seats, Dems lost the MO-2 because of it.  William Clay and Dick Gephardt took African American precincts from Joan Kelly Horn to meet population standards for their districts.  Dems also lost a suburban Chicago seat to make room for the new Hispanic 4th CD.  Dems also traded white majority seats for African American ones in Louisiana and Maryland, to name two.

Romney/Democrat Confirmed:


MI-07 may also be Obama/Republican.  Walberg wildly underperformed against a nobody again.  

Does Walberg ever not underperform?  Why he got a pass this year is a mystery to me.

What about Todd Rokita for Senate?  He's already run statewide.

I'd say 62 in the case.  If Republicans are winning New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, then they are almost certainly winning New Mexico.

Kings among men

Why would Drudge report a Romney scandal?

There has to be a democrat version of Drudge Report out there.

That'd be Larry Flynt.

Anyway, the Senator in question is clearly Bernie Sanders, duh.

Thanks for the response.  I thought that since Dems had gotten a seious recruit in the 5th, they might have at least tried there a little bit.  I hadn't heard about either race since the primary, so I was wondering.

Anything happening in the 5th or 6th districts?

Obama is going to help Tierney, move along folks.

Definately.  When was the last time a competent incumbent lost in a district that his party's Presidential nominee was carrying by double digits? 

Garner Shriver (KS-4) 1976?
Sherman Lloyd (UT-2) 1972?
Maybe Lyle Williams (OH-19) in 1984 - I'm not sure how well Reagan did there.

Although he had a ton of problems, George Hansen losing the ID-2 in 1984 could be up there, given the district and year.  I don't know much about the race, but Jill Long taking Dan Coats' seat in a 1989 special might be another.  At least to the national parties, Herb Klein winning NJ-8 in 1992 and Ron Lewis winning KY-2 in 1994 were upsets.

Frank Lautenberg beating Millicent Fenwick in NJ in 1982 was a big upset I believe.  Herman Talmadge's loss in GA 1980 was an upset too; pundits I've read had him as one of the safer Democrats up for reelection that year.

Montana is also a tough state for Republicans in Senate races.  Other than Conrad Burns, only one Republican has been elected to the Senate since the Taft administration.  Montana's populism has kept the state from moving entirely to the GOP like neighboring states or the South has, I'd say.

For anyone who doesn't know, John's brother Dan represented Palm Beach County in the House from 1978-1988, as a Democrat.  Ted Deutch has the seat now.

This would be a pretty mild statement from Bilbo, I think, compared to what else he's said.

John Lesinki, who Dingell beat in 1964, was the only non-Southern Democrat to vote against the 1963 civil rights bill.

How are they so sure these are legit Occupy protesters as opposed to impostors trying to discredit them?   

The Republicans and media don't care.

How did we see that the Kentucky GOP is in decline?

Didn't you see the election results on Tuesday?

Did you see the results of Oklahoma's state elections in 2006?

Republicans gained in the State Senate, achieving a tie I believe.

North Dakota

John Rarick and James Traficant are possible examples.  Rarick used to enter racist and anti-semitic material into the Congressional Record, and as for Traficant, just watch any of his speeches.

Did Arlen Specter get 60% in 2004?

Also, Tom Daschle went from like 62% in 1998 to losing in 2004.  Larry Pressler and Russ Feingold might be on that list too.  Slade Gorton went from 56% in 1994 to losing in 2000.

Virginia in the 1960s.  The 8th is a little bit overcrowded.  The 8/10 border might be a little off.

Here are the Pres numbers for each of them:

VA-1:  51.8/48.2 Obama
VA-2:  70.0/30.0 Obama
VA-3:  57.1/42.9 Obama
VA-4:  50.2/49.8 Obama
VA-5:  57.4/42.6 McCain
VA-6:  55.2/44.8 McCain
VA-7:  55.0/45.0 McCain
VA-8:  52.2/47.8 Obama
VA-9:  63.5/36.5 McCain
VA-10: 64.7/35.3 Obama

Last time, Republicans were trying to get Oldham County moved into the 3rd to help Anne Northup.  After Ken Lucas won relatively big in 1998, it was assumed  that he was pretty safe.  Only after Don Bell ran closer than expected in 2000 did Republicans think that they could get the 4th back.

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'Probably a bit easier than my Louisiana Quiz

1- How many counties does WV have?  55
2- What classes are its Senators from?  I, II
3- Over the past 20 years, what was the most lopsided Senate race? The closest?  Most lopsided - Byrd's 2000 election, closest - Rockefeller over Raese in 1984
4- Who was its last Republican Senator? Governor?  Senator - Chapman Revercomb, Gov - Cecil Underwood
5- How many years did Senator Robert Byrd serve in the Senate? How many in the House?  52 in the Senate, 6 in the House
6- What area did Byrd represent while in the House?  4th CD, SE part of the state
7- When did Jay Rockefeller serve as Governor?  1976-1984
8- True or False: Outside of his native GA (and DC), WV was Carter's best state in 1980.  True
9- What percent of WV voters are registered Democrats? Republicans?  58%D, 22%R?10- Who preceded Byrd in the Senate? Rockefeller?  Senate - Revercomb for Byrd, Randolph for Rockefeller
11- True or False: Every 20th Century Democratic President carried WV at least once.  True

"Bonus"
12- On what day did the Good Lord take Senator Byrd? How old was he?  August 22, 2010.  He was 92
13- What was the name of his wife? Irma