Official GOP Gloating Thread.

[SPC]

I am disappointed that some good opportunities to beat the Dem got away.  Like CT RI CO VT and even NH governor races along with NH and VA Senate race.  VA hurts especially since just like 2013 it was a Libertarian candidate that took down the GOP candidate AND the GOP failed in invest in a race that was in retrospect quite winnable.     

It would not sting as much if the Libertarian was actually an ideological libertarian, as opposed to Robert "mileage tax" Sarvis. On that note, I am glad that Sean "Medicaid expansion" Haugh did not hurt (or even helped) the GOP in North Carolina.

[RI]

There were some good surprises and some bad ones. The Republican strength in the Northeast is interesting, and I liked how poorly Cuomo did. I would've like to have seen Begich pull it out, and the continued death knell of southern Blue Dogs is depressing, but as long as Bill Walker pulls it out, I'll end up fairly happy overall.

[Wisconsin+17]

[Ljube]

A lot of climate change fanatics defeated.
Cause for celebration.


http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2014/11/climate-change-an-issue-for-losers.php


Make room for Keystone pipeline!

[njwes]

I am disappointed that some good opportunities to beat the Dem got away.  Like CT RI CO VT and even NH governor races along with NH and VA Senate race.  VA hurts especially since just like 2013 it was a Libertarian candidate that took down the GOP candidate AND the GOP failed in invest in a race that was in retrospect quite winnable.     

Agreed. There was a very brief moment when I imagined that a Republican sweep of the New England governors could be possible.

Also surprised that the GOP didn't learn any lessons from the 2013 VA election.