2nd November 2010, 6:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 2nd November 2010, 6:51 PM by A Black Falcon.)
So you're not on board with Palin 2012, I take it? :p
As for this election, looks like Republicans win the House, Democrats the Senate. Two years of no-progress gridlock here we come... I just wonder if the Republicans will follow through on their "shut down the government", etc. threats... you know, because those worked so well against Clinton... (oh wait, it didn't)
Also, in this state, the very conservative Paul LePage is still probably the likely one to win Governor of Maine, but independent Elliot Cutler's been leading so far... but as more of northern (very rural, more conservative) Maine comes in, LePage gradually goes up.
If there'd only been just ONE non-extremist right candidate LePage would lose hands down, but no, Cutler had to get into the race and spend huge amounts of his own money on his candidacy, he ruined things for the Democrats. Seriously, I've probably seen like four Cutler ads for every one I've seen for anyone else, and this applies to web ads too, not just TV. If LePage ends up winning, it'll be because of Cutler (he's too centrist to win as a Democrat and knew it, so just LePage/Cutler wouldn't be an option). If would be surprising if he manages to actually win, but even so, he shouldn't have been in to begin with... and he's the only reason why it's competitive at all. I still expect LePage to catch up eventually though, he led pretty much every poll...
I will, of course, be thrilled if Cutler actually wins, though. It'd mean no LePage administration, which would be so disastrous... he's from the so-called "Tea Party" wing of the Republican party, and that means massive cuts to education, more of his angry yelling at Obama (he said during the campaign what he'd say to Obama... LePage has a temper.), etc. Not fun.
As for this election, looks like Republicans win the House, Democrats the Senate. Two years of no-progress gridlock here we come... I just wonder if the Republicans will follow through on their "shut down the government", etc. threats... you know, because those worked so well against Clinton... (oh wait, it didn't)
Also, in this state, the very conservative Paul LePage is still probably the likely one to win Governor of Maine, but independent Elliot Cutler's been leading so far... but as more of northern (very rural, more conservative) Maine comes in, LePage gradually goes up.
If there'd only been just ONE non-extremist right candidate LePage would lose hands down, but no, Cutler had to get into the race and spend huge amounts of his own money on his candidacy, he ruined things for the Democrats. Seriously, I've probably seen like four Cutler ads for every one I've seen for anyone else, and this applies to web ads too, not just TV. If LePage ends up winning, it'll be because of Cutler (he's too centrist to win as a Democrat and knew it, so just LePage/Cutler wouldn't be an option). If would be surprising if he manages to actually win, but even so, he shouldn't have been in to begin with... and he's the only reason why it's competitive at all. I still expect LePage to catch up eventually though, he led pretty much every poll...
I will, of course, be thrilled if Cutler actually wins, though. It'd mean no LePage administration, which would be so disastrous... he's from the so-called "Tea Party" wing of the Republican party, and that means massive cuts to education, more of his angry yelling at Obama (he said during the campaign what he'd say to Obama... LePage has a temper.), etc. Not fun.
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