NATIONAL SENATE/HOUSE RESULTS THREAD (LATE RESULTS/POSTMORTEM)

[Landslide Lyndon]

I'm actually surprised that West won by 9 points in FL-22.  I thought it would be much closer.

I bet good money that West will be this cycle's Michael Flanagan.

[Landslide Lyndon]

I'm confused. Bennet will win? But, he ran a really aggressive campaign throwing alot of stuff in Buck's face! And Mr. Moderate always tells me that Democrats who make abortion a major campaign issue never have it rebound to their benefit.

Bennett must be the most misunderestimated senate candidate of the year.

[Landslide Lyndon]

The Denver Post has called the race for Michael Bennet.

Colorado now has a Dem Governor and 2 Dem Senators. And 2 were elected in one of the worst cycles for Dems ever.

We're becoming a landlocked Washington state!

Although, the Republicans do have 4 of the 7 House seats, and they won back the state House (though narrowly). They have also held the AG, are on track to win the SoS race, and are neck and neck in the Treasurer's race.

How did Perlmutter managed to survive so comfortably?
CO-7 is supposed to be the epitome of the swing district.

[Landslide Lyndon]

There is reasonably strong evidence after 2006-10 that Colorado has become a left-leaning state in general.  It's very different from VA or FL or OH, which all voted for Obama then had a pronounced swing back to the GOP.  There was no swing back in CO, indicating that the state as a whole has shifted left over the past 4 years. I think that is what this guy is getting at.  It's very premature to say that Bennet has the seat for life, but it's pretty logical to say that the Dems here have a better than 50% chance in any major CO race for the forseeable future.  I mean Hickenlooper broke 50% against two opponents for goodness sake!   

There was no swing back in Colorado?   Colorado Republicans won back the state House, CO-03 and CO-04.  They came close to taking over a Senate seat with a weak candidate (who received a greater percentage of the vote than McCain), and would have had a chance to win back the governorship with someone other than Maes.

The Colorado GOP is not dead.  Bennet doesn't have his seat for life.  Colorado is not Massachusetts.

After Angle, now it's Buck's time to become a "weak candidate".
Weren't you guys defending them until a couple of days ago?

[Landslide Lyndon]

In other news, RCP declares TX-27 for Farenthold:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/2010/house_final_results.html

This guy seems super vulnerable in 2012.

The future is Cao Farenthold.

[Landslide Lyndon]

In CA-11, Harmer had a very rough day yesterday, as votes came in from Alameda, replicating its earlier swing to McNerney plus a bit. Harmer will need to pull a rabbit out of the hat in San Joaquin, the one place where he won, by having the late absentees and provisionals swing to him by perhaps 6%, plus have a turnout that matches the balance of the district with its late reporting, to get back to even.. That is highly unlikely. Harmer is really on the ropes now.

   Alameda               11/9/2010   
57.32%   15688   16086   398   59.49%   21024   4938   59.96%
42.68%   11679   11950   271   40.51%   15247   3297   40.04%
14.65%  27367  28036   669   18.98%   36271   8235   19.93%   5.28%   Dem Gain

So after three consecutive wave elections, only one of California's seats changed hands when McNerney defeated Pombo in 2006.
Whoever gerrymandered the state did a spectacular job.

Personally, I think IL-8 is over barring a miracle/mistake in recount.  Cook County absentee counting is basically over (only 500 absentee ballots have not been returned and there are only about 200 provisionals) whereas Lake and McHenry still have ballots left (Lake has 600 definite absentees and a few hundred provisionals whereas McHenry certainly has some absentees) and Bean is still down 347.

Illinois will probably be the only state where Democrats are going to have a LOT of fun with redistricting.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Just imagine how many Millers and Angles flew under the radar and got elected in the House.

[Landslide Lyndon]

How come the prison workers union is so powerful especially in California?

[Landslide Lyndon]

How sweet!
Murkowski has become the Democrats best friend in the senate. Reid must sent a thank you note to sister Sarah.

[Landslide Lyndon]

The Murkowski machine so sullied his reputation that he can't recover.  

LMAO!