The big losers in last night’s election? Gun control advocates
So who were the biggest losers in last in last night’s election? According to this story it just might be the gun control advocates.
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the Second Amendment annihilated the left’s relentless claim that 90 percent of Americans support more gun control.
On the gubernatorial level, in Arizona, pro-Second Amendment candidate Doug Ducey (R) beat gun control candidate Fred DuVaul (D). And in Florida, pro-Second Amendment incumbent Rick Scott (R) beat gun control candidate Charlie Crist. These victories were enhanced by the fact that Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly endorsed DuVal and Giffords’ gun control PAC gave $100,000 to Crist’s campaign.
The Second Amendment trumped their endorsement and their money.
In Texas, NRA-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott (R) won. In Maryland, NRA-endorsed gubernatorial candidate Larry Hogan (R) won. In Alabama, NRA-endorsed Governor Robert J. Bentley (R) won. In Wisconsin, NRA-endorsed Governor Scott Walker (R) won. In Michigan, NRA-endorsed Governor Rick Snyder (R) won. In Nevada, NRA-endorsed Governor Brian Sandoval (R) won. In Ohio, NRA-endorsed Governor John R. Kasich (R) won. In Oklahoma, NRA-endorsed Governor Mary Fallin (R) won. In Wyoming, NRA-endorsed Governor Matt Mead (R) won. In Idaho, NRA-endorsed Governor Bruce Otter (R) won. In Kansas, NRA-endorsed Governor Sam Brownback (R) won. And in Maine, NRA-endorsed Governor Paul R. LePage (R) won against gun control candidate Michael Michaud (D). (On August 8, Breitbart News reported that Michaud was supported by Gabby Giffords.)
In Senate races, gun control Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) was defeated by NRA-endorsed Cory Gardner (R) and gun control Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) was defeated by NRA-endorsed Thom Tillis (R). In Kansas, NRA-endorsed Senator Pat Roberts (R) won. In Georgia, NRA-endorsed Senatorial candidate David Perdue (R) won. In Arkansas, NRA-endorsed Tom Cotton (R) won. And in West Virginia, NRA-endorsed Shelley Moore Capito (R) won, marking the first time that state has sent a Republican Senator to Washington DC in over five decades.
The spotlight was also on the race between NRA-endorsed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and pro-gun control challenger Alison Grimes (D). McConnell won handily.
NRA-endorsed Senatorial candidate Joni Ernst (R-IA) also won.
The IRS never looked for Lois Lerner’s lost emails
Before I get into this post I wanted mention that Eric Holder used election day to dump documents related to the Fast and Furious scandal, if you missed that story you can check it out here.
Now on to the IRS targeting scandal:
This story will probably not come as a surprise to anyone who has been following the IRS targeting scandal, but the IRS admitted in court today that the corrupt agency made no real effort to recover any of Lois Lerner’s lost emails.
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New Hampshire election results: They are not as bad for Republicans as you might think
Most of you already know how the big races in New Hampshire played out, Frank Guinta was the only Republican on the national ticket to win and Democratic Governor Maggie Hassan held on rather easily, so you probably think it was a bad night for Republicans all across the state but you would be wrong.
In fact is was a very good night for Republicans on the state level. In the State House the Republicans completely reversed a 212-172 Democratic advantage–and then some:
The numbers are not official, and some races will be recounted, but both Republicans and Democrats say Republicans will have a majority of roughly 235-240 seats to roughly 160-165 for Democrats.
The current breakdown is 212 Democrats and 172 Republicans, with 16 vacancies due to deaths and resignations.
Republicans win big but what’s next?
As of right now it is being reported that the Republicans have picked up 7 Senate seats and 12 House seats but that number could change a little bit once all the votes are counted.
One thing is certain however and that is this was a big night for the Republicans and it was a repudiation of Barack Obama and the Democrats.
But what is next? That is the question. I have been making the claim for months that the establishment Republicans and the establishment Democrats in Washington are actually on the same side. I have been writing about the Hegelian dialectic and the way it is used to keep the people fighting with each other while behind the scenes the establishment is working toward a larger agenda.
So with that being said I am not going to sit here and celebrate, I am not going to make the statement that all of our problems were solved last night, and I am not going to claim that the United States is suddenly on the right track and that all is well again just because the Republicans won. They need to prove it to me.
Election night open thread
I tried this during the disastrous election of 2012 and it was successful so here is the open thread for election night 2014. Feel free to post anything about the election tonight. Any updates on the elections, concerns, problems voting, gloating, crying, comforting, laughing, this is the place to be as we help each other through what is probably going to be a long, and hopefully fruitful night.
Good luck to everyone!
Gunrunner: Eric Holder releases the Fast and Furious documents he was held in Contempt over
I have to admit Fast and Furious was the last thing I thought I would be writing about today, but Eric Holder has released the documents he was held in Contempt of Congress over.
Talk about the ultimate document dump; we have heard of the Friday document dump, and we have heard of the holiday weekend document dump, and now we have the election night document dump.
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Tom Harkin backtracks from his sexist Joni Ernst comment
A couple of days ago outgoing Democratic Senator from Iowa Tom Harkin implied that people were only intending to vote for Joni Ernst because she was attractive. In addition to insulting the voters of his state this was a sexist remark for it inferred that she was a pretty face and nothing more. And I thought it was the Republican party which was waging a war on women…
Because he is a good liberal Democrat and is not a Republican the mainstream media largely ignored his remark, however it created a firestorm in the blogoshpere and on social media so today he was forced to backtrack from this sexist comment by stating he “shouldn’t have said those things.”
Weather channel founder says man-made global warming is baloney
We recently celebrated the 18th anniversary of there being no global warming, as confirmed by a former NASA scientist and weather satellite data, but this has not slowed down alarmists such as John Kerry from fear-mongering on this issue.
A couple of days ago John Coleman, a founder of the Weather Channel and a scientist, had some interesting comments to make about global warming.
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Tom Harkin warns Iowa voters not to be fooled by Joni Ernst because she is attractive
According to a recent poll Joni Ernst has taken a seven point lead in her race against Bruce Braley to become the next Senator from Iowa.
Outgoing Democratic Senator Tom Harkin apparently has a theory about why she is doing so well as the campaign reaches its conclusion–she is attractive–and he had a warning for the voters of Iowa.
Here is what he had to say: Read more…
Open thread for Sunday, November 2nd: Invincible
Here is the open thread for Sunday, November 2nd. Please feel free to post links to interesting articles and to discuss whatever issues arise during the course of the day. Nothing is off-topic here.
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The election is only a couple of days away so today I give you a battle-cry. This is Muse performing ‘Invincible’. It starts off slow with a military-style drumbeat and builds as the song continues. Listen to the lyrics below and remember together we’re invincible! (Also, check out the guitar solo which begins around 4:40)
Don’t be afraid
What your mind conceives
You should make a stand
Stand up for what you believe
And tonight
We can truly say
Together we’re invincible
During the struggle
They will pull us down
But please, please
Let’s use this chance
To turn things around
And tonight
We can truly say
Together we’re invincible
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