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Here we go again…Florida is recounting ballots, and this time, it’s over Tea Party idol Allen West’s district.
From Daily Rundown:
Going into Election Day, some saw the approaching outcome as a referendum on the role of government. Others believed it to be a referendum on President Obama’s health care reform law. If it was, it didn’t help Mitt Romney much.
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From The Cycle:
David Wasserman, the Cook Political Report’s House Editor, made headlines when he called the 2012 election a battle between the Whole Foods shoppers and Cracker Barrel patrons. Now he has the post-election data to back up his claim – and proof that the country’s partisan divide when it comes to spending habits is wider than ever.
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From NOW with Alex Wagner:
Texas Republican Ted Cruz was just elected to his first term in the Senate, but he’s already talking about the end of the GOP. Cruz told the New Yorker, “In not too many years, Texas could switch from being all Republican to all Democrat….If that happens, no Republican will ever again win the White House.”
Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., refused to concede his congressional race Sunday, despite losing his re-election bid to Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy this past Tuesday.
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From Hardball:
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney may have lost the election, but it certainly was not for lack of confidence.
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From MSNBC:
President Obama wept as he thanked his campaign staff for their tenacity, grit and intelligence.
In a video released Thursday evening on the official Barack Obama YouTube channel, the president talks about his past as a community organizer.
From MSNBC:
The right-wing worked hard to suppress the vote in Tuesday’s election, with an effort that began months ago, when conservatives took control of many state houses. Ultimately, thanks in part to the courts, and in part to the determination of voters, America proved that voting rights cannot be stolen.
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From MSNBC:
Carol Shea-Porter’s late-hour victory in New Hampshire’s relatively tight first Congressional district race, securing the “lady time” achievement of putting women in the top political offices in the state, was particularly poetic given her honor of being the first woman New Hampshire ever sent to Congress (in 2006!).
Latino voters delivered a wake-up call to Republicans Tuesday night, turning out in droves to vote and splitting for President Barack Obama 71% to Mitt Romney’s 27%.
High Latino voter turnout in key swing states Colorado and Nevada benefited Obama where he captured 70% of the Latino vote, NBC News reported.
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