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Evans-Novak Political Report
The apparent Democratic takeover of both houses of
Congress left Republicans stunned and divided,
unable to comprehend that the nation's political
realignment creating a GOP majority had crested
and reversed. The confidence that relied entirely
on a generously funded Election Day organization
now looks like arrogance. The party's cocksure
political mechanics simply could not believe the
outcome as the results poured in.
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| Post Election Report |
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The results of the election yield a mixture of joy and
disappointment.
On the national level, the country is still very closely
divided, as the Democrats took control of both
houses of the U.S. Congress by very narrow
margins. They needed to win six seats in the
Senate, and they did so in very close elections—
particularly in Virginia and Montana, which were each
decided by a fraction of a percent of the vote. In
the U.S. House, of the 28 seats won by the
Democrats (they needed 15), 18 were decided by
5,000 votes or less, and 4 were decided by less than
1,000 votes.
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| The Results |
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The elections are over, and Democrats emerged
victorious, picking up 28 seats on their way to a
majority in the House of Representatives. Control of
the Senate remains undecided at this stage, but
hinges on Virginia, where Republican incumbent
George Allen is trailing.
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| December Election Probable for Dawson Seat |
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State officials have until Dec. 7 to canvass returns
from the Nov. 7 General Election, a prerequisite to
Gov. Rick Perry calling a special election to fill the
Texas House of Representatives seat Glenda Dawson
won with a 60 percent of the vote.
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| Election 2006 – Just an Overblown Anomaly |
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One week ago, Democrats were dancing in the
streets all over the United States in celebration of
their election night success. Even Democrats here in
Texas were downright jubilant over the returns
coming in.
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| Texas Conservative Review |
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TCR believes all politics is local and a party is built
from the ground up. So is the recent GOP sweep
statewide in Texas just a mirage of GOP dominance?
The answer is maybe. Admittedly, it was a bad year
nationally for the GOP and we did win statewide, but
peeling back the veneer we see why we won.
Governor Perry had 4 opponents and
outspent the Democratic candidate at least 6-1 and
got 39%, 9% more than Chris Bell.
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| Power Shift Leaves Unanswered Questions |
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The power shift in Congress brings one-party rule to
an end in Washington, at least for the next two
years, but it would be a bit premature to read much
else into last week's elections.
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| Time of Testing for Harry Reid |
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When Virginia Sen. George Allen conceded to Jim
Webb last week, giving the Democrats their 51st
seat in the Senate, the responsibility for the work of
the legislative branch shifted definitively -- and a
potential weak point for the new majority was
exposed.
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