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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01C702D7.A14FBC50 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0027_01C702D7.A14FBC50" ------=_NextPart_001_0027_01C702D7.A14FBC50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable There is no way to spin the election results. They were a repudiation of George W. Bush, his party, his agenda, and his war. The commander in chief argues that he is fighting a war in Iraq that is essential to the survival of the United States. The electorate sent a message: we don't buy it. Political genius Karl Rove and GOP chieftain Ken Mehlman, with their scare tactics (defeatist Democrats will surrender to the terrorists; Nancy Pelosi will destroy the nation) and below-the-belt ads, were not able to defy popular sentiment. Comeuppance was the order of the day. Because of Bush, R became a scarlet letter. In Rhode Island, incumbent Republican Senator Lincoln Chaffee, a moderate who voted against the war in 2002 and against Bush in 2004, enjoyed a 66 percent approval rating; still. voters sent him packing. Children, pay attention. If you're a president who misleads the nation into war and then mismanages that war, you might sneak past a reelection but then bring ruin upon your party. The Bush-wreaked reality trumped the Rove-designed rhetoric--finally. The voters chose not to stay his course. The market worked. The Democrats won control of the House and came close with the Senate. As of 1:00 AM, in Virginia, Reaganite-turned-Democrat Jim Webb was barely ahead of Senator George "Macaca" Allen--though a recount seemed likely. In Missouri, the Senate race was a virtual tie. If the Democrats should win in each, the Senate would be theirs. However, Tennessee--where Democrats were trying to elect Representative Harold Ford (news, bio, voting record) Jr., an African-American--was a bridge too far. [See update below.] But even without the Senate, the Democrats will now be able to counter Bush and advance a platform of their own. At a victory party at a Capitol Hill hotel--attended by thousands of Democrats, many wearing a badge proclaiming, "A New Direction for America"--a senior House Democratic staffer said, "The word has come on down from on high: no gloating. Those of us who were around in 1994 remember Republicans telling us that we were no longer needed and could get lost--literally. We've been told not to handle this differently." But it's certainly true that the House Democrats have assumed power in a slightly less triumphant manner than did the GOP in the so-called Republican Revolution of 1994. Though Democrats did have an agenda for the campaign, they know that the election was a referendum on Bush and the rubber-stamp Republicans, not their pet legislative ideas. As Senator Chuck Schumer, the head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee proclaimed, "the message of this election came down to one word: change." That is, boot Bush's compatriots out of office. To do this, voters had to go Democratic. ------=_NextPart_001_0027_01C702D7.A14FBC50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.5226" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><IMG alt=3D"" hspace=3D0 src=3D"cid:000501c7030a$e7d68360$6375hR12@khyyibiwnkz" align=3Dbaseline border=3D0></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There is no way to spin the election = results. They were a repudiation of George W. Bush, his party, his agenda, and his war. = The commander in chief argues that he is fighting a war in Iraq that is essential to the = survival of the United States. The electorate sent a message: we don't buy = it. Political genius Karl Rove and GOP chieftain Ken Mehlman, with their scare = tactics (defeatist Democrats will surrender to the terrorists; Nancy = Pelosi will destroy the nation) and below-the-belt ads, were not able to defy popular sentiment. Comeuppance was the order of the day. Because of Bush, R became = a scarlet letter. In Rhode Island, incumbent Republican Senator Lincoln = Chaffee, a moderate who voted against the war in 2002 and against Bush in 2004, = enjoyed a 66 percent approval rating; still. voters sent him packing. Children, pay attention. If you're a president who misleads the nation into war and then = mismanages that war, you might sneak past a reelection but then bring ruin = upon your party. The Bush-wreaked reality trumped the Rove-designed rhetoric--finally. The voters chose not to stay his course. The market worked.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Democrats won control of the House = and came close with the Senate. As of 1:00 AM, in Virginia, = Reaganite-turned-Democrat Jim Webb was barely ahead of Senator George "Macaca" Allen--though a recount = seemed likely. In Missouri, the Senate race was a virtual tie. If the Democrats = should win in each, the Senate would be theirs. However, Tennessee--where = Democrats were trying to elect Representative Harold Ford (news, bio, voting record) = Jr., an African-American--was a bridge too far. [See update below.] But even = without the Senate, the Democrats will now be able to counter Bush and advance a platform of their own.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>At a victory party at a Capitol Hill hotel--attended by thousands of Democrats, many wearing a badge = proclaiming, "A New Direction for America"--a senior House Democratic staffer said, "The = word has come on down from on high: no gloating. Those of us who were around in = 1994 remember Republicans telling us that we were no longer needed and could = get lost--literally. We've been told not to handle this differently." But it's = certainly true that the House Democrats have assumed power in a slightly = less triumphant manner than did the GOP in the so-called Republican Revolution = of 1994. Though Democrats did have an agenda for the campaign, they know that = the election was a referendum on Bush and the rubber-stamp Republicans, not = their pet legislative ideas. As Senator Chuck Schumer, the head of the = Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee proclaimed, "the message of this election = came down to one word: change." 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