I'm going to write without the usual epithets. Bobo, is that your silver lining? really? A district that hasn't gone for the democratic party in 100 years turns, and all you got is "he won by plurality"? That's fucking retarded.

by hazmat on 11/03/2009 11:58:48 PM EST

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Retarded or not... :)

by bobo1 on 11/04/2009 12:12:36 AM EST

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for poor bobo. See if you can wrap your mind around this. This was supposed to be the big tea-bagger victory. Rush has been all over foxnewstm crowing about how all the republicans need to do is run REAL CONSERVATIVES. A bunch of flyover carpetbaggers, including the great wicked bitch of the west, Sarah Palin, set down their markers and overturned the local republican party choice in favor of a "true conservative". They laughed at Newt Gingrich, and called him "too liberal". Surely, this overwhelming conservative district would ratify the anointed pick of Queen Sarah Palin. Surely.

Except...they didn't. The lesson of the day isn't that "more people voted against" Owens than for him, its that MORE PEOPLE VOTED AGAINST HOFFMAN, you idiot. That's why Owens (D) is likely to be the next congressman in NY-23, a district that hasn't gone (D) in 100 years.

Sorry for shouting.

by hazmat on 11/04/2009 12:38:02 AM EST

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said   the true conservative candidate would win in a landslide

A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time

by C D on 11/04/2009 12:43:37 AM EST

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to be a big deal because THE WHOLE REASON that we even had this "special election" is because the Obama administration pulled John McHugh into a federal position. The took a gamble which paid off in at least a few good ways!

by tifosies on 11/04/2009 06:50:01 AM EST

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as it looked like you started out your comment INTENDING to use no epithet...but then COULDN'T RESIST!! BTW, it IS bobo, so you're forgiven!

by tifosies on 11/04/2009 07:03:31 AM EST

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