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BREAKING: GOP Wins VA-GOV & NJ-GOV (UPDATED x2)

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Democrashield

With 99% of precincts reporting, Republican Bob McDonnell leads Democrat Creigh Deeds 59% to 41%; major news outlets have projected that McDonnell will be elected the next Governor of Virginia.

With 96% of precincts reporting, Republican Chris Christie leads Democratic Governor Jon Corzine 49% to 45%; major news outlets have projected that Christie will be elected the next Governor of New Jersey.

What does this mean? Well, as I said earlier today, the fact that the GOP won both Governorships is significant, particularly in New Jersey.

Of course, “significant” doesn’t mean “predictive.” As I’ve noted several times before, neither of these states can really be construed as consistent bellwethers, meaning that nobody can really draw any conclusions about 2010 from today.

Election Day: The Right-Wing Spin Machine Revs Up

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Democrashield

It looks like the conservative spin machine is firing up, looking for the most favorable ways to portray whatever today’s election results end up being. Let’s counteract their spin and look at what today’s major races might actually mean:

Virginia

It’s telling that conservatives are portraying VA—the one race they’re pretty much guaranteed to win—as today’s most important election. That’s right-wing logic for you—the races the GOP win are significant while any races they lose are insignificant.

Now, I’m not saying that a GOP win here wouldn’t mean anything—it’s always meaningful when a Governorship changes parties—but I don’t think it would be as significant as many Republicans will try to make it out to be.

Election Day

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Democrashield

If your state is holding elections today, get out there and vote.

And if you have any free time at all then go volunteer for the candidate/cause of your choice. You can click on the icons below for information on how to help progressives win today: