The Republican wave hit the Congress, State Houses, and Governorships. The Senate firewall was successful and as such if Democrats get a spine they can prevent the GOP from inflicting severe damage to the middleclass.
The Right Wing Republicans ran on balancing the budget, repealing healthcare reform, and repealing financial reform. We can reclaim the narrative on everyone of these issues.
The Democrats must point out that extending the tax cuts to the wealthy will blow a 700 billion dollar hole in the budget. Moreover under this tax level Bush created no jobs while under the previous tax levels Clinton had the best employment creation of all times. Point out lower taxes to middleclass spent while the wealthy save and sometime invest outside of America.
The Democrats must qualify every desirable feature in healthcare reform. They must also specify that changing any part of it will increase the budget deficit.
The Democrats must accuse the Republicans of supporting potential tax bailouts for the financial sector. Repealing financial reform may affect the budget.
Democrats lost big inasmuch as they went against their base to appease conservatives. It is best to fight. Strength is generally rewarded over weakness.
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Sen. Patty Murray wins fourth term
Sen. Patty Murray has been re-elected to a fourth term, riding a wave of strong Democratic support in King County to defeat Republican challenger Dino Rossi.
By Jim Brunner
Seattle Times political reporter
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Sen. Patty Murray has won a fourth term, riding a wave of strong Democratic support in King County to defeat Republican challenger Dino Rossi.
As of Thursday evening, Murray was leading Rossi by more than 45,000 votes, taking 51 percent to Rossi’s 49 percent. That’s up from a 14,000-vote lead on Election Day.
According to a Seattle Times analysis, Rossi would need to get about 54 percent of the estimated 591,000 uncounted ballots statewide to overcome Murray’s lead.
But nearly 264,000 of those ballots are in King County. Murray’s already commanding lead there has only expanded since Election Day. She took 68 percent of the 69,000 King County ballots counted Thursday.
To overcome King County’s heavy support for Murray, Rossi would have to take about two-thirds of the remaining ballots in the rest of the state. So far he’s received 53.2 percent of those non-King County votes.
That makes Rossi’s task virtually impossible, even though hundreds of thousands of ballots remain to be counted statewide.
Murray was with her family and unavailable for comment, a spokeswoman said.
"Senator Murray had a strong showing on Tuesday night. She had a stronger showing yesterday and a stronger showing today. We feel very confident that she will be the winner of this race," said Murray spokeswoman Julie Edwards.
The Rossi campaign could not be reached for immediate comment.
Murray’s victory helps Democrats maintain a majority in the U.S. Senate in a year that saw many Democratic incumbents fall, and the Republicans seize control of the U.S. House.
Jim Brunner: 206-515-5628 or jbrunner@seattletimes.com
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