Democrats narrowly squeaked out a House majority. They needed 23 and got 26, hardly a Blue Wave. They will have a very thin 219 vote majority. Hardly a resounding repudiation of Mr. Trump, in a midterm. One might almost say--and Mad Dog is sure Mr. Trump will say: VINDICATION!
Republicans beat Tester in Montana, showing the effectiveness of Trump's visits there, and the most slimey of the creepy crawlies, Ted Cruz, beat the Democrat's great Blue Hope, Beto O'Rourke, a seat Cruz owes to Trump, I'm sure Trump will crow.
And McCaskill and Heitkamp were thrown out of the Senate by a Republican Red Wave. Those Senate seats were won by Trump.
There was good news only for the delusional and Mad Dog is sure Mr. Trump will turn last night's results into the BEST RED WAVE EVER!
More locally, Sununu beat Molly Kelley, the Democrats having fielded a weak and retiring candidate to face a Trumpophile.
The one bright spot is Chris Pappas won the seat formerly held by Carol Shea Porter.
Of note, all the Democrats in Hampton running for the House of Representative won!
And Tom Sherman won the State Senate seat after a really slimy last minute poisonous telephone call campaign from Innis, whose minions told voters Tom Sherman wanted to publish a list of all women in New Hampshire who had had abortions.
A testament to the doggedness of local Democrats who went door to door or maybe just a reflection of a shift in demographics on the SeaCoast.
So Chris and Melanie Muns, Mary McCarthy, Patty McKenzie, and dozens of other who did yeoman's work managed to save the Hobbit.
Looking at lawn signs, one would have concluded Zaino and Emerick would have won, but as Chris Muns once said, "lawn signs do note vote."
New comer and youngster Tom Loughman got himself a seat and he may well be the new rising star, and Cushing and Edgar were rewarded for fighting the good fight, day after day for no reward other than the knowledge they did right.
Could have been worse.
Should have been a lot better.
But no better than the country is right now.
Republicans beat Tester in Montana, showing the effectiveness of Trump's visits there, and the most slimey of the creepy crawlies, Ted Cruz, beat the Democrat's great Blue Hope, Beto O'Rourke, a seat Cruz owes to Trump, I'm sure Trump will crow.
And McCaskill and Heitkamp were thrown out of the Senate by a Republican Red Wave. Those Senate seats were won by Trump.
There was good news only for the delusional and Mad Dog is sure Mr. Trump will turn last night's results into the BEST RED WAVE EVER!
More locally, Sununu beat Molly Kelley, the Democrats having fielded a weak and retiring candidate to face a Trumpophile.
The one bright spot is Chris Pappas won the seat formerly held by Carol Shea Porter.
Of note, all the Democrats in Hampton running for the House of Representative won!
And Tom Sherman won the State Senate seat after a really slimy last minute poisonous telephone call campaign from Innis, whose minions told voters Tom Sherman wanted to publish a list of all women in New Hampshire who had had abortions.
A testament to the doggedness of local Democrats who went door to door or maybe just a reflection of a shift in demographics on the SeaCoast.
So Chris and Melanie Muns, Mary McCarthy, Patty McKenzie, and dozens of other who did yeoman's work managed to save the Hobbit.
Looking at lawn signs, one would have concluded Zaino and Emerick would have won, but as Chris Muns once said, "lawn signs do note vote."
New comer and youngster Tom Loughman got himself a seat and he may well be the new rising star, and Cushing and Edgar were rewarded for fighting the good fight, day after day for no reward other than the knowledge they did right.
Bushway 3907
Cushing 4027
Edgar 4028
Loughman 3999
Bean 3541
Emerick 3306
Hurst 3089
Zaino 3493
Sherman 4476
Innis 3762
Could have been worse.
Should have been a lot better.
But no better than the country is right now.
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