And what he says may surprise you…

I welcome the day when the “liberal media” meme dies once and for all. Because it’s not only inaccurate, it has been used as a clumsy bludgeon by lazy Republican hacks since the early days of Reagan when folks like Limbaugh first went on the air and started claiming [...]

“History will favor Republicans in 2010. Since World War II, the out-party has gained an average of 23 seats in the U.S. House and two in the U.S. Senate in a new president’s first midterm election. Other than FDR and George W. Bush, no president has gained seats in his first midterm election in both [...]

What was once a 3,200 vote margin has disappeared, and Sen. Ted Stevens (R., Federal Prison) now trails in his re-election bid:
The elections division still has over 10,000 ballots left to count today and thousands more through next week, but the latest numbers show Mark Begich leading Sen. Ted Stevens 125,019 to 125,016.
The new numbers, [...]

Looks like Barack Obama’s election is already stimulating the economy.
The firearm economy that is.
That’s right, guns are flying off the shelves all over the nation as gun owners rush to buy a large variety of rifles and handguns out of the fear that Obama and the Democratic controlled congress will pass drastic gun control [...]

This one’s pretty shocking, and runs contrary to what we’ve heard Republicans saying over the past election cycle.
Still, maybe people think that the Dems can’t possible screw it up as badly as the Repubs did? Maybe they’re thinking that Dems will learn from Repubs mistakes?
Are expectations too high?
In the CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Tuesday, [...]

Well, we know he isn’t going to be right. Not after a win like that.
Still, the following panel on Hardball essentially agrees that he should make sure he has a more centrist nature than Bush, although there is a funny moment when Chris Matthews accuses the Republican on the panel of speaking with a forked [...]

Everybody knows that Joe isn’t a Republican, and the idea that he would caucus with them was a bit silly.
Still, it doesn’t mean it wouldn’t happen, and it looks as if Obama is trying to mend fences with the Connecticut Senator because of it.
From Huff Post:
President-elect Barack Obama has informed party officials that he [...]

The king of the Democratic hacks just won’t go away?
Seriously, I watch him talk and my skin crawls. The guy is so oily that just reading this story makes me want to go take a shower.
Ugh…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe signed papers Monday signaling a possible run for [...]

There’s another update from the Minnesota Secretary State, and, yet again, Norm Coleman’s lead over Al Franken has shrunk:
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The margin in Minnesota’s unresolved Senate race between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken has gotten tighter.
The latest figures reported to the secretary of state give incumbent Coleman a lead over [...]

One of the interesting secondary plotlines playing out in Washington is the fate of Joe Lieberman. After his vocal support for John McCain, will Lieberman be allowed to stay in the Democratic caucus? Does he want to?
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said, he wants Lieberman to stay in the party’s caucus but that decision [...]

“Let me say this as to my colleagues. Although committed to their philosophy, they are incredibly pragmatic. They have lived through an experience in the minority. And they know how they got to be in the minority. And they know one very important political principle. They know that if President-elect Obama succeeds, all of us [...]

Politico has confirmed that Rahm Emanuel has officially accepted the Chief of Staff position in Barack Obama’s administration.
Emanuel is an obvious choice. He’s already close to Obama. He has White House experience. And he is known for his toughness and discipline, something Obama clearly values. Emanuel will run a tight ship.
Of course, on the negative [...]

Barack Obama lost Texas by eleven points. That’s why my state is always such an afterthought in presidential politics. We’re crimson red, right? Hold that thought.
Something interesting occurred in this election. While Obama improved on John Kerry’s overall state numbers by just six points, he won the counties where the state’s four largest cities are [...]

One of the things Democrats have done right since 2004 is to run candidates that can win. That might seem like an obvious step in reaching majority status but, for years, Democrats insisted on running lockstep liberals in parts of the country that aren’t liberal.
Now, after a concerted effort to expand their tent, Democrats have [...]

The final results aren’t in yet, but Georgia Republicans are apparently expecting a runoff in the Senate race there:
Georgia GOP Chairwoman Sue Everhart said Wednesday morning that she anticipated a runoff between Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin for the U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.
Neither candidate had 50 percent of the vote. Chambliss, the [...]

Well, Justin has called the election for Barack Obama. Now I will boldly declare that there is no way the Democrats will reach 60 Senate votes. I know, real “out there” call.
With McConnell winning Kentucky and Chambliss pulling ahead in Georgia, the Democrats look like they’ll stall at a maximum of 58 seats. That would [...]

Marshall Manson offers some timely advice to the supporters of whoever happens to lose the election today:
Challenging the legitimacy of an election is a serious thing to do. And with occasional exceptions, charges of fraud are almost always overblown and based on unreliable, anecdotal data.
Over the last few years, too many on both sides have [...]

Presidential Election
Electoral College:

Popular Vote:

Barack Obama — 52%
John McCain — 45%
Bob Barr —- 1% (first Libertarian Party candidate to receive over 1,000,000 popular votes)
Ralph Nader — 1%
Other candidates — 1 %

United States Senate:
56 Democrats
41 Republicans
2 Independents
Democrats will pick up Senate seats in Virginia, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Colorado, North Carolina, Alaska, and Oregon. The race in [...]

Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Dick Polman cautions Democrats not to mistake a big Barack Obama win for a sudden American appetite for liberal politics. Polman writes:
Stan Greenberg, a prominent Democratic pollster, suggested the other day that voters are interested in Obama “because of his steadiness,” and not because of his progressive agenda. That sounds about [...]

Philadelphia is shaping up to be a key city in a key battleground state in this election, but machine problems and long lines may plague the polling stations and voter disenfranchisement will be a serious risk. Unfortunately for voters, the people charged with running a smooth election in Philly seem surprisingly unconcerned. Philly’s veritable election czar, Marge Tartaglione (D), in particular, shocked ANP with her comments at a recent hearing. See more videos at http://americannewsproject.com