Failure to Blow Election Stuns Democratic Party Faithful Mourn End to Losing Tradition
by Andy Borowitz
Just minutes after their party's longstanding losing tradition lay in tatters on the ground, millions of shell-shocked Democrats stared at their television screens in disbelief, asking themselves what went right.
For Democrats, who have become accustomed to their party blowing an election even when it seemed like a sure thing, Tuesday night's results were a bitter pill to swallow. The head-shaking and finger-pointing over the demise of the Democrats' losing streak, which many of the party fa ...
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Posted by: James A, Sweeney
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Sat Nov 8, 2008 7:52 AM
Sir;... The election as I see it does not really reflect two things... One was the bradly effect which was real, but only acted at a perhaps 2% ratio, imo... The other thing, was district imbalance which was often overcome, and the need to sustain the victory in order be able to redraw districts to exclude republican candidates the way democratic candidates have been denied for years...If republican voters had democratic office holders more often they would realize they are not all the devil...And they need office holder who will do more than blame the democrats, wave the cross and the flag, and who are willing to tell them the truth... I don't know if they can handle it; but some one ought to try... Thanks...Sweeney
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