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Wednesday, November 07, 2007

VA Conservatives Did Fine Last Night ...

Posted by: Matt Lewis at 10:11 AM

As Jon noted (this is the 2nd post I've begun this way), Virginia Democrats regained control of the State Senate, last night.

While the MSM is spinning the results as a rejection of Republicanism, it is important to note that this is not a rejection of conservatism. In fact, conservative Republicans like Ken Cuccinelli fared much better than liberal Republicans like Jeannemarie Devolites Davis. In the case of Cuccinelli, absentee ballot votes made him the winner by 72 votes (although his opponent is calling for a re-count). Conversely, Devolites Davis, a self-proclaimed "RINO" garnered only about 45 percent of the vote. Other conservatives who lost still fared better than their more moderate counterparts who also lost ...

It could be argued that the VA State Senate will actually be more conservative next year than it has been in the past. Of course, the problem is that the Democrats now have a lot more say in redistricting (Republicans still control the House).

Either way, it would be wrong to conclude that conservatives are dragging the GOP down. In fact, the results demonstrate quite the opposite is true.

One last note: Instead of mourning last night's loss with Virginia GOP candidates, VA GOP Chairman John Hager spent the evening at the White House with future in-law President Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy. That might have been more fun, but it sent the wrong symbolic message. A captain goes down with his ship, he doesn't dine with VIP's while the ship sinks ...

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religiouslib writes:	Wednesday, November, 07, 2007 11:16 AM
this is the definition of spin
as the republican party continues to lose races the pundits on townhall continue to say,"well its not as bad as it could be, so its actually a win." sheesh
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Virginia Patriot writes:	Wednesday, November, 07, 2007 12:20 PM
Conservatives ARE Winning
Even as the GOP shifts ever leftward.
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talisman writes:	Wednesday, November, 07, 2007 12:26 PM
VA went BLUE
and that's major. Period.
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Tom writes:	Wednesday, November, 07, 2007 1:29 PM
Devolites is not liberal
To spin this as a win for Conservatives is folly. Moreover, Devolites was moderate compared to right-wing firebrands, but not liberal. For example, she spoke out against not only same-sex marriage, but also civil unions. That is not liberal.
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soothsayer writes:	Wednesday, November, 07, 2007 6:05 PM
Keep lowering expectations
I'm loving it!
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George writes:	Friday, November, 09, 2007 7:46 AM
G. Chell
In the true American tradition Matt Lewis is not a spinner, he is a liar.
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