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Old 05-09-2012, 04:42 PM   #236
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So last night's elections may have been the most entertaining we'll get until November.

In West Virginia:
  • Drudge is pimping that Obama trounced his primary opponent 60-40%. The only catch is, his opponent is Keith Judd, a prison inmate in Texas. He may end up actually getting some delegates.
  • WV Democrat senator Joe Manchin won't say who he voted for. LOL. (Manchin was elected in 2010 and faces re-election this year)

In Wisconsin:
  • The Big Labor candidate (Falk) lost to the "mainstream" candidate (Barrett) 58-34%. Barrett didn't mention collective bargaining once in his victory speech.
  • Scott Walker got more votes (626K) than both Democrat candidates combined (619K)
  • Note: the recall election got forced due to 900K signatures. Where did those (alleged) voters go?

In North Carolina:
  • Voters overwhelmingly voted to ban gay marriage in the state consitution, 61-39%.
  • 21% of Democrat primary voters voted "no preference" instead of Obama (who won the state in 2008 by 0.3%)

Optimism.
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