I voted for Ted Kennedy today.
It was a weird feeling, voting for the first time for a Democratic icon, someone who had been a political hero of mine since I was a kid. Someone, indeed, my mother had voted for many years ago. True, Paul Sarbanes and Barbara Mikulski are also political heroes of mine, but they aren't icons the same way Kennedy is.
I also voted for Governor-elect Deval Patrick, the first African-American Governor in Massachusetts history. Congrats, Gov!
In other news, as I write this the Democrats control Ohio - albeit two years too late. We have taken both the Senate seat up for grabs as well as the Governor's mansion. Also, New Jersey Senator Menendez was re-elected, and Bob Casey has defeated Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania. CNN.com is reporting victories for Whitehouse in Rhode Island and Cardin in Maryland. Debbie Stabenow in Michigan, Amy Klobuchar in Minnesota, Hillary Clinton in New York - winner, winner, winner. So, so far, we're 8 for 8 in the Senate races we really wanted to win. We'll see how that shapes up as the night goes on.
CNN.com is now giving the win to Governor-elect Martin O'Malley. Way to go Maryland! Also projected winners: Governor's Jennifer Granholm in Michigan, Edward Rendell in Pennsylvania, and Bill Richardson in New Mexico, along with Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer in New York.
First dissapointment of the night: Lieberman retains his Senate seat. It sucks, but he still counts as a Democrat.
As I leave for work, CNN.com projects the Democrats to pick have picked up 4 seats of the needed 15, with many, many competitive races remaining. The Dems have 3 of the 6 needed Senatorial pick-ups, with close races still to go in Missouri, Montana, Virginia, and Tennessee. We'll see how it all shakes up in a few hours.
It was a weird feeling, voting for the first time for a Democratic icon, someone who had been a political hero of mine since I was a kid. Someone, indeed, my mother had voted for many years ago. True, Paul Sarbanes and Barbara Mikulski are also political heroes of mine, but they aren't icons the same way Kennedy is.
I also voted for Governor-elect Deval Patrick, the first African-American Governor in Massachusetts history. Congrats, Gov!
In other news, as I write this the Democrats control Ohio - albeit two years too late. We have taken both the Senate seat up for grabs as well as the Governor's mansion. Also, New Jersey Senator Menendez was re-elected, and Bob Casey has defeated Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania. CNN.com is reporting victories for Whitehouse in Rhode Island and Cardin in Maryland. Debbie Stabenow in Michigan, Amy Klobuchar in Minnesota, Hillary Clinton in New York - winner, winner, winner. So, so far, we're 8 for 8 in the Senate races we really wanted to win. We'll see how that shapes up as the night goes on.
CNN.com is now giving the win to Governor-elect Martin O'Malley. Way to go Maryland! Also projected winners: Governor's Jennifer Granholm in Michigan, Edward Rendell in Pennsylvania, and Bill Richardson in New Mexico, along with Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer in New York.
First dissapointment of the night: Lieberman retains his Senate seat. It sucks, but he still counts as a Democrat.
As I leave for work, CNN.com projects the Democrats to pick have picked up 4 seats of the needed 15, with many, many competitive races remaining. The Dems have 3 of the 6 needed Senatorial pick-ups, with close races still to go in Missouri, Montana, Virginia, and Tennessee. We'll see how it all shakes up in a few hours.
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