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Who’s Jesus rooting for? “The Family Research Council, an influential group with large followings among conservatives and evangelical Christians, announced a nationwide initiative Wednesday to persuade 1 million people to pray” for Sen. Jim DeMint, The State reports. “Tony Perkins, head of the Washington-based organization, said DeMint has been unfairly blamed for having cost Republicans control of the Senate by backing ultraconservative candidates who lost several key general election races last week.”
ALASKA: Sour grapes? Joe Miller’s campaign “asked a federal judge Thursday for a preliminary injunction stopping officials from certifying the election,” the Alaska Daily News writes.
Yesterday was Ted Stevens Day.
NEW YORK: NY-1: Republican Randy Altschuler “is clinging to a 272-vote lead in his quest to end Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop’s Congressional career at four terms, according to updated figures released Thursday by the Bishop campaign,” Roll Call reports. “The margin represents a dramatic improvement for the incumbent, who picked up 111 votes after the first 20 percent of absentee ballots in the Empire State’s 1st district were counted.”
NY-25: “The 25th Congressional District race is tightening, according to new numbers from Onondaga County released by Rep. Dan Maffei’s campaign,” the Auburn Citizen reports. “Unofficial numbers of Onondaga County absentee and emergency ballot counting from Maffei’s campaign show Maffei with 2,101 votes and Buerkle receiving 1,580, according to a campaign press release issued Thursday.”
TEXAS: TX-27: “Two more South Texas counties have recounted Nov. 2 votes by hand as requested by U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz. But the results haven’t cut into the Corpus Christi Democrat’s opponent’s lead of about 800 votes,” the AP reports. “Ortiz spokesman Jose Borjon said Wednesday that Willacy County re-tabulated ballots, with Ortiz picking up four votes and Republican Blake Farenthold gaining one.”
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All evidence to the contrary...
DeMint backed Ken Buck who won the primary in Colorado in an upset over Jane Norton but lost the election to Michael Bennet. He supported Sharron Angle who won the primary in Nevada in an upset over Sue Lowden but lost the election to Harry Reid. He supported Christine O'Donnell who won the primary in Delaware in an upset over Mike Castle but lost the election to Chris Coons.
There are 3 races where DeMint went out of his way to buck heads with Cornyn...3 vulnerable seats where the political environment was right for the incumbent Democrats to lose...3 candidates who lost their primaries but who could have easily won in the general elections. You win those 3 races and you've got a GOP majority in the Senate.
...and some would have us believe that DeMint isn't responsible?
The tea party wants Cornyn "OUT " he's a member of the good old boys network ...He is whats wrong with America !
“The Family Research Council, an influential group with large followings among conservatives and evangelical Christians, announced a nationwide initiative Wednesday to persuade 1 million people to pray”
I recently returned to church (sorry, MTP, I find it's healthier for me to go to church on Sunday than to watch politiicans and pundits spin for an hour.) My minister makes no secret of the fact she is a liberal Democrat, however, she talks about the need to see things from the rightwings' point of view and to dialogue civilly in an attempt to transcend our differences. I don't know what bible the Family Research Council reads from, but I'm pretty sure my minister interprets Jesus's words more accurately than they do.