2010 Elections

Some Republican House victories will be sweeter for conservatives to savor than others. 

The polls were wrong: The networks and the AP have called the Nevada Senate race for Majority Leader Harry Reid. With 41% of precincts reporting, Reid is leading Angle, 50% to 45%.

If the 2010 midterms are, in fact, the wave they seem to be, it will have crested in the Midwest. The numbers in Wisconsin are huge – much bigger than pre-election polls suggested. One of the big winners is Scott Walker, the Republican candidate for governor. With 44 percent reporting, Walker holds an 11-point lead over Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett – and if historical trends hold, that number could rise as upstate votes come in.

Fox News projects that the GOP will gain more than 39 seats needed to take control of the House. In Virginia, Republicans are on the verge of sweeping all competitive House seats. 

Freshman Tom Periello is down 51% to 46%, with more than 90% of precincts reporting.

National Review reports:

You know what the problem with the Democrats is: they just don't fight dirty like the Republicans do.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports:

So is this the most exciting vote [Boehner's] ever cast for himself?

Man oh man, I've been looking forward to this moment.  

One of my dirty little secrets: I hate the dang polls.

Kathryn Jean Lopez interviews Jay Cost about today's election:

Democrats currently have a 77-seat advantage in the House: 255 Democrats to 178 Republicans (there are 2 vacancies). Incumbency has its advantages, even in a year like this, so it would be amazing for the two parties to trade positions in just one cycle. But it's entirely plausible that voters will prefer Republicans to Democrats in 2010 by the same margin by which they preferred Democrats to Republicans in 2008. If the 112th Congress is comprised of something like 256 Republicans and 179 Democrats, don't be too surprised.

Much is unknown about this election. But with Republicans poised to make historic gains based on deep unrest about the policies of Barack Obama and other Democrats, one thing is certain: There will be lots of chin-stroking about the anger and hate on the right.