J Walking

People who attended church weekly voted 58 to 41 for Bush in 2004. This year they voted 51% for Republicans to 48% for Democrats. A significant improvement in the “God gap” for Democrats.

With all the attention on evangelicals, we shouldn’t lose sight of this: Democrats this election have won back the Catholic vote. In 2004, President Bush beat John Kerry among Catholics 52%-47%. The exit polls for the House races show Catholics going 57%-42% for the Democrats. In all likelihood this has little to do with social…

She can’t contain her glee as she announced Chafee go south in Rhode Island… it is hysterical

This is becoming the anti-1994. In 1994, I staffed Bill Bennett as he tromped around the country raising money for Bill Frist and John Ashcroft and Rick Santorum and Mike DeWine and dozens of others. I helped lead the “Candidate Schools” Bennett and Kemp ran for Republicans across the country. I knew the “revolutionary class…

…I know this is great glee to so many people but I also know this – the United States Senate has lost the ONLY Republican who regularly fought on behalf of compassion programs to help the poor. Yes, that speaks to the dismal state of the Republican party on compassion programs. But it is still…

Well, with only 38 minutes remaining till many polls in the east close, EJ Dionne has gone above and beyond with these observations: House Dems +27Senate Dems +5 Surprise number One (Or maybe not a suprise): These predictions are much too cautious and Democratic gains are more substantial. Surprise Number Two: Turnout breaks records for…

My wife calls me this morning after spending an hour in line at our suburban Virginia polling place. “Did you know Virginia had a marriage amendment on the ballot? I hadn’t heard a thing about it.” Me, “No, no clue.” Either we missed all the hubbub about it amidst the George Allen v. Jim Webb…

House Democrats: +17 Senate Democrats: +1 Surprise news: Cheney shoots another friend while hunting quail on Election Day

House +15 DemsSenate +3 DemsBig morning news – litigation about who really controls the House

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