What You May Have Missed
With the posts coming fast and furious, here are some quick updates that are simply too good to post just once:
First, Manchester, NH, Mayor Bob Baines, who campaigned in recent weeks with Sens. John Kerry, Evan Bayh and Joe Biden and also received campaign help from Sen. Russ Feingold appears to have been upset by City Councilmember Frank Guinta (R). Guinta was aided by potential WH '08ers as well, including NY Gov. George Pataki and AR Gov. Mike Huckabee. Dems may find a loss in what was supposed to be a banner year for their party surprisingly frightening.
Second, ex-AG Jerry Kilgore is receiving bad omens. LG Tim Kaine is outperforming Gov. Mark Warner's 2001 numbers in Roanoke County, Fairfax County and the Richmond suburbs.
eh, so we lost a mayor's race. I can't say there is anything surprising or frightening about this.
The big ticket races are going just fine.
Out of curiosity, why do you think that on a night when it looks like Democrats will take Virginia - a red state that Bush specifically targeted yesterday - they will suddenly get heartburn over losing the mayoral race in Manchester?
From what little I understand about the race from locals is that the race had everything to do with local issues... its a MAYORAL race for Pete's sake.
I guess I just don't understand your weighting here.
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