I'm going to beat this into the ground today: Elizabeth Dole didn't lose because Obama's Black

[wndycty]

Chris Shay's (R-CT) didn't lose because Obama's Black
Virgil Goode (R-VA) didn't lose because Obama's Black
Debbie Halverson (D-IL) didn't pick up Jerry Wellers (R-IL) because Obama's Black
Mark Warner (D-VA) didn't win because Obama is Black
Thelma Drake (R-VA) didn't lose because Obama is Black
Gerald Connoly (D-VA) didn't win because Obama is Black
Bobby Bright (D-AL) didn't win because Obama is Black
Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) didn't win because Obama is Black
Mark Udall (D-CO) didn't win because Obama is Black
Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) didn't lose because Obama is Black
Ric Keller (R-FL) didn't lose because Obama is Black
Tom Feeney (R-FL) didn't lose because Obama is Black
Saxby Chambliss wasn't forced into a run-off because Obama is Black
William Sali (R-ID) didn't lose because Obama is Black
Frank Kratovil Jr. (D-MD) didn't win because Obama is Black
Tim Walberg (R-MI) didn't lose because Obama is Black
Joseph Knollenberg (R-MI) didn't lose because Obama is Black
Jeremiah 'Jay' Nixon (D-MO) didn't become Governor because Obama is Black
Jon Porter (R-NV) didn't lose because Obama is Black
John Sununu (R-NH) didn't lose because Obama is Black
John Adler (D-NJ) didn't win because Obama is Black
Thomas Udall (D-NM) didn't win because Obama is Black
Martin Heinrich (D-NM) didn't win because Obama is Black
Harry Teague (D-NM) didn't win because Obama is Black
Michael McMahon (D-NY) didn't win because Obama is Black
Dan Maffei (D-NY) didn't win because Obama is Black
Eric Massa (D-NY) didn't win because Obama is Black
Robin Hayes (R-NC) didn't lose because Obama is Black
Steve Chabot (R-OH) didn't lose because Obama is Black
John Boccieri (D-OH) didn't win because Obama is Black
Gordon Smith (R-OR) didn't lose because Obama is Black
Phil English (R-PA) didn't lose because Obama is Black


The Republicans on TV this morning are saying that this country is still center right and dismissing Tuesday's results as historic only because of Obama's race. As someone said in another thread, that is icing on the cake, but the GOP's grasp is failing miserably.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. They're saying that because McLoser's concession speech essentially said

the same thing. Which is why I thought it was disgusting and not the 'wonderful' speech others seemed to think it was.

[givemebackmycountry]

2. GMBMC did not just kick and rec this thread because Obama is black

I did it because wndycity is right!

We handed them their asses, and they can take that "center right" shit and jam it right there too.

[Frustratedlady]

3. And, what did the white half do to them?

Why can't we move on to the fact Obama is a fine young man who is our 44th President? The poor guy has paid such a heavy price for his ancestry, but still managed to win the most phenomenal campaign in our history.

I swear our society has been dumbed down so much, we can't recognize intelligence when it's in our faces.

I suppose his speeches are too complicated for the Repugs to understand. Their bigotry makes me sick.

[Catherine Vincent]

4. Is that what the republicans out there are thinking?

What utter bullshit!

[mnhtnbb]

5. Hey, it's the Republican way to lie and deny.

[jody]

6. NC Senate Vote by Race, CNN Local Exit Polls

Total                     Hagan   Dole   Other/No Answer
White (75%)                39%     57%    4%
African-American (19%)     96%     1%     3%
Latino (3%)                N/A     N/A    N/A
Asian (1%)                 N/A     N/A    N/A
Other (2%)                 N/A     N/A    N/A

SOURCE: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#NCS01p1

ON EDIT ADD:
Was Race of Candidates a Factor to You?

Total        Hagan     Dole     Other/No Answer
Yes (28%)     55%       43%      2%
No (70%)      50%       46%      4%

[Two Americas]

7. many Democrats agree

Many Democrats agree that "this country is still center right" and are arguing that the party should govern on that basis. In fact, they argue that the election wins prove that conservatism is the way to go and that the Left is irrelevant.