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Florida senator-elect Marco Rubio is giving one of those "everyone can achieve their dreams" victory speeches. #election #
Christine O'Donnell – "I'm not a witch" – the defeated Republican/Tea Party candidate in Delaware's Senate race, is speaking now. #
By losing Delaware, West Virginia (Robert Byrd's old seat) and Connecticut (Biden's old seat), the GOP likely can't win Senate control now. #
Correction: Delaware is Biden's old seat, not Connecticut. Dems are winning both. Thanks @tospeakofpebble #
538 puts the Republicans chances of taking over the Senate at 1% but the House at 95%. http://auspol.info/b2UR4v – based on early counts. #
RT @cqpolitics: Barney Frank wins re-election. http://bit.ly/94J402 #
Jerry Brown has been elected Governor of California for the third time. Last held the job 1975-83. That's what I call a comeback. #
@Cracked_Canoe Since Brown was 1975-83, I was thinking Malcolm Fraser might be a better prospect… in reply to Cracked_Canoe #
Meg Whitman, former chief executive of eBay, spent $140 million on her losing campaign against Jerry Brown for Gov. of California. #
There appears to be general agreement that the Republicans have picked up 59 seats in the House. Final result likely: 238-197. #
@brisvegas1 Maybe her friends were bidding her up… in reply to brisvegas1 #
Dems have lost Senate seats in Illinois, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Indiana, Nth Dakota & Pennsylvania. Likely final result: 53-47. @AnnPaterson #
The Democrats held their Senate seats in West Virginia, Delaware and Connecticut – made the difference overall. #
@AnnPaterson The witch woman, Christine O'Donnell, was defeated in Delaware. in reply to AnnPaterson #
@brisvegas1 Perhaps Californians know them best? Seriously, just shows the Dems are still safe in California. Very reassuring for Obama. in reply to brisvegas1 #
@mumbletwits Have you seen any turnout figures today? in reply to mumbletwits #
@yatespj I think it's the biggest ever, or close to that. Clinton lost 54 in 1994. It's bigger than the Watergate swing in 1974. in reply to yatespj #
This is my definition of optimism: http://auspol.info/cDm2vd #
Proofreading at the Herald-Sun: http://twitpic.com/33is8k #
@prestontowers The Greens got 7.86% in Mallee in the federal election, up 3.69% – pretty respectable, considering. in reply to prestontowers #
@seamus_polsci They often date them at midnight when an article for tomorrow's edition is posted earlier in the evening. in reply to seamus_polsci #
@leeborkman Obveously. in reply to leeborkman #
@HelgaSvendsen I have a sentimental attachment to the Sunraysia Daily – how dare you attack it! in reply to HelgaSvendsen #
I suspect Gail Kelly's voice and demeanour have the same effect on bank customers as Gillard's do on Liberal supporters. #Lateline #
@HelgaSvendsen That's the Rural Press approach to the online versions of their papers. A few teasers, no real content. in reply to HelgaSvendsen #
I'd never really thought of Angus Houston as the Aust. equivalent of the head of the People's Liberation Army. [Kevin Rudd on #Lateline #
"Copulating Rodents" – another one of those nights on #Lateline #
Tony Jones: "It's a big world out there for a leader who'd rather be sitting in a classroom… will you be guiding her?" #Lateline #
Jones asks Rudd about fake budget meetings with out Lindsay Tanner. Rudd says Tanner will always be a "very, very close friend of mine". #
Dead Democrat beats living Republican in California state house election: http://auspol.info/dpKzIK #
@SalPiracha Of the Chinese variety. in reply to SalPiracha #
Republicans tear up President Obama's map: http://auspol.info/cwPJTb – a good overview of the US midterm elections from Politico. #
@Steph_Philbrick @dootsiez No, Sam Seaborn wouldn't want a seat in the California Senate. He ran for the Federal House. #
This dead Democrat winning a seat in California is nowhere near as interesting as the case of Mel Carnahan in Missouri in 2000. #
Carnahan was the Governor, running for election to the Senate against the incumbent John Ashcroft. Carnahan died in a plane crash … #
..but went on to win the election. The Lt. Gov. who succeeded him appointed Carnahan's wife to the Senate seat won by her late husband. #
President Bush appointed Ashcroft Attorney-General. He went on to controversially oversee new national security laws after Sep. 11. #
@jdmau5 I'm procrastinating. in reply to jdmau5 #
RT @Wonkette: Alaska Senate Race Going To Come Down To Alaska's Spelling Skills. http://bit.ly/amZ2hg #