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Yes, Democrats won two congressional seats tonight - Owens - NY & Garamendi - CA

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GreenTea (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 01:31 AM
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Yes, Democrats won two congressional seats tonight - Owens - NY & Garamendi - CA
Edited on Wed Nov-04-09 01:36 AM by GreenTea
Two more new Dems go to Congress!

Bill Owens Democrat won a special congressional election in a heavily Republican district in northern New York by exploiting a battle between moderates and conservatives for control of the GOP.

John Garamendi Democrat will beat Republican David Harmer by 57 percent to 38 percent. Garamendi ran away from four other candidates in a special election to fill the Bay Area's 10th Congressional District seat vacated by Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Walnut Creek.

YES! :bounce:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/03/bill-owens-lea...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/1...







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   "Exploiting"? I disagree..the repubs did it to themselves  Cha   Nov-04-09 01:34 AM   #1 
   so now do we have a majority?  robinlynne   Nov-04-09 01:35 AM   #2 
   Two more - to add to an already huge majority!  GreenTea   Nov-04-09 01:38 AM   #3 
   I mean the majority we're waiting for to be able to pass bills.  robinlynne   Nov-04-09 01:39 AM   #4 
   Congressional unanimity is still some ways away, unfortunately. (nt)  Posteritatis   Nov-04-09 01:49 AM   #5 
   Don't know about Owens, But Garamendi is extremely liberal, supports the public option as well as  LaPera   Nov-04-09 01:54 AM   #6 
   That is good news.  Cleita   Nov-04-09 11:36 AM   #7 
   Blue Dogs were rooting for Hoffman---Guaranteed---  Kingofalldems   Nov-04-09 11:41 AM   #8 
 
Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Wed Nov-04-09 01:34 AM
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1. "Exploiting"? I disagree..the repubs did it to themselves
with palin and limpbaugh dirtying it up. Where's the accountability?
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 01:35 AM
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2. so now do we have a majority?
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GreenTea (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 01:38 AM
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3. Two more - to add to an already huge majority!
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 01:39 AM
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4. I mean the majority we're waiting for to be able to pass bills.
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 01:49 AM
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5. Congressional unanimity is still some ways away, unfortunately. (nt)
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6. Don't know about Owens, But Garamendi is extremely liberal, supports the public option as well as
Edited on Wed Nov-04-09 02:03 AM by LaPera
single payer, a very liberal dude is Garamendi on ALL issues...this man will NOT be swayed or intimidated by any republican...you can take that to the bank.

Again, Owens, I don't know much about.
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Wed Nov-04-09 11:36 AM
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7. That is good news.
The bad news is that Arnold Schwarzenegger is going to appoint a Lt. Gov., who will probably be a Republican. I always had a small hope that Arnold would leave office early for one reason or another and then Garamendi would be our governor. *sniff* But, Walnut Creek is getting a great guy and it's our loss for the rest of the state.
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8. Blue Dogs were rooting for Hoffman---Guaranteed---
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