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GOP upset victory in Delaware special election (updated)

hypocritexposer

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August 04, 2009
GOP upset victory in Delaware special election (updated)
Brett McCrae
Roughly one month ago Delaware State Senator (Senator President Pro Tem as well) Thurman Adams (D) died at the age of 80 from a bout with pancreatic cancer. There was a special election yesterday and the two front runners were Joe Booth (R) and Polly Adams Mervine (D and daughter of the late Senator Thurman Adams). Polly had two major things going for her:

1) she is a Democrat; and

2) she is the daughter of Thurman.

Legacy politics is the political way of life in Delaware. Beau Biden won the AG's spot because of his last name... nothing else.

Nevertheless Joe Booth won, taking a seat that was held by the Democratic Party for roughly 40 years in a state where the Democrats rule the House, Senate, and the Governor's office.

What is most remarkable about the win was the margin. Joe garnered over 60% of the vote in a heavy Democrat area and trounced Adams Mervine by 30 points.
 

Sandhusker

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I thought the Republican party was dead? Unless they turned into Democrats to "widen their base" they would be extinct in just a few years? Wassup, homedogs?
 
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Anonymous

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You win one state legislature seat in the whole country and you declare the party has recovered :???: :roll:

Boy the Republican party is in worse shape than I thought it was..
 

Sandhusker

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Oldtimer said:
You win one state legislature seat in the whole country and you declare the party has recovered :???: :roll:

Boy the Republican party is in worse shape than I thought it was..

I'm not declaring the party "recovered", I'm declaring you libs "wrong". :lol: :lol: :lol:
 

backhoeboogie

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Oldtimer said:
You win one state legislature seat in the whole country and you declare the party has recovered :???: :roll:

Boy the Republican party is in worse shape than I thought it was..

It looks to me like he said the Republican party must not be dead, as you claim. This wasn't marginal. There was a 30 percent delta going against a 40 year democratic hold.

Not one mention of "recovered".

The fact is a republican won by 30% in a democratic home turf. Note that we fully understand democrats have a problem with facts.
 

Steve

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Oldtimer said:
You win one state legislature seat in the whole country and you declare the party has recovered :???: :roll:

Boy the Republican party is in worse shape than I thought it was..

it might not be a recovery.. but it is a step forward..
 
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