But it can be difficult to draw broader conclusions from off-year contests, which often turn on local issues.

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Revolt in New York

Beltway bigs misjudged public dismay against the Democratic agenda in Washington.

Picked by GOP elites without a primary and with a voting record to the left of many Albany Democrats, Ms. Scozzafava faced a revolt by local and national conservatives in favor of businessman Doug Hoffman, who was nominated on the Conservative Party line. The longtime GOP assemblywoman saw herself falling in the polls and yesterday endorsed Democratic lawyer Bill Owens, who could still win the GOP-leaning seat with a plurality.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703932904574509633956777194.html?mod=loomia&loomia_si=t0:a16:g2:r4:c0.0565713:b28671837

I am so looking forward to the day when America has walls of flames on our borders once again, and it's not run by a bunch of sissies.

We've become so indoctrinated by State Media, State-run schools, rules and laws to limit our Liberties and Freedoms in an effort to bend our collective Will to
the State's Mandates, that we don't even realize that we're living under a quasi-totalitarian regime.

A Brief History Of Political Correctness

http://patdollard.com/2009/02/a-brief-history-of-political-correctness/