HEY, there's a pretty interesting thing happening in Mississippi tonight!

[progressoid]

Check out DerekJ's post:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5955061

The hottest election tonight is not taking place in West Virginia (a state that hasn't staged a truly consequential presidential primary since 1960, when Jack Kennedy knocked out Hubert Humphrey, reputedly with some help from mob money). Rather, you'd be better advised tonight to keep an eye on the northernmost congressional district in the state of Mississippi.

That's where you can best gauge the woeful status of the Republican party in the dying days of the Bush era.

Consider what's going on tonight in Mississippi's First Congressional District. A special election is in the works, a competition between Republican Greg Davis (a local mayor) and Democrat Travis Childers (a chancery clerk and businessman) to replace Roger Wicker, who was recently elevated to the U.S. Senate, replacing the retired Trent Lott.

Big deal, right? In normal times, this kind of musical chairs would be a slam dunk for the GOP; in normal times, Republican candidate Greg Davis would win this special election in a yawn. After all, Wicker won his seat seven straight times, with never less than 63 percent of the vote. President Bush carried this Mississippi district four years ago with 62 percent of the vote. The district has been a safe Republican seat ever since the heady days of the Newt Gingrich conservative revolution.

Results are coming in and it's a nail biter! Right now the Democrat is in the lead!

http://www.djournal.com/pages/election2008.asp

[Kittycat]

1. This is the race that really mattered, tonight.

[progressoid]

5. If it happens there tonight, that seems like a good sign.

lets hope this continues into Nov.

[hlthe2b]

2. tied up right now....

nail biter is right...

[progressoid]

4. He's pullin' ahead a little

Jeez. :hide:

[progressoid]

3. Here's another site for results...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2008/by_county/MS_Page_0513.html?SITE=MSJADELN&SECTION=POLITICS

[lonestarnot]

6. CALLED CHILDERS WINS! WOOOTIE WOOT WOOT

:woohoo: :party: :bounce: Timmy shitting!

[progressoid]

7. OUTSTANDING!!

[lonestarnot]

8. WAY!

:patriot:

[MzNov]

9. one more happy dance!

[RoyGBiv]

10. Wow ...

... just wow.

:kick:

[DAGDA56]

11. Davis tried to link Childers directly to Obama...and it didn't work in

his favor. I am amazed that Obama was not a negative, and could have actually been a positive, in Northern Mississippi.

[progressoid]

12. Here are some choice FREEPER comments!!!

-OUCH...Things were so bad they brought in Cheney and even that didnt work


-The recent congressional losses for Republicans in the special elections are VERY bad news, especially this one. If I understand right, this is equivalent to a republican winning a historically democrat seat in San Fransisco.
The Republicans have lost their way, and are reaping the absence of conservative leadership from Bush. Sadly, I have a feeling this is going to get MUCH worse before it will get any better, if it does get any better. With McCain running, the Republican party may be finished for good.

-It’s Bush.

-This is the GOP's third straight special election loss, after Illinois and Louisiana. Somebody better tell the Republicans to start acting like Republicans again.

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

EDITED TO ADD THIS GEM:

-Can anything be done to keep Bush from speaking at the Republican National Convention this year?

[Elwood P Dowd]

13. "Acting like republicans again"??????????

What the fuck do they think these crooks have been doing the past 7 years?

[progressoid]

15. No kidding. That one made me snort!

They really are delusional.

[Robbien]

14. equivalent to a GOPer winning a historically democrat seat in San Fransisco

So true.

A good night for Dems, more so because it is such a bad night to be a GOPer.

[barbtries]

16. imagine that

even bringing in Cheney didn't work! omigawd, that is so funny. did someone forget to tell them that cheney is the least liked political fanatic in government today? did someone actually think that bringing in cheney would garner more votes than it lost? was someone not thinking? that comment made me laugh out loud.