WARNING TO D.C. RESIDENTS--AVOID WINDOWS TOMORROW.

[Occam Bandage]

Republicans are doughy, but don't underestimate the force with which they can hit the ground.

Democrats picked up a northern Mississippi House seat in one of the most conservative-minded districts in the country tonight -- an upset victory that will carry significant ramifications into the November elections.

With 370 of 462 precincts reporting, the Democratic nominee, Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers, leads Republican Greg Davis, 51 to 49 percent. The Associated Press has called the race for Childers.

A GOP House leadership aide told the Politico last week that “if we don’t win in Mississippi, I think you are going to see a lot of people running around here looking for windows to jump out of.”

The $1.27 million that the NRCC spent in this heavily Republican district amounted to nearly 20 percent of their entire cash-on-hand. The committee has now spent over $3 million to defend three conservative House seats, losing all three of them, and are ill-equipped financially to fully compete in an ever-widening playing field of House seats.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0508/Childers_wins_Miss_special_election.html

[rfranklin]

1. Let me help them to the windows....

just trying to be polite, you know.

[Yael]

14. You are a kinder soul than I

Thanks you for the gracious response.

Mine was bound to be much less charitable.

Oh, and Mississippi -- we LOVE you!! Thank you!! :loveya:

[Ilsa]

15. Unfortunately, defenestration will not be permitted in the new regime, either. ;-) nt

[rocktivity]

2. What has your computer operating system have to do with an upset election?

:shrug:
rocknation

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

3. SHIT!! I work in D.C. and there's windows all around! LOL! n/t

[Selatius]

4. The Republicans blew 20 percent of their cash for a seat they just lost.

And they lost 3 million defending seats they lost. May they continue bleeding money like Iraq sucks up money.

[Lilith Velkor]

28. Holy shit dude

[rurallib]

5. Even after Dick "the Dick" Cheney campaigned there?

Maybe Dick doesn't have that old popularity he used to?

[annabanana]

You mean back when he was away up at 19% approval?

He must be well into negative numbers... So unpopular you have to go to the imaginary numbers to quantify it....

[yourout]

8. The Dems should pay Cheney to campaign......he might be the most hated...

politician in the USA.

[rurallib]

11. Ever. most hated ever.

Hope Johnny Mac picks him as VP.

[patrice]

10. Aaaaahhh hah hahhhh!! that's funny!! Dick "the Dick" ..... Love it!...

:rofl:

[Kaleko]

29. Ha ha, imaginary numbers

like rech, urk and croach? Yes, I see the necessity.

[patrice]

6. Open the windows and get out of their way!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[muntrv]

7. A lot of Repubs are going to look for windows to jump out of?

Do they know that you can't jump out of a basement window?:evilgrin:

[Hobarticus]

9. Good....everybody needs their food...

[Warren Stupidity]

12. Just stick with XP - you will be fine.

[BeatleBoot]

13. Well, it looks like Mississippi is in play in November!

:rofl:

[lonestarnot]

16. Red carpet all paths to all windows! NOW! K & R!

[Kaleko]

32. Ok then,

You might as well JUMP with music and visuals if you must :shrug:

[ShaneGR]

17. The HRCC only had 6 million cash on hand?

Wow, they really are broke. That's an amazing collapse considering their position just 8 years ago.

[Occam Bandage]

18. November is looking *good.*

[ShaneGR]

19. It comes down to the Senate getting to 60 votes

Veto override.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

20. In celebration, I'm listening to Chick Corea's tune "Windows"

Puts me in an even better mood tonight. Great jazz tune in waltz time.

[Marr]

21. Huh? A 51-49 race where the Republican *didn't* win?

There's something new.

[Spazito]

25. It actually ended up a 54% Childers win....even better! n/t

[notadmblnd]

22. What ever you do, don't walk under one of those windows

We wouldn't want those republicans to have any soft landings now, would we? Yes, I think we ought to just let them smack their faces into the hard pavement of reality.

[smoogatz]

23. 50 states, baby.

Thank you, Dr. Dean!

[Stinky The Clown]

24. I'll be in DC tomorrow. Maybe I can volunteer as a "Window Opener"

[magellan]

26. Jump, jump!

Ordinarily I would be aghast at those who stand around yelling that...but not in this case.

[lonestarnot]

27. And bushitler will be in McWar's hometown on the 27th!

snort! :evilgrin:

[Elwood P Dowd]

30. I gave up on Windows in the 1990s.

:hide:

[MiniMe]

31. Damn, so many of the office buildings in DC have windows that don't open

Only older buildings have windows that actually open. *sigh*

[GetTheRightVote]

33. We should be thanking the repubs because without them running our nation

into the ground we may not be picking up these types of seats.

:lol:

[John Kerry VonErich]

34. I don't trust him

Word is going around that the mainly conservative sects of the House that have been recently won by democrats are possible DINOs likw Lieberman.