Take Me To Post Comment Form That pretty much sums up the spin from the right on last night's election results.

No matter the outcome. Even if the guy they supported, received fewer votes, they won.

Let me make it real simple. If Republican Tom Campbell happens to be California's next governor, his vote total will almost definitely include mine. I am sure that here in California as well as everywhere throughout our republic there are millions of citizens whose vote in a particular election cannot be pigeonholed or categorized according to prevailing partisan biases.

Does my future vote for Tom Campbell mean that I think the President is a socialist tyrant bent on destroying America? According to some of the right-wing spin masters, that is pretty much what last night's voting results mean.

As I mentioned previously, right wingers display a curious tendency to base their political predictions on emotions instead of facts. Fresh off their resounding "victory" in New York's 23rd Congressional district, the news this morning is that the far right teaparty crowd will be turning its attention to the California 2010 Senate race. The likely GOP nominee is not acceptable to the folks currently celebrating "victory" in NY23 last night. By the way, if you are scoring at home, the tea partiers are celebrating the victory of Doug Hoffman, independent conservative who lost the election in NY23 by 5 points.

Anyway, according to this morning's reports, those folks and their unique definition of victory will be making their way to California to take down Carly Fiorina who is planning on being the Republican candidate to oppose Barbara Boxer.

They want someone who is much further to the right than Fiorina and will follow the recipe favored by the teapartiers. Alienate the Hispanic vote by demonizing La Raza. Alienate the black vote by demonizing the NAACP. Alienate low income voters by demonizing ACORN. Alienate blue collar workers by demonizing SEIU. Alienate senior citizens by demonizing AARP. Ultimately, it will result in a far right Senatorial candidate coasting to victory here in blue California. At least, that's the plan. It is good to have a plan. I am pretty sure the Raiders have a plan to win all of their games by a 30 point margin. Having a plan, and having a realistic plan are two different things.

All I can say is that if the tea baggers are as successful in their far right challenge to Fiorina as they were in NY23 last night, there will be only one thing to say next November; congratulations on your reelection Senator Boxer.

Witness the madness for yourselves. They lost, but they really did win. Really....


http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/11/04/in-ny-23-conservatives-win/

In NY-23, Conservatives Win