And so I finally get around to talking about the elections regarding the House of Representatives.
To talk about the numbers results briefly -- the Democrats had a decent majority, took a thorough thumping, and now are the minority party to the Republicans.
Democrats who lost were mostly moderates who won their seats in 06 or 08, in the process of voting out Republicans. Not very many incumbent Republicans lost their seats.
Why did they get voted out? That's all pure speculation, and definitely sure to change based on each individual district, so I'll wait for the speculation installment to talk about all that.
One thing is clear though -- barring a tragedy or major event, John Boehner will be the next Speaker of the House.
Less clear, what will become of Nancy Pelosi? Will she step down from leadership, will she be the next Minority Leader?
Personally, I am still shocked by Patrick Murphy's defeat. He didn't really do anything to get un-elected. Not to mention the person he ran against was one term Mike Fitzpatrick, defeated by Murphy in 06. Fitzpatrick did absolutely nothing in his one term, replacing Greenwood, who held the seat for about 10 years I guess, and just got too comfortable. Even my mom, who never ever talks about politics, and never tells anyone who she votes for (while voting every year), said she voted for Murphy, and spoke derisively about Fitzpatrick's sting (I think she is a registered Republican, so yeah).
So what will the house do?
-- Knuttel
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