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Victor Rudo
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Winners and Losers -
Rumor Busters -
What is means for you
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Winner:
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) |
Loser:
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) |
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After a devastating
fall from grace in the spring primary, Senator Joe Lieberman reclaimed
his Connecticut Senate seat in the 2006 election. Lieberman proved
that he could stretch beyond party lines and prove himself a worthy
candidate, even if he didn't have the Democratic party and big money
behind him. Here's to another six years, Senator. |
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Why is Senator John
McCain a loser in this election? He got to keep his Senate seat (and
was not up for re-election), but
unlike possible Democratic Presidential Candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, McCain failed to get the word out in the 2006 election.
He's also been unimpressive the past few months, pulling several
unpopular flip-flops on the issues. McCain '08? Likely not. |
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Winner:
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) |
Loser:
Sen. Richard Santorum (R-PA) and the Republican Legislature |
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The controversial
Democratic party House leader got a big boost on election Tuesday,
when her party took control. It's now up to Representative Nancy
Pelosi to push the democratic agenda through her chamber and then on
to the White House. After several days of well-planned appearances
with the President and other political leaders, it appears that the
California Democrat is up to the task. Now's here chance to prove it. |
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No, Senator Richard
Santorum was not the only Republican loser this election, he was one
of many. Senator Santorum was, however, the incumbent in the Virginia
Senate race, and has served in both legislative chambers for over ten
years. So, why was he unable to hang on to his Senate seat? That's now
up to Santorum and the Republican party to figure out, lest they risk
losing big again in 2008. |
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Rumor:
Democrats taking control of the legislature will dramatically affect
the government's Iraq war policy |
Rumor:
Electronic voting will ease
election woes and produce more accurate results |
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Fact:
Regardless of who controls
the House and Senate, Republican President George Bush remains the
commander-in-chief. That means that Bush will continue to have most of
the control over the War in Iraq and other defense-related measures.
However, the change does mean that Democrats will have more power to
alter the bigger picture about the war, but legislation takes time,
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Fact:
As proven Tuesday,
electronic voting seems to cause a lot more problems than it ever
solved. Voting problems this election stemmed not out of "dimpled
chads" and paper voting, but rather out of confusion over computerized
voting and voting procedures. In Chicago, the race for the Cook County
Board President took many more hours to calculate by computer than
other area
races that used paper ballots. |
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| After the
election, the typical "so what?" usually follows, especially amongst
teenagers. Though it is unclear what affect, if any, the election will
have on our lives, we can make several predictions based on Democratic
party tendencies. The Democrats are typically the more liberal party,
meaning more conservative legislation will likely, though not
definitely, be stopped. According to Associated Press Statistics,
teenagers (18 and 19 year olds) overwhelmingly favored democrats with
a ratio of 2:1.
Thanks for a positive turnout, teenagers, now it's time for Congress
to reward you by stopping a rumored military draft and stopping a
Republican push to ban pro-choice for teenagers regarding abortion.
No, marijuana is still likely to remain illegal, and the drinking age
will probably not be lowered, but teenagers did prove that we can have
our voice heard in the 2006 election. |
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