Democrats win the House. The Senate is too close to call. Update: The Senate is now split 50-50 with a Democratic victory in Montana. (see below)
That headline was screamed across newspapers from coast to coast this morning, as the American people sent a clear and unambiguous message to President Bush, about his handling of the war in Iraq, the atmosphere of corruption rampant in his administration, and the general direction of the country under a president with the lowest favorable rate in the history of the office.
Here in New York, a solidly blue state in a solidly blue region of the country, the election was a bit anti-climactic. We have a new Democratic Governor, Eliot Spitzer, the outgoing State Attorney General. The new Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, is the son of the last Democratic Governor, Mario Cuomo.
I am proud to say that the congressman from my district here in NYC, Charles Rangel, now stands to gain the chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee, the committee that determines how the federal government spends its money. A Black man and now a Democrat in such an important seat at this point in history is a significant achievement.
Back in my hometown area in upstate New York, a congressional district that has always sent moderate Republicans to Washington, a Democrat has unseated an incumbent Republican. LINK
Ah, there’s change in the air and it smells good.
Election Map LINK
A Loud Message for Bush LINK
Voters Rebuke Bush, War in Iraq, the Right LINK
NY
Democratic Representatives Poised to Snag Top House Jobs LINK
Democrats take statewide races LINK
PA
Casey Ousts Santorum LINK
MA
Deval Patrick Wins Governor’s Race in a Walk LINK
VA
Webb Has Slim Lead over Allen, Recount Likely LINK
NJ
Menedez Rides Democrats’ Wave LINK
OH
Strickland’s landslide ends GOP statewide dominance LINK
MO
McCaskill ousts Talent in tight Senate Race LINK
TN
Corker captures Frist Senate seat LINK
MT
Democrat Wins Montana Seat LINK
National
Gay marriage loses at polls LINK
Governors’ mansions go blue LINK
Record Number of Gays Elected to Office LINK
International
Ortega wins Nicaraguan election BBC LINK
Comment: paradigm shift result that changes Capitol Hill Times of London LINK
It’s a big leap from the statehouse to the White House Toronto Globe and Mail LINK