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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST One of these things is not like the other By Mike Madden Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/03/2009_elections/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/03/2009_elections/index.html?source=rss Christie and McDonnell won by shushing the base, while Palin was the kiss of death in a rock-red House district Michael Steele: Everything's coming up GOP By Gabriel Winant Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/04/steele/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/04/steele/index.html?source=rss The RNC chairman says that the GOP is speaking with one, sane voice again, and America is listening Get ready for the Grand Old Tea Party takeover By Mike Madden Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/02/ny_23/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/02/ny_23/index.html?source=rss The loony wing of the Republican Party prepares for a big day in Tuesday's elections Are the Tea Partiers good or bad for the GOP? By Thomas Schaller Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/29/conservative_base_roundtable/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/10/29/conservative_base_roundtable/index.html?source=rss A round table discussion of whether the revolt of the conservative base is a blessing or curse for the Republicans Remembering the roots of a real Civil War By Steven Lubet Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/16/john_brown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/16/john_brown/index.html?source=rss While right-wingers posture about secession and armed resistance, let's recall how our actual Civil War began Exit polls: It's the economy, stupid By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/03/exits/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/03/exits/index.html?source=rss In an ominous sign for Democratic prospects in 2010, voters say the economy was the issue that mattered most GOP sweeps Virginia statewide races By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/03/virginia_gop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/03/virginia_gop/index.html?source=rss Republicans have apparently won the state's elections for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general Republican McDonnell wins Va. governor's race By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/03/mcdonnell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/03/mcdonnell/index.html?source=rss In an unsurprising result, the GOP flips a governor's seat, as Democrat Creigh Deeds goes down to defeat Are today's elections a referendum on Obama? By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/03/election_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/03/election_day/index.html?source=rss Voters go to the polls Tuesday for several closely watched elections. What will the results mean? Candidate's radical-right thesis tests changes in Virginia By Gabriel Winant Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/01/mcdonnell_thesis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/01/mcdonnell_thesis/index.html?source=rss A master's thesis denouncing divorce and "fornicators" catches up with Virginia Republican Five things the Virginia election results don't mean By Mike Madden Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/06/09/virginia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/06/09/virginia/index.html?source=rss Tuesday's Democratic gubernatorial primary might seem like a first glimpse at the 2010 election. But it's not. Goode goes down -- maybe By Gabriel Winant Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/24/goode_loses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/24/goode_loses/index.html?source=rss Controversial Virginia Republican Rep. Virgil Goode has apparently lost his reelection fight by 745 votes, but he'll reportedly be asking for a recount. A permanent Democratic majority? By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/13/new_mexico/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/13/new_mexico/index.html?source=rss Hispanic voters played a pivotal role in this election. If current trends continue, they may turn other parts of the country as blue as they just turned New Mexico. How Obama won, by the numbers By Paul Maslin Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/06/obama_numbers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/06/obama_numbers/index.html?source=rss The polls were right after all, and it was the economy, stupid, but there were still some surprises in the final results. Obama wins Virginia By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/04/virginia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/04/virginia/index.html?source=rss In yet another sign that the state is turning blue, its 13 Electoral College votes have apparently gone to Barack Obama. The end of a long journey for Obama By Thomas Schaller Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/04/obama_rally/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/04/obama_rally/index.html?source=rss A final rally in the Virginia suburbs is the last stop in an epic campaign. Mark Warner replaces John Warner By Andrew Leonard Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/04/warner_gilmore/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/04/warner_gilmore/index.html?source=rss The first Senate pickup for the Democrats is an easy call How to read the numbers on Election Day By Paul Maslin Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/04/polls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/04/polls/index.html?source=rss Howard Dean's pollster tells you the five things to look for in early returns Tuesday. I made 100 phone calls for John McCain By Angela Valdez Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/03/mccain_calls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/03/mccain_calls/index.html?source=rss I volunteered to phone bank for the McCain campaign, and recorded some of the calls. And now I'm more confused than ever about what an "undecided" voter is. Black voters may lead Democratic wave By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/30/black_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/30/black_vote/index.html?source=rss An Obama-propelled increase in African-American turnout, already apparent in early voting, may put more Democrats in Congress. Sarah Palin, still rockin' the right By Mike Madden Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/28/palin_va/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/28/palin_va/index.html?source=rss In newly swinging Virginia, the GOP base showed love for their "true conservative" -- who may be eyeing the White House beyond McCain. Virginia is for Obama lovers By Alex Koppelman Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/06/obama_virginia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/06/obama_virginia/index.html?source=rss Two new polls show Barack Obama leading John McCain by double digits in the state, which could seal the deal for Obama. GOP fallout from bailout vote Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/05/warner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/05/warner/index.html?source=rss In Virginia, retiring Sen. Warner refuses to say he'll back Republican candidate Gilmore. Michelle Obama's military strategy By Aries Keck Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/08/michelle_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/08/michelle_obama/index.html?source=rss Talking to Norfolk servicemen's wives, the potential first lady hopes to prove her empathy -- and the corrosiveness of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars -- in a battleground state's most contested area. I now pronounce you male applicant and female applicant By Catherine Price Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/24/penelopsky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/24/penelopsky/index.html?source=rss A Virginia courthouse may have inadvertently beaten California to the punch by accidentally marrying two men.