What we can expect for the next two years

“War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon Let me tell, it sipple out deh A wha’ you seh, it sipple out deh, oh yeah War inna babylon, tribal war inna Babylon It sipple out deh, wha’ you seh, it sipple out deh, oh yeah”

(Sipple: slippery, slimy)

Doug Henwood

Yesterday’s “historic wave” was [...]

The next two years: war between the parties, and war within the parties

Major schisms are forming within both major parties, and last night’s election makes this all the more obvious. There will now be open warfare within both parties, as the factions vie for dominance.

On the Republican side, Tea Party candidates did well enough that they can no longer be ignored, denigrated, or cynically [...]

Why the Democrats lost, for complete idiots

From Ian Welsh in Canada

The Democrats gained control of both Congress and the Presidency. They then pursued ineffective policies which didn’t fix the economy. They increased deportations of Hispanics. They restricted abortion rights for women. They spat on gays repeatedly. They betrayed unions. They gutted civil rights, going even further than George W. [...]

20 big races to watch

Neon Tommy has short profiles of the races.

I’ll be watching the Connecticut Senate race, where it’s popular Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) v. WWE magnate Linda McMahon (R). If Blumenthal gets into trouble in this heavily Democratic state, then it could be a blow-out for the Republicans nationally. Connecticut generally gets their poll [...]

10 weirdest moments of the 2010 midterm elections

Was it demon sheep, Aqua Buddha, “I am not a witch”, or the Democratic candidate who favors impeaching Obama? So many loose cannons, With videos.

Mid-term elections. The Polizeros Predictions

I’ve got a gaggle of wondrous posts about renewable energy, the banksters, and more stacked up and waiting. But posting them today would be sending them into the cyclonic vortex that is the mid-terms elections where they would never be seen again. So, I’ll wait until the tornado passes to post them.

Predictions.

1) Rand [...]

Voting strategies for today’s mid-term elections

Well, the organic tofu menace may be disturbing indeed but what of the Lemurian reptiles disguised as Republicans? I ask you, what about them? You heard about them first, right here at Polizeros.

Mid-term elections: A blown opportunity for the country

The 2010 mid-term elections will be looked back upon as a wasted opportunity for the country. If you look past the partisan windbaggery and mindless demonization of the opposition, the country is mired in a bad recession. Worse, it’s clear that fraud and corruption played a major role in the implosion of the economy [...]

Jobless likely to shun election that is focused on their plight

Jackson, Michigan, is home to one of this year’s most closely contested U.S. House races, with both candidates promising to bring jobs back to an area suffering from 13 percent unemployment.

Nick Barr, an out-of-work electrician, said the election is the least of his concerns.

Via a reader who comments “Why vote? Who [...]

Obama’s midterm balance sheet

With the arrival of US midterm elections on November 2, any balance sheet drawn up after two years of an Obama administration that swept into office in 2008 on a tidal wave of hope and euphoria will likely be stamped at the bottom with the words “crushing disappointment”.

This once in a lifetime presidential candidate, [...]