GOP Sen. Sununu Goes Down As New Hampshire Realigns To The Dems
Another incumbent Republican Senator has gone to defeat, with John Sununu of New Hampshire losing to Dem challenger Jeanne Shaheen in projections from CBS, NBC and Fox.
Sununu narrowly defeated Shaheen back in 2002, when New Hampshire was the Republicans' New England stronghold. But the Bush years have now realigned this long-time GOP bastion into a Democratic-leaning state -- for example, a lot of nets called it for Obama right when the polls closed.
Sununu didn't commit any particular fireable offense. Instead, he was a standard conservative Republican who found the political ground drastically shift right under his feet.
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CNN called NH for Obama.
November 4, 2008 8:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
this is a blow out
November 4, 2008 8:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh man...something big is happening.
November 4, 2008 8:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
GA goes to McCain.
November 4, 2008 8:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
MSNBC just called GA for McCain
November 4, 2008 8:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
Damn! NBC just called GA for McCain.
November 4, 2008 8:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wasn't Sununu the beneficiary of the phone-jamming for which various GOP higher-ups were eventually convicted? Winning your election by tampering sounds like a firing offense to me...
November 4, 2008 8:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
OH, FL,IN and NC- One state we win this without the help of the west.
November 4, 2008 8:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
I went from being utterly calm all day long, telling folks not to worry and it's going to be a landslide, to pulling hair out when the polls started closing, to starting to get a little giddy here! If they call VA, OH or IN I'm popping open the champagne!
November 4, 2008 8:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Amen!
November 4, 2008 8:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
CNN calls PA for Obama.
November 4, 2008 8:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm going Vitale: It's awesome, baby!
November 4, 2008 8:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Chris Berman: He... could... go... ALL... THE... WAY!!!
November 4, 2008 8:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
Obama needs to win a Bush state then I'll be ok.
November 4, 2008 8:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Damn! GA goes red again... God willing, it will fo blue in 2012. Hoping for Martin.
November 4, 2008 8:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Bad news for BigO! He'd been leading in ME 2 votes to 1. Now he's behind McSame 17 votes to 8. OMFG!
November 4, 2008 8:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Don't sweat it--Nate's called all of ME for Obama. I'm going with Nate tonight so that I don't get too giddy too soon!
November 4, 2008 8:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
You really thing he can close that 9-vote lead???
November 4, 2008 8:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
On the other hand, at the moment O appears to be ahead in WV...
November 4, 2008 8:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
How many minutes have passed since they called PA for Obama? I'm starting feeling nervous again...
Gawd.
November 4, 2008 8:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Indiana, this is amazing...
November 4, 2008 8:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
IN has been called ?
November 4, 2008 8:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
-30k Obama, but the northwest counties haven't even reported. Just like the primary...
November 4, 2008 8:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Can you say landslide?
November 4, 2008 9:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
ahh! the sound is so sweet!!
Here's some inspirational, feel-good Obama to help with the anxiety, and more and more, with celebration!: :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf19H_sHMro&fmt=6
November 4, 2008 9:31 PM | Reply | Permalink