{"id":5793,"date":"2005-11-10T09:11:35","date_gmt":"2005-11-10T14:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com\/?p=5793"},"modified":"2005-11-10T09:11:35","modified_gmt":"2005-11-10T14:11:35","slug":"not-just-a-river-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevebenen.com\/thecarpetbaggerreport\/not-just-a-river-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Not just a river in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Republicans clearly had a bad day on Tuesday, with key defeats nationwide. This is when GOP spin doctors, who can put a positive face on almost anything, prove their worth. Or not.<\/p>\n

TNR’s Franklin Foer obtained a copy<\/a> of the talking points distributed yesterday morning by the National Republican Congressional Committee. It was the usual palaver, but the first point was particularly entertaining.<\/p>\n

Nothing changed. Tuesday’s results reflected voter preference for the status quo as well as the importance of local issues. No governorships changed hands; anti-incumbent redistricting initiatives were defeated in California and Ohio; incumbent mayors won in Atlanta, Boston, Houston, and New York.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In other words, when Democrats win in Virginia, New Jersey, Atlanta, Boston, and Houston, it’s proof<\/i> that Republicans have nothing to worry about. Riiiight.<\/p>\n

On a related note, the spin about Tim Kaine’s victory in Virginia has been particularly bizarre. Consider Scott McClellan’s<\/a> take on the race during yesterday’s WH press briefing.<\/p>\n

“[I]n Virginia…you had a candidate, Democratic candidate for governor who ran on a conservative platform, a platform that was very much out of line with the Democratic National Party.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A week ago, the Republican line was Tim Kaine was an excessively liberal Dem with positions deeply at odds with Virginia’s values. This week, Tim Kaine is a conservative with positions deeply at odds with the DNC’s values.<\/p>\n

Tuesday must really have been traumatic for the Republicans; usually their spin isn’t this ridiculous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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