Mississippi’s Childers Won Congressional Seat

Unless yoiu had your head in the sand, we all knew that Hillary would win West Virginia. The race to watch last night took place in northern Mississippi, and was only to fill the Congressional Seat for the remainder of the year. Even with all the race-baiting from the GOP and their candidate, sanity prevailed and the Democrat, Travis Childers, won.

Based on early returns, CNN projects that Democrat Travis Childers defeated Republican Greg Davis in a Tuesday special election for an open congressional seat in northern Mississippi.

For Democrats, the decisive victory by Childers is the latest in a series of special-election wins for the party and provides a strong tailwind heading into the November elections. Republicans had held the seat since 1994.

For Republicans, Davis’ defeat is viewed as a possible preview for a widespread GOP thrashing in November, and it shows that trying to link local Democrats in conservative districts to Sen. Barack Obama and his former pastor was not a winning strategy.

In my opinion, I am amazed that the race-baiting did not work out well, but at the same time, I am awfully glad. It gives me hope for humanity.

The NRCC are stunned (as they should be). Here’s just a clip of what to look for this fall, in GOP strategy:

Tonight’s election highlights two significant challenges Republicans must overcome this November. First, Republicans must be prepared to campaign against Democrat challengers who are running as conservatives, even as they try to join a liberal Democrat majority. Though the Democrats’ task will be more difficult in a November election, the fact is they have pulled off two special election victories with this strategy, and it should be a concern to all Republicans.

“Second, the political environment is such that voters remain pessimistic about the direction of the country and the Republican Party in general. Therefore, Republicans must undertake bold efforts to define a forward looking agenda that offers the kind of positive change voters are looking for. This is something we can do in cooperation with our Presidential nominee, but time is short.

Well, there are a number of conservative democrats, otherwise known as Bush Dogs, that have kept Congressional republicans in more control than they are willing to admit. Honestly, their first strategy is really fluff. It’s stuff-and-nonsense simply because someone is sporting a “D” after their name.

It’s the second strategy I believe is the one we we should really watch. The GOP’s presumptive nominee has not offered a change, no matter how much McLame tries to spin an issue, and should be pointed out each time McShame opens his mouth.