IT'S ALL MY FAULT

Every once in awhile, I check in on the old Comcast account I surrendered to the Cialis marketers when I switched to Gmail a year or two back. At the Hotline, I got plenty of e-mails from campaigns and party committees, and to this day I still get rote talking points critical information from the RNC. Take this one I just found, from early last month:

Dear William,

Just 24 hours to go... and there's big news.

The three final polls of Election 2006 are out - and all show momentum shifting dramatically to Republicans in the final hours of this campaign. Republicans are now more likely to vote and to have been contacted by one of our volunteers. This weekend, you helped us contact 7 million more voters. I have included a polling memo with this message that shows the extent of Republican momentum in the final days of this campaign.

William, the last few elections have been tight, and tomorrow will be no different. If we can keep this momentum going, Republicans are poised to make history, but we can only do it with your help.

Sincerely,

Chairman Ken Mehlman

Chairman, Republican National Committee

Can you hardly believe it? With all the momentum shifting in the GOP's direction, how did they manage to lose? I suppose he's right -- only I could have saved the party from losing its congressional majorities.

If only I had checked my Comcast account a month and a half sooner. But if it's any consolation, at least history was made... right?

P.S. As long as I'm on the subject of politics (and I swear, this is the last for awhile) I must strenuously object to this line from Red State today:

The Wilamette Weekly reports that popular ex-GOV Kitzhaber (D) will not challenge Sen. Gordon (R).

If you don't know, I won't tell you, but there are at least two things wrong with that sentence.

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posted by WWB at 6:39 PM |