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Time: Dem Landslide Good News . . . For Republicans!

By Big Tent Democrat

Via digby, nothing is ever good for Democrats according to the Media:

They lost the presidency, at least five seats in the Senate, and around 20 seats in the House. They are officially out of power. But for those of us who considered obama a shoo-in and a democratic wave inevitable, the republican showing seems almost impressive.

To be fair, Time at least has some political advice for the GOP:

Kansas District 2: How Republicans Can Come Back: In 2006, Democratic centrist Nancy Boyda upset GOP conservative Jim Ryun in this reliably Republican district, portraying Ryun as an extremist in a Democratic year. This year, Ryun tried to reclaim his seat — but lost in the Republican primary to State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins, who's a lot closer to the political center. . . . America has plenty of conservatives, but there are only so many places where Republicans can win by appealing exclusively to their base.

By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on November 05, 2008 (boomark / email).