1) "GOP must articulate an agenda and give voters something to vote for".
Wrong, while individual GOP candidates attacked their opponents for their blind support of Obama's disastrous policies, there was no national campaign but the state races were nationalized.
2) "The war on women will destroy the GOP".
No, it destroyed Dems who put all their electoral eggs in this farcical basket, see Sen. Mark Uterus.
The only women who turned out were those "poor, mistreated" conservative women who actually believe children need a father to be there full time. The other gals stayed home.
3) "GOP must embrace the angry Hispanic amnesty zealots or lose big".
Wrong again! Not only did this demo not turn out, the newly elected TX (R) Gov. Greg Abbot won 44% of the Latino vote. He's not the only GOP candidate to do well in that arena. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/us/hispanic-votes-republicans-midterm-gains.html
4) "Hollywood, the green movement, Billary & Obama will save the Dems".
Totally wrong! Most Dems made it clear they wanted Obama nowhere near them. Billary (aka the Clintons) went to KY, NC, GA & LA and their candidates lost big. Hollywood $ was a total bust, none of their darlings won. Remember actress (and KY native) Ashley Judd was gonna run against McConnell, for about 5 minutes. Billionaire enviro whacko, Tom Steyer, spent $20+ million of his own jack and got zip in return. http://dailycaller.com/2014/11/05/steyers-election-spending-spree-fails-in-senate-battleground-states/
5) "GOP will lose Governors, which will blunt any advantage from a Sen. takeover".
Au contraire, mon frer! Deep blue states like MI, MD, ME, MA and even Obamaville (aka IL) saw GOP Govs. get elected in true tsunami fashion.
6) "Yeah, but the GOP has even lower approval than Obama and it will hurt them".
While polls showed that to be true, even the dumbest Americans were able to figure out that the Dem controlled Sen., led by the obstructionist troll, Harry Reid, has well over 200 House passed bills stalled in the waste basket. Reid's refusal to even let them be heard, let alone voted on, outed him as the true villain, making a strong case for his overdue removal as Sen. Majority Leader.
7) "Pedigree will prevail and name recognition will win big".
Yes for GOP, no for Dems. George P. Bush won a landslide for TX Land Commissioner but Alison Lumberjack Grimes (her daddy's a well known KY politician) was whooped. Shelly Moore Capito also comes from a political WV family and is their new US Sen. In GA, there were 2 of these cases. Michelle Nunn (daughter of former US Sen. Sam Nunn) also lost big. She reminds me of Margaret from Dennis the Menace. Even Jimmy Carter's grandson lost in GA.
8) "If the GOP doesn't reach out and appeal to minorities, they'll lose".
That may well be the case in 2016 but the minorities stayed home in droves. I've always felt if the GOP cuts entitlement $ and other gimmes to the rabble, the rabble will stay home when they feel the Dems failed to deliver for them. Why else did these groups stay home? They're mad at the Dems for failing them. Listen to this Black grandma who Obama wishes had stayed home:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crndPG_kzss
This was a major defeat, Obama has lost 69 house seats and 13 Sen. seats since taking office. No GOP incumbent Sen. lost and only 2 GOP House seats were lost There's every indication that the more Obamacare rolls out and shows its ugly details, the more voters will demand a total overhaul or full repeal. But the GOP needs to lead and remember what they were sent to DC for. It was NOT to make deals or get along with Barry, it was to stop his destructive agenda in its tracks! If they pass common sense legislation in both chambers and force feed Obama a steady diet of what he hates most-anything that's good for the working folks and families- Obama will be forced to veto it and further anger the voters who will take it out on his party. Moderate Sen. Manchin (D-WV) has already ripped Barry and more will follow. Watch how candid he is on this segment from PMSNBC. I don't think liberal toady, Chris Matthews is getting any more "thrills down his leg".
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/11/04/sen_joe_manchin_i_dont_like_what_ive_been_involved_with_the_last_four_years.html
The fact Obama is in full denial and showing the nation his usual petulance, narcissism, arrogance and disconnect from reality is exactly what I knew he'd do. It will only further anger the voters and his party, whose members are exhausted from being dragged on a chain behind Obama's reckless, careening agenda. If he doubles down on the veto option, look for some of them (especially those up in 2016) to vote to override the vetoes. You know it's bad when even the sycophant lackey media were pressing him.
On a FL level, I was thrilled to see the loathsome Joe Garcia get booted after 1 undeserved term. With the exception of our good friend and long time ally, Ellyn Bogdanoff, all of our FDA allies won. Even dentist Fred Costello is back in the FL House, a welcome return for all of us. Alan Hays also won. After losing some seats in 2012, the RPOF won a super majority in both chambers. Let's see what they do with their power. On a personal note, I was glad to see 3-party Charlie also lose, let's hope he goes away for good. Rick Scott's Lt. Gov. is Miami's own Carlos Lopez Cantera. I've been his LCD since he was first elected to the FL House. Who knows, I could one day and up as the LCD to FL's first Cuban (born in Madrid to Cuban parents) Gov.
