OK, who here honestly thought we would get the House AND Senate?

[npincus]

I've got to confess, I didn't. I thought we'd get the House, but didn't think-- in my heart of hearts-- we'd get both. What about you?

(Yes, I KNOW Montana and Va.haven't been called yet, but it looks damned good)

[Mr_Spock]

1. Look how close the Senate ended up being!

We are winning it by as hair, but winning it!

[cynatnite]

2. The house...yes...

I didn't believe we'd get the Senate. I think it's 90% in our favor of winning it. Feels damn good.

[insane_cratic_gal]

28. I'm grateful but hesitant

I certainly do not like the power Lieberman now has sitting in his lap! I hope he can be neturalized.

[Epiphany4z]

3. newp

I thought we would get 4 in the senate.

[malaise]

4. Me

On the prediction thread I said 33 House and seven Senate.

[npincus]

6. impressive!

:)

[malaise]

26. Corrected

I just checked the thread and I said
34 House
7 Senate.

Oops! Still impressive :D:toast:

[Binka]

27. We were RIGHT We were RIGHT!!!!!

Woot!

[malaise]

29. Yes we were

:party: :party: :toast:

[kdmorris]

5. I was too afraid to hope for both

I didn't want to feel the crushing depression I felt in 2004, so I tried to just maintain a "slight hope" that we would get the House back. But I never realized just how good it would be to be in this place today and I'm REALLY happy it wasn't like 2004. (or 2000 for that matter. God that was awful!)

[patricia92243]

7. I thought we would get both or neither. Historically this is what happens. n/t

[Akoto]

8. I must confess ...

I was confident that we'd take the House, but I did not think that we'd pull off the Senate. Now? I believe we're going to eek that out as well, if only by one seat.

Great news!

[NJ_Lib]

9. Please, let's not invite the evil eye...

We're still waiting...

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. ME.

Charlie Cook and Stu Rothenberg said we had a VERY good chance to win both. Rothenberg was almost positive we'd win the Senate and HE WAS RIGHT!

Rothenberg said all along that if an incumbent is running numbers under 50% late in a race...they will lose and HE WAS RIGHT!

:rofl::rofl: HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!

[npincus]

12. Chafee's loss came in early last night

I forgot the pundit, but they said that if RI rejects Chafee, the Senate will probably go Dem.

[StraightDope]

14. "if an incumbent is running numbers under 50% late in a race...they will lose and HE WAS RIGHT!"

Unless it's Bush in '04... :eyes:

[in_cog_ni_to]

19. Isn't it amazing how that happened?

The evoting machines and voter suppression had NOTHING to do with the psycho's win in '04.:grr:

[sandnsea]

11. 6 and 26

That was my prediction. I didn't think we'd have some of the landslide numbers we had, and I sure didn't think we'd be sweating Montana of all places.

[Binka]

13. 6 & 35 & 8 Govs That Was My Prediction

We are at 28 and still counting! And the Senate will be ours too! MT & VA are going Dem!

[ThomWV]

15. I Was Predicting 36/6 - So, Yes, I Did Predict Us Winning Both

[canadianbeaver]

16. I thought it was possible......NGU.....nt

[bullimiami]

17. not me.

[davekriss]

18. I honestly thought we'd lose both

After 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002 (in Georgia), and 2004, my fear was the juggernaut of corruption, disenfranchisement, election theft, and war crimes was just too big to get past, considering the stakes for Bush. Call it political PTSD.

I am OVERJOYED to be proven wrong on this count! This is the best tasting crow I've ever eaten!!

I was gutwrenchingly nervous all night and was moved to tears as returns came rolling in. I'm still nervous that somehow this clear expression of the people, this rejection of all things Bush, will somehow disappear via unforeseen dirty tricks. I walk around in a daze today. But it will pass, the truth will sink in: WE WON!!!

[Art_from_Ark]

30. I was pessimistic, too

But I won't be complaining about us winning the House, and probably the Senate

:toast: :party: :bounce: :woohoo:

[Marr]

32. Me, too. :)

I was of the opinion that the GOP would steal it, no matter what the polls said. That they just couldn't afford to lose this one.

[Phillycat]

20. No way - I said House, no Senate.

I'm so glad to be wrong! :bounce:

[WhollyHeretic]

21. I thought we'd come up one short for the Senate. Even into late last night

Never been so happy to be wrong

[alcibiades_mystery]

22. Not me...not in a million years

It's astounding. I thought we'd lose Missouri for sure, and Tennessee.

I'm literally shocked.

[Binka]

25. I Was So Sure I Was In Bed Hammered @ 8:45...Sicily Time!

I got together with the Grey Goose last night kinda early and by 8:45 I was taking a night nap. It was only 2:45 EST then! I was CONFIDENT BABY. I said 35 6 & 8 Govs. I think I'm in the money baby!

[asjr]

23. I feel much better today. I had been

under a cloud of negativity for a long time. I just knew the Republicans would steal another election. I am thrilled about the House. I hope the subpoenas are being drafted as we speak.

[Sugarcoated]

24. I'm one of those crazy people who did!

[John Gauger]

31. I thought so.

I still have a good feeling about it.

[GainesT1958]

33. I predicted 25 House seats...

And I went out on the limb to say we would take six Senate seats...our guys beat me on the House seat total, and it looks as though, with all said, done and re-counted (if that's neccessary, of course!:eyes: ) we're going to get the Sneate, too!!! HOT DAWG!!!:bounce:

:kick:

Happy Holidays, everybody!:D

B-)

[youthere]

34. I had no fears about the House, but didn't have a prayer for the Senate. n/t

[Raiden]

35. I had faith all along

But I was very cautiously optimistic. I never knew winning could feel so good :bounce:

[BootinUp]

36. Not me, I dared to dream though. :)

[marions ghost]

37. I always thought

we had a good chance to get both houses, though when I said that to the cautious, beaten-down liberal realists I know they smiled indulgently and could not agree. It's understandable after what we have been through that many would not risk optimism.

I have some insights into VA politics and knew it would be close (and Repuglican vote suppression would be attempted, as it's a tradition there) but I also felt Webb had an excellent chance if any candidate did, and would draw strong support from the military. And it is not only Northern VA that voted Webb--there was substantial support around the state. If it can happen in VA it can happen anywhere. So my hunches were based on that.