Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Illinois Gov. Quinn narrowly defeats GOP opponent (AP)
• GOP plans to cut spending, repeal health care law (AP)
• Broadcast nets behind Fox on election night (AP)
• Delaware politicians bury the hatchet -- really (AP)
• TheDC Analysis: Unlike MSNBC’s, Fox’s Election Night coverage was fair and balanced — and watchable (Daily Caller)
• Will Barack Obama get a primary opponent in 2012? (associatedcontent)
• Voters' voices: Election tone concerns Fla. residents (associatedcontent)
• GOP claims bag of uncounted ballots found in Conn. (AP)
• Wealthy, self-funded candidates found wins elusive (AP)
• US Republicans vow to battle Obama (AFP)
• Where is immigration reform now after the election? (associatedcontent)
• Opinion: Accusations of Tea Party racism lose traction with voters (associatedcontent)
• Sarah Palin's midterm scorecard a springboard for a 2012 presidential run (associatedcontent)
• Obama hopes START treaty will pass Congress soon (AFP)
• Sexism remains a problem for women seeking office (AP)
• Election nearly wipes out white Southern Democrats (AP)
• GOP's tall order: find 9K votes in Minn. gov. race (AP)
• Election doesn't end major discord for GOP, Obama (AP)
• Minnesota braces for potential recount, other races undecided (The Upshot)
• Murkowski acts like victor but questions linger (AP)

Illinois Gov. Quinn narrowly defeats GOP opponent (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:58 PM PDT AP - Election results still trickling in Thursday made it clear Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn won his extremely close bid for a full term, avoiding the fate of other Democratic governors across the country and adding pressure on his Republican challenger to concede.

GOP plans to cut spending, repeal health care law (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:56 PM PDT AP - Victorious at the polls, congressional Republicans asserted their newfound political strength on Thursday, vowing to seek a quick $100 billion in federal spending cuts and force repeated votes on the repeal of President Barack Obama's prized health care overhaul.

Broadcast nets behind Fox on election night (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:48 PM PDT AP - Fox News Channel came out on top during the one hour of midterm election coverage when the three broadcast networks and the cable news channels competed head-to-head.

Delaware politicians bury the hatchet -- really (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:05 PM PDT AP - After their bruising U.S. Senate battle, Democratic senator-elect Chris Coons and his defeated Republican opponent Christine O'Donnell made nice Thursday in a time-honored Delaware ritual where political foes bury a hatchet as a symbol of making amends.

TheDC Analysis: Unlike MSNBC’s, Fox’s Election Night coverage was fair and balanced — and watchable (Daily Caller) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:02 PM PDT Daily Caller - On Election Night, ABC News grabbed headlines by hiring (and later dismissing) conservative Andrew Breitbart, MSNBC stacked its Election-Night panel with opinion hosts, and CNN was busy trying to find chairs for all of its 24— yes, 24!— in-studio experts. Meanwhile, Fox's more low-key newscast garnered the biggest ratings of the night, and praise for its balance.

Will Barack Obama get a primary opponent in 2012? (associatedcontent) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:58 PM PDT associatedcontent - Having presided over a shellacking at the hands of the voters, President Barack Obama not only has to look forward to at least two years of dealing with resurgent Republicans, but also a challenge from his left flank as he runs for re-election in two years.

Voters' voices: Election tone concerns Fla. residents (associatedcontent) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:54 PM PDT associatedcontent - SEBRING, Fla. -- With the popular Republican incumbent, Charlie Crist, running for the U.S. Senate, and new Republican governor of Florida Rick Scott, a relative new-comer to the state, running against Alex Sink, the state's chief financial officer and a former bank executive, many voters left their decision to the last minute.

GOP claims bag of uncounted ballots found in Conn. (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:49 PM PDT AP - The Republican candidate for governor in Connecticut says a bag of uncounted photocopied ballots has been found, further throwing into question the outcome of the race.

Wealthy, self-funded candidates found wins elusive (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:51 PM PDT AP - Dipping into personal fortunes to self-finance a campaign this election season turned out to be a losing investment for several candidates trying to break into political office.

US Republicans vow to battle Obama (AFP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:48 PM PDT AFP - US Republicans, fired-up by their elections romp, vowed Thursday to slash government spending and target President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul with an eye on defeating him in 2012.

Where is immigration reform now after the election? (associatedcontent) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:42 PM PDT associatedcontent - To say that Democrats got their heads handed to them during the midterm elections would be putting it rather kindly; in addition to securing a whopping 690 state legislative seats, the GOP victory tally also features approximately 60 seats in the house.

Opinion: Accusations of Tea Party racism lose traction with voters (associatedcontent) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:42 PM PDT associatedcontent - How quickly things move in the age of communication. America voted only two days ago and yet the news of the Democrats' defeat seems already old. If a person made a list of things which went wrong two days ago for Democrats and Progressives, you would have to include one item that appears on the list of things that went right for President Obama in 2008: the mainstream media.

Sarah Palin's midterm scorecard a springboard for a 2012 presidential run (associatedcontent) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:42 PM PDT associatedcontent - When all the confetti and balloons finally came to rest at the end of Election Day, the Republican Party had carried a very large percentage of the state and national races across the country. Although they didn't take control of the Senate as hoped, they did make the margin of majority for the Democrats somewhat smaller. They took an overwhelming number of House of Representatives seats. And through it all, a nonstop media frenzy swirled around Sarah Palin, her thoughts, Twitter posts, speeches and candidate endorsements. What would be the final outcome? Would her name carry the vote? What would it all mean for a possible Sarah Palin run at the presidency in 2012?

Obama hopes START treaty will pass Congress soon (AFP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:32 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama Thursday said he hoped that a landmark nuclear weapons deal with Russia would win Congress approval before the end of this year.

Sexism remains a problem for women seeking office (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:30 PM PDT AP - Even with many high-profile female candidates, the just-ended campaign was rife with sexism ranging from snarky fashion critiques to sexual innuendo. And when all the ballots are counted, women may hold fewer seats in the new Congress than the outgoing one.

Election nearly wipes out white Southern Democrats (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:22 PM PDT AP - The white Southern Democrat — endangered since the 1960s civil rights era — is sliding nearer to extinction.

GOP's tall order: find 9K votes in Minn. gov. race (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:07 PM PDT AP - Republicans in Minnesota face a tall order as they head into a likely recount in the state's unsettled governor's race — and history suggests the odds are against them.

Election doesn't end major discord for GOP, Obama (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:06 PM PDT AP - Barely an hour after President Barack Obama invited congressional Republicans to post-election talks to work together on major issues, the Senate's GOP leader had a blunt message: His party's main goal is denying Obama re-election.

Minnesota braces for potential recount, other races undecided (The Upshot) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:58 PM PDT The Upshot - During the 2008 election cycle, the razor-thin Minnesota Senate race dragged on for weeks on end, delaying the seating of eventual Democratic victor Al Franken for a full eight months. This year, it's the Minnesota governor's race that's so far failed to produce a clear winner. The open-seat race between Democrat Mark Dayton (photo, left) [...]

Murkowski acts like victor but questions linger (AP) Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:57 PM PDT AP - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is acting as though she pulled off an improbable win with her historic write-in candidacy, telling supporters they'd made history.

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