"No one could have imagined the tsunami that just crashed on Republicans in Mississippi," Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said in an interview after the victory. "There is no district that is safe for Republican candidates."As much as we like to see Democratic victories in stronghold Republican districts, its important to note that Childers is a conservative. This fact seems to be getting ignored. Regardless, at least there is one less Bush ditto head.
House Democrats now hold a 236 to 199 majority, up from 203 seats they controlled two years ago.
Childers ran a campaign that focused on his support of gun rights and opposition to abortion. One of his first campaign ads talked about his mother's recent battle with breast cancer. "Travis Childers still takes care of his mother," the narrator said, as images of the candidate hugging his mother ran across the screen.
There's a joke in here somewhere:
What's the difference between a born again Christian Democratic politician and a born again Christian Republican politician?
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