WE WON!!!
Yes, Harold Ford lost last night -- but we won the House and the Senate! I feel nothing but joy and pride today!
I may be stuck with Bob Corker representing me, but our nation is finally free of the Republican leadership that has been mis-representing us in Congress for 12 years. I will take that tradeoff in a heartbeat, with joy in my heart.
Ford may have fallen heartbreakingly short (just 45,000 votes!) of defeating Bob Corker in Tennessee, but I firmly believe that Harold Ford helped ensure the victory of Democrats nationwide.
Every time Ford went on
Hannity & Colmes to eviscerate the latest GOP talking points, it was good for every other Democrat in the nation.
Every time Mehlman and the other GOP talking heads had to go on Meet the Press to defend their racist ads against Ford, it was bad for every Republican in the nation.
Every dollar the Republicans had to spend on Tennessee (and they broke the record by leaps and bounds) was a dollar they couldn't spend elsewhere.
The RNC, the RSCC, the Free Enterprise Fund, Common Sense Ohio, and the GOP's biggest money donors were forced to pour cash into solid Red Tennessee in order to save one seat... and it cost them six others.
It's just like The Onion headline last week: GOP Throws All Financial Support Behind One Candidate
That candidate was Bob Corker. And it worked, for all the good it will do them. Tennessee was the only victory Republicans had to celebrate last night. Congratulations, GOP - you managed to barely scrape out a victory in a solid Red, Southern state. Hope you can enjoy that "victory."
Today, I am celebrating. I hope everyone who reads this is celebrating too, no matter how your one candidate did in your home state. Personally, I believe that Harold Ford, Jr., helped push Jim Webb, Claire McCaskill, and others over the top. Maybe that's just what I want to believe. But I know this for certain...
WE WON!!!