What?!
He wins by four percent in a hugely Republican area and the world stops spinning?!
Fuck that.
The intensity of the contest and the closeness of the result underscored the problems Republicans face in trying to keep control of Congress at a time when many Americans have expressed discontent with President Bush, Congress and the Republican Party. In a normal election year, this district would not even be near the playing field: Mr. Bush defeated John Kerry by 10 points here in 2004, and Republicans have a 44 percent to 29 percent edge over Democrats in voter registration.
The National Republican Congressional Committee spent at least $5 million here to help Mr. Bilbray; Democrats spent about $2 million backing Ms. Busby.
Get that? To hang on to a seat they should have pocketed, the Republicans had to spend
two-and-a-half times what we spent. That's $750,000 a percentage point, people.
This guy has to defend this seat again in less than five months.
Hit him again.
And again.
We're winning and this proves it.