Coal miners are voting Republican because they disagree with the Obama Administration on energy, while racist teabaggers have finally figured out that Lincoln died a century and a half ago.

extreme wealth is embedded into the government and has bought the state. RW agendas will move through the state with really no opposition. Moderate republicans and democrats are a rare breed.

And the message is if you don't like it then get the F out of the state if you don't want extreme wealth and religion running the state. Okay, we will.

And good luck on attracting all of the people they think are going to flock into the state for employment.

Just gazing at my crystal ball, I think we will see demographic shifts where some people migrate toward more bluer and progressive states and the red states become even more red. Just my thoughts.

as those states become more conservative. I am a bit startled by the number of southern accents I hear in my deep blue state. When I question those southern speakers, I discover they have moved to my state and have no intention of leaving. Those southern people don't want to talk about their home states.

politely snicker. That's what gets me here, they think the RW rhetoric is going to cause people to flock to the state, often we're the joke of the nation because of the foolish politicians elected. The one part of the state that is progressive, sort of but not really, the teabaggers think is not red enough. I see what's coming down the road, so do others, and we're continuing to move away.

teabagger US senator. Thirteen of the 18 US house seats are republican.

I could piece together random parts of Massachusetts that would elect Jesse Helms over Deval Patrick. Doesn't mean that it accurately reflects the state's views.

You can't gerrymander a statewide race. You can only gerrymander districts within a state.

Although the republicans still dominate the state, Democrats have a little power here now.

and I'm in NC where education is not a priority. Now with the super majority, we'll be in a race with Miss. for the bottom. Simce I'm a retiree it's a plus, and the people have no pride, so go for it!

Voter IDs, fracking, reduced unemployment benefits and other goodies coming soon!

North Carolina is not Alabama or Mississippi.

NC was trending blue and that 2012 was in the bag for Obama. I said it wasn't. It didn't.

Between anti-tax zealots, Art Pope, ALEC, Citizens United, gerrymandering, fracking, voter IDs, high unemployment, etc., things are not looking good for this state. And my spidey-sense tells me that many of the seniors pouring in are voting Republican, and things will only get worse.

The 61% to 39% vote to amend our Constitution to ban "gay marriage" -- even though it's already illegal per state law -- shows how ugly this state can be on some issues. That vote was Deep South bullshit.

Time will tell. But the damage being done during that time sickens me. Hopefully 2014 will be brighter.

Big time.

Dan Patrick is already starting to do serious damage here
in the very successful war on poor women.

it was gerrymandering. I'm guessing in these other states it was too. Other than the fact that all the states listed ARE red states to begin with.

Dems don't state local elections as seriously

We gained the Senate and then gave it right back this Nov. The voters have spoken and I hope they like what they are going to get. I have given up.

about the Walker recall fail...that was stupid Dems that thought he should have the right to serve out his term and didn't believe in recalls...I knew a few and could not change their minds. But the Senate loss is due to the new districts.

but I don't know when or if I'll re-engage totally in the process.

are rejecting republican leadership. Expect the midwest to start turning back bluer as it becomes more diverse. Michigan will be blue again, Michigan only went red because of the economy there and Granholm appearing unable to stem the slide, although she did every thing she could.

Really?

for more than a couple of decades now. Some states have been under this maladministration for a century of longer and it doesn't matter which party was in control.

Very successful gerrymandering that is before the court but wasn't resolved in time for this election. Hopefully things will be resolved in our favor by 2014.

failures, etc.

bad moon rising.

We follow the Presidential horse race with a fervor usually reserved for sporting events while the real political power is apportioned with nary a bleat.

Funny how that works.

I don't know why they stated 'No One Noticed,' it's not surprising at all.