DamnYankee
Loyal to the end
We have a Republican governor for the first time in 20 years. In 2010 we elected majorities of Republicans in the House and Senate for the first time since Reconstruction, and last Tuesday they both became super-majorities.
And in the US House, we've increased our coalition by at least two and taken the majority lead:
http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/state/article_a9edea04-28db-11e2-a1a2-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/state/article_480e87be-293d-11e2-868f-001a4bcf6878.htmlA dominant 12-percentage-point win over Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton gives McCrory not only the ability to claim a mandate, but also proof of across-the-aisle skills that attracted voters for President Barack Obama....The GOP gained supermajorities in the state House and Senate through Tuesday’s election, meaning legislators could override any McCrory veto.
And in the US House, we've increased our coalition by at least two and taken the majority lead:
North Carolina voters Tuesday chose at least nine Republicans to represent the state in the U.S. Congress, electing a 13-member delegation whose makeup is vastly different as a result of new district boundaries that made certain the flip from the current Democratic majority...
And in a fourth race that was being watched nationally because of its expected closeness, incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, a Democrat, and David Rouzer, a two-term Republican state senator, are headed to a recount in the 7th District. Merely 507 votes separated the candidates, according to unofficial results...
Democrats held seven or eight of the 13 seats from North Carolina in each of the past three terms of Congress, with a current 7-6 majority of the delegation.
http://www.journalnow.com/news/elections/state/article_a9edea04-28db-11e2-a1a2-001a4bcf6878.html