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The National Journal's Hotline blog has the latest from the -- in their words, not mine -- Super Midterm Tuesday -- results.
The quick analysis of the California 50th, via the Hotline.
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* Democrats lost the election despite the heavy emphasis they placed on ethics and corruption in this race, and the fact that Francine Busby ran for this seat nonstop for almost 2-1/2 years.
* Not only did National Democrats lose in a district where the right track/wrong track has plummeted in recent months, they also failed to take advantage of an environment as friendly to their "culture of corruption" argument as they are going to find: the GOP incumbent resigned and then went to jail while the Republican candidate to succeed him was a lobbyist.
* This Was a Team Effort. The NRCC spent just over $4.5 million on voter contact. The Administration was very helpful
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