Christie, Hoffman and McDonnell

I'd add Marco Rubio to that list but we've got a year still...

Three races- all in states that Obama won- and comfortably so. NY and NJ are understandable- solid blue states with little chance of ever turning red again in a presidential election. NY because the city offsets any chance that the upstate has in voting red. Those upper east side millionaires invented the phrase limousine liberal. Jersey is a "whole nother" situation. Highest in taxes in the nation, for some reason they keep voting tax hikers into office. Multi-millionaire Corzine has enjoyed his oppressive reign- he can afford the taxes he imposes on the citizens to continue to pay for the virtual enslavement of Camden, Trenton, Jersey City and Newark.

NY23 and the threeway race of Owens, Scozzafava and the impressive Hoffman just adds to the fun of this unique election year.

Since he won in November '08, Senator/Candidate/President-elect Obama has transmogrified from Clinton-esque moderate to Carter 2.0. The electorate, especially the independents, have noticed and rejected his about face as can be seen by the steady increase in his disapprovals. And there's no reason to list the myriad reasons explaining this- we all know why. I tend to think that should he continue on his current path, while up keeping the lavish White House parties and expensive "date night" excursions, America will continue to become disenchanted with Obama and his court of Versailles. Don't the policies of his reign thus far just decry "l'etate c'est moi"?

Hence the interest- and extreme anxiety- over these 3 races. His Majesty's comms team, when not playing "I'm rubber you're glue" with Roger Ailes, already anticipates a Virgina loss. (Makes Governor Kaine's decision look really unfortunate- for him).

Governor Corzine has poured tens of millions into his own campaign only to be down in the polls. (We can thank John McCain for the self-funding millionaire edge- Corzine can write himself a $10 million check but Christie can't ask 10 guys to write him $1 million checks. Explain that one to me in a free America....) New Jersey has to be exhausted with the Robin Hood governments- bad enough when it was local but now federal too?? How much more blood can you squeeze from the rock?

Then there is RINO Dede Scozzafava, the pro-bailout, pro-amnesty, anti-life, anti-marriage "Republican" that has all the beltway support she needs to almost fool the electorate. Local interest is in Hoffman- but he's a tough win unless Dede does the noble thing and drop out- yea, right. So much talk recently about "big tent" GOP and Newt scolding the conservatives for splitting the ticket, ideological purity and all those catch phrases. Basically- Newt is telling the conservatives to be wishy-washy. After all, mediocrity is a good thing.

With just days left before these elections are decided, it will be interesting to see how they play out and how the media reacts. Should the GOP win 2 or 3 out of the 3, will racism be the factor? I'm sure Maddow and Olbermann are already crafting their talking points to protect the sovereign from us hordes gathering on Place d'Armes.