Draggingtree Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 RedState: 2014 Elections as RashomonBy: streiff (Diary) | November 1st, 2014 at 09:00 AM In the classic 1950 Japanese film, Rashomon, Akira Kurosawa tells the story of a crime as seen through the eyes of participants and witnesses, preventing the viewer with a very different interpretation of events. We are seeing much the same in descriptions of what the 2014 elections mean. These descriptions are all predicated on the assumption that the GOP will retain a majority in the House and achieve a majority in the Senate. View from the White HouseVia Politco and White House ponders life with a Republican Senate As bad as the electoral map for Democrats is this year, the map for Republicans in 2016 is even worse. GOP incumbents are up in seven states President Barack Obama won twice and two he won once, including Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)50% in New Hampshire, Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH)54% in Ohio, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI)83% in Wisconsin, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)38% in Illinois and Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania View from the GOP EstablishmentVia Politico and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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