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Electoral Vote Counter
| As reported by MSNBC | |
|---|---|
| Obama | McCain |
| 207 | 135 |
BY: CHARLIE SZOLD
In any radical political revolution, there is bound to be some collateral damage. Congressman Chris Shays, a moderate Republican from Connecticut, is out of a job tonight as he concedes the race to Democrat Jim Himes. Shays was, until tonight, the only remaining Republican congressman from New England.
If this pattern is being replicated across the country, and moderate Republicans are being booted out by knee-jerk voters, then both parties will suffer. The Republicans will lose moderate members of the party that could help rebuild the party, and the Democrats run the risk of overreaching and overheating as did the GOP over the last eight years.
