Blue Dog Dems - the official tally

[underpants]

Battered Blue Dogs


The Blue Dog Coalition in the House was reduced by about half during Tuesday's election. Of the 54 Democrats, 23 were re-elected, with three races still to be called as of Friday afternoon. The Republicans made 28 pickups — by defeating incumbents and, in a few cases, winning races in which the incumbent didn't seek re-election.

Northeast: 3 Re-elected / 5 GOP Pickups
Altmire, Jason (PA-04) Re-elected
Arcuri, Mike (NY-24) Defeated
Carney, Christopher (PA-10) Defeated
Dahlkemper, Kathy (PA-03) Defeated
Holden, Tim (PA-17) Re-elected
Michaud, Mike (ME-02) Re-elected
Murphy, Patrick (PA-08) Defeated
Murphy, Scott (NY-20) Defeated



Midwest: 3 Re-elected / 7 GOP Pickups
Boswell, Leonard (IA-03) Re-elected
Donnelly, Joe (IN-02) Re-elected
Ellsworth, Brad (IN-08) Ran for Senate (seat won by GOP)
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (SD-AL) Defeated
Hill, Baron (IN-09) Defeated
Moore, Dennis (KS-03) Retiring (seat won by GOP)
Peterson, Collin (MN-07) Re-elected
Pomeroy, Earl (ND-AL) Defeated
Space, Zack (OH-18) Defeated
Wilson, Charles (OH-06) Defeated



West:

—Mountain: 1 Re-elected / 3 GOP Pickups
Markey, Betsy (CO-04) Defeated
Matheson, Jim (UT-02) Re-elected
Minnick, Walt (ID-01) Defeated
Salazar, John (CO-03) Defeated

—Pacific: 7 Re-elected / 1 Outstanding
Baca, Joe (CA-43) Re-elected
Cardoza, Dennis (CA-18) Re-elected
Costa, Jim (CA-20) Too close to call
Harman, Jane (CA-36) Re-elected
Sanchez, Loretta (CA-47) Re-elected
Schiff, Adam (CA-29) Re-elected
Schrader, Kurt (OR-05) Re-elected
Thompson, Mike (CA-01) Re-elected

—Southwest: 1 GOP Pickup / 1 Outstanding
Giffords, Gabrielle (AZ-08) Too close to call
Mitchell, Harry (AZ-05) Defeated



South: 9 Re-elected / 12 GOP Pickups/ 1 Outstanding
Barrow, John (GA-12) Re-elected
Berry, Marion (AR-01) Retiring (seat won by GOP)
Bishop, Sanford (GA-02) Re-elected
Boren, Dan (OK-02) Re-elected
Boyd, Allen (FL-02) Defeated
Bright, Bobby (AL-02) Defeated
Chandler, Ben (KY-06) Too close to call
Childers, Travis (MS-01) Defeated
Cooper, Jim (TN-05) Re-elected
Cuellar, Henry (TX-28) Re-elected
Davis, Lincoln (TN-04) Defeated
Gordon, Bart (TN-06) Retiring (seat won by GOP)
Kratovil, Jr., Frank (MD-01) Defeated
McIntyre, Mike (NC-07) Re-elected
Marshall, Jim (GA-08) Defeated
Melancon, Charlie (LA-03) Ran for Senate (seat won by GOP)
Nye, Glenn (VA-02) Defeated
Ross, Mike (AR-04) Re-elected
Scott, David (GA-13) Re-elected
Shuler, Heath (NC-11) Re-elected
Tanner, John (TN-08) Retiring (seat won by GOP)
Taylor, Gene (MS-04) Defeated
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131093849

[mzteris]

1. Chandler of KY was declared, I think. n/t

[Coventina]

2. Harry Mitchell was considered a Blue Dog? He voted for HCR!

Well that just ticks me off at the grave-dancers around here. I will now have a CRIMINAL representing me in Congress instead of Harry.

I don't care if some people think he wasn't liberal enough. He represented Scottsdale AZ! It was a miracle he ever got elected and then re-elected once. Now this district is going to be red for a long, long time. Remember JD Hayworth? He was my rep before Harry. That's the kind of scum the pod people around here usually elect. Harry was a treasure, "Blue Dog" or not.

Covenina,
Proud volunteer for Team Harry '10

[Fla_Democrat]

10. So did Boyd

heard it in every ad by Southerland.




:smoke:

[Coventina]

11. Here Schweikert VANDALIZED Harry's signs by adding "Supports Obamacare"

They made it with the same color & font & attached them to Harry's signs to get the idiots riled up. Virtually every sign in the district was vandalized that way or with a similar style "Union Owned".

When Harry complained he was told it was "free speech" and that he wasn't allowed to remove them from his signs.

:mad:

[madmax]

3. Thanks underpants

great reference material. We should know what happened where. Good on you. :toast:

[brewens]

4. Minnick D-Idaho was my Congessthing. I held my nose and

voted for him. He voted against HCR and ran commercials bragging about it. He would have stood a better chance had he gone the other way.
Even with a Democrat like that the Republicans in our district were still going to prefer a Republican. He would have gotten considerably more support in my county and the neighboring county where the U of I is, if he had supported the President. He could at least have drawn more fire, and maybe soaked off resources from Republicans in other areas and states, if they had had to fight harder to take his seat.
I emailed him and flat out warned him to support HCR or else! I still voted for him on a prayer but too many others didn't. Stupid son of a bitch!

[Skidmore]

5. I voted for Boswell for the first time in many cycles

because candidate against him was a 'bagger. Boswell has gotten decidedly better in his voting record too. I'll hang onto our BD for the time being because we ended up with an R statehouse and governor. We need every Dem we can get.

[PassingFair]

6. How did the "New Dems" do. They hide behind the Blue Dogs...

only barking out loud when they
are needed to fuck over working people.

See: Bankruptcy Bill and IWR vote.

[underpants]

7. See here - Progressive Caucus is now the Dem plurality

Due to extensive losses by conservative and moderate Democrats, another shift in power occurred in the House last night besides Republicans taking the majority. The Congressional Progressive Caucus has replaced the Blue Dogs and the New Democrats as the plurality ideological caucus among House Democrats. For the first time ever, the CPC is larger than Blue Dogs and New Dems combined.

Here are the specifics, assuming every House candidate who is currently ahead stays ahead. That would mean a Republican majority of 243-192, for a net Republican gain of 64:








Here is a finer level of detail that separates out the duplicates, and looks at the five types of ideological caucus members among House Democrats with full voting rights:




http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/11/3/916876/-Progressives-Caucus-remains-intact,-becomes-a-plurality-of-House-Dems

[PassingFair]

8. Cheering OUT LOUD!!!!

Now we can have a strong message in DC!

We may have "lost control" of the house,
but now we can control the message for our side!

:party:

[PassingFair]

9. Can you post this as an OP in GD?

...and thank you!

[mod mom]

12. Add FORMER Governor Ted Strickland from Ohio to the mix.

Lost to FAUX Commentator/Lehman Brothers exec John Kasich.