Warning: If you are a die-hard Republican, please sit down. Do not attempt to stand and read this. You may faint. I have warned you. Bad news…really bad news.
Democrat Travis Childers won Tuesday's Mississippi special election runoff for Sen. Roger Wicker's (R) House seat, handing Democrats the biggest of their three special election takeovers this cycle and sending a listless GOP further into a state of disarray.
Childers, who beat GOP candidate Greg Davis 49-46 three weeks ago but came up just shy of a race-ending majority, joins new Democratic Reps. Bill Foster of Illinois and Don Cazayoux of Louisiana to give Democrats a trifecta of upsets in conservative House districts.
The loss could send shockwaves through the Republican Party, where murmurs about a leadership shakeup have become more and more audible.
Democrats are backing up the assertion that they remain on the offensive in the cycle following a 30-seat gain, which has historically not been the case after a wave election.
Wicker's former district voted 62 percent for President Bush in 2004 and, by that measure, is one of the most conservative seats Democrats have taken from the GOP over the last 18 months.
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Folks, this one is big news.
This is a race the Republicans would normally win with their eyes closed. But this is 2008 and the Republican Party is in a world of hurt. Chalk this one up as a race that signals a bad omen for Republicans in 2008. Here's a photo from Republican headquarters tonight.
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