Republicans capture the white vote in congressional elections, and more

Republicans capture the white vote in congressional elections

In the congressional elections, 60 percent of white voters cast their ballots for Republicans, and just 37 percent voted for Democrats. That was the largest percentage of the white vote attained by the Republicans in recent decades, including 1994’s “Republican Revolution.’’

The New Republic Online

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Reid and Boxer capture the Hispanic vote

Democrats may have held onto the Senate because of the Hispanic vote. Exit polls showed that Sen. Harry Reid won at least 68 percent of the Hispanic vote in beating Sharron Angle in Nevada, while Sen. Barbara Boxer drew 65 percent in topping Carly Fiorina in California.

The Washington Post

Are embarrassing old photos now a part of politics?

Numerous candidates running for the House and Senate this year had to contend with old photos, circulated via Facebook or the Internet, that captured them in such embarrassing situations as: posing shirtless next to a skimpily clad woman; simulating sex acts with a toy; tipsy and dressed as a ladybug; wearing yellow-duck pajamas and standing next to a woman in black lingerie; and dressed as a Nazi. “Culturally, we’re going to get used to this,’’ said James Lull, an author of several books on media and culture.

The New York Times

Hanging on to old ballots

Nearly 6 million paper ballots cast by Florida voters in the disputed 2000 presidential election are still preserved in a climate-controlled room in Tallahassee, at the cost of $43,000 a year.

Palm Beach, Fla., Post