http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/ en Copyright 2008 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:50:01 -0400 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.36 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/01/lapp_goes_private_sector.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/01/lapp_goes_private_sector.html Political Pros Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:50:01 -0400 The day after the most exciting primary night so far this cycle, political observers of all types are sifting through the results to understand the lessons learned. While Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman's (voting record) defeat at the hands of wealthy challenger Ned Lamont in the state's Democratic primary was clearly the story of the day, House incumbents in Michigan and Georgia were also defeated. Let's take a look at the winners and losers from last night's vote. As always, we try to avoid the obvious (Lieberman was a loser, duh) in hopes of projecting the results forward to divine who will win and who will lose in November and beyond. LOSERS George W. Bush: Although the president didn't appear on the ballot last night, connections to him caused at least two incumbents -- one Democrat, one Republican -- to lose. Lieberman's loss can be directly attributed to his inability to http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/08/august_8_winners_and_losers.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/08/august_8_winners_and_losers.html Senate Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:44:00 -0400 http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2005/11/keeping_tabs_on_the_consultant.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2005/11/keeping_tabs_on_the_consultant.html Democratic Party Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:55:00 -0400