Pfft, these Republicans have had it coming a long time before Donald Rumsfield started making waves. You think that Rumsfield actually has that much sway in local elections across the nation? Most people beyond BDS sufferers don't even know who he is, not to mention why they should hate him.
The Republicans in the Senate and often in the House have consistently ignored their voter base on issues such as Border Security, cutting spending, the rights of the unborn, freedom of speech issues (involving the Internet), and new tax system initiatives. They deserve every ass whipping they got. I believe most of these defeats were purely voter retaliation against oblivious politicians.
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