One more victory for the Tea Party against the hated Democrats:
Another One Bites The Dust
Walsh formally unseats Bean in Illinois.
by John Hayward11/16/2010
A close race formally ended in the Illinois 8th District tonight, as incumbent Democrat Melissa Bean conceded to Tea Party favorite Joe Walsh. Walsh had declared himself the winner on Election Night, but Bean waited for absentee ballots to be counted before delivering her concession.
Walsh had a difficult time on the campaign trail. He got sued by a former campaign manager for $20,000 in unpaid fees. The national Republican Party left his campaign for dead. Bean, an agile Democrat who specialized in ducking out of town hall meetings, was considered almost impossible to beat. Walsh played a solid ground game, making numerous public appearances and successfully linking Bean to excessive government spending, particularly ObamaCare.
At the beginning of October, the New York Times was giving Walsh only a 20% chance to win. He was able to beat those odds to improve the commanding Republican majority in the House. The local Daily Herald reports he won by 291 votes. As the presumptive winner, Walsh was already in Washington for freshman orientation.
Never make the mistake of thinking your vote doesn’t count. If nothing else, the tight elections of the last Decade have shown us that. Every legal vote is precious. We should be doing more to protect them against fraud, because when they are this close, a little fraud goes a long way. 2012 is coming. If you aren’t registered to vote (and you are a Conservative), shame on you. Go register. We need all the votes we can get.
