Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Winners And Losers: The August 24 Primary Edition

It was an amazing night - and morning - as the final primary day of the summer Delivered a series of upsets in Senate, House and gubernatorial races.

The Fix is still a little groggy from our live-blogging of the proceedings vain we are never too tired Thurs Sift through election results to find some of the less obvious winners and Losers from the primary night that was.

Our take is below. Have winners and Losers of your own? The comments section awaits.

WINNERS

Sarah Palin: Just "when it looked like her Influence in Republican primary fights was Fading, Palin Came Back With a Vengeance last night - as all five of her endorsed Candidates appeared headed Thurs victories Including Alaska attorney Joe Miller led Ken Its Alaska. Lisa Murkowski with 98 PERCENT of precincts Reporting. Both Murkowski and Miller blamed / credited Palin with the result, WCG is rightly tion as the Biggest upset of the 2010 cycle to date. The message? In Republican primaries - Particularly small turnout affairs - the energy and Enthusiasm That Can Palin help create is Invaluable.

Kendrick Meek: Meek's wide victory over billionaire Jeff Greene in last night's Democratic Senate primary in Florida think there convince (at least some) of the doubters do not think they are Ken has a chance to be Competitive against former state House Speaker Marco Rubio (R) and Gov. Charlie Crist (I) this fall. And, wildly Unpredictable Given the nature of the Florida Political Landscape, Ken anyone tells you what is going to happen next in the Senate race (or race for months) in the state is just not telling the truth.

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