People have been discussing whether Republicans or Democrats benefited from Tuesday’s elections.  There is no argument that we independents lost a couple of golden opportunities.  Some will argue that Michael Bloomberg is an independent, but he ran on the Republican ticket.  It also cost him $100 million to win a close race.  If Billy Talen had $100 million, he’d be Mayor-Elect right now.

Doug Hoffman was the best chance for a third party member or independent to win a House election since Bernie Sanders represented Vermont in the House of Representatives.  He ran as a Conservative Party candidate after the New York Republican leaders gave the Republican candidacy to Dede Scozzafava, who was more liberal than Democratic candidate Bill Owens.  She siphoned conservative votes from Hoffman so that Owens would win.  It is more important for Democrats and Republicans to make sure that Democrats and Republicans get elected than it is for third party candidates with similar views to get elected.

Chris Daggett was polling at 20% when the first polls came out.  He became a victim of the “I like that guy, but he doesn’t have a chance” mentality that voters often get.

Some of you might be wondering what happened to the “Orgies for Abstinence” event.  The New York City event fell apart as participants were unable to book a room due to Mayor Bloomberg’s supporters.  The New Jersey was more successful.  While I did not fully participate in the orgy there, the women attending vowed to abstain from me for years to come.