Election Night 2010

ROUND II: O'Donnell, Greenwald Square Off Again After Heated Debate

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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After a heated debate on last Friday's "Morning Joe," MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell and Salon blogger Glenn Greenwald squared off again on Monday's "Las...

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NBC News Wins Midterm Week Ratings

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Midterm election week increased the audiences for all three network evening newscasts, but none so much as the genre's current domina...

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WATCH: O'Donnell Calls Himself A 'Socialist,' Slams Glenn Greenwald

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lawrence O'Donnell and prominent blogger Glenn Greenwald engaged in a heated debate on Friday's "Morning Joe" about the political direction the Democr...

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'Dancing' Lifts ABC To #1 In Broadcast On Election Night, But Fox News Still Tops

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Dancing with the Stars" boosted ABC News to the top of the broadcast election night ratings, but it still wasn't enough to out-rate cable news jugger...

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WATCH: O'Reilly, Goldberg Trash MSNBC's Election Coverage

Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill O'Reilly and Bernie Goldberg slammed MSNBC's election coverage on Wednesday's "O'Reilly Factor," with Goldberg saying that the network had "jumpe...

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MATTHEWS V. SCARBOROUGH: Chris: You're A Faux Populist; Joe: You're A 'Caricature'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Matthews and Joe Scarborough got into a series of testy exchanges on Wednesday's "Morning Joe." Matthews was one of the guests for a special ed...

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Fox News Owns Election Night Ratings

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 2010 midterm elections were a great night for Fox News ratings. The network averaged 6.975 million total viewers in primetime Tuesday night to ea...

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Midnight Snapshot: How Major News Sites Covered Midterm Elections

Posted 05.25.2011

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Curious how the coverage of the midterm elections varied across some of the internet's biggest news sites? Click through below for a snapshot of how ...

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Mary Matalin To Donna Brazile: 'Go On, Girlfriend!'

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Appearing together on CNN's Best Political Team on Television, Mary Matalin and Donna Brazile were discussing the rise of several female minority poli...

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WATCH: Chris Matthews Jokes About His Senate Run That Never Was

Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Matthews joked about his aborted run for the Senate during MSNBC's election coverage. The MSNBC panel was discussing Democrat Joe Sestak's loss...

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Donna Brazile vs. CNN's GOP Strategist: 'You Interrupted A LADY!'

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Donna Brazile's sense of humor always lightens up CNN's Best Political Team on Television panels (like when she asked Anderson Cooper to be her "boo" ...

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Gregory: Tea Party Is 'Elephant In The Room'

Posted 05.25.2011

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David Gregory said that the Tea Party will be the "elephant in the room" when the newly elected Congress convenes, and that the Republican Party has n...

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PHOTO: CNN's New Hologram, The 3-D Exit Poll

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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CNN made headlines in 2008 by introducing holograms to its election broadcast, and it's upped the virtual ante for the 2010 elections with virtual, gr...

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Palin LICKS LIPS As Ferraro Discusses Woman President

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Vice Presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Geraldine Ferraro made a sort of TV history Tuesday night when they appeared together on-air for t...

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Chris Matthews Asks Michele Bachmann: 'Are You Hypnotized?'

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Matthews and Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann engaged in a feisty sparring contest on MSNBC, with Matthews getting so frustrated with B...

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Bachmann Supporter Sign Mocks Matthews: 'How's The Tingle, Chris?'

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Michele Bachmann supporter mocked Chris Matthews Tuesday night as the Minnesota congresswoman appeared live on MSNBC. "How's the tingle, Chris?" ...

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Ed Schultz: Will Republicans 'Take Impeachment Off The Table?'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Schultz suggested that Republicans in the House might try to impeach President Obama, and asked John Boehner, who is widely predicted to become the...

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NBC News Wins House Call

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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NBC News was the first to project that the House of Representatives would be taken over by the Republican Party Tuesday night. Brian WIlliams made th...

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WATCH: Matthews, Olbermann Mock Rick Santelli

Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann mocked Rick Santelli, the commentator from MSNBC's financial sister station CNBC who many credit with launching the...

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Maddow RIPS Evan Bayh Over Indiana GOP Win

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rachel Maddow ripped Evan Bayh moments after MSNBC called the Indiana senate seat he's retiring from for Republican Dan Coats "It's important also ...

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Begala Mocks Boehner Tan: 'Is America Ready For An Orange Speaker?'

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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CNN contributor Paul Begala cracked a joke about John Boehner's tan early in CNN's election coverage Tuesday night. "2008 answered the question, Is A...

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PHOTOS: Sarah Palin's New Hairdo On Fox News

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sarah Palin is set to appear on both Fox News and Fox's broadcast channel as an Election Night analyst. For her big night, she appears to have debute...

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Andrew Breitbart DROPPED From ABC Election Coverage

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: Andrew Breitbart spoke to Politico about ABC's decision to remove him from its Election Night coverage. Breitbart said that ABC had shown "cow...

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Exit Polls 2010: See The Results

HuffingtonPost.com | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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See exit poll reports below, or scroll down for a guide on how to read them (and why to treat them with great skepticism) WASHINGTON – Voters wer...

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Election Night TV Guide: What's On TV Tonight

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's the biggest news-night of the year, and this Election Night it seems as if every major network is going all-out on its coverage. Below, see the ...

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