Tea Partier Rand Paul and others storm to victory as Obama loses control of the House

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The Republican wave: Democrats lose control of the House as Obama faces worst poll defeat in 68 years

• Projections mean Nancy Pelosi's term as first woman House Speaker is over

• Fox and CNN project Christine O'Donnell has lost her bid for Senate

• But Tea Party-backed Rand Paul wins in Kentucky

• Tea Party scores another victory in Florida with Marco Rubio

• As America votes, Obama discusses his daughters' Halloween costumes with Ryan Seacrest

• 'Get your friends to vote': Obama's desperate email plea to supporters

Rand Paul: 'Thomas Jefferson wrote that government is best that governs least, likewise freedom is best when enjoyed by the most.'



Tea Party backed Conservative-Libertarian Rand Paul sweeps to victory in Kentucky

The Republicans rode a tidal wave of public anger to reclaim control of the House of Representatives from President Obama's Democrat Party with a historic victory tonight. Although few counts across the country were completed, the AP, CNN and Fox News all confidently projected a Republican victory. Fox predicted a massive gain of 60 seats for the Republicans - the biggest margin for 68 years. The power switch will mean that Nancy Pelosi's reign as America's first woman House Speaker is over.

Forced smiles: Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, left, and DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen, right, during an Election Results Watch Reception in Washington tonight

She will be replaced by Republican leader John Boehner when Congress reconvenes after the election. CNN estimated that the Republicans will win at least 50 seats - far more than the 39 they needed for a majority in the House. But the fate of the Senate remained in the balance, with the Republicans still needing seven of the ten seats it needed to make it a clean sweep on Capitol Hill. The Republican tide was being led by right wing conservative Tea Party candidates in what was being seen as a protest vote against Mr Obama’s failure to cure the nation’s economic ills. Tea Party favourite Rand Paul scored the first big victory of the night in Kentucky where he beat his Democrat Senate rival by a handy margin.

Fighting for his political life: President Barack Obama (seen here arriving back at the White House today) could now become a 'lame duck' President as Democrats lose control of the House but are expected to hold the Senate

Mr Paul, son of former presidential candidate Ron Paul, beat Democrat Jack Conway after one of the ugliest campaigns in the country. Democrats once hoped to have a shot at that seat, arguing that Paul was too far out of the U.S. political mainstream. 'I have a message from the people of Kentucky... We've come to take our government back,' he told a cheering crowd in a victory speech. The fledgling conservative movement also nabbed wins in Indiana and South Carolina. But one of the most high-profile Tea Party candidates, Christine O’Donnell – who grabbed the headlines when she revealed she once dabbled in witchcraft – lost out in her bid to capture Vice President Joe Biden's old seat in Delaware to Democrat Chris Coons. Early exit polls tonight are showing the Democrats are headed for a trouncing.

Fantastic news, with any luck Obama will also lose control of the Senate. The United States faces deep problems, her debt is spiralling out of control and she has overstretched herself - possibly facing the same terminal decline that the British Empire before her also experienced. The US needs to cut its debt, it has no other choice. I'm rooting for Ron Paul 2012, Obama was just what many warned - the American Blair.

Thoughts?

[Agnostic Bear]

Fantastic news. I sure hope everything just goes haywire and the GOP take the Senate as well. That'd make my day.

[Conservative,]

I like Obama but I can see what he's done. I suppose it's good news lol.

[alexxxxx]

wouldn't say that it's obama's fault that their debt is so bad, espcecially when clinton left office the finances were looking pretty healthy. american politics is boring anyway, far too populist. Ron Paul is alright, but the whole tea party movement is very suspect indeed. it's not a grass-roots movement and it seems like its just a bit of a fox-news controlled mob at times.

[Fez]

Sorry, but I just can't see why the Tea Party is... good... in any form or another.

I know they're characterised as 'racist', but I just don't see any of their aims being realistic or really any of their thoughts being constructive.

Please, I'd like to know why.

[mr.tom]

someone explain to me, what did obama do wrong

[Fez]

someone explain to me, what did obama do wrong

The problem isn't that he did anything really massively wrong, but he didn't do anything right.

[mr.tom]

The problem isn't that he did anything really massively wrong, but he didn't do anything right.

what didn't he do right?

[dbgtz]

He hasn't done much imo, as a person he's cool but not the best president.

Anyway @ mr.tom he done that health thing where alot of americans get free health care, which is a bit iffy as it's good but it costs alot. Its good in one way, bad in another.

[mr.tom]

oh i see, ok thx just didnt know a lot bout what obamas been up2