Republicans Can Relish These Democratic Defeats

Published November 3, 2010 5:24am ET



Some Republican House victories will be sweeter for conservatives to savor than others.

In North Carolina’s Second Congressional District, incumbent Democrat Bob Etheridge lost to upstart Republican Renee Ellmers, a northern transplant and nurse who got her start in politics as an anti-Obamacare activist. Etheridge gained serious notoriety over the summer for this YouTube video, showing him knocking down a camera and grabbing a student around the neck.

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