Voters defeating incumbent Democrats is not defamation

A combination of economic discontent and disapproval of President Obama’s health care bill resulted in an electoral rout in 2010, marking a dramatic shift in partisan control. Democrats suffered a historic defeat with Republicans gaining 63 seats in the House of Representatives, five seats in the Senate and six governorships across the nation. The people had spoken.

But rather than graciously concede a tough loss in a tough election year, one ousted one-term Democratic member of the House huddled with his lawyers, looked around for someone else to blame for his defeat and decided, quite naturally, to sue.