Republicans pick up Alabama House seat by a landslide

A special election was held on Tuesday to fill the late Rep. Jack Venable's seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. The Republican, Barry Mask, won by a margin of 59%-41%. Venable was a Democrat, so Mask's victory brings the Republican Party one step closer to its goal of gaining control of the legislature.

The outcome of this election makes this Feb. 25 Alabama Democratic Party blog post even more amusing. It reads: "The Alabama Republican Establisment has gone into a full-fledged panic mode as Democrat Bobby Payne has proven to be an exceptional candidate with a pristine record and work ethic."

Nice pre-election propaganda there, guys, but before you say something like that again, you may want to consider how stupid you'll look after your guy gets trounced.