"Minor Election" Tuesday Results

Not much time, so short and sweet:

1. To all of the race baiting pundits and pundit wannabes, there was a push by "Black leaders" in local races to get Black people to vote like they did in the presidential election. It didn't work and the levels were down. So, again, we have regular Blacks not following the direction of "Black leaders." What does that mean or are you going to stand by your race baiting ways?
2. I wrote before that the Democrats were over reaching, and despite what the Obama administration is saying, this WAS a vote about him AND the Democrat controlled congress.
3. The Conservative Party candidate lost the election. Republicans and conservatives who cheered the Democrat leaving the race needs to consider the results.

Comments

[MIB]

Your cynicism toward Black politicians -- elected and non-elected -- isn't warranted, y'know. They do a yeoman's job with voter registration and education, which you've mischaracterized as directing Black voters on whom to elect.

Judging by the mild turnout, these elections most certainly weren't about Obama, who continues to enjoy popular support. Plus, in the congressional elections, Democrats went 2 for 2. It's the House of Representatives that's the best gauge of American politics.

The Democrat won the congressional race in New York's 23rd district. The most reliable statement about the results there is the GOP's strategy of purging its remaining moderates is a loser.

[Roderick]

DS, you're showing your Republican roots again.
The Governor races were about the candidates and not Obama.

Deeds in VA didn't even want Obama to campaign for him and Corzine had a popularity rating in the 30's as late as early October. Furthermore for some reason over half of the third party candidate Daggett's 14% support went to Christie at the last minute.

With Bloomberg almost losing even after he outspent his opponent $100 million to $6 million it seems as if it was an anti-incumbent year.

BTW DS could you turn off Faux News and explain to me how the Democrats have over-reached?

I challenged you at BR a couple of days ago but you didn't respond.

[Roderick]

Obama did make two campaign trips for Deeds. My bad.

[DarkStar]

They do a yeoman's job with voter registration and education, which you've mischaracterized as directing Black voters on whom to elect.

There is a good job done with voter registration and "education". But the voting percentage is what it is and the commentary and push to get Blacks to go out and vote didn't work.

Deeds did the right thing by not embracing Obama. The North Virginia vote wasn't there and that's what pushed Obama over the top in Virginia.

BTW DS could you turn off Faux News and explain to me how the Democrats have over-reached?

They are pushing health care and it is not a wining proposition how the are presenting the dog poop pile. I'm not the only person saying it, there are strong Obama supporters saying it as well.

[MIB]

"But the voting percentage is what it is..."

I'm not sure what you mean here. Could you explain?

"... and the push to get Blacks to go out and vote didn't work."

Frankly speaking, there wasn't much of a push. I don't recall seeing any prominent effort by Democrat pols in VA, NJ, CA, or NY -- Black or otherwise -- to rally people to the polls. But turnout for off-year & mid-term elections is always lower than for a presidential election, so the low turnout shouldn't be a surprise.

Deeds ran an awful campaign from start to finish. He never really engaged Northern Virginians; he didn't play what leverage he had in distancing himself from Obama. The two factors in combination sealed Deeds' fate.

It's inaccurate to say Democrats are "pushing" health care. Something like 70+% of Americans want universal health care. I do believe Obama and Democrats in Congress have botched the politics of reforming health care badly, but it looks as if we're going to get something approaching landmark legislation (including a 'public option') before next year's congressional campaigns kick in.

[Roderick]

DarkStar:They are pushing health care and it is not a wining proposition how the are presenting the dog poop pile.
So you’re basically backing off your statement that Obama and the Democrats are overreaching?
The process is messy because health care is about 20% of GDP and add to that all of the health care and pharmaceutical lobbyists and other special interest who have a stake in the legislation and you have the mess that is occurring as we speak.

DarkStar: I'm not the only person saying it, there are strong Obama supporters saying it as well.

That’s true because Obama hasn’t not taken a strong, consistant, public leadership role in pushing through this legislation. He’s decided to outsource it to Pelosi and Reid.