latimes.com - 30 days ago
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With independent voters favoring GOP candidates in New Jersey and Virginia, many in Congress wonder whether they'll lose electoral support themselves if they stick with Obama on controversial issues.
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Even before voters went to the polls this week, moderate congressional Democrats were anxious. Would the swing voters who coalesced around Barack Obama almost exactly one year ago stay with the Democrats or ...
nytimes.com - 11/5/2009
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nytimes.com —
WASHINGTON Blaming election setbacks on a drop
in voter enthusiasm, Congressional Democrats said Wednesday that losses...
in governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey and a striking House win in New York should give new urgency to their ...
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Democrats in Congress Say Election Gives New Urgency to ...
slate.com - 11/4/2009
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slate.com —
President Obama's message of change was so powerful
in 2008 that voters held on to it for...
an extra year. In Virginia and New Jersey they dropped the incumbent Democratic Party and went with the Republican candidates. In New Jersey, voters said change ...
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How last night's election results were bad for Obama.
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Weak knees keep shaking
Political Animal —
... reports that Democratic incumbents "from red states and Republican-leaning districts" are "worried." The LA Times reports that Dems on the Hill are "anxious," and will now resist the White House's ambitious policy agenda. Because nothing impresses voters more than timid lawmakers who aren't building a record of accomplishments. Now, it's possible that some of this is just media hype -- the "resurgent Republican" meme seems to have been decided on well in advance of the actual election results -- but all of these articles included plenty of quotes from hand-wringing ...
No More Mister Nice Blog —
... reports that Democratic incumbents "from red states and Republican-leaning districts" are "worried." The LA Times reports that Dems on the Hill are "anxious," and will now resist the White House's ambitious policy agenda. ...
Independent Voters and Empty Explanations
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... is that the legislation that helped lead to the collapse of support for their party on Tuesday could yet inflict more pain on those foolish enough to support it.The Washington Post: But moderate and conservative Democrats took a clear signal from Tuesday's voting, warning that the results prove that independent voters are wary of Obama's far-reaching proposals and mounting spending, as well as the growing federal debt.Jim Cooper (Blue Dog-TN) "Lesser mortals need to be worried about their ...
What Did the Independent Vote Tell Us?
BlueOregon —
... I am not sure why I expected people to resist the temptation to over-read the results of two gubernatorial races on Tuesday. Jon Corzine hasn't seen approval numbers north of 40% in over a year, and his loss in New Jersey seemed inevitable. And Creigh Deeds had been trailing Robert McDonnell by double digits for months. What could these two elections tell us except that unpopular candidates lose elections? Fool that I am, I missed this ubiquitous narrative: ...
It's the Base, Stupid
Daily Kos —
... reports that Democratic incumbents "from red states and Republican-leaning districts" are "worried." The LA Times reports that Dems on the Hill are "anxious," and will now resist the White House's ambitious policy agenda. ...
Double-Digit Unemployment Returns to America
Firedoglake —
... at the same rate as in 2008. This core has been hardest hit by the recession, and typically doesn’t turn out in off-year elections anyway. While some conservative Democrats are rattled, they seem not to understand that reversing the economic trajectory is the answer, and that means legislating boldly, not with timidity. Some endangered incumbents are saying ...
Woe, To Be A Governor
Daily Kos —
... While most of the traditional media (including a particularly poor analysis from the Los Angeles Times) wanted to make those elections about ascendant Republicanism, there is pretty solid evidence from ...
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