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Final Thoughts
Taylor Marsh —
...
Everybody is an independent. Obama’s non-ideological penchant has spread. It’s the antidote to tea partyism.
Dan Baltz has the traditional view:
The most significant change came among independent voters, who solidly backed Democrats in 2006 and 2008 but moved decisively to the Republicans on Tuesday, according to exit polls. In Virginia, independents strongly supported Republican Robert F. McDonnell in his victory over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds, while in New Jersey, they ...
Party’s Over
Taylor Marsh —
...
Everybody is an independent. Obama’s non-ideological penchant has spread. It’s the antidote to tea partyism.
Dan Baltz has the traditional view:
The most significant change came among independent voters, who solidly backed Democrats in 2006 and 2008 but moved decisively to the Republicans on Tuesday, according to exit polls. In Virginia, independents strongly supported Republican Robert F. McDonnell in his victory over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds, while in New Jersey, they supported ...
Newspaper Roundup for Wednesday, November 4, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines —
Home News National CNSNews.com Newspaper Roundup for Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Wednesday, November 04, 2009 By Susan Jones, Senior Editor Richmond Times-Dispatch: National Implications: McDonnell s Win Is a Model for Conservative Revival Politico: Democrats, incumbents get wake-up call Richmond Times-Dispatch: Republicans retain control of Virginia House of Delegates Washington Post Analysis: Contests serve as warning to Democrats: It's not 2008 anymore Washington Post: GOP reclaims Virginia New Jersey Star-Ledger: ...
Christie Wins, Hoffman Loses
Blue Crab Boulevard —
... Both contested races for governor fell to the Republican candidates, with Christie winning in New Jersey and McDonnell in Virginia. Doug Hoffman lot in NY-23, however. Still, this should be considered a warning to Democrats – not just because of the wins, but because of the levels of enthusiasm among independents . Neither gubernatorial election amounted to a referendum on the president, but the changing shape of the electorates in both states and the shifts among key constituencies revealed cracks in the Obama 2008 coalition and demonstrated that, at this point, Republicans ...
The Note's Must-Reads for Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The Note —
... Results Show Lack of Confidence in Obama” LINK
USA Today's Susan Page: "Va., N.J. give GOP reason to celebrate" LINK
The Los Angeles Times' Staff: “Democrats score congressional victories in California, New York” LINK
The New York Times’ David Halbfinger and Ian Urbina: “G.O.P. Wins Two Key Governors’ Races; Bloomberg Prevails in a Close Contest” LINK
The Washington Post’s Dan Balz: “Contests serve as warning to Democrats: It’s not 2008 anymore” LINK
Politico’s Alexander Burns: “GOP sweeps gubernatorial races, Dem leads in N.Y. 23” ...
Whipple Clips: Post-Election Disaster Edition
Blue Virginia —
Thanks to Tom Whipple for the "clips" on this post-election-disaster day. 1. MCDONNELL LEADS GOP SWEEP OF STATEWIDE RACES 2. ANALYSIS: GOP SWEEP SHOWS POLICIES, NOT PARTIES, ARE PARAMOUNT IN VA. POLITICS 3. ECONOMY IS BIG ISSUE IN VA. GOP GOVERNOR'S VICTORY 4. ANALYSIS: NERVOUS VOTERS SEND MESSAGE TO OBAMA 6. GOP RECLAIMS VIRGINIA 7. CONTESTS SERVE AS WARNING TO DEMOCRATS: IT'S NOT 2008 ANYMORE 8. NOW, THE HARD PART: CONTINUING TO STRADDLE THE CENTER AND THE RIGHT 9. STRATEGY PROVES CRITICAL IN QUEST FOR ...
Reason Morning Links: GOP Wins in New Jersey and Virginia, Bloomberg Narrowly Wins, Medical Marijuana Approved in Maine
Hit & Run —
... GOP wins governors mansions
in Virginia, New Jersey, loses congressional seat in New
York.
Maine voters repeal
law allowing gay marriage; vote to legalize
medical marijuana.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg spends $100 million,
eeks out a narrow win.
CIA dutifully fulfills Freedom of Information Act request . .
.
20 years later.
Bill Clinton, George W. Bush
to face off in a debate at Radio City Music Hall. ...
Republicans Win Big in Local Races
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... A stronger case is made by Dan Balz in an “analysis” piece at WaPo titled “Contests serve as warning to Democrats: It’s not 2008 anymore.” ...
What do the Election 2009 results mean for (and the congressional Democrats)?
Althouse —
In the WaPo, Dan Balz says: Neither [the Virginia nor the New Jersey] gubernatorial election amounted to a referendum on the president.... Why not? Read... read... read... read... oh, here it is: White House senior adviser David Axelrod said Tuesday's races were in no way a reflection of public opinion about the president or his agenda. "Whatever's driving these voters, it wasn't attitudes toward the president," he said, noting that local issues and attitudes toward the candidates on the ballots were the major ...
Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos —
How do you apply for the position of "pundit" and "sage"? The easiest way is to misread the lessons of a special election, and then write about it for a major newspaper. Warning: the least thought out and most incorrect columns will take a day or so more to write. Dan Balz: Contests serve as warning to Democrats: It's not 2008 anymore Neither gubernatorial election amounted to a referendum on the president, but the changing shape of the electorates in both states and the shifts among key constituencies revealed ...
The Note: Change Election - GOP Finds Hope; Democrats Find Fear; Independents Find Power
The Note —
... 2009 is no 2008: “Neither gubernatorial election amounted to a referendum on the president, but the changing shape of the electorates in both states and the shifts among key constituencies revealed cracks in the Obama 2008 coalition and demonstrated that, at this point, Republicans have the more energized constituency heading into next year's midterm elections,” The Washington Post’s Dan Balz writes. ...
2009: What last night means
First Read —
... The Washington Post’s Balz: “Off-year elections can be notoriously unreliable as predictors of the future, but as a window on how the political landscape may have changed in the year since President Obama won the White House, Tuesday's Republican victories in Virginia and New Jersey delivered clear warnings for the Democrats. Neither gubernatorial election amounted to a referendum on the president, but the changing shape of the electorates in both states and the shifts among key constituencies revealed cracks in the Obama 2008 coalition and ...
Not Headlines Dems Imagined 1 Year Ago
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
... [image] Health & Science [image] Photos [image] Blogs [image] Magazine [image] RCP Home Latest Polls Videos Links Markets Sports Election Night Live Blog | The RCP Blog Home Page November 4th, 2009 Not Headlines Dems Imagined 1 Year Ago Posted by David Paul Kuhn | Email This | Permalink | Email Author Washington Post: A warning to Democrats: It's not 2008 anymore New York Times: G.O.P. Wins Two Key ...
Last Night’s Results: Lesson Lost
The Moderate Voice —
This morning, I don’t enitrely understand the crowing and chest-beating from ultra-conservatives, nor the smattering of headlines re: a “wake-up call” for, or “warning” to, Democrats.
Sure, governors might comment on federal policy, and they might some day run for federal office. But while governors are governors, they don’t cast votes in the chambers of Congress on a President’s agenda. What’s more, Virginia’s history suggests that the ...
The Daily Grind (Election Spin Edition)
Weekly Standard Blog —
... The Washington Post also inexplicably finds an Obama angle on this election that had nothing to do with Obama. The front-page online headline: "GOP wins reveal cracks in Obama coalition": ...
WaPo: Elections not a referendum on Obama, but …
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... The newspaper that tried mightily to sink Republican Bob McDonnell over a college thesis says today that his stomping of Creigh Deeds has nothing to do with the man living in the big White House over the northern border of Virginia. Dan Balz, the Washington Post’s political reporter, does allow that the elections in New Jersey and Virginia say plenty about Barack Obama’s party , however. Clearly, the Democrats neither got the turnout they had in 2008 nor the independents, and both of those mean big trouble in 2010: The most significant change came among ...
Election Night & Black Voters: Bookerista Views
Booker Rising —
... this showed me two thing: A, Being associated with Obama is not enough with the electorate. B, this the same thing that happens when people get tired of Option A– They go with Option B. The Republican party did not get any better. They were just the other option." Faye Anderson: "Election 2009: The Obama Factor" The moderate-liberal blogger sees a blame game happening in the post-election fallout: "It’s all over but the finger-pointing. Republican Bob McDonnell won in Virginia. Over in the ...
About yesterday's elections...
Newshoggers.com —
... by Jay McDonough Here's the Washington Post's lead paragraph on yesterday's election results: Off-year
elections can be notoriously unreliable as predictors of the future,
but as a window on how the political landscape may have changed in the
year since President Obama won the White House, Tuesday's Republican
victories in Virginia and New Jersey delivered clear warnings for the
Democrats. In other words, one really shouldn't read too much into off year election results, ...
Democrats Can Do Well in 2010
RealClearPolitics - Homepage —
... November 4, 2009 Contests Serve as Warning to Democrats Dan Balz, Washington Post Off-year elections can be notoriously unreliable as predictors of the future, but as a window on how the political landscape may have changed in the year since President Obama won the White House, Tuesday's Republican victories... ...
