Election Night, 2009

Thank you Virginia.
This is just the beginning.
We will take our country back.

A sweep.
Get used to it Democrats.
Your guy tried to take America to a place it will never go.
We aren’t Venezuela.

And yet, Jake, your own (the media’s) exit polls clearly showed the voters stating that this was NOT a referendum on Obama. And Obama’s approval ratings in both Virgina and NJ are as high as they were when he was elected last year. (57% in NJ and 51% in VA). If voters were voting against Obama, wouldn’t his approval in those states be lower than they were last year when he won the states?
Deeds ran a horrible campaign (and actually said he’d “opt out” of Obama’s health care reform) and Corzine has had approval ratings in the 30s since before Obama was even elected.
Believe it or not, there ARE local concerns in these elections, that are not tied to Obama.

“And, believe me, Democrats would LOVE if Republicans nominated Sarah Palin in 2012. :-)”
Republicans don’t need to. She’ll do massive damage to liberals behind the scenes. YES SHE CAN!

Obama is unaware of the election results?
He was unaware of the tea parties too.

“And yet, Jake, your own (the media’s) exit polls clearly showed the voters stating that this was NOT a referendum on Obama.”
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Jake sometimes doesn’t care about facts – its the sensationalism that attracts him. A sad state of affairs when so much of the news media is attracted to the sensational.

New Jersey has elected Chris Christie as its next Governor.
Way to Go, New Jersey!

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Media in desperate spin mode for Democrats

For anyone in this administration to say these election results are in no way a referendum on the president are either lying or a fool. If only a handful of people changed from voting Dem to Rep then it is at least in a small way a referendum. Remember…every vote counts.

Hoffman’s gaining in New York 23. Get your brooms out, it may be a sweep!

I respect Deeds because he refused to call himself an Obama Democrat.
Because of that Obama threw him under the bus.
But in the end Obama got tossed under the bus by Virginia and New Jersey!!!!

“A lot of us changed from Dem to Repub or Independent, thanks to Obama…”
A real live PUMA! I thought they only existed in the wild. ;-P

“A sad state of affairs when so much of the news media is attracted to the sensational.”
You mean, like they were during Obama’s obscene $750 million campaign when they promoted an inexperienced empty suit who spewed empty rhetoric and meaningless slogans at every opportunity while reporters were digging through opponents’ garbage for dirt? You might have a point there.

How’s the tea party candidate doing in NY-23, a seat that’s been in Republican hands since the Civil War?
What does that portend for the future of the Palin-Limbaugh-Beck Republican party?
Sure, it’s easy to win against Corzine (approval in the 30s) and Deeds (horrendous faux-Dem candidate) but why can’t a Palin-Limbaugh-Beck-endorsed, “tea party” Republican retain a seat that’s been Republican for 140 years?

Ron,
I think you really know the answers to your questions.
Let’s not forget how his supporters trashed Hillary.
As for that Karma thing? This time we are the ones giving the finger…

I have no doubt that if the results even barely tipped the other way, there would have been non-stop gloating from every Democratic Mouthpiece amplified across every media, and an insistence on the need to press ahead immediately with more squandering of this nation’s vigor.
I’m heartened by these results, a resounding shout of “It’s the (corrupt, arrogant, coercive) Spending, Stupid!”

“How’s the tea party candidate doing in NY-23, a seat that’s been in Republican hands since the Civil War?”
Way to look for a silver lining, Ron, in that cloud of Democrat doom coming from NJ and Virginia.
However, since no Republican is running in NY-23 (Scozzafava having withdrawn), it doesn’t matter who wins: the seat will no longer be “in Republican hands” anyway. If that floats your boat, have at it.

“However, since no Republican is running in NY-23…”
Oh, give me a break. The entire GOP establishment threw its weight behind Hoffman. He and his “tea party” Republicanism were seen as the future of the party. In addition to the RNC and Republicans across the country, he was championed by the entire right-wing media establishment (Limbaugh, Beck, talk radio) and the GOP’s very own 2008 VP candidate Sarah Palin.
He was running, with all that GOP wind at his back, for a seat that’s been Republican for 140 years. Spin it any way you like, but this bodes real trouble for the GOP as they move ahead to nomination fights in 2010 and 2012. The conservative “tea party” movement thinks they are the future of the party and will fight it out with what’s left of the “moderate” (aka “RINO”) wing of the GOP. One side will win or there will be a fractious party split.
Gloat all you want tonight about Corzine and Deeds. But you should be very concerned also about what’s happening in NY-23.

“Let’s not forget how his supporters trashed Hillary.”
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How did his supporters trash Hillary?
Anything even close to the trashy, juvenile name calling and smear attacks against the President on here?
Just read some of the comments on this blog – you’ll see the type of character and class the right wingers have.
And it goes on and on every day. Pathetic.

Tiera -
Go play in your sandbox.
We Won.
Now excuse me while I go off to sing with the “Fat Man” in New Jersey.
Tra la la lah la la!

Posted by: ceeLeelee | Nov 3, 2009 11:17:11 PM
A perfect demonstration of the character, class and maturity of the right wing.

Anybody know who won in the New York 23 race?

Look, it’s not a problem: Obama inherited Corzine and Deeds from Bush, right?

Tiera -
Why, thank you, Boo!
Let me say in return that you are the epitome of an average bo-, ah, um, that is, the average Obama supporter.
:D

Strut, strut, strut…laugh, laugh, laugh.
Come on, goofballs–tell us some more about what a wonderful night it was for you. Please, please, tell us more.

Strut, strut, strut…laugh, laugh, laugh.
Come on, goofballs–tell us some more about what a wonderful night it was for you. Please, please, tell us more.
Posted by: Fascist Hyena | Nov 4, 2009 12:10:53 AM
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Facist usually you’re on here with your found-out inaccurate ‘facts’, lies and distortions.

Do you want me to go on?
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Yes, Tom. You seem like a legitimate guy. Please give the source and date of the information you post.

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More juvenile name calling . . . yawn.

A huge tide tide turned tonight. A Sea Change has occurred. All of us know it. The White House knows it. Everyone knows it.
The most fun part of all will be watching the strained efforts of the losers at denying what they know right down to the very tips of their toes: Hope and Change is now a joke, and serious people will gradually take charge again.
Remember this day, Goofballs: the day before yesterday was your peak, and things will be increasingly bad for you from now on. But cheer up: although it’s bad for you, it’s good for America.

The 23rd District is dying,with little if any job growth and no future. Outside of Alex. Bay in the summer the only industry is Ft. Drum. The District went heavily for Obama; it has sunk into a dependency mode that suits Democrat candidates.Still,it will be interesting to see the results in 2010 if it is a two-candidate race.

“We got New Jersey (the blue state turned red) and Virginia…”
Goody for you. What are you going to do with them? :-) Those are state governerships. As I don’t live in either Virginia or New Jersey, I don’t have a heck of a lot of stake in how they run those states. But NY-23… that affects me. The Democrats now have one more member in the House of Representatives than they had yesterday.
Keep your eye on the ball, friend. :-)

Ron -
I am keeping my eye on the ball.
However, Obama and his supporters need to realize that there IS change in the air and it may not be beneficial to them. People are very angry and frustrated and Obama should not pretend that the anger and frustration does not exist.
What happened tonight should serve as his wake-up call that all in not well with the electorate.
I have to call it a night. You have a good one. :)

Tierra, I just did. You can contact the State Attorneys of the States I mentioned with the dates I provided. The balls in your court now.
You know, instead of always putting yourself out on the line for your favorite party it wouldn’t hurt every now and then to be critical of your beloved Party, Obama, and its affiliates. Who knows it might even help rebuild it . . .

By the way Tom . . .
Did you notice the congressional seat the Democrats won tonight had been in Republican hands since the Civil War!
What an embarrassing defeat for the Republicans and a stunning victory for the Democrats and Obama.
So much for Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and their fellow Republicans. Rejected.
The Governors races are particular with local issues and regionally oriented.
The New York congressional seat is more of a federal mandate and a mini-election on the Obama/Democratic administration.
And it’s a seat the Republicans held for a long time – AND LOST TONIGHT.
Democrats won it and its a strong vote in favor of the current administration.

What matters here is that the Obama Brand took a hit here. He showed up and campaigned for both Democratic Candidates and it wasn’t enough to close the deal.
There are two brands at stake here: (1) you have the Campaigning Obama and (2) the Governing Obama.
The ether of the Campaigning Obama is wearing off because, well, he has actually done some things since taking office. The “done some stuff” is tough to get past even for a Brand that worked without that previously. That’s amazing part: he had never actually done anything before running for President – a degree from Harvard, some community service, some connections on the South Side of Chicago and got elected to the Senate. He sold the American public anyway. He developed a hell of a Brand and he sold it lock, stock and barrel.
Problem is this Governing part is a tad more complicated and just a little more controversial. Turns out that some of the people in the flock are actually listening to the details. More importantly, the biggest part of the flock are concerned with the actual results. If the results basically s*uck then they don’t care if the guy you are endorsing was Born in the Manger you’re patting him on the back doesn’t mean squat.
No question the Campaigning Obama had some real traction but the Governing Obama is floundering. (Of course, not only are his policies unpopular there is an undercurrent out there that has suggested he might have BS’d us a time or two. In a word, if the Snake Oil ain’t working at some point they stop buying it.)
It is pushing it to say this is some kind of referendum for the WH and the Obama Brand. These were local races that had all kinds of issues at stake that were core to the outcome. Best case it was an indicator that the Campaigning Obama is not enough there has to be some actual results that people can get their arms around to make it work.)
To keep people buying the product “the snake oil has to actually work.”