It is easy to overstate the importance of this election, as it is after all a local race which centers around local issues and personalities just as much as it does higher issues. But voter attitudes towards their government in general can influence how voters approach those issues. In this case, Christie ran on the issue of property taxes and other economic issues, where voter opinions are certainly strongly influenced by the Democratically controlled Washington DC.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also worth mentioning that Obama invested heavily in both races, stumping for both candidates a number of times, including in the final days before the election. It is a sign that his majestic holiness is no longer enough to sway voters with flowery speeches and hollow hyperbole.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Virginia – a traditionally Republican state – was a “must make a good showing” state for The One.<\/p>\n
But Jersey?\u00a0 Not only have they not elected a Republican in sixteen years, but that “Republican” was Christine Todd Whitman, a woman who sent Rockefeller Republicans scampering for their Hayek.<\/p>\n
Think that if Obama<\/span> Deeds had won, or even kept it really really close, and\/or if Corzine had won by the usual huge margin, we wouldn’t be hearing Katie Couric chiming that The Dream Is Still Alive this morning?<\/p>\nThe most immediate effect of this will be in the outcome of ObamaCare\/PelosiCare\/etc. Already Blue Dog Democrats were feeling the heat of public opinion regarding the absolutely horrendous bill that is before Congress. Both Pelosi and Reid were already having problems convincing Democrats from swing districts to vote for the bill. This election is likely to reinforce that hesitation. If even an incumbent Democrats in a core blue state can lose, a Democrat in a swing or even a conservative district is officially on notice. Voters are not in a forgiving mood.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
You listening, Tim Walz?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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