Posted on 11/04/2009 3:55:57 AM PST by Scanian
CHRIS Christie's gutsy win in New Jersey puts the arrogant big spender Jon Corzine in his place. But it is the election in Virginia that probably has more to say to marginal Democratic congressmen considering how to vote on health-care reform.
Obviously, Christie's victory is a body blow to Obama after Corzine outspent the Republican by five-to-one and the president put on a serious push for the incumbent. Corzine's defeat sends a message that the nation is moving sharply against Obama.
But Virginia results are the most important. More than 80 Democratic congressmen and 20 senators come from states that John McCain carried in 2008. For them, the sudden switch in Virginia, a swing state that Obama actually carried, heralds tough political times ahead.
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If anything, he'll use that as a mandate to move even further to the left.
....folks...we’ve got to get on the phones today and call our representatives in Washington...we CAN fight off Obamacare if we try.
Blue Dogs have to look at yesterday's results and start to quiver at the prospects of Pelosi and the Whip that the Dems are going to be demanding. “Maybe Nancy and Rahm were wrong to be dismissing the March on Washington and the Tea Parties and the Townhallers...” Hey, Blue Dogs: get ready for some really difficult votes!
Unfortunately, on the other hand, yesterday may also be telling these representatives that they are already toast so they might as well cast their lot with the devil and give in to passing these awful bills.
Meanwhile, look for the jobs report on Friday to show that the magic 10% level of unemployment has been breached.
Or they’re going to pass it and every other communist totalitarian law they can to spite America before they get replaced.
America is not a free country. This congress and this president are doing their best to destroy what was left of personal liberty and property rights.
What are you doing to make sure that your local GOP finds and promotes good, constitution-following candidates for congress.
What are you doing to make sure your state legislature is full of people who will say “no” to the federal government?
Considering that was Corzine's biggest issue, the subliminal message apparently got through.
If anything, he'll use that as a mandate to move even further to the left.Obama doesn't NEED any mandate to move further left. He'll move further left in any case. And yes, the CA-10 and NY-23 results will be cited by his spin-machine as justification for his Stalinization of America.
But Morris' point is still well taken. Democrats in normally red districts, or in blue districts in red states, have to be feeling the heat of the Virginia election and what it means.
It means voters in red states (and some blue states too) are not supporting anyone who supports Obama. Period.
He "lost" the executives of two large very Democratic states, in campaigns he personally invested in.
That's alot more lost than the gain of 2/435ths of one half of one third of the Federal government.
I’m with you. I’m happy my state of NJ elected Christie over Corzine, but the very same voters approved a 400 million dollar bond issue to pay for a green acres program (the gubmint buying land). Stupid moron voters. On the one hand they complain about their taxes being too high, on the other hand they get a chance to vote NO on 400 million in new borrowing and spending and they approve it instead. For what? To buy some marshes and meadows. Freakin morons.
That’s fuzzy math.
Completely agree with Morris on this. These dim congressmen from red states have got to know that they are next on the chopping block if they carry the false messiah’s water by voting for his socialist agenda. These rats also know the first rule in politics: self preservation. Why carry Obie’s water when he’s only going to drown you with it?
I think you’re right about the 10% unemplymment number.
I always felt they were massaging the numbers so it wouldn’t be at 10% before elections. And now they want the real numbers out (i.e. 10%) asap allowing the enough time to spin it before the ‘10 campaign gets in swing.
BTW, 10% and ‘10 blend smoothly for a GOP campaign. I know there’s some creative admeister who could make it work.
Only in the fashion he always has in the past - by default.
I both wish Obama had campaigned in CA10 (people in this area are in a lot of pain) and wish that the RNC money sent to NY23 had been sent to Harmer instead. Obama's hope & change is not working out very well in the bay area.
The lines of CA10 are drawn so strangely[1] that I'm not sure exactly what its demographics are even though I'm nearby at the moment. Probably a gerrymandered D.
[1] In California that means rural strongly R areas attached to an overall D district.
At least in NJ it was a strategic loss, not a referendum on conservatism. CA continues to spiral into Marxism. VA is HUGE for conservatives because we actually voted in CONSERVATIVES! All 3! No linguini spined “moderates” or “independants”. That doesn’t send a message to ALL who waver and destroy in Washington?!
Bump!
Meanwhile, look for the jobs report on Friday to show that the magic 10% level of unemployment has been breached.
That was breached long ago when they stopped counting those that used up their unemployment benefits.
This is more than a deathblow. Elections are about how much you can outspend your opponent and this guy in a Democrat corrupt state getting outspent 5 to 1. This is a borderline “miracle.”
Obama is in big trouble and because of his ego this will even be worse. He is going to be more hardened in the coming days and more disliked by the American people because of his policies. He will continue to try to ram rod things through.
In fact, I think Obama is more dangerous now then he was yesterday. He knows he is toast in 2010 during the congressional elections and probably in huge trouble in 2012.
I am kind of wondering if we are going to see a change in the Dem leadership in Congress in the coming days. Are Nancy an Reid’s days numbered? I hope not. I hope they continue to lead in their leftist agenda. There will be more devastating loses in 2010 if they are in charge.
And her remaining on the ballot after dropping out. Obama clearly lost last night and so did Obamacare and crap and trade. The commies and 60's radicals peaked last July, and it has been downhill since then after not being able cram through Obamacare before the August recess.
CA 10 was NOT a win for Obama. that district is 18% greater in registered Dems than Repubs the rest are decline to state (and there ar 20% of them). That means in a district that is VERY liberal in a state that is bluer than blue, Harmer managed to generate a pretty decent turn out. look Garimendi won mostly on name recognition. He has been around forever (think Willie Brown only stupid).
Harmer was within 10% and that ain’t horrible. The districts have been gerrymander so severely out here that I would NEVER expect to see one party oust another in a district.
NY 23 hell the GOP shot themselves in the head with that one. Just glad that Owens is more conservative than DeDe would have been. Sad that Doug didn’t pull it out
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