Posted on 04/14/2014 7:07:09 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
As the old saying goes, the only poll that matters is the one where votes are cast. So it makes sense to pay close attention to special elections leading up to November, even for local offices the national; media ignore. Eagle-eyed John Fund, writing in the National Review, calls our attention to two special elections that should be causing nightmares for Democrats.
Arlington, Va., is a classic wealthy ObamaTown, filled with government workers and limousine liberals. Mitt Romney won only 29 percent of the vote in 2012.
Wow, a doubling of the Republican share of the vote. To be sure, Vihstadt didn’t run as a Republican and was endorsed by some Democrats. But this does show dissatisfaction, as does this:
In an unusual Friday special election last week in Connecticut, Republican Tami Zawistowski captured a state-house seat from the Democrats with a resounding 58 percent of the vote. The district is a swing seat, having voted narrowly for Romney in 2012.
“I think people are dissatisfied with the Malloy administration,” Zawistowski told reporters, referring to the liberal agenda of Democratic governor Dannel Malloy. She said the issues that found resonance in her campaign were scaling back gas taxes, reinstating the sales-tax exemption on clothing and over-the-counter, nonprescription medication, as well as ending the $250 annual business-entity tax.
An anti-tax agenda that increased the GOP share almost 8 points over Romney.
Yes, turnout in special elections is light, and that favors motivated GOP voters. But both of these elections are potent signs of what may be ahead.
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Looming Democrat nightmare = Hope for America
Special elections mean nothing. They never have. They never will.
They will cheat in every way possible. We will have to be vigilant so as not to allow them to cheat like they have in the past few elections.
I don’t think its gonna be a real big DemoRat whuppin’ come Nov.
Too many morons who vote and easily duped. Me will be glad to be totally wrong about it.
The bad part about the Democrats losing is that usually means more power for the GOP.
The reason for that is because DIMocrats who are all too happy to p*ss in the nation’s water supply have some restraint about p*ssing into their own.
It will all depend on turn-out. Obama won’t be on the ticket nor will gay marriage which brought out the voters in Maine in 2012.
—I believe that most of the “Republicans are going to win big in November” stuff is Demtraitor propaganda designed to scare the Demo base and lull the Republidums into complacency -—
Well, if what you say is true, and Special Elections mean nothing..... then, pray tell, WHAT DOES mean something?
The dem cheat machine remains in-place. The only defense is for conservatives to vote in sufficient numbers that the small percentage cheat can not overcome.
The good thing is the dems lazy “come yet” voters rarely bother to vote in Mid-terms especially when gots they dibbly little goodies and they see it primarily a fight among creepyass crackas.
Demtraitor propaganda designed to scare the Demo base and lull the Republidums into complacency -—
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Neither will happen. #1: You can’t scare a fool. #2. Apparently folks are not too pissed off where you live. You will see rage this time that will surpass the rage of 2010. I bet you an RC Cola and a Moon Pie.
I’d get more excited about taking back the senate except I don’t think the GOP will use their new power for good.
—I sure hope you are correct—
Watch for rampant voter fraud. It is the biggest plus the Demoncrats have going from them besides the mainstream media being in their bag.
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