My sense, and I may be wrong on this is that Obama benefitted from a lot of black voters who would ordinarily not vote. Across the country, A LOT more people voted than normal (131 million in 2008 vs. 122 million in 2004), it is unlikely that this will happen again.
If you look at the 2005 election, the GOP won the Lt. Governor and Attorney General, but lost the Governor’s race. This would seem to indicate that it had more to do with Kilgore’s horrible campaign than anything else.
As Observers of VA Politics, any idea how effective the Obotorgs like Acorn/Unions/Illegals may have on the 2010 elections?
My sense, and I may be wrong on this is that Obama benefitted from a lot of black voters who would ordinarily not vote.
No doubt, but there also more black voters than there were in 2000 or 2004. And there are more immigrants voting. In Fairfax County, 27.7% of the population is foreign born. I was a poll watcher on both election day and during early voting. You would be amazed how many immigrants were voting, mainly Asian and Hispanic.
Across the country, A LOT more people voted than normal (131 million in 2008 vs. 122 million in 2004), it is unlikely that this will happen again.
First the population of the US will increase by 135 million in the next 40 years, 75% due to immigration. By 2023, half of the children 18 and under will be minorities and by 2042 half of the country will be minorities. Bureau of the Census: An Older and More Diverse Nation by Midcentury
Demography is destiny. The changing demographics of the US fueled by immigration, legal and illegal, has political consequences. 87% of the 1.2 million LEGAL immigrants who enter annually are minorities. And almost all of the illegal aliens are minorities. And they are having 400,000 anchor babies a year.
Second, the Obama political organization is the most sophisticated and scary we have seen in our history. Using technology they can mobilize 13 million volunteers at a moment't notice. Go to Organizing for America to see what we are up against. Type in your zip code and see what events are being held or planned in your area.
Yes Kilgore and Allen ran lousy campaigns. But their defeat was not just do to that. And Obama has raised campaigning to a new level. Being a community organizer may not prepare you to be President, but it sure as hell can help you win elections. Frightening.