That's one of the surest indicators that the American people are fighting back. Dems are experiencing big reversals at the state and local level all over the country.
Can you believe that Illinois and Maryland elected Republican Governors???
Debbie Dingell won John’s district by some 60% over republican Terry Bowman which wasn’t exactly unexpected but its interesting that a conservative UAW Ford worker actually challenged and took around 30% of the vote.
It was kind of funny watching the Fisher body heiress attacking the factory worker as being for the rich.
Bowman is the real deal too. He was a mover and shaker who played a big role in bringing RTW to Michigan. He’s still UAW and has no intent of leaving but says the unions need competition to become better themselves.
He testified against union political fundraising on Capitol hill a couple years back.
http://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2-8-12_Full_Bowman.pdf
This is an unheralded result of the tea party (small t, small p). Committed grass roots conservatives have been inspired to run for office at the local level and the cream of the crop is slowing rising up the political ladder. The GOP bench is becoming far, far deeper than that of the Rats.
Occupy Wall Street was supposed to be the Rats answer, but it was quickly taken over by radicals and leeches and burned itself out.
The tea party idea is alive and well and hard to identify in many cases. That's why the Rats hate it so much.