White House: Tuesday’s vote not a ‘true national election’

The Washington Times ^ | November 3, 2014 | Dave Boyer

[jazusamo]

Despite signs pointing to Republican gains in Tuesday’s midterm elections, White House aides said President Obama won’t change his leadership style because the contests in red states don’t represent a “true national election.”

With the GOP in striking distance of regaining control of the Senate, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Monday that “the vast majority of [Senate races] are actually taking place in states that the president did not win in the last presidential election.”

And he said the Republican-friendly nature of this year’s electoral map would be a reason for the White House to limit any lessons learned from the outcome.

“The electorate is different this time than it is in a traditional presidential election,” Mr. Earnest said. “That will be part of the calculation that’s made as we consider what sort of conclusion should be appropriately drawn from the election.”

[tanknetter]

But, make no mistake, his policies are on the ballot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkYnghIrQrA

If the Republicans take the Senate this needs to be repeated over and over and over and over and over again ...

[CodeToad]

Neither was his elections. They were international since he is not a US citizen.

[Feckless]

There are no American tanks in Baghdad.....