Wordsmith put up a post saying that the “shellacking” democrats took this election would save Obama’s Presidency. At first I thought I could see how that might happen, but that presumes a man capable of humility and of being chastened.
I don’t believe Barack Obama is that man. I think he’s going to double down on stupid.
Make no mistake- this election was a total, utter repudiation of Obama and Hillary Clinton. Obama put his policies and, by default, himself on the ballot. America squashed him like a bug. Obama campaigned for Anthony Brown in Maryland, who Drudge amusingly referred to as Obama’s “mini me”, and Brown was defeated. Obama campaigned for Pat Quinn of Illinois and Quinn went down as well. Before yesterday it seemed inconceivable that the election would find Republicans governors in Illinois and Maryland. The Illinois loss was said to be a “real blow” to Obama.
There have been some entertaining and conflicting reports flying around since yesterday. Over at The Hill they claim Obama has gotten the message:
White House aides acknowledge that Tuesday night was tough, but say they and the president recognize the message sent by the results.
and they added:
The president, aides say, is eager to get to work, telling staff he wants them to make the most out of every day of his remaining time in office.
And the administration is hoping to convey a willingness to work with new Republican leadership in light of Tuesday’s stinging rebuke.
That doesn’t fit the narrative being peddled over at Politico, where Carrie Brown says Obama isn’t backing down.
Voters demanded change from Washington on Tuesday, and Republicans say it’s now up to President Barack Obama to deliver it.
But don’t count on that happening.
No indeed.
At the same time, Obama won’t back down from using his administrative powers, including plans to issue an executive order on immigration that could be the most aggressive unilateral action of his presidency. He’ll adhere to a progressive agenda that, officials said, will keep the base excited, position his party to win back the Senate and hold the White House in 2016, and seal his legacy. And he will continue to use the bully pulpit to promote liberal issues, such as stemming climate change, that stand no chance of passing Congress on his watch but might under his successor.
And there’s Jonathan Karl of ABC News who also says Obama will act alone on immigration “no matter how big a shellacking Democrats get tonight.”
Obama doesn’t even feel repudiated:
The Republican capture of the Senate culminated a season of discontent for the president — and may yet open a period of even deeper frustration. Sagging in the polls and unwelcome in most competitive races across the country, Mr. Obama bristled as the last campaign that would influence his presidency played out while he sat largely on the sidelines. He privately complained that it should not be a judgment on him. “He doesn’t feel repudiated,” the aide said Tuesday night.
Bill Clinton lost the House in 1994 and went on to see the budget balanced and welfare reform happen, thanks to Newt Gingrich and the Republicans. I don’t see it happening with Obama. Clinton had a huge ego, of course, but he wasn’t megalomaniacal as is Obama. As I said, I believe we’ll hear some obligatory happy talk but ultimately we’ll see the same ole same ole Obama, whose words mean nothing the day after they’re spoken. In other words, meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Should be an entertaining two years. We don’t get fooled again.
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UPDATE
WHAT LANDSLIDE? Obama threatens vetoes and executive orders – including immigration reform THIS YEAR – after Americans reject him by giving Republicans historic gains in Congress
– ‘Congress will pass some bills I cannot sign,’ the president warned
– He has only vetoed two minor bills since his inauguration in 2009
– And ‘I’ll take some actions that some in Congress will not like,’ Obama added, referring to threatened executive orders
– Those include a bold move on immigration ‘before the end of the year’
– President sounded more like a winner than a loser despite his policies being repudiated on a national scale
– Never articulated a single policy where he would shift his position to align with GOP majorities in both houses of Congress
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Except for liberals being foolish.
Obama has shown no aptitude to work with either the House or the Senate, regardless of who the majority is. He will not change now.
Obama’s speech writer has put together some nice words.
But as they come out of Obama’s mouth you have to be reminded of his theft of Patrick Deval’s ”words, just words,” speech.
Unless they are followed up by acts they are as meaningless as everything else he has lied about.
So, we’ll see.
I doubt the leopard can change its spots.
He’s taking questions and beginning his ”heads I win, tails you lose” mode.
That’s more like what I expected.
He wants us to all agree so HE can get on with HIS agenda!
Sheesh.
In the presser Obama is currently giving, he just stated that he was going to work with Congress, but if they won’t do the things he wants, he will go around them (paraphrasing, of course). Obama has, once again, thrown down the gauntlet, letting Congress know that it is still “my way or the highway.”
For all the braying from the left on how Obama is the smartest man to ever sit at the Resolution Desk, he is not. Clinton understood that to preserve his legacy, he needed to have a Congress that actually got things done. And while Clinton was a leftist, he was not a radical idealogue. Obama is and is a committed Alinsky Socialist.
One thing of note; no one is looking at what happened in Colorado. Tens of millions of dollars were poured into Colorado by those who wanted to turn the state blue (and yes, George Soros and Peter Lewis were involved in that) and they did turn Colorado blue. A great book, Blueprint, was written about the whole process. Last night that all changed. The Democrat governor hung on by his fingernails; a Republican was elected as U.S. Senator; the U.S. House of Representatives elected were 4-3 favoring Republicans; State Senate results showed 6 Democrats, 11 Republicans; State Representatives showed 32 Democrats elected, 33 Republicans elected. The Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Attorney General are all now Republicans. Colorado is no longer blue, it is purple. That one state alone speaks to the fact that Obama is being rejected by the rank and file. And make no mistake, it was Obama on the ticket last night with his lap dogs the Democratic Party.
And for all the money BattleGround Texas poured into Texas, it was a Republican sweep with Democrat Pete Gallago, a “safe” seat, being defeated by a Republican. Even Bexar and Harris Counties both went Republican yesterday.
Obama is not going to tack toward the middle. He will double down, and we will have two more years of his unethical, and illegal, actions that will have to be blocked by the Congress.
@retire05, #3:
As if republican voters are any judge of such things. Tennessee republicans just reelected this guy to serve a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives. By a wide margin.
The GOP is going to need to do something more constructive than Obama-bashing over the next 2 years if they don’t want to lose it all again in 2016. Now that they’ve got controlling majorities in both houses of Congress, they’ll be flat out of excuses if they don’t deliver.
@Greg:
Ah, Greggie. I was worried about you. I figured you were slumped in the corner with your wrists bleeding. Thankfully, you’re not.
Now, if you would like to compare crooks, boy, have I got a list for you.
Expecting a narcissist to change is insanity. What he claims, or represents, is irrelevant. Republicans should listen closely to the message from the voters — move to implement radically different laws than anything the socialists in the W.H. would ever agree with, and let taxpayers clamour for those changes, including getting rid of Obamacare, completely revising the tax code, getting Mexican border under control, and terminating the self-righteous statists intrenched in all corners of the federal bureaucracy. You can’t compromise with corruption and with the morally bankrupt.
. . . . And use the podium every day of the weak, putting Jarrett/Obama on the defensive for the next two years.
The path to republicans being successful will hinge upon actually working to roll back the socialist, extreme left, incompetent policies Obama and the dems have crammed down our throats the last 6 years. The one thing Obama has said that had some truth to it was his comment about his policies being on the ballot even if he wasn’t. If the republicans lean towards the “bipartisian” trap, they will lose again in 16. The GOP leadership has to stand for Reagan-like principles, and legislate in a manner that shows those who voted for them to reverse Obama’s failed philosophy didn’t waste their protest vote.
In 2008, Obama, though holding all the cards, pledged bipartisan cooperation to find the best solutions to the greatest problems, regardless of the source. On this, he lied. In 2010, after losing the house, he pledged to be more open to Republican suggestions and employ bipartisan efforts to solve America’s problems. He lied, and instructed Reid to shut down the legislative process. In 2012, after reelection but failing to retake they House, he pledged be open and bipartisan to work with Republicans. He wasted no time at all making sure everyone know that was a lie.
Now, with no more elections on his horizon, he does not even bother to pretend. He is all hurt up about being rejected by most of the nation and will not hesitate to implement his own Gotterdammerung upon the nation.
Republicans are in trouble. They’ve got short 2 years to show the 2016 voters that they can accomplish anything. First Cruz has got to get along with McConnell–Tea Party with Establishment. Not gonna happen with 2016 nomination at stake. Cruz won’t play ball. Too much at stake. Rand Paul wants the nom–so does Walker, Kasich, Christy, Rubio and of course Cruz. They are gonna beat each other up in the Senate—Romney waiting to be drafted–Walker as a Gov. may get the nod.
Dem coalition,women,minorities and youth who stayed away in midterms return and send HRC to resounding win.
It’s inevitable
@Richard Wheeler:
Are you drunk? Did you not see the drubbing the Democrats took last night? Bet you never said the Democrats were in trouble when they took control of the Senate.
Yeah, like the Democrats had to show what they could accomplish, which was nothing, which is why they got hammered last night.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Yeah, can’t have someone who not only can recite the Constitution from memory, but also understands what it says, demanding our government adhere to that document.
So what? Christy doesn’t stand a chance in hell. Rubio cooked his own goose with the Gang of 8. Paul’s foreign policy is a non-starter. Walker? Maybe. Kasich? Maybe. Cruz, without a doubt. Imagine it, Richard, a president that actually follows the Constitution.
Mrs, Romney says “no.” End of story.
Waaaaaah. Our base didn’t get out and vote. Everyone still loves Obama.
HRC is a dead duck. Elizabeth Warren is going to give her a run for her money. Just what we need, another Socialist.
The blind apologist media is already making excuses for Obama, and putting the blame on McConnell. Some of these insightful propagandists are actually claiming that Obama is being conciliatory.
It looks as if the stupidity is going to get even more vacuous now that voters have spoken decisively against the Jarrett/Obama agenda. Perhaps his ride into infamy will include becoming so extreme that he will initiate a daring “impeach me if you can” campaign.
It would do Obama well to note how Mussolini ended up………. Prison at least!!!!
@James Raider:
The media is not the only apologists around. All you hear is excuses; low turnout, out campaigned, blah, blah, blah.
The truth is that the nation rejected Obama/Jarrett and their Socialist agenda. And Colorado went from blue to purple. Not to mention that a large majority of the candidates that were 2nd Amendment supporters won.
@Richard Wheeler:
The 900 pound gorilla question that smacks.your post with a bit of reality is:
WHY did the dem coalition stay away from the midterms?
Could it possibly be that all the folks in this vaunted dem coalition no longer believe in the incompetent, unworkable delusion that is the essence of Obama’s policies? Could it be that there really isn’t a.huge wave of support for obamacare? Could it be that people don’t believe that republicans are just greedy robber baron villains that are only kept in check by leftist wealth redistribution programs? Could it be that people just don’t believe the propaganda about pending climate disaster being caused by driving to work? How about the possibility that the public looks at what islamic thugs are doing to women and just don’t see a party that has Rep. Mia Love and Sen. Jodi Ernst is engaging in a war on women?
Until.the left will.take an honest look at WHY they got their heads handed to them yesterday, instead of blaming message packaging, they will lose.
@retire05: You are a perfect example of the problem the GOP faces in 2016–a Cruz supporter ALREADY bad mouthing over half the party’s potential candidates. Rest my case-I never mentioned BHO once.
Pete Did you see the turnout?– Repubs can’t count on that in a Prez. year. Dem. coalition will be back as they were in 2012 Who will win GOP nom? Let’s talk reality.
Talk about doubling down on stupid. When asked about the keystone pipeline the mostest brilliant community organizer in chief ever mentioned climate change. This guy wouldn’t get it, if, it was a big as Mooshell’s ars.
@david Brickner, #12:
Mussolini was executed without a trial by his communist opponents. They also beat and murdered Clara Petacci, his 33 year old mistress, who refused to desert him, and strung their bodies up like slaughtered animals. It wasn’t exactly the high point of the liberation of Italy.
@Buffalobob, #16:
I suppose any concerns about running a crude oil pipeline across the Ogallala Aquifer should be entirely secondary to the prospect of making some quick bucks by exporting North American energy reserves elsewhere. The Ogallala contains about 1/5 of the nation’s total freshwater reserve. It provides drinking water for 8 million Americans.
@Greg: Hopefully, Republicans will deliver:
Repealing of Obamacare and replacing with free enterprize, taking the government out of the system. This should involve opening up competition in insurance over state lines and tort reform.
Repealing of the Frank-Dodd regulations.
Refusing to fund any executive order on amnesty, instead securing our borders first.
Abolishing the EPA and IRS.
@Greg:
Just how does 1/5 of the US freshwater reserve provide drinking water for only 8 million people, since the country has over 300 million people? Let’s try to make some sense. Oh, sorry. I forgot I was speaking to a leftist. Is this Common Core math?
@Angel+Artiste, #20:
It’s not a matter of Common Corp math. Maybe it’s a matter of Common Corp geography. It’s because the population density is lower in the area where the Ogallala Aquifer is located than it is elsewhere. Here it is, outlined on a map.
People tend to take abundant supplies of fresh water for granted. That’s not a good idea. It’s just as important to the national economy and the future of the nation as oil. With energy there are alternatives that can be developed and exploited. That’s not the case with water.
I notice that Greg keeps trying to change the subject away from the question of whether Obama will change his ways and work to compromise with a Republican held Congress. Ignore his distractions.
Obama’s venomous arrogance at today’s presser today makes it very clear that Obama has no intention of seeking compromise. He has thrown down a gauntlet on the issue of executive amnesty and dared the incoming leadership, declaring that they only way to stop him will be to yield to his demands. This is the last chance for the establishment Republican leadership to get it’s collective head out of it’s arse. If they meekly (and stupidly) try to compromise with narcissistic “my way or the highway” despot. If they do not play tough as the Democrats have for the last six years, they will likely not be re-elected again, and I doubt the Republican party will recover from the self-inflicted demise of it’s weakest links.
@Richard Wheeler:
Rich
All they have to do what McConnell is suggesting. They won’t repeal Obamacare all at once. They’ll do it in little pieces. I see them doing immigration reform but in a manner that Obama likely won’t like but it could well get done. Then I’d vote on those 400 bills on Reid’s desk, tell America that they’ve been sitting on Reid’s desk, pass what they want and send them to Obama and let him be the obstructionist.
obama is a narcissist. A narcissist believes they are the most intelligent person in the room, nothing is their fault and they also require constant adulation. They are manipulative. No where in his mind does he see or can he see that the recent election is because of anything he did. The scary part is he will continue to push his agenda regardless what the people want. He forgets that he is a temporary federal employee in temporary housing. I fear the worst is to come.
For 2016 if HRC is the dem nominee she will be painted as being BHO’s third term. Just as McCain was tarred with being Bush’s third term. She will not be able to get the Obama stink off of her, she has it tied around her neck. She also is not a very good campaigner. What’s she going to run on, more free stuff? Can’t be her resume of accomplishments.
At least for the next two years we get to watch Obama become the party of NO.
@Richard+Wheeler:
History and human nature are not on the democrats side for 2016 Rich. In 2008, the GOP put up John McCain as their candidate. I respect the senator for his military and civic service, but not a big fan of his political philosophy. In 2012, the GOP put up Mitt Romney. Great man, great leader, incredibly smart. Not a big fan of his political philosophy either. But I didn’t vote for either one of them, I voted against Obama. There are a lot of people in the GOP that will just not vote for someone they don’t agree with. John McCain and Mitt Romney were two of those people.
But the GOP had just vacated the White House, and those voters were ok with showing their disgust by not voting or voting 3rd party. History and human nature show that the longer a party is out of the White House, the more likely it is the base will rally around the nominee, regardless of the nominee’s political philosophy. Hence George W. Bush. The democrats will face that problem in 2016. They will put up a nominee and if that nominee does not lean far enough left, the lefties will stay home. Not close enough to the center, the moderates and democrat voting independents will stay home.
And that is why the White House pendulum swings every 8 to 12 years. The last president to pull another person from his party into the White House after 8 years was Ronnie. Barack Obama is no Ronald Reagan.
@Richard+Wheeler:
Am I a Cruz supporter? You betcha. I worked hard to get him elected to the Senate. But you can bet the nation is not ready for a big mouth like Christy or someone who can be manipulated by the McCain/Graham tag team like Rubio was. They will pull very little to no support in the South and can’t win without it.
You keep yakking about turnout this year. So, exactly what was the turnout (provide link)? The problem the Democrats had this year was they lost the 98% black vote with at least 10% of blacks voting Republican, Hispanic vote was only 65% and Asians, for the first time, trended Republican. The youth vote is not going to be there for you in 2016 unless the Democrats run someone “cool” again like Obama or JFK. HRC and Elizabeth Warren doesn’t rank in the “cool” group.
One other note: the 2nd Amendment supporters won and the Democrats that supported the Gang of 8 legislation, all but two lost. That should tell you what the voters think is important. And those remaining Gang of 8 supporters who are up for reelection in 2016 are not going to be too excited to put their heads on the chopping block to go along with Obama’s amnesty plans.
@Aqua: Great post Aqua. Actually political hangover is a phenomena dating back 100 years. Other than GHWB in 1988 only Truman in 1948 managed to buck it.
A major factor in 2016 will be the woman’s vote. Historically a majority of the electorate,it should bump to 53% with HRC run. Repubs. will need to get 45%+ of the 53%–tough task, particularly if they run a candidate not in tune with their concerns.
Dems will get out their coalition in 2016. Having Bill involved will be huge to Dem. voters–Latino vote will increase— can Repubs cut into that 70% Dem with a hardliner nominee?
Repub. nominee that can beat HRC—1-Kasich- Gov (read outsider) from Ohio (picked the Prez. winner in all but 2 elections since 1908.) Cleveland hosting 2016 Convention.
2) Walker impressive blue state win, will challenge–punchers chance.
3) Ron Paul To me the most interesting–Where does he stand? Wants it badly–interaction with his old man will be fun to watch
The field Rubio, Christy–Doubt they can get nom. Cruz—believe he’d lose badly to HILLBILLY (anybody used this yet?)
To be clear I will not vote for HRC. Hope for challenge from Webb or Cuomo (loved his dad)
Greggie Greggie Greggie, if America supported President Obola and Slimy Harry then why in the world would they NOT vote Democrat vs. Republican?? The fate of the electorate is directly associated to President Obola as he even indicated prior to the election!!
@Richard Wheeler: Rich, would it have been better for America and Republicans to have re elected Democrats?? Nothing about this election cycle supports such nonsense!! I would say President Obola is the one who is in trouble, even if he STILL doesn’t want to understand!! Read the Tea Leaves, common man!!
@Common+Sense: Obama will ride off into the sunset. I’m talking about how Repubs win in presidential year 2016–It won’t be easy against HRC—anybody who thinks it will be, becomes part of the problem.
@Richard+Wheeler: Rich, I am in agreement that HRC will be a challenge and require a good campaign. I do believe she has been diminished by Benghazi and now America will see just how bad she was!! She can’t run and hide now. Also if you look at the losers she and her slick husband campaigned for, her brand has been further diminished. Arkansas is a prime example of how America has moved on!!
@Richard+Wheeler:
http://freebeacon.com/politics/mark-halperin-on-midterms-hillary-a-loser/
If Hillary was such a shoe-in, slam-dunk, she would have already declared herself a candidate. Now, the disgust of the liberal agenda has been etched in stone, so what is Hillary going to run on?
“Give It Just One More Try!”?
“Liberalism Has Failed Every Time Up Till Now, But I’ll Make It Work!”?
“Obama Screwed Everything Up, But I Won’t… I Promise!”?
Hillary was part of the Obama administration; Hillary was the leader of the failed foreign policy for 4 years. Hillary is the SOS as Obama, though slightly less ideological (and more greedy, personally). Hillary has four dead Americans hanging around her neck, and, boy, are they starting to stink.
Yeah, hang your hat on Hillary. That sounds like a sure thing and a real winner.
@ Greg; We have pipelines all across the country and they all go over resources. This is neither new nor dangerous. In fact, the pipeline would be an excellent political move as well because it would box Obama into a corner to veto jobs or enrage his tree-huggers and the bulk of the work and jobs would last well into the 2016 election season. Republicans could have a wonderful time explaining how this COULD have been happening all along, but for Democrats. Open up public lands to production; thousands more good-paying jobs (makes minimum wage a moot point; anyone willing to work hard can make big bucks in the oil fields).
Hopefully, they play this political game (providing jobs and economic growth in return for votes, as opposed to running up the debt and providing hand-outs and excuses in exchange for votes as the Democrats have done) and, with positive results, win the White House and both houses. Then, it’s “adios, Obamacare”.
@Richard Wheeler:
I’ll watch the field, but I’d really like a governor. I think 8 years of a senator is enough. I’ve always like Rick Perry, I still like Rick Perry. And he carried close to 40% of the Latino vote in Texas. I think it will be tough for anyone to come close to matching him on economic issues. Christie has a horrible economic record in NJ.
Kasich could give Perry a run for his money economically, but he just doesn’t have the same appeal. Smart, smart guy though.
@Aqua: How did I forget Rick Perry—he’ll need to recover from his primary stumbles.
Don’t believe Perry can draw many Dems–that cowboy thing doesn’t play. Kasich can pull Dems. and Indies in key states like Ohio,Wisconsin and Colorado. I see Perry as a regional candidate who won’t play well outside the South.
Common Sense Point taken—-Losses in not only Ak, but battle ground Iowa and Colorado give pause. I think it was great candidates—how bout a lovely smart combat Vet.–brilliant.
@Greg: More people have died in the past 2 years due to train wrecks on tracks that run over the same water source.because the pipe line is not working. That isn’t a concern of your?
@Randy, #36:
I question the accuracy of that statistic, unless the source is counting rail crossing accidents involving automobile passengers. In any case, the comparison would be between an unfortunate but low number of train related fatalities and the potential dangers of contaminating 1/5 of the nation’s supply of groundwater, on which millions of people are dependent.
The leg of Keystone pipeline that would cross the aquifer is mainly about a few people lining their pockets. It isn’t really about significantly lowering U.S. gasoline prices or creating thousands of new jobs. Neither would result. The transported product would feed an international energy market, not make fuel cheap and plentiful in the United States. Nor would most of the new U.S. jobs that resulted last much longer than the construction project. The potential environmental damages, on the other hand, could be serious and more or less permanent. That’s something to think about. Obama has thought about it. So have his supporters.
@Common+Sense:
I hope Hillary runs. Dear Lord do I hope this failed, angry, carpetbagging, unaccomplished harridan – who was described in endlessly hagiographic propaganda pieces as “inevitable” in 2008, yet was beaten by the contemptible fool currently befouling the Oval Office – is older, covered in greater scandal, and even less personally likable than she was as First Lady. Unless the GOP decides to nominate another McCain or Romney too timid to call the corrupt Clinton on her failured leftist philosophy, we should have no trouble airing campaign ads with the clip of her shrieking, “At this point, what difference does it make?” during her questioning about the Benghazi terrorist attack.
Yeah – I hope the dems bring her on. Or Warren. So long as we bring in candidates who aren’t afraid to campaign like they actually want and can DO the job, we will take back the White House.
Hillary Clinton vs. Ted Cruz… Now there’s a clear choice that should produce a decisive outcome, eh? Yes, please. Bring it on.
Want a real horse race? Run somebody like Cory Gardner.
Of course, no one would ever give serious consideration to a recently elected junior senator that hardly anyone has ever heard of.
The Nov. 5th elections were a resounding vote against Hillary almost as much as they were against oMuslim and his unforgivable reactions in regard to the Islamic driven Benghazi murders, the T. Martin/M. Brown thug deaths, and his “Africa over the United States” Ebola actions.
The majority of voters in this country have had enough of 0Muslim and his ignorant, racist, and outlaw ways.
@Greg: The leg of Keystone pipeline that would cross the aquifer is mainly about a few people lining their pockets. It isn’t really about significantly lowering U.S. gasoline prices or creating thousands of new jobs. Neither would result. The transported product would feed an international energy market, not make fuel cheap and plentiful in the United States. Nor would most of the new U.S. jobs that resulted last much longer than the construction project. The potential environmental damages, on the other hand, could be serious and more or less permanent. That’s something to think about. Obama has thought about it. So have his supporters.
@FMB42, #40:
There already was a national referendum on Barack Obama that was conducted post-Obamacare, post-Benghazi, post-IRS hearings, etc etc. The turnout was greatly in excess of the 2014 midterms. It’s generally known as The 2012 Presidential Election. The majority of voters in the United States didn’t even vote this year.
@Greg: The Repubs. ran a female combat vet. and not a single witch. Kudos to them. Lets see if they’re smart enough to keep guys like Perry and Cruz off the 2016 ballot.
@Greg:
Yet again I ask you…why didn’t the dem caucus vote in support of Obama and his policies this week, if they are so supportive? And it wasn’t just the retaking of the senate, the republicans won the governors mansions in Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts, very very democrat states
@Greg:
You want to hang on to that excuse? Great! Then Tuesday’s election was a national referendum on the Democratic Party as a whole as Democrat candidate after Democrat candidate was rejected by the voters.
I asked Richard, he didn’t answer, so now I’ll ask you; what was the turnout for the 2014 midterms? And when the Democrats won the midterms, did you whine how turnout was low and that was the reason?
Again, how many voters turned out, Greggie?
@retire05: According to United States Election Project turnout was 37%, lowest since 1942. Part of the reason was smaller states were most competitive and had higher percentage turnout.
As always, we’ll get back to much higher turnout in Prez election year 2016.
I find it pathetic, considering the left is trying to make excuses for the ass whooping they took last Tuesday, that they are now whining about low Democrat voter turnout. I didn’t hear any such complaints when Obama beat both McCain and Romney due to low voter turnout for the Republicans.
Hypocrites, the lot of them.
There is no guarantee in 2016 there will be a big Dem turnout. HRC is as much a style over substance candidate as Obama was. Once you get past the possibility of first female president, what do you have left to vote for? How about a Haley or Martinez Repub nominee to counter the Dem first female, then with either party we would get that theme covered. Have Dems sort out that possibility and why they would not support either of those two governors for president. Obama’s record will be on the ballot in 2016 HRC will have to deal with it.
It’s been a long time since the 1990’s, HRC will find it hard to latch onto those coat tails and make it work.
As far as Keystone it’s a no brainer, build it. The oil is going to market one way or the other. Unless you stop the oil production at the source, which isn’t going to happen. The pipeline would be the safest transport for the oil.
@Richard+Wheeler: Higher turnout in 2016 would be expected. This time though the idea that this would only favor Democrats is NOT a given. The most unbalanced voting block last round for President Obola came from the Black Voters. This did not happen in 2012 and I don’t believe it will happen in 2016. Also Republicans will successfully chip away at most, so called, Democrat leaning voting blocks including female, Black, and Hispanic as well. I agree a good candidate will prove very useful. If it is an election based upon real issues versus fake issues as Democrats have done, I like Republican chances. America has seen a failed Presdient in BHO and will NOT care what color the next candidate will be. Comptency will be the order of the day.
@Greg:
Completely inaccurate. Although Obamacare passed and all the “goodies” were implemented prior to the 2012 election, the bad parts of Obamacare were not implemented until after the election.
Benghazi happened right before the election and the media rushed every water truck it could find to douse that fire. Candy Crowley even jumped in to save Obama during a debate.
Obama’s policies were most certainly not on the ballot in 2012.