[jveritas]

After they won Virginia and New Jersey governorships, the Democrats and their media were predicting that they will win big in 2002 and 2004, they lost big in both. Now they are doing the have been doing the same this year predicting all doom and gloom for the Republicans in 2006 and 2008 if the Democrats keep their governor seat in Virginia and New Jersey! We all know the rest of the story in 2002 and 2004 and it will be the same story in 2006 and 2008.

[skaterboy]

We need to get off our a**es and start fighting back!!

[Howlin]

A good Freeper never loses a great bookmark, eh?

[Antoninus]

We all know the rest of the story in 2002 and 2004 and it will be the same story in 2006 and 2008.

I'll tell you what. If there's a Supreme Court decision between now and 2006 concerning abortion or homosexuals and it goes the wrong way thanks to Alito or Roberts, the Republicans WILL lose big. It will be a nightmare.

[Ghengis]

The results of Ohio Issues 2,3,4 and 5 may be a better indicator of the Democrats' chances for success in 2006 and 2008. Those were to be 4 cornerstones for Democrats in Ohio.

And the skids for their succeeding at the ballot were greased by Boob Taft and company. They all look to be going down to defeat soundly.

[Once-Ler]

You have a good memory. Thanx for refreshing mine.

[counterpunch]

The Democrats have another thing coming if they believe this election is good news for them as a harbinger for 2006.

There was a consistent theme that ran strongly through every election yesterday: Status Quo.

Republicans retained Republican seats, Democrats retained Democrat seats, propositions to change or create new laws all failed, and traditional marriage was reaffirmed.

Every single issue went status quo, with the exception of local down ticket races where Republicans took Democrat seats. This does not signal a public that wants to shake things up much, which is what Democrats really need to win in 2006. It is pretty clear that there is not going to be a Democat version of the Reagan Revolution riding in on the heels of the anti-Prop 13, or a national push to "throw the bums out" that swept in Newt Gingrich's Republican Revolution.

Sorry, Dems, but it looks like we're going to be in for more of the same for a long time to come. The public spoke loud and clear "keep things the way they are!"