I note that turnout was very light...Congress has a 9% approval rating. Are voters ‘throwing the bums out’?
I’m not sure. Roe contributed a lot of money to his own campaign and received some good donations. One couldn’t drive anywhere without seeing a ROE: “People not Politics” sign. Roe also ran some disgusting commercials that would appeal to those less informed in this area. I suspect it was more name recognition than anything else.