Posted on 11/04/2009 3:42:45 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Washington (CNN) -- Victories in New Jersey and Virginia Tuesday provided a major shot in the arm for the Republican Party heading into the 2010 elections, but the Democratic losses of these two governorships should not be interpreted as a significant blow to President Obama.
While the economy and jobs were the chief concern for voters in both states, 26 percent of New Jersey residents said property taxes was also a major issue, while another 20 percent mentioned corruption, according to CNN exit polling. In a similar CNN survey taken in Virginia, health care was the most important issue for 24 percent of the voters, while 15 percent named taxes and transportation was mentioned by 7 percent.
Further proof that this election was not solely focused on Obama, 56 percent of Virginians said that the president was not a factor when it came down to their vote. In New Jersey, that number increased to 60 percent of the people who went to the polls on Tuesday.
Perhaps this was the problem for Virginia Sen. Creigh Deeds and New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine.
Neither Democratic candidate was Obama; neither was a great spokesman for "change;" and Democratic strategists and grassroots activists said each candidate failed to give independents a reason to support them.
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The spin is that when voters said that BHO didn’t have any effect on their vote they probably meant that he didn’t influence them to vote for the Dem.
Last night’s election coverage on CNN was embarrassing.
I suspect their ratings will now fall below the cooking channel it was that shameful.
Just the fact that they are making a point of saying “this is not a referendum” makes it likely that it is.
“he MSM is speechless and will spin this to the high heavens”
They will probably just ignore the results to minimize the impact.
CNN? I think I’ve heard of them. They’re some kind of TV station, right?
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! It was a TOTAL referendum on Barack Hussein Obama (mmm mmm mmm). His boy spent 10’s of MILLIONS of dollars, Barack Hussein Obama (mmm mmm mmm) made FIVE visits to New Jersey to bolster his campaign, and it was a TOTAL, COMPLETE, UTTER FAILURE! Barack Hussein Obama (mmm mmm mmm) is a LOSER, will lose BIG in 2010, and will swept out of power in 2012 in a Conservative backlash not seen since the Protestant Reformation.
It was funny, last night when it all looked bad I turned the channel to CNN and they were talking about Maines Gay Referendum and totally ignoring the fact that they were getting trounced. There was like 12 percent in on the gay thing and they were up a few points and rejoicing, they lost that too in the end ...
CommiecRATS and queercRATS need very much to worry tho.
But Obama was out there campaigning and robo-calling for these guys! I guess that means he had nothing to do with their losses.
Yeah, and I also noticed that the sun came up in the WEST this morning.
Unless the Dems won of course. Then it would have been a mandate for socialized medicine and the rest of Barry’s schemes.
Remember kids:
Dem win: bellwether
GOP win: mirage
I don’t think the NJ election was a referendum on BO, and I live here and grew up here. He loses clout because he wasn’t able to help his guy, but it wasn’t about him.
All that matters is that the fear of God is now within the blue dogs from the red states. Without their votes Zero can do virtually nothing with his agenda.
Oh, LOL!
It really has to be pretty bad when they have to put out propaganda against the truth.
Where is the hurl alert? Oh, this is from CNN, which is hurl by default.
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