I’m not arguing that Obama hasn’t been an ineffective president. But perhaps these elections had little to do with Obama. I think next year’s elections will be more telling of Obama’s performance. This year’s elections were more about what was going on locally.

The devastating loss that the Repubs felt in NY – 23 PROVES that when the rabid right wing fringe takes over the race, repubs will lose.

Gilltard, the Republican who suffered a devastating loss in NY-23 was a LIBERAL. Dede [D] Scuzzyfavors. The “rabid right wing fringe” candidate was a third party candidate, and despite the fact that he was a pretty lackluster candidate, had far less money and organization, and the fact that third party candidates almost never win, he came very close.

Meanwhile, a “rabid right wing fringe” candidate won in a LANDSLIDE in Virginia, after just a few years of Democrat rule.

THAT, gillie, is the lesson from these elections. Americans cannot stand Democrat leadership, and once Dems have control, they work to correct their error in electing them as soon as humanly possible.

Could gillie get our young President Obama off the golf course or basketball court and let him know there are mass shootings happening in Texas and Florida.

He’s watching his doco again.

The devastating loss that the Repubs felt in NY – 23

ROFL

Thanks, gillie! Laugh of the morning! MAN, are some people delusional!

And the GOP did lose both house races to the Democrats on Tuesday, which continues the lackluster record of GOP in special elections. So as much has been made about Pelosi’s comments on winning on Tuesday, technically she did add to her majorities in the house…so thats kind of a win.

Oh and he gets his facts wrong about Carly. She opposes most (if not all) of Obama’s economic agenda.

The devastating loss that the Repubs felt in NY – 23 PROVES that when the rabid right wing fringe takes over the race, repubs will lose.

Just keep clinging to that ASSumption.

Even with an energized republican turnout coupled with an apathetic dem turnout, the loony tune wack-o right wing zealots still lose.

I assume that this is the reason your are backing the stimulus and bailout loving Carly Fiorina. She has supported much of Obama’s economic agenda, therefore you know she might have a chance in CA.

And because of stuff like, oh, 10% employment. (Which would be 22% if they still measured unemployment like they did in the 80s or the Depression.)

So, if they GOP is so divided and so beholden to its extreme wings, how did Republicans manage to do so well in these jurisdiction which went overwhelmingly for Obama last fall?

The same way Democrats were able to take Republican Congressional districts in 2006 & 2008 despite being accused of being “beholden to its extreme wings” (rightly in many cases IMO). It is sheer folly to think that the GOP is now America’s favorite party because our history provides ample evidence of that politics has a cyclical nature in this country. Add to that corruption and a disconnected, arrogant attitude by the governing power and you have all the makings for their humbling at the next election. I would love to see Pelosi et al get their well-deserved comeuppance next year but I have no faith that the GOP will do much better. Sure they’ll do some good but after a time they too will be tossed out as the Dems ascend once more to power, only to be tossed out themselves when the Repubs come back, etc., etc., etc.