The first test is today and voters are not happy
November 3, 2009 6:34 am
Today is election day. Here are the polls from the three key races as of this morning.
In the New Jersey governor’s race, a new Quinnipiac University poll finds Republican Chris Christie with a 2-point lead over Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine — 42 percent to 40 percent — while Independent Chris Daggett holds on to 12 percent of the vote. This is the only nail biter of the big three.
In a real hit to Obama’s credibility, Republican Bob McDonnell holds a wide lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds in the Virginia race for governor. A Richmond Times-Dispatch poll released Sunday showed McDonnell leading by 12 points. In the race for attorney general, Republican Ken Cuccinelli was leading Democrat Steve Shannon by 14 points.
In the New York 23rd Congressional District special election, according to a study conducted by Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman leads Democrat Bill Owens 41 percent to 36 percent — while 18 percent of likely voters said they were undecided. This follows the dropping out of uber-RINO GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava. She endorsed Owens on Sunday. This race is of special interest.
This is a day to watch. The electorate is pissed.
National polls indicate that many voters are in a foul mood. The big question is whether that mood will continue into 2010, when the entire House of Representatives, more than a third of the Senate and more than a third of the governorships are up for grabs.
“We’re in the middle, I think, of a political rebellion going on in America,” House Minority Leader John Boehner said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And this rebellion is by people who really have not been actively involved in the political process and they don’t really care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican. They want to see people who are going to stand up and protect the future for our kids and grandkids.”
We shall see.
R.D. Walker :
Date: November 3, 2009
Iowa is a strange place where a deeply conservative people have a streak of liberalism a mile wide. In the New York Times today…
More here.
Tatersalad :
Date: November 3, 2009
The only way my family can keep from having to pay higher taxes (40%+) now, I will vote conservative forever. The Democrats stand for “entitlement programs” and “special interest groups” at the expense of capitalism.
Notamobster :
Date: November 3, 2009
People need to remember that voting conservative doesn’t mean voting “republican”. The republicrats, under Bush, expanded the federal government more than any liberal… until Chairman MaoBama got elected, that is!
R.D. Walker :
Date: November 3, 2009
Charles Krauthammer on the Republicans leading in several races:
joe buzz :
Date: November 3, 2009
Lets not rest. We were damned lucky that a Conservative was running in NY23. The take away from there should be that we now know that the Republicans are not vetting their candidates. Had it not been for Hoffman and the word getting out, two Liberals would have run unopposed.
Jim :
Date: November 3, 2009
RD, this is the money quote from the NYT article;
“All my Republican friends — and independents — are sitting back saying, ‘Oh, what did we do?” Ms. McAreavy said. “I’m not to that point yet, but a lot of people are.”
I’ve recently heard similar musings from my friends and associates(some of whom I had once thought intelligent and grounded) who voted for Obama even though the evidence for what Obama truly was-a dangerously naive far Left Chicago politician with no experience-was easily available to them.
It reminds me of this scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail where Tim the Enchanter’s warnings go unheeded until its too late:
Sadly, Obama is the US’s rabbit.*
*I’m sure there’s a Obama-Carter-killer rabbit joke there somewhere.
Jim 22 :
Date: November 3, 2009
Too much has been said by those on the left about the anger that exists among Conservatives. This is done for several reasons:
1. They are trying to lay the groundwork for blaming Conservatives in general in the event some lunatic does something violent.
2. They can only attribute the emotions they are familiar with. They are angry so we must be as well.
3. It’s easy and paints Conservatives with a broad brush that’s dipped in evil paint.
The Conservatives I know are not angry. We are afraid. Afraid of the direction our beloved country is being taken. Afraid of the loss of freedom we are seeing. Afraid of the legacy, and debt, we are leaving our children and their children. Afraid of the effects of decades of corruption in Washington.
I, for one, do not like being portrayed as angry but will do nothing about it – with the exception of letters like this. I will, however, do what I can to ensure that honest Conservatives are elected to replace dishonest leftists.
James :
Date: November 3, 2009
The lady from Iowa:
What was she really expecting?
Seems she’s upset Obama didn’t follow through on all the free stuff promised. Now she might lose the subsidized medicare she already has.
What the hell were all those people in the article thinking?
That Obama would make electrons flow in the opposite direction?
Notamobster :
Date: November 4, 2009
I don’t mind being portrayed as angry! I am absolutely outraged!!!
I am also, an intelligent, sentient being. I don’t make decisions based on emotion, especially not anger!
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being angry! The problem arises when you allow said anger to take over, or even cloud, your decision making process.