m_supercomputer: So, McDonnell won in Virginia (as expect

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m_supercomputer) wrote,
@ 2009-11-03 23:59:00

So, McDonnell won in Virginia (as expected), and Christie won in New Jersey in a squeaker. Expected political media narrative of the week: does the fact that the GOP won two gubernatorial races in an off-year election during an inherited recession mean Obama's presidency IS OVER?? Lots of hilarious overreactions are sure to ensue.

The other two races I'm following are still pretty close, with the gay marriage law in Maine in danger of being struck down (ugh!) and the wingnut in New York's 23rd close to being defeated (hah!). I will probably be up for a while refreshing these pages, because I am lame.

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	brother_buford 2009-11-04 03:07 pm UTC (link)
	Really, I think the Republican victory in VA had less to do with Obama and more to do with wanting to be rid of Kaine. Deeds is no Kaine, but he is still attached to the same party label. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	m_supercomputer 2009-11-21 04:38 pm UTC (link)
	I totally agree - all the races this year were really about local issues, including NY-23, who were probably mainly annoyed that the hyper-conservative candidate wasn't from the district and didn't know their issues. But the "referendum against Obama" meme was a big media meme after the election, anyway, ugh. (Reply to this) (Parent)