Obama Runs Away From 2009 General Election Results [UPDATED]
Last night, a headline on the Drudge Report proclaimed that Obama wasn’t going to watch election night coverage. Why? Because he knew what the folks in the following report all were saying.
via email….
Subject: RNC Election Night Update: They Said It–Dems on VA and NJ
They Said It–Dems on VA and NJ
Chairman Tim Kaine Says Virginia “The Perfect Bellwether State.” “‘Chuck Todd [chief political analyst for NBC News] has said Virginia is the perfect bellwether state, and I really believe that,’ Kaine said.” (Ray Reed, “Kaine Sees Tougher Fight, More Negative Tone In Governor’s Race,” The News & Advance, 9/30/09)
Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean Called Virginia A Bellwether. “I think the [race] in Virginia is somewhat of a bellwether. In general, Democrats have done well in Virginia. The President won Virginia, we’ve had two great governors in Virginia in a row. … I think you could make some argument that’s a national race.” (MSNBC, 8/13/09)
Obama’s Aides Said Corzine Loss Would Be Seen “As A Rebuke Of Mr. Obama.” “The state is one of only two nationwide holding governor’s contests this year. And Mr. Obama’s aides acknowledge that a loss in this deep-blue state would be interpreted as a rebuke of Mr. Obama, affecting his ability to pass major legislation and the public’s perceptions of his party’s power.” (David M. Halbfinger & David Kocieniewski, “Meanwhile, Next Door, It’s Team Obama For Corzine Sign In To Recommend,” The New York Times, 9/24/09)
Rachel Maddow Said Gubernatorial Races Are “Bellwethers, Real World Indicators Of What’s Going On In American Politics.” “We are now precisely two weeks away from election 2009, when voters across specific parts of the country will take to the polls to vote in some local and statewide elections. And some of these elections have gained national attention, like the very highly-anticipated governor`s races in New Jersey and Virginia. For the country as a whole, these races are important to the extent that they are bellwethers, real world indicators of what`s going on in American politics.” (MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” 10/20/09)
Gov. Ed Rendell Said If Democrats Lose Both Races, People Will Say “It’s Because Of Obama.” “We’ve got a tougher road to hoe in Virginia, but if we were to lose Virginia and New Jersey – two elections – people would say it’s because of Obama and as such it will be more difficult for him to pass healthcare reform and the public option.” (Max Pizarro, “Rendell And Booker Make The Case For Gubernatorial Contest As Obama Referendum,” PolitickerNJ.com, 10/24/09)
Former NGA & DNC Chairman Gov. Ed Rendell: “What happens in New Jersey is going to reflect on President Obama.” (Max Pizarro, “Rendell And Booker Make The Case For Gubernatorial Contest As Obama Referendum,” PolitickerNJ.com, 10/24/09)
Democratic Consultant Said Democrats Can’t Let Corzine “Crash Crash Because It Will Be Perceived As A Failure By President Obama.” The Democrats do not want to go down in governors’ races this cycle because that would empower the Republicans,’ said New York-based Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf, who has previously worked in New Jersey. ‘Governor Corzine’s numbers are not good. They can’t allow Governor Corzine to crash because it will be perceived as a failure by President Obama and the Democrats nationally — whether it’s fair or not.’” (Josh Margolin And Claire Heininger, “Party: If Corzine crashes, Obama will get burned,” The Star-Ledger, 6/16/09)
MNSBC’s Chris Matthews: “7 In 10 of those polled in Virginia say that what they think of President Obama is not going to be a factor in how they vote for governor next Tuesday. That’s what they say, ladies and gentlemen, but let me tell you something, how they vote is going to say a lot about what people in Virginia think of President Obama.” (MSNBC’s “Hardball,” 10/27/09)
Special thanks goes out to Jessica Towhey former Press Secretary for House Minority Leader John Boehner who is currently with the Portman for Senate campaign for this very informative email.
The truth of the matter is that Emperor Obama knows that the American people are rejecting his big government “solutions” because he knows that the American people know that big government DOES – NOT – WORK. So he buried himself in the White House and his visible mouth pieces were out in force to talk the good talk and make claims that the defeats for his Party had nothing to do with him. I’m sorry folks, but these defeats had EVERYTHING TO DO WITH HIM.
It is time that the American people rise up and finally wrap their minds around a very real truism. Liberalism is a failure. Every single aspect of our economy that is failing is the direct result of liberal policy whether enacted under a Democrat or a Republican. Liberal “solutions” only complicate problems. It is time that the federal government let the American people go. We need a Moses. We need someone to take up the mantle of leadership and pound this point home. Someone who will take the national stage and speak for the common man for a change and not some special interest group. We need them to say -
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Big government solutions ushered in by the Great Depression have failed the American people. It is time that we scale back the government and make the states more accountable for their people. It is time to leave the American people alone. It is time to return to the actual Constitution and follow it. It is time for a new revolution. A revolution that will return this nation to the great experiment that was working before we began to tinker with it.
The person who says this will be a great man/woman. The person who says all of this can become anything he/she wishes. Not at the hands of the special interests looking to rob as much money from the federal treasury as they can but at the hands of the American people. Who is this person? Does he/she exist? Glenn Beck is looking for 54 people willing to stand up. I’m looking for just 1.
[UPDATE 1300]
via email (also from Jessica Towhey)…
To: Interested Parties
From: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), NRSC Chairman
Re: The Impact Of 2009’s Election On Ohio’s 2010 Senate Race
Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2009________________________________________________________________________
It’s no secret that Election Days have been disappointing for Republicans in the last three years. But yesterday’s victories for Bob McDonnell in Virginia and Chris Christie in New Jersey finally changed that trend and affirmed an emerging new narrative for the Republican Party.
Just one year after Barack Obama swept the electoral map in 2008, independent-minded voters in blue and purple states rejected the Democrats’ tax and spend agenda, and reminded us that they are looking to restore much-needed checks and balances to government.
How far we’ve come in 12 months.
Just one year ago, then-candidate Barack Obama ran an historic campaign on the promise to bring a new era of “change” and “transparency” to Washington. Not surprisingly, he overwhelmingly won traditionally Democrat states like New Jersey in 2008. Notably, Obama also swept purple states like Virginia – a one-time red state that had not voted for a Democrat presidential candidate in more than 40 years.
But 12 months later, not even Obama’s high-flying rhetoric, copycat campaign logos, or hand-picked incumbent Virginia Governor-turned DNC Chairman Tim Kaine could recreate the same outcome for Creigh Deeds’ campaign. Instead, national Democrats began to distance themselves from Deeds long before Election Day, criticizing his campaign behind the scenes in an effort to mitigate the damage to the President’s short coattails.
Unlike Virginia, history suggests the Governor’s race in New Jersey – a state that Obama carried by 20 points – should have been a breeze for incumbent Jon Corzine and the Democrats to reclaim in 2009. The last time New Jersey elected a Republican Governor was 1997, and with strong Democratic Party identification and enormous campaign support from the White House and the national Democrat apparatus, Republican Chris Christie’s candidacy in this blue state was considered a long shot by many.
Yet one day before the election, the race between Corzine and Christie was too close to call. Christie’s victory yesterday was a clear referendum on the Obama-Corzine economic policies, and a rejection of the higher taxes and increased spending that both Democrats support. Despite Corzine’s aggressive and personal attack advertisements, voters in the Garden State said “enough is enough” and elected a candidate in favor of lower taxes and smaller government.
The dynamics in these races are unique unto themselves, but the common denominator in these states is that independent-minded voters rejected the Democrats’ super-majority in Washington and elected candidates who made fiscal responsibility a key mantra of their campaigns.
Watching their party hemorrhage independent voters should send shivers down the spines of Democrat strategists as they look ahead to Senate elections next year in states like Ohio.
As he has moved leftward in his assiduous attempts to woo the Democrat primary electorate, Lee Fisher has wrapped himself around the Obama administration’s big-government, tax-and-spend agenda – including the controversial and costly government-run health care plan, which was soundly rejected by voters in two different states last night. What appeared to be a sound strategy at the beginning of the year now seems more of a political liability, and Fisher faces the unpleasant task of either completely recalibrating his campaign narrative or suffering a similar fate to last night’s losers when he faces Ohio voters a year from now.
Meanwhile, Rob Portman continues to communicate his positive vision for the state of Ohio, including his economic proposals to grow jobs, curb wasteful government spending, and keep taxes low for the families, seniors, and small businesses in his state. The contrast for voters in Ohio could not be clearer.
As Time Magazine noted this week, Bob McDonnell won independents in Virginia by relentlessly focusing the central message of his campaign on the economy and growing jobs, giving “Republicans a blueprint for success.”
We must continue to step forward and offer positive common-sense alternatives to strengthen the economy, grow jobs here at home, and reform our health care system in a way that lowers premiums instead of driving up taxes. We must also continue to stand firm on fiscal responsibility and against the big government, big spending proposals put forward by the Democrats who have been treating the federal treasury as their own personal credit card.
It’s not just a message that clearly resonates with voters; it’s the right thing to do for our country’s future.
Yesterday, we saw Americans stand up and take the first step toward restoring government accountability and renewing the checks and balances that they deserve in Washington.
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