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The president's party typically loses power in Congress during the midterms. These swings are regular occurrences but whenever they happen, in whatever direction, folks on the other side act surprised.
*shrugs*
Swing states?
It was a blowout.
The only states that didn't go red were California & New York, basically.
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His constant bragging is obnoxious and not representative of 99.9999 % of Texans
Yes those bad apples and their mindless jibber jabber are about as compelling as waiting for the bus. Everyone in America is either a bed wetting liberal or a Rush Limbaugh, nothing in between.
The only states that didn't go red were California & New York, basically.
I said nothing about swing states.
You obviously have very little knowledge of how national elections work historically, at least for the past 15-20 years. This is pretty much par for the course every 2 years; the pendulum constantly swings back and forth. If you think this is something permanent, well, keep living.
I have to agree with Metro Matt. This was a pretty embarrassing defeat for Democrats any way you cut it. The Senate, House and Governors are now all majority Republican.
It's probably as bad as any defeat gets in a non-Presidential election year. This is earth-shaking. Let's not be in denial here.
The GOP has been dealt a good hand. I am interested to see if they use it or squander it. If they see it as validation of their past moves, I think it will be squandered. If they see it as capital to become better representatives of more Americans, it could be a sea change.
GOP governors win blue states: Maryland, Massachusetts, Illinois...
It is clear that the whole country is tired of Dems power...but will it be better - to live under the Republicans?
Sooner or later people will realize all the promises of free money, free education and ending all wars by the liberals will be a complete farce and then they will want to elect somebody who will help them when it's time to get off their behinds and work a real job to actually become a productive member of society and not be taxed to death in the process to help other freeloaders.
I have to agree with Metro Matt. This was a pretty embarrassing defeat for Democrats any way you cut it. The Senate, House and Governors are now all majority Republican.
It's probably as bad as any defeat gets in a non-Presidential election year. This is earth-shaking. Let's not be in denial here.
Look how the Dems got shellacked in '08. The GOP came roaring back in '10. In '12 Obama got reelected pretty handily, a couple of statewide liberal referendums passed, and the GOP made a couple gains. This was another big year for the GOP, and in '16 we'll have another swing.
The low approval ratings and the cyclical blue/red swings point toward a populace that's deeply dissatisfied with both parties.
Republicans won this round because a) Obama, b) Congress is dysfunctional and Dems currently hold the senate, c) voting in mid-terms skews towards older/whiter voters. The outcome wasn't certain, but it was highly likely.
Some of the distaste for Obama is perfectly rational: he's politically tone deaf and lacks the charisma of Clinton or even GWB. But some of it is irrational - somehow ebola became a campaign issue even though at this stage it seems much more appropriately an issue for public health professionals to address, not a political football. But as this is America 2014, anything can become a political football.
As for 2016, the House will almost certainly stay red, the WH is a toss-up, and the Senate most likely reverts to blue with a few hotly contested races making all the difference.
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