The Eagle-Tribune: Editorial: National electoral results send message Obama should heed
seealotofthings2
· 2 months ago
Obama Chavez doesn't care about the people. He only cares about himself and that's why he's still on the campaign trail - always acting as if he's the massiah. He's more like the 3rd Anti Christ than anything else. Too many people are blind to see what he is and has been doing to this nation.
sicknfedup
· 2 months ago
What "message" does it send Democrats or anyone that a guy with $100 Million to spend in a mayoral race in New York City can win it (barely). Or that a Goldman Sachs exec loses a race in a state that is so mismanaged and corrupt, Donald Duck would have looked good. This says absolutely nothing about 2010 or about the nation's feeling about Obama. But thanks for regurgitating the predictable spin, ET!
bertcj1
· 2 months ago
I agree w/you about this election.The dems actually picked up a seat. But your way off on the nation's feeling on Obama.The guy is a total chump and don't be surprised to see the GOP pick up the 40 seats needed to regain the house.If this gov't can't get enough flu vaccine,do you really want them running health care.NJ was a huge upset though,especially with obama campaigning very hard for corzine
MassMiddleMan
· 2 months ago
While I do not agree with the overall message of the editorial - I also don't agree with sicknfedup...i believe the truth is somewhere in the middle.....
First, mid-term elections tend to have a corrective element to it - especially after one party wins in such a big way. So what happened was somewhat predictable.
Losing local elections is a local issue and one cannot make national assumptions about local elections. Even NY state's rep election is a bit misleading. The GOP really screwed themselves with creating a challenger to their primary winner. Not only did it cost them the election - but it continues the argument that the GOP is frayed and continues to fray as it ignores moderates (now called RINO's).
It makes the GOP look more like a cult than a political party.
However, for Obama - the message is clear - people ARE concerned about the role of government and the ever expanding deficit. Another stimulus would not be supported. Health care needs to be very carefully and fully explained as to WHY it will save money in the long run. And lastly, they need to get out of the bailout mode. As much as I supported it at the time, and recognize why it was done - they need to move away from there and find new ways to create jobs and begin to address the deficit. I believe he will succeed - but the warning shot across the bow was heard.
itsallover
· 2 months ago
Well stated. people are concerned more about the runaway spending and the economy than healthcare at this juncture of the current Congress. We must get our financial house in order. give,businesses the incentives to create jobs, not scare them with insurance mandates and taxes. Once this is done, once we get people back to work and the economy stable then we can begin a look at healthcare reform and NOT a 2000 page document at cost of trillions of dollars.
Beffie
· 2 months ago
Well, pretty predictable drivel from the Tribune. Corzine in NJ was at 30% before the election. And if you want to know why just take a look at his record. Deeds in VA could hardly get out of his own way and if you look at McConnell's website you may mistake it for Obama's. He pointedly asked Palin to keep her nose out of the race because he was running as far as he could from the hard right wing of his own party the entire election. Bloomberg was hardly a surprise. The only race that was a surprise was the one that all the GOP big wigs got involved which had been in GOP hands for the last 30 years. Sheesh, was a bunch of malarky
LoLattheUS
· 2 months ago
There is one issue, and only one issue on every American's mind today, the economy. No job is safe, the U.S. Dollar is weaker (and getting worse), and there's is no end in sight.
Whether a Democrat, Republican or Independent, that is the only issue they need to focus on for a win. As in N.J. proves, no matter how much money was spent on negative advertising by the Dems, the people wanted to hear solutions on the economy, that's it.
All Comments
First, mid-term elections tend to have a corrective element to it - especially after one party wins in such a big way. So what happened was somewhat predictable.
Losing local elections is a local issue and one cannot make national assumptions about local elections. Even NY state's rep election is a bit misleading. The GOP really screwed themselves with creating a challenger to their primary winner. Not only did it cost them the election - but it continues the argument that the GOP is frayed and continues to fray as it ignores moderates (now called RINO's).
It makes the GOP look more like a cult than a political party.
However, for Obama - the message is clear - people ARE concerned about the role of government and the ever expanding deficit. Another stimulus would not be supported. Health care needs to be very carefully and fully explained as to WHY it will save money in the long run. And lastly, they need to get out of the bailout mode. As much as I supported it at the time, and recognize why it was done - they need to move away from there and find new ways to create jobs and begin to address the deficit. I believe he will succeed - but the warning shot across the bow was heard.
Sheesh, was a bunch of malarky
Whether a Democrat, Republican or Independent, that is the only issue they need to focus on for a win. As in N.J. proves, no matter how much money was spent on negative advertising by the Dems, the people wanted to hear solutions on the economy, that's it.