Obama’s Uh-Oh Of The Month

The results are in.  For those of you unaware, yesterday was actually an election day.  If you missed it, don’t worry.  It’s only the staple of our entire republican way of life in which we give all power to elected representatives in a free and fair process that is the hallmark of democracy.  Whew.  Where was I?

Oh yeah, the Democrats got trounced.  Not surprising if you read history books.  This trend is common.  As a matter of fact, you’ve perhaps heard that in all America’s history, each time a political party takes the White House (i.e. Dems in 2008), that party loses the following midterm elections.  The only two exceptions are FDR and George W. Bush.  Roosevelt had the country’s attention during the Great Depression while Bush rocked America’s approval following 9/11. 

So independents in key states broke for the GOP last night.  That simply lines up with our history, a two century string of checks and balances where the winners eventually lose and the losers can usually make a comeback.

You can read any of a thousand articles for details, but here’s the important basics you should know to gather the meaning of these elections.

1. Obama ‘s influence takes a hit.  He personally campaigned a good deal for his party, most notably Democratic gubernatorial candidates in NJ (Corzine) and Virginia (Deeds).  They both lost even with the president’s backing.