President Obama will not have a rough two years which are left in his presidency with a Republican Congress leaving him pretty much powerless. The American people have spoken and told Obama collectively that they do not approve of his policies and want change. From Obamacare to immigration, the dream act and Ebola, Obama has failed on these issues and made decisions which have angered the American people. Not all Democrats lost. Governor Cuomo retained his governorship in New York state and is pushing his progressive views there. The infamous "abortion barbie" Wendy Davis lost to wheelchair bound Greg Abbot who she mocked in a commercial. He had over 59% of the vote in Texas.
Republican Mitch McConnel is expected to be the new Senate majority leader and vowed to unite Congress in order to get work done in Washington, DC. President Obama has yet to release any congratulatory message. Ballots were also being voted on throughout the union. Many states voted to pass a minimum wage increase and measures to make marijuana legal. Florida knocked down a measure to legalized medicinal marijuana. Colorado disturbingly voted down a measure that would have amended its constitution to define an unborn child as a person. They legalized marijuana last year, but cannot define an unborn child as a human person. This is troubling indeed!
Congratulations to the GOP for taking control of the Senate. Hopefully they will repeal Obamacare which has caused so much harm with religious freedom as well as push for more restrictions against abortion and defend marriage as the union between one man and one woman.
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http://www.cnn.com/?refresh=1
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/politics/election-day-story/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
http://news.yahoo.com/senate-control-top-prize-midterm-election-080423144--election.html
Thanks for the summary and discussion of America's midterm election results.
ReplyDeleteEarlier today, and elsewhere, I saw a post which expressed shock, dismay, and disgust at the horrors unleashed by this election's appalling lack of grooviness. Now I know why that person was so upset.
I'm pretty sure that Republicans are as capable of blundering and bombast as anyone else: but it'll be nice to have something besides the recent 'business as usual' inside the beltway.
Meanwhile, I'll expect more "the center cannot hold" posts from folks who like the recent status quo. ;)