The 2009 Elections

Summary


Last week, the Republican Party tasted a I sliver of triumph after winning two gubernatonal elections in New Jersey and Vhginia. Despite President Obarila's victorious work in garnering the state of Virginia for Democrats in the general election in 2008 for the first time since the days of Lyndon Johnson, last Tuesday, Bob McDonnell walked away with 59% of the vote in that state's race. And in New Jersey, Chris Christie took some 49% of the vote in a state that hasn't gone red in 12 years. But unlike what many on the conservative end would like us to believe, this isn't a referendum on Obama and it isn't a concerted move for people to 'take back their country', but rather it is the chilling result of plain old voter apathy.

[...] the paper reported that no votes were recorded throughout dozens of the city's 6,100 districts.

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The 2009 Elections

On October 6, the NY Times published an alarming and troublesome report on the NY citywide primary runoff races. As the all-important bid for public advocate and comptroller were at stake, most New Yo...

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