You bet these elections were a preview of 2010 and if this President continues on the same course; ie., sucking up to Wall Street and the banking cabal while punching main street’s t.s. card with simple statements that jobs will be the last to recover, then there’s going to be one mighty “flush” of Dems along with non-performing Republicans in 2010.

The real tragedy of our election system is that an Independent challenger can’t get elected more often. It seems American’s are phase locked with the idea that it can only be one or the other while completely disregarding the idea that an Independent or non-party affiliated candidate in office might be both refreshing and progressive once in a while.

Carl Nemo **==

You bet these elections were a preview of 2010 and…

Really? You mean the democrats extending their majority in congress by 2 seats is an omen? If that’s any indication of a future “flush”, you better get out your plunger – your toilet’s clogged.

And let’s see: 1/2 of 40% of all voters… That’s about 20% who said that their vote against Dems was influenced by Obama’s actions.

Wow. Quite a sweep. Keep it up the great strategy, GOP.

I had great hopes of seeing the end of the GOP starting yesterday and finishing up in 2010. The Independents are the only hope of individual freedoms.

Too much can happen between now and 2010, let alone 2012.

The biggest questions are whether the GOP will turn away from the Christian Taliban and/or whether the Dems will find the courage to meaningfully regulate their Wall Street owners, errrr, I mean contributors. Either party could change course and win the support of the independents who put Obama in the White House.

I’ve been registered as an Independent since I could first vote over 40 years ago.

My wife and voted for Obama. He and his entourage of retreads from past adminsitrations have turned out to be a major disappointment, possibly wreaking deadly havoc on this nation with his mind-boggling expenditures of national ‘debt treasure’ that will far eclipse eight years of the Bushista’s reign of t(errors).

You sound like a partisan to me. Beware, history shows how Joseph Stalin treated partisans…/ : |

Carl Nemo **==

A moderate GOP house candidate is chased out by the right wing, she supports a Democrat, and the Democrat wins. In California, a Democrat wins that house seat as well.

The Mayor of NY has to spend $100 million to retain his seat.

GOP governors elected in NJ and Virgina are more moderate (arguably) than right wing.

Gay Marriage lost again, no surprise. All 31 attempts to pass it in front of the electorate has resulted in failure. But even with large organized pushes by numerous religious and conservative elements across all sections of the US, Gay Marriage usually only fails by a relatively small percentage. I think it’s just a matter of time before we start to see changes.

Here on the Central Coast a large effort by conservatives to take over Santa Barbara was pretty much a failure. Conservatives didn’t do as well as expected even though big money supported them. Measure B was also strongly supported with Republican money and lies but narrowly passed, and finally, a Liberal Democrat won Mayor.

I personally think the only reason conservatives continue to perform is that they are strongly organized for specific people and measures, while Democrat’s seem to be all over the place with ideas and prospects.