“The Obama damage is two-fold. First, his success relied on a coalition that likely will not survive, or at least survive at full strength, without Obama himself on the ticket. Secondly, Obama drove a significant portion of white voters away from the Democratic Party.” FirstsTwoWhitePartyDemocraticSignificantDamageVotersPortionsTicketsFoldsDemocratic PartyNotableCoalitions Author:Byron York
“As Democratic losses mounted in Senate races across the country on election night, some liberal commentators clung to the idea that dissatisfied voters were sending a generally anti-incumbent message, and not specifically repudiating Democratic officeholders. But the facts of the election just don't support that story.” IdeasCountryFactsStoriesNightLossRaceSupportMessagesElectionDemocraticVotersSenateNotableCommentatorsDissatisfiedIncumbents Author:Byron York
“Voters replaced Democratic senators with Republicans in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, Montana, South Dakota, West Virginia, and likely in Alaska, and appear on track to do so in a runoff next month in Louisiana. At the same time, voters kept Republicans in GOP seats in heavily contested races in Georgia, Kansas, and Kentucky. That is at least ten, and as many as a dozen, tough races, without a single Republican seat changing hands. Tuesday's voting was a wave alright - a very anti-Democratic wave.” HandsNextRaceMonthsRepublicanTenToughDemocraticWestSouthWaveTrackSeatsVotingVotersDozenReplacedSenatorsNotableAlrightVirginiaGeorgiaAlaskaCarolinaTuesdayLouisianaKansasMontanaIowaKentuckyColoradoNorth CarolinaGopArkansasDakotaWest VirginiaSouth Dakota Author:Byron York
“So Republican candidates bash Obamacare and move up in the polls. Given that public opinion remains firmly against the health care law - as it has been for years - that's not a shock. Democratic beliefs to the contrary are probably wishful thinking.” ThinkingYearsHas BeensCareMovingLawBeliefGivenOpinionRepublicanRemainsDemocraticContraryHealth CareCandidatesShockPublic OpinionPollsNotableObamacareWishful ThinkingBash Author:Byron York
