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“So why, after prior successes, did Obama's race/class/gender attack finally sputter out like the French at Waterloo?”

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Victor Davis Hanson is an American historian renowned for his research on ancient Greek history. His works cover a wide range of topics from the classical era to modern political and social issues. more

“Unhappy voters thought the anemic economy, Obamacare, the collapse of U.S. foreign policy, the scandals in government, and the incompetent handling of everything from the Islamic State to Ebola were the only real issues. Democrats' refusal to acknowledge them did not make these failures go away.”

“Nor did Americans believe that Republicans had been waging war on minorities, women, or gays - especially given that Republicans have held the House only since 2011 and have been out of power in the Senate and presidency since 2009.”

Believe Has Beens War House Given Republican Gay Minorities Senate Presidency Notable Waging War

Author:Victor Davis Hanson

“After three elections, voters finally caught on that Obama's faults were not in the stars, but in himself. They apparently tired of the usual distractions from a dismal presidential record.”

Three Stars Records Election Tired Faults Caught Presidential Voters Distraction Usual Notable

Author:Victor Davis Hanson

“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.”

Ideas Country Facts Stories Night Loss Race Support Messages Election Democratic Voters Senate Notable Commentators Dissatisfied Incumbents

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.”

“In the end, Tuesday's vote represented a repudiation of virtually every notion Democrats embraced in recent weeks as they tried to disregard the growing evidence that they were headed for a historic defeat. Now, the vote is in, and the voters' message can no longer be discounted.”

Ends Growing Week Messages Evidence Vote Democrat Notion Defeat Voters Historic Notable Disregard Tuesday

Author:Byron York

“Prominent Democratic strategists are growing increasingly nervous that the national political environment is not only bad for their side but moving in the wrong direction in the final days before the election, a trend that not only could cost their party control of the Senate but also result in double-digit House losses.”

“Of course, with the last ads shipped and the last polls conducted, there's not much to do but try to read the tea leaves. And from what Democrats are seeing, it doesn't look good. At all.”

Trying Looks Lasts Courses Seeing Democrat Tea Ads Polls Notable Tea Leaves

Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza

“Folks trying to plan their personal fiscal '15 are at a loss. They can't do a budget because they don't know what their health insurance costs will be.”

Knows Trying Loss Plans Cost Folks Budgets Notable

Author:Hugh Hewitt

“Nobody knows because Team Obama has conveniently arranged for you to be kept in the dark on your health insurance costs until after everyone votes next week.”

Knows Next Dark Week Team Cost Vote Notable Nobody Knows Next Week

Author:Hugh Hewitt

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