Pay Attention
The tide might change on Tuesday. And it might roll in like a tsunami.
This Tuesday, America will go to the polls for the midterm elections. The main national emphasis of this election is on Congress. Every house seat is up for election, as well as one-third of the Senate. Republicans have basically owned the majority on the Hill since 1994 (a couple years in the Senate excepted.) However, the Democrats are threatening to take back one or both Houses this time around.
Republicans have not been very popular lately. Of course, the main unpopular Republican is President Bush. While he may not be up for election, he certainly has a huge impact on the election. The war in Iraq, which is most commonly linked to Bush, is largely unpopular. Republicans also have suffered from ethical scandals over the past couple years. Therefore, many Democrats are viewing this as the opportune moment to regain a majority in Congress and position themselves for an even better run in 2008.
Also, California's statewide elections are next Tuesday. This includes the gubernatorial race as well as a U.S. Senate race. Both of these elections are fairly foregone conclusions. The bigger issue is all the races down ticket, such as Lieutenant Governor, State Controller, Attorney General, etc. Some of these races are close, which is suprising for such a Democratic leaning state.
Pay attention to the events of the next few days; they will be pretty important for American Politics. I'm hoping to be blogging it up through the midterms, so I'll be seeing you.
posted by Ben Blakey at 10:03 PM
3 Comments:
We've voted already!
Ben, thanks for the political commentary!
The general public perception of Republicans is that they haven't done much with the opportunity that they were afforded, with control of the House, the Senate, and the White House. Add this to the fact that there have been ethical scandals over the last few years (which the media absolutely loves to cover and put on the front page news), and people also walk away with the perception that Republicans are "more corrupt" than Democrats. It'll be very interesting how this election plays out, especially with the Democrats having so much wind in their sails.
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