DEMOCRATS WIN IN NJ AND VA - WHAT DOES IT MEAN ?..........NOTHING !

On Monday I wrote a post that asked if yesterdays elections in New Jersey and Virginia might be a precursor to 2006. Well the outcome of very close races both went to the Democrat candidates and what does this mean for the President and the 2006 mid-term election ? Absolutely NOTHING. Now for our liberal friends out there if the outcomes had been reversed and the Republicans had won my reaction would have been identical with the exception of the fact that had they won it would have been an unusual happening in Democratic NJ and a first for VA since 1874. But since the Democrats won it means that two Democrat held Governors seats remained the same and that is all that it means. Throughout the day the, "mainstream,"media has been trying to sound this as a referendum to the Bush Presidency and the liberals especially Howard Dean have been touting that it sends a great message to the President about his policies. Frankly it does neither. First in an off year election there are NO national ramifications to the election for none of Bush's policies were on any ballot and the Democrats did not gain any seats in the House or Senate. Second since both elections concerned Governors, the voters were deciding on local and state issues and NOT national issues. The one significant thing that did take place is that BOTH Democrat candidates ran on conservative platforms like tax reduction and less government in their respective states. Even when the libs win, (which is not that often, ) they cannot win by showing their TRUE colors they have to masquerade as conservatives to deceptively garner votes. National elections such as the one coming up next year are decided by what is taking place within the several months just prior to the election. Yesterdays election will be long forgotten by next November and the voters will make their decision about the 2006 choices based on events and popularity at that time. So the libs contention that yesterday sent a message to the White House is just the usual left wing rhetoric and amounts to absolutely NOTHING! Nothing...hmmm that's like the liberal agenda and their non existent policies!


Ken Taylor