Showing posts with label election 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label election 2010. Show all posts
What Happened Tuesday?
Everyone saw Tuesday's Republican sweep coming, so this really isn't about dissecting Obamacare wrath, Tea Party angst or any of the other issues. What amazes us at Brett is how widespread the changers were nationwide.
According to the New York Times, Republicans made strides in almost every major demographic on Tuesday. Now some such as Hispanics and Asians are still low numbers, but it shows something happened to get people's attention.
It's a stark turnaround from 2008 when many political insiders declared the Republican Party dead and nothing more than a "regional" group. The region expanded, but in this ever changing political climate it remains to be seen if the party can keep that base or face a 2012 revolt by the Democrats.
According to the New York Times, Republicans made strides in almost every major demographic on Tuesday. Now some such as Hispanics and Asians are still low numbers, but it shows something happened to get people's attention.
It's a stark turnaround from 2008 when many political insiders declared the Republican Party dead and nothing more than a "regional" group. The region expanded, but in this ever changing political climate it remains to be seen if the party can keep that base or face a 2012 revolt by the Democrats.
Get out and vote
Tuesday is Election Day in the Palmetto State. It should be a day where every citizen goes to the polls to cast their ballot for the future of the state. Almost 1.9 million South Carolinians voted in the 2008 election, which sounds like a lot considering there are roughly 2.6 million registered voters. But there are more than 6 million people living in South Carolina. Now not every one of them is eligible to vote, but most don't. It likely will be about 40 percent of those registered will show up.
Many reasons are given for the apathy, but it really is laziness. So, go out and vote. It will make all of us better.
One Week Until To Go
In less than six days, South Carolina voters will head to the polls to decide who will run a large swath of the state's government for the next four years. In theory, this should be a near clean sweep for the Republican Party. This is a traditionally conservative voting state and many swing voters likely will go Republican because of a perceived anti-Obama anger that is swelling amongst citizens.
Here is a list of all of statewide ballot. It will be interesting to see what kind of political stops are pulled out in the next six days. Who will launch a major attack? What secret will be revealed that will sink a candidate. Will there be a surprise victory come Tuesday night?
It's cliche to say this election will be historic because in reality every election is important, but for a state desperately needing leadership, there is a hope that the voters get it right.
Here is a list of all of statewide ballot. It will be interesting to see what kind of political stops are pulled out in the next six days. Who will launch a major attack? What secret will be revealed that will sink a candidate. Will there be a surprise victory come Tuesday night?
It's cliche to say this election will be historic because in reality every election is important, but for a state desperately needing leadership, there is a hope that the voters get it right.
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