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November 4, 2009

Steele: Voters Spoke on Obama Policies

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Republican leaders have quickly sought to cast their gubernatorial victories in New Jersey and Virginia as the beginning of a resurgence for their party and a sign of trouble for President Obama while the White House argues that the results are not about the president.

Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele said Wednesday that Republican victories in the governors' races demonstrated "a transcendent party" that was on the move again and credited an electorate increasingly fed up with Obama's policies.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters Wednesday that while voters went to the polls in both states concerned about the economy, they were working through "very local issues that didn't involve the president."

Gibbs denied that Obama failed the first test of his ability to transfer excitement over his presidency to the campaigns of gubernatorial Democratic candidates Creigh Deeds in Virginia and New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, who faced a voter backlash over the economy and a notable uptick in the government's would-be role in people's lives.

Both states backed Obama last year.

What do you think about the '09 election results?

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TERRY

We dont like hypocrits and people who lie for their own power,no matter what party you back the blatent lies are so obvious ,we will read the bill line by line ,you didnt even read it at all,no pork ,are you kidding me ?its like a pig farm out of control ,no lobbiests ,well if thats not a lie then prove it ,at the end of the day no one wants to be a slave and after all it was the democracts that were the slave owners ,looks like the democracts need to protest too against this communist regime.

November 4, 2009 at 6:40 pm

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Brian in VA

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The use of Obama's image months ago would have won you a Nobel Prize (haha) Now it offers you nothing more than blown campaign money. Deeds found out yesterday that Obama no longer appeals to everyone as a savior but rather the face of unkept promises. I'm proud to say The ole Virginny is back!

November 4, 2009 at 6:03 pm

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steve moore

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You can tell it's politics as usual in the Obama administration when he is out stumping for Gov. Corzine when in fact he has done a horrible job as govenor. Why would anybody want him to be re-elected! New Jersey's economy is in the crapper. That is like re-hiring Franklin Raines to run Fanny May after he has already run it into the ground. That shows you party lines are more important than having the most qualified candidate in the govenor's office! There is no hope and that is not change.

November 4, 2009 at 5:54 pm

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Judy Duthler

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Please, Please, would someone please take our "great" govenor from Michigan. Her phrase was when compaigning that she was going to "blow us away". Well she blew. Jobs are gone, unemployment is the highest in the country and she's ruined our state!!!

November 4, 2009 at 5:43 pm

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Brian

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Let us all borrow a phrase used against the first Bush president, "It's the economy stupid."

November 4, 2009 at 5:29 pm

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Carol in MA

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The election of Obama and watching the power hungry liberal Dems has awakened the American people we're off the fence and we won't be hoodwinked again. If your for dismantling our free-markets, spending & taxing America into bankrupcty, if your for a gov. run health care plan, if your for weakening our military and feel the need to apologize for America, global warming laws(that will cripple America's economy,pay-backs for Acorn, unions..then we WILL vote you out in the 2010 & 2012 elections!!!

November 4, 2009 at 5:10 pm

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Elena Boughey

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I don't believe this was about Obama at all. I do however believe it was about balancing the scales away from the far left and more center. I also believe that if Congress keeps pushing the button on this healthcare bill to the left instead of center, they will alienate their own moderate base and ppl will vote republican to balance out the House and Senate as well.

November 4, 2009 at 5:02 pm

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