014 Election National Exit Poll
11-06-2014, 04:54 PM
Quote: (11-05-2014 10:28 PM)CJ_W Wrote:
Really, all the republicans really have to do is. . .NOT go to war/foreign intervention, and keep the FCC from messing up the internet, they don't have to do anything else! They could just campaign on those two issues alone, along with their tax relief stuff etc, and sweep everything. They can just do those two things and do NOTHING ELSE for the rest of their terms and they'll be re-elected. It's so easy but so hard for some reason.
What's really interesting is when you look at the local initiatives passing
* Anti-fracking restrictions
* Raise the minimum wage
* legal recreational marijuana
* overturning state bans on municipal broadband
Then several states rejected personhood measures. Does this sound like an endorsement of a conservative platform?
You'd be very wrong to say the country is moving left. I think most people don't trust either party, but someone has to win, so it's the guy not in power. Look at the local races: last year in my state there were Democratic 2 state senators who got recalled over a gun control bill they supported, and Republicans were elected. Both Republicans lost their reelection bids after only a year in office. On the other hand, our Democratic Senator was voted out after only one term. I think you're going to see a lot more 1 & done candidates.
I wouldn't read too much into the TX governor's race for example. It was a stupid privilege battle - white woman vs white man, but oh, he's in a wheelchair, so I can vote for him! That race was more about Wendy Davis being an unpleasant, anti-charismatic bitch, and a single issue candidate to boot.
If anything, the country is becoming more libertarian. People are sick of politicians in general and don't trust the federal government specifically. Liberals got burned by Obama, conservatives got burned by Bush. Nobody gives a shit anymore, and I'd bet good money that if you polled what people really want, it'd be for the government to get the fuck out of their hair.