http://www.nytimes.com/...
All right, there is no way to put a "positive spin" on the results from Tuesday's elections. But this article highlights some points we are all over looking
yes, we Democrats/Progressives have short therm problems
The GOP, in spite of yesterday's massive wins, still has long term problems
http://www.nytimes.com/...
From the article:
Politically divided Americans were in dour agreement about much as they voted in this year’s midterm elections — broadly distrustful of government, overwhelmingly disapproving of Congress, convinced that the nation’s economic system favors the wealthy and doubtful that the next generation will inherit a better economic future.
Nothing we don't already know but it continues;
As bleak as Democrats’ prospects were, the party succeeded to some degree in its strategy of focusing on female voters, especially minorities and single women, by attacking Republicans for their legislative actions to limit access to abortion and birth control.
Democrats won a majority of women, a traditionally supportive group but one that sided with Republicans by a single percentage point in 2010, the previous midterm election year. That setback four years ago was a big factor in enabling Republicans to win control of the House and of many state legislatures and governorships.
Yet political independents — a group that six years ago helped propel Mr. Obama to the presidency — once again supported Republicans, though by a smaller margin than in 2010. Democrats also failed again in other ways to rebuild Mr. Obama’s broad coalition of 2008, losing among middle-aged voters, suburbanites and Catholics, though not as badly as in 2010.Democrats did hold onto groups that form their base: union households, gays, blacks, Hispanics, Asians, younger voters, lower-income Americans, political moderates, Northeasterners, city dwellers, Jewish voters and both those without high school educations and those with graduate degrees>
The surveys of voters showed that Republicans also won their core supporters: whites, men, older voters, Southerners, white Protestants, veterans, higher-income people, weekly churchgoers, white evangelical Christians and rural residents. Edison Research conducted the surveys for a consortium of news media organizations.
So let me ask you,of all the sub groups identified , which groups are growing and which groups are shrinking? Populations that favor Republicans are shrinking while groups that favor Democrats are expanding. Maybe not fast enough and not voting as frequently as we want but that's another thread All this talk about "Republican Outreach to women and minorities was well Talk.
I am upset but I am not jumping out of a window and neither should you. The next two years are not going to be a "cake walk" but its time to go back and start organizing and fighting and in 2016 the public will go to the polls and express their anger at the guys (yes the guys) who won in 2014.