covered by decent health insurance, surrounded by tasty Halloween candy and other food, I came across this article - sipping my tea, I thought about the 2010 and 2012 elections. My, won't the Democratic party do well?
"For those of you following the 2009 elections, I don’t have to tell you that Virginia–one year after voting Democratic for President for the first time since 1964–is about to sweep our most conservative Republican ticket in history to victory today. What you might find useful though is why–and how you can prevent something similar from happening in your state in 2010.
Some have compared this year’s election to the 1993 election that served as a preview for what would happen in 1994. I actually think things are a little bit worse. In the 1992 election, senior citizens were one of the best voting blocks for Bill Clinton–and of course seniors have excellent voting patterns and represent a larger share of the electorate in low turnout mid-term elections. That helped save a number of Democrats in 1994–like Lawton Chiles in the Florida Governor’s race. But in 2008, seniors were one of the groups with which Barack Obama struggled. The strongest groups for Democrats in 2008 were voters under the age of 30 and minority voters. Also known as the two groups whose participation historically falls in midterm elections. In Virginia this year, one poll showed the percentage of the likely electorate under the age of 30 falling 70% from 2008–and the African American share of the vote falling 39% from 2008! That’s why virtually every poll has shown today’s likely electorate as having voted for John McCain by double digits over Barack Obama in Virginia last year–despite Virginia having voted almost exactly the reverse."
http://firedoglake.com/I certainly won't care who gets elected, because I am 61 and me and my family are doing fine. We have watched Obama and the Dems, and I have been denigrated for pointing out the obvious. Now, I have decided to sit back, enjoy life, and vote for the odd candidate or 2 who appeals to me.
For those devoted to Obama and his Dem allies? I hope it all works out great for you!