Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Election results 2011: Voters signal that GOP overreached


In an election that could offer an early idea of ​​the political climate in the presidential election next year, American voters have shown that they are upset, but cautious - do not move sharply to the left or right.

Voters who cast their ballots Tuesday to large convex portions of humiliation for the two major political parties.

Mississippi voters, in a surprise reversal of expectations, Conservatives won efforts "to take the first American" identity "law relating to human embryos. By voting initiative declared that life begins at the moment of fertilization - call abortion rights, which for a time seemed to was to go to Bible Belt state.

And in Ohio, a key swing state for the next presidential election, voters overturned the Republican-backed law containment of market power in the public sector unions.

It was a big win for the Liberals, that the voters have limitations when it comes to covering the Republican prescriptions for limits on union power, and of reducing public spending as a solution to budget deficits. The result is a ripple in Ohio, enhancing the spirits trade unions and their supporters across the country.

If these results are a signal that many voters believe the Republicans overreached goes out of his victorious 2010 midterm elections, it is difficult to read on Tuesday, the overall results as providing a major boost in Obama's bid for reelection. He will fight the high ratings of disapproval over its own activities and public disappointment with the weak economy. Traditionally, high unemployment is a serious obstacle to the preservation of the White House.

"Based on the likely state of the economy in 2012, President Obama faces a tough challenge to ensure re-election," says a recent analysis, economists forecasting firm IHS Global Insight, based in Lexington, Massachusetts' Republican opponent lacks broad appeal could tip the scales back in favor of the president. But it seems that this election that the Republicans lose. "

In fact, even as Ohio voters gave the Democrats to win the union bargaining power, those same voters have passed ballot initiatives to ban people from having to buy health insurance as part of a national health care overhaul. Vote mostly symbolic, but Republicans are hoping to use it in a legal challenge to the health law reform Obama.

The Republican Party also took at least one seat in the Senate of Virginia, a litmus test of voter sentiment is another important swing state that Obama won in 2008. The second Virginia Senate seat was hanging in the balance of the counting of votes early Wednesday, which could potentially give the Republicans control the legislature effectively, as well as the governor.

Recent national polls show frustration of the electorate, with most seeing a nation falls "wrong way". And yet, that frustration is fueled in part a desire among independent voters for more moderation in politics - for example, compromises from both sides on key issues such as taxes and spending.

Vote on Tuesday reflected some caution about radical change. Many Ohioans sympathized with the main elements of the Republican law restricting public employees union, but canceled it because of fears that he had gone too far.

The law of Ohio urged officials to pay more for their medical care, and that their wages and job security are associated more performance rather than seniority. But it also would deprive the rights of unions to strike and the ability of unions to collect dues from public employees, the financial benefits of collective bargaining, but not to join a union.

Governor of Ohio, John Kasich (R) said the vote would require him "to take a deep breath" and "spend some time reflecting on what happened here."

In Arizona, state Sen. Russell Pearce, the architect of tough immigration law that put the state at the center of national debate on this issue was removed from power after the recall attempt led by fellow Republicans.

In two states where the governor was up for grabs, Kentucky and Mississippi, voters stuck to the ruling party, and a similar pattern held for mayor of Phoenix race in Indianapolis.

In Kentucky, Steve Beshear Governor (D) was easily re-elected, and Mississippi voters chose Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant to succeed Haley Barbour (R), who could not run again because of term limits. Governor-elect Bryant beat Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny Dupree, the first black general of the party candidates for governor in Mississippi.

The refusal of the Mississippi voters 'personality' initiative was a failure to have an abortion foes across the country who hope to see such measures have been in other states.

Problems on the left - that this measure criminalizing abortion and so-called "morning after" pill contraception - has joined the doubts that have arisen among social conservatives. Governor Barbour announced some of these concerns, as election day approached, saying the measure may be ambiguous or have unintended consequences.

American voters made their choice on other issues, Tuesday:

• In Maine, voters repeal the new law claim that is required for voter registration at least two days before the election. The decision will be restored to the election day voter registration, the tradition was almost four decades "in Maine. Voters also rejected a state proposal to allow casinos in some communities.

• Mississippi voters approved a proposed constitutional amendment requiring voters to present government identification at the polls - a move that critics say efforts to reduce minority voting. Thirty states require all voters to present identification at the elections - many of them in the Deep South, says the National Conference of State Legislatures.Fourteen of the 30 required photo identification.

• Atlanta confirmed Sunday sales of alcohol, while in the state of Washington adopted a plan to close state liquor stores and allow big stores like Costco to sell alcohol.

• In Minnesota, voters approved a series of measures to renew funding for certain school districts, but often ignored the provision of new resources for public education.

Some polling solutions are still wending their way through the process of counting as of Wednesday morning.

In San Francisco, the interim mayor Ed Lee held the lead among 15 candidates, but also because he did not garner the majority of "instant runoff" system kicks in. outcome depends on how many people who voted for another candidate as their first choice has invited Mr. Li as second or third options.

He became the first Asian-American elected mayor of the city. Lee, who led the city with Mayor Newsom became vice-governor of California in January, was ahead with almost 31 percent of the vote, while the closest competitor was about 18 percent.

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