Synchonicity
The departing Democrats are, as one in their ranks put it, "Obama's Orphans." So many of them cast vote after vote for the president's program. They were then left at the side of the road while history moved by. During the recent campaign, these loyalists were accused of being "out of touch," and they certainly were out of sync with the prevailing mood of those who chose to vote this year. (E.J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post, 12/23/10)
Yes, Dionne will admit that Dems were “out of synch.” But only with those who “chose to vote.” If not for those pesky voters, Dems would have fared so much better!
All It Was
Democrats also disputed that the election results were a repudiation of their agenda and pointed instead at the hard times many Americans are suffering through. “The economy has been awful all over the country,” said Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader. “The economy is the reason you had the uproar from the Tea Party. That’s all it was.” (NYT, 12/23/10)
Obamacare. Ground Zero mosque. Arizona immigration law. Spending. Taxes. Oh, and the economy. Yes, that’s all it was.
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