What were people doing yesterday that was better than voting?

article by:stacia_doss.
Tuesday night’s Midterm elections resulted in the Democrats losing control of the House, but retaining control of the Senate.

With Republican control of the House and Democratic control of the Senate, a long battle is foreseen for President Barack Obama, leading into the election of 2012.

But some think this change in House power could be just what President Obama needs to regain his positive rank.

According to an article on cnn.com, Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico (Dem.) said the following about the election before the voting results:

“The divided government result, if it happens, is good for the president, because he now has some potential enemies but he also has some potential partners to get things done where he didn't have them before."

On the other hand, with declining popularity, skepticism about his economic plans, and an “eroding base of support”, signs for 2012 re-election look ominous for President Obama, according to CBS.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My Take?

I see myself as much less of a skeptic, and more of a believer. I’m hoping and foreseeing that this (Republican power in the House) will have a reverse effect on the President.

I can’t be certain that the Democrats are on the right track for sure, but I can say with certainty that the Republican Party is forgetting that what is passed for the people in the Senate and House is for the benefit of the American people.

It’s not for the benefit of a specific party. I feel as if this midterm election resulted in a sense of satisfaction to have the opportunity to cease what has been done under the current leadership.

The agenda of both parties should be moving forward with the agenda of helping the American party, not battling against and reversing everything President Obama has done thus far. It’s silly and selfish to go in to 2011 thinking the latter, and I hope (for everyone’s sake) it is not their mindset.

Aside from the obvious issues in voters voting anti-Democratic this midterm, CBS found that the numbers that were huge in 2008, were diminished in this election. I think it was simply because of ignorance and voters not understanding the importance of yesterday’s midterm.

I was unable to vote, because I unfortunately missed the cut-off for absentee voting. I even tried to register in my new home state, but it was too late.

Those that I knew who didn’t vote that were registered and in their district were ignorant about what was going on. “What is it for?,” someone asked me. “What’s it about?”. All I could do was attempt to explain the importance of the election to them.

According to that same article mentioned earlier that CBS posted online:

-Young people between the ages of 18 and 29 comprised 18 percent of the electorate in 2008, but only 11 percent of the electorate in 2010.

-Union voters comprised 23 percent of the electorate in 2008, but only 17 percent in 2010.

-African Americans made up 13 percent of the electorate in 2008, but only 10 percent of the electorate in 2010.

Where was everyone yesterday who voted in 2008? If you had no setbacks, and stayed at home, why didn’t you vote?