Thoughts On The November 2009 Elections

(FLP Opinion) Let me get this straight, Obama is swept into office last year because voters are disgusted with George W. Bush and Republicans in general.

Two Republicans win big governorships last night and it has nothing to do with Obama, his policies or the Democrat Congress. No, they only won because the Democrats put forth flawed candidates.

Convenient, huh? 

Let me offer a different assessment. Republicans and independent voters are scared to death of Obama, his policies and the Democrat Congress. The fact that Bob McDonnell and the GOP carried Virginia by 18 points is stunning, but they also swept every other statewide election, and did so in a state that was solidly in Obama's column just 12 months ago.

VA Governor Elect Bob McDonnell

There's some hope and change for you!

In New Jersey, the story may be even more encouraging. The Republican challenger Chris Christie beat the incumbent Democrat John Corzine by 4.5 points. While that may not sound like much when you compare it Virginia, it's an astonishing accomplishment when you consider two things: 1) New Jersey is as solidly blue as any state in the northeast, and 2) Christie won even though there was a third-party candidate in the race that most experts agreed would pull more votes from him than Corzine.

NJ Governor Elect Chris Christie

Needless to say, there were an awful lot of Blue Dog Democrats who awoke this morning to a grim new reality. The conservative movement is clearly on the ascension and a vote with Mumbles Pelosi is a death sentence for their re-election hopes.

It looks like there's a big conservative freight train coming down the tracks and it's pointed right at the Capitol Building.

Get on-board, get out of the way or get run over.