Some thoughts about this year's election for posterity's sake:
The Republicans picked up about 65 seats in the House of Representatives and about 20 in the Senate...why this wide swing in parties? Well, I think that the American people are making a statement that they are unhappy about the way things have been going with our government. Although many people are saying that they made "hold your nose votes" (the kind where both candidates stink so bad you just hold your nose and choose), it seems that many people voted against anyone who had been in the government for awhile, because as a whole the American people are unhappy with how decisions are being made in Washington D.C. regardless of what the people want. This is why we are seeing movements like the Tea Party Movement (Taxed Enough Already).
At least 8 important overturned seats in the house were won by Republicans in the Tea Party Movement. The movement's primary concerns include, but are not limited to, cutting back the size of government, lowering taxes, reducing wasteful spending, reducing the national debt and federal budget deficit, and adherence to the United States Constitution. The Republicans elected are on trial to see if they are anymore successful in making the kind of changes the Americans want.
The other thing that was significant about this election is the number of women candidates in the election. We saw our first Latino American and first Indian American (Nikki Haley here in South Carolina) women voted governors. This is something that would have been a huge deal a few years ago, but now it was hardly mentioned.
Finally, it is amazing how much Facebook, Twitter, and Blogging impacted the election. This really is a different world we are living in!
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