Poll: GOP's House Win Was Rejection of the Democrats, Not a Mandate

Nice try with the semantics, CNN. Democrats lost, Republicans won - a mandate for the policies put forth by Republicans. Live with it...and remember that only 1/3 of the Senate ran, because had the whole Senate been up, Democrats would have lost there too.

This election was about the sell out of the American people, nothing more. So much money flooded in from who knows where, and it doesn't really matter, because our sell out supreme court says so. It is disgusting to have to watch add after add, of lies and disimformation, and it just gets worse and worse. I would like to know why elections just can't be local, why can people from the east coast, influence an election in a district on the west coast, arn't these people suppost to be elected to represent their people there.

I think this really goes to show that people are frustrated with the current political system. A fair percentage during each of these large changes has said there will be little to no change in how things are done. Right now people are most concerned about stability in their daily lives, a sagging economy and job uncertainty, all with the fear of increasing taxes and less support from the government. This is what people see and feel first before a lot of other things. Whether they are the biggest issues or not, for a lot of people this is what matters most to them. The party that addresses this best, or candidates/elected officials who appear to be doing the most will be the ones who are probably elected and able to stay in office.

This was a very clear and conscise message to all elected officials, not just democrats. it's about "We the people" not You the select few in positions of power. We pay you to work for us and in our best interest,You are where you are because of us, Every time you vote to spend money in any way it is our money you are spending, Every thing you do in office has a direct impact on us"We the PEOPLE" and it does not matter what party you belong to, You had better remember who put you there and who you serve or you will be gone come 2012 or perhaps sooner. Both parties had better wake up and smell the coffee you are there to serve the best interest of the nation, its citizens and taxpayers, thats all that needs to be understood by any one.

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and looks like a duck, it's a DUCK!! "Liberalism" was the target duck and Tea People the hunters. Liberalism was severely wounded during this National hunt day, November 2nd 2010! Next shoot, November 2012. The "big quacker" will be the principle target!

The republicans now say they are in favor of eliminating "ear marks" on legislation but then the truth comes out that if all ear marks are eliminated it would save just 1% of the huge annual budget which is probably less than they spend on thier lunch money paid for by tax payers. The only real cuts that we could make that would show significant spending reduction is end both the wars.

The elephant in the room with the lame duck and, later, the newly elected Congress is the state of the economy. We have experienced a very sharp economic downturn which is, in part, the cyclical nature of economic activity. These large macroeconomic forces are hard to change quickly or easily. Voters "blame" and/or "credit" the party in power for the state of the economy. So the "lift" given to a party out of power during tough times is exaggerated and can backfire if they are seen as being "in charge" of the economic agenda. Both parties need to be cautious not to turn off the slow, jobless recovery by doing anything that is destimulative.

Republicans have one platform and only one! Tax cuts for the rich and thats it,the sad part is all you people beleave they will help you. Lots of luck.

Instead of giving stimulus for jobs, Obama gave almost a $1T to the bankers that caused the Recession, almost a depression. No one has even sniffed a supoena. These newly unemployed were his independent voters. This angered/saddened them and moved this group away from all Democrats. Then he passed health care reform threatening the single most important part of having a job. This angered/scared another important part of independents. So, bottom line, Obama took money from the people who voted for him and gave it to people that hate him. Now we see how that worked out for Obama, the Democrats and the rest of U.S.

As a voter who supported Obama for President, I can tell you why I have no love right now for the Democrats. It's simple. They think they have to be more like Republicans than Democrats. Read the post-election pundit crap and you will see that they are all saying the same thing: Democrats have to be Republicans. Obama's White House advisers are saying it, too. That's the way it has been since Clinton. Personally, I'm sick of all of them. They are all ****** for the corporations. That's who really won this election...Big Pharma, Big Banks, Wall Street, Big for (LOTS AND LOTS) of profit Health Care, Big Insurance. Watching Obama grovel in front of those guys made me sick. I expect it from Republicans. I hoped for more from the new guy.