The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 11/5/8
The massive voter turnout witnessed Tuesday in Mississippi can be interpreted in one of two ways – an anomaly inspired by Barack Obama’s charisma and reactionary fear of Obama’s charisma or a sign of growing voter disenchantment with the Republican political brand after decades of dominance in statewide politics.
The answer? Likely, it’s some of both. And with the realization of the latter, state Democrats are walking with a bit more swagger today than at any time over the last 30 years.
Democrats significantly moved the needle in presidential and congressional politics in Mississippi on Tuesday. The easy assessment would be to lay that success at Obama’s feet, but that misses the reality of a tattered economy, an unpopular war and a Republican Party that over the last eight years stepped away from basic conservative principles and practices.
Magnolia Tribune
