Midterm congressional election ‘tea’ is almost brewed
The 2010 midterm election “tea” is almost brewed for what is being billed as possibly the most significant realigning election in Congress since 1994.
The emergence of the tea party, so-called “patriot groups” and other independent or third party candidates has raised expectations for both voter turnout and voter enthusiasm among conservative voters.
Conversely, there have been growing national political prognostications of a festering “enthusiasm gap” among more liberal voters.
Yet one obvious commonality exists in the electorate in 2010 – political support is extremely polarized as conservative voters search for the most conservative candidates possible while many liberal voters believe candidates they supported in 2008 – principally President Barack Obama – have strayed from campaign promises and tried to govern too much from the center on key issues like the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and on “public option” in health care reform.
Sid Salter
10/27/10
Magnolia Tribune
