Any Gadflies or readers who live in NY-23, New Jersey, or Virginia: GO VOTE! Today is the day, and is as important for the people whom you elect as it is to show the sway of popular sentiment. We need to show opposition to the monstrosities in Congress, right now.
The Corner, as ever, is a great place to read up on the progress throughout the day, as their readers are already emailing in stories, and the number of voters that they saw, etc.
UPDATE
Ed Morrissey points out that there is also a special election in California, though Republicans have no real hope there.
Also, the NYT article at the top of their website this morning makes a point that I found interesting, not so much because of what they say, but that they said it:
In this supposedly quiet off-year election, three contests taking place Tuesday are filling the void. Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will elect governors, while voters in upstate New York are filling a vacant House seat in a race with national implications.Here are some things to look for as the results come in:
There will probably be only one suspenseful race, the contest between Gov. Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey and his Republican challenger, Christopher J. Christie. Last-minute polls suggests the race is too close to call, even after President Obama traveled to New Jersey on Sunday to campaign for Mr. Corzine.
Note the “supposedly quiet off-year election” as well as their notice that “even after President Obama traveled to New Jersey” the race is a nail-biter. For New York Times readers, this can mean but one thing, clearly stated. The president’s waning popularity and influence, only one year after his election, is of little enough consequence that these races are very close. Obama’s coattails, so convenient to ride upon last year, have already been trimmed considerably. And depending upon how this day turns out, moderate Dems may realize that there are no coattails at all for such unpopular legislation and policies as are now in the works.
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:23 pm
I voted. And I have the frickin’ sticker to prove it!