Was it really a referendum on Obama, or was it simply due to turnout? The anti-Obama crowd is more likely to vote than the pro-Obama crowd. Perhaps this suggests that attitudes today are more or less where they were in November 2008.
Here are some stories that weigh in on this:
- Two Trends on Election Night
- The Obama Realignment: Too Soon to Tell [Ramesh Ponnuru]
- Tuesday's election results
- MSNBC INTERVIEW WITH VIRGINIA GOVERNOR TIM KAINE (D)