This afternoon on my ride home from work, the host of the program I was listening to asked if the elections tomorrow are a referendum on Obama. One point brought up was his dismal poll numbers. One liberal caller in trying to argue against that point said that Obama’s poll numbers are also reflecting liberals who think he hasn’t been liberal enough.
It’s a fair point, but really irrelevant. When Bush’s approval rating were below 50, that number was due in part to conservatives who felt he was abandoning conservative principles. It doesn’t change the numbers. The point here is that Obama was given a chance to live up to the image of himself he gave during the campaign of 2008. He said he’d be a uniter, not a divider. He said he’d be bipartisan. Intelligent people knew it was B.S… and we were proven right.
So now what? What happens after tomorrow. The House is likely turning into a solid Republican majority, and the Senate may see the Democrats majority slip to razor thin, if it doesn’t turn as well. Obama will have to change his governance, or their will be gridlock. He cannot ignore the will of the American people who have seen the direction he has taken this country and said “enough is enough.” If he does, then 2012 will be another good year for the GOP.
UPDATE: On a separate note… as a freelance logo designer I’d like to say good luck to all my clients who will be on one ballot or another tomorrow.
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