Did America turn right? (NO)

[Hannah Bell]

WE DIDN'T have to know the exact outcome of the 2010 midterm elections to know what the media's analysis of the results--and their unsolicited advice to President Barack Obama and the Democrats--would be.

First, they would say that the election proves America is a "center-right" nation. Second, they would say that Obama and the Democrats would have to move to the "center" (translation: to the right) to have any hope of being politically viable in the future.

Like clockwork, the mainstream media came through. The Washington Post's Dan Balz, commenting on Obama's November 3 mea culpa press conference, said the president was "unwilling, it seemed, to consider whether he had moved too far to the left for many voters who thought he was a centrist when he ran in 2008...."

THE REASON this argument refuses to die is that powerful interests are tied to it. It gives the bipartisan political establishment--which is planning to shift mainstream politics to the right--a seemingly "popular" explanation for their intentions. They're only carrying out the will of the American people, don't you know...?

In reality, support for Republicans in Election 2010 was much more of a repudiation of the Democrats' inability to meet the challenges of the economic crisis. In the months leading up to the vote, opinion polls consistently showed that the only political forces more unpopular than Obama and the Democrats in Congress are the Republicans and the Tea Party...

http://socialistworker.org/2010/11/08/did-america-turn-right

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. Republican lies and low Democratic voter turnout caused problems for us

A majority of those people whom voted ultimately chose to believe the Republican lies and tall tales about Obama, particularly in regards to his economic policies, however a majority of the 40% of the country that ended up voting last Tuesday still does NOT represent the country IMHO. They are NOT "America speaking".

[OHdem10]

2. A Pew official from Pew Research Center was on C-Span this

weekend. He explained that Conservatives really turned
out in numbers. They were able to peel off some women
from Democrats which really helped their showing.
White, Male, Affluent

Liberals and Progressives. 52% of the Country did not vote
Among their non-voter group were was a high percentage of
Liberals and Progressives.