Majority in Mississippi asks whether last night's elections have an impact on the reelection of Congressman Travis Childers in the First District. The
post concludes,
"What we knew before has not changed: the voters are conservative, they have a history of supporting local Democrats and national Republicans, and want someone who can appeal to them. The one thing I would be nervous about if I was Childers is turnout. Black voters made up about 20 percent of the Virginia electorate in 2008 with Obama on the top of the ballot. That was down to around 15 percent this time around without Obama. It is no secret that Childers benefited from that turnout a year ago. And signs indicate it will not be there for him in 2010."
It is interesting the day after those elections, Travis Childers
announces he will NOT vote for the Democratic health care plan,
"First and foremost, I cannot vote for legislation with this big of a price tag in today's economic climate. I would also like to see legislation that contains stronger language to prohibit federal funding for abortion and provides equal access to care for individuals in rural communities. My concerns in these areas have not been sufficiently addressed by this legislation."
If that isn't clear enough,
Gene Taylor spells it out for the Democrats,
"The House leadership needs to pay attention to what happened in Virginia."
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