I wonder why the voters turnout was very low this time ..? Bad night for Obama and the Democrats... Niamorkono.. On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Burama Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > They can't with Obama still the president. They would not be able to amass > veto prove majority in the Senate. They would probably attempt to > change/modify various aspects it. They may also constraint Obama's > unilateral selective enforcement of the act - that could mean people > experience the unpleasant aspects quicker and they hope that will > politically affect the Democrats. > > Burama > > On Wednesday, November 5, 2014, Husainou A Waggeh < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Will the GOP repeal Obamacare? If they do , there is no doubt the >> consequences will be dire for low income citizens and Obama's legacy will >> be dented severely. Stay tuned to the latest changes. >> The voters have spoken so they must be listened. >> Hous >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Nov 5, 2014, at 9:58 AM, Fye Samateh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> >> Republicans win control of Senate in US congressional electionsBy >> Patrick Martin >> 5 November 2014 >> >> The Republican Party won control of the US Senate in Tuesday’s midterm >> elections, taking more than the six Democratic-held seats needed to obtain >> the 51 required for a majority. Republican candidates defeated incumbent >> Democratic senators in North Carolina, Arkansas and Iowa and won open >> Democratic seats in West Virginia, Iowa, South Dakota and Montana. >> >> A Democratic seat in Alaska was in jeopardy as vote-counting continued >> late into the night, and in Louisiana, another Democratic-held seat, the >> Republican candidate led and is heavily favored in a runoff to be held >> December 6. The Republicans did not lose a single seat. >> >> The Republicans also expanded their majority in the House of >> Representatives, with a net gain of at least eight seats, putting them in >> full control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 2006, and >> for the first time in the presidency of Barack Obama. >> >> Elections for state governorships produced more mixed results, with >> Democrats retaining California and New York among the four largest states >> and Republicans retaining Texas and winning narrowly in Florida. The >> Democratic governor of Illinois and the Republican governor of Pennsylvania >> were both defeated for reelection. >> >> Republican Scott Walker of Wisconsin, notorious for his attacks on public >> employees in the state, easily won reelection over a multi-millionaire >> Democrat who tacitly backed his anti-worker legislation. Michigan Governor >> Rick Snyder, who pushed through a right-to-work law and oversaw the >> bankruptcy of Detroit, also won reelection. >> >> The outcome of the vote is a debacle for the Democratic Party and the >> Obama administration, which threw in the towel in terms of the House of >> Representatives months ago and concentrated their efforts on holding onto a >> handful of Senate seats needed to maintain a narrow majority in the upper >> house. This effort produced dismal results, with only one of the threatened >> Democratic seats, in New Hampshire, successfully defended. >> >> The Republican victory does not represent a shift by the American >> population to the right, but demonstrates the bankrupt and reactionary >> character of the Democratic Party and the mass disillusionment with the >> Obama administration. In the absence of any progressive alternative to the >> two right-wing, corporate-controlled parties, the majority of potential >> voters stayed home. Voter turnout hit another record low, with only 38 >> percent going to the polls. >> >> The working class had no representation in the 2014 elections in either >> party. The Democrats, like the Republicans, are controlled by the financial >> aristocracy that rules America. Corporate bosses and billionaires dictate >> the policy and personnel of both parties, and they are now demanding a >> further shift to the right in official Washington. >> >> Obama and the Democrats are more than happy to oblige. Before the polls >> had closed on the West Coast, Obama had already sent out an invitation to a >> bipartisan group of legislators, including the congressional leaders of >> both parties in the House and Senate, to meet in the White House Friday to >> begin discussions on future collaboration. >> >> In an interview on CNN Monday, Vice President Joseph Biden said the White >> House was willing to compromise with Republicans and had begun working on >> areas where joint action might be possible. He said the Republicans had to >> make a decision: “Are they going to begin to allow things to happen? Or are >> they going to continue to be obstructionists? And I think they’re going to >> choose to get things done.” >> >> That agenda will undoubtedly include major tax cuts for corporations, >> further cuts in spending on federally funded social programs like food >> stamps, intensified repression of immigrants, and the continued buildup of >> the military/intelligence apparatus in the United States along with >> expanded military aggression overseas. >> >> These policies are deeply unpopular with American working people and >> youth. They are increasingly turning away from both capitalist parties and >> their sham electoral contests, which employ mudslinging and lies to >> disguise the two parties’ fundamental agreement on doing the bidding of big >> business. >> >> The election took place amid widespread public hostility to both >> corporate-controlled parties, with dismal poll numbers for President Obama >> and the congressional leadership on both sides of the aisle. The $4 billion >> expended to promote one party and vilify the other served only to further >> alienate the population from the entire political structure. >> >> In nearly all the closely contested Senate contests, both the Republican >> and Democratic candidates were regarded unfavorably by a majority of >> voters. The same was true in most of the closely contested races for state >> governor. >> >> Voter turnout rose in a handful of the most closely contested states, but >> fell below previous record lows in many states. Voter participation by >> young people fell particularly sharply. 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