tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post3896315899371674334..comments2023-04-24T09:41:42.831-07:00Comments on Modern Sense Politics: The Exaggeration of the Repudiation of President Barack Obama: Analysis of the 2014 Midterm Election ResultsJerry Curlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14376449516899224398noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-78402171604650160122015-07-20T19:02:49.338-07:002015-07-20T19:02:49.338-07:00"Therefore, Democrats are hurt significantly ..."Therefore, Democrats are hurt significantly in voter turnout in midterm elections. This explains why they can do well in a presidential but not well in a midterm election when there is not a major event such as a recession or 9/11 driving voting behavior. Republican voters are overall wealthier and white, which means they have higher voter turnout rates due to higher percentages of high Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-90281336299849517022015-07-20T17:57:37.217-07:002015-07-20T17:57:37.217-07:00I find the blog very interesting, and feel like th...I find the blog very interesting, and feel like the information being discussed is very informative. I feel that the information about more republican voters going out to vote then democrats voters during the midterm election is true. The Republican Party contains older and conservative people that have more money that understands the importance of voting during the midterm. The Democratic PartyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03434149943456827505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-20250365416555758212015-07-19T16:41:16.392-07:002015-07-19T16:41:16.392-07:00The examples you gave are all great to emphasize t...The examples you gave are all great to emphasize the fact that Americans regardless of party affiliation, race, education level or any other demographic characteristics need to stay completely informed for themselves. Opinion polls and other data that is generated by bias news sources is not a legitimate way to gain knowledge that could lead to casting a vote. If the media is claiming that the Janie Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-66001644652231500772015-07-19T11:24:54.801-07:002015-07-19T11:24:54.801-07:00I feel that the main reason is the lower voter tur...I feel that the main reason is the lower voter turn out during midterm elections. Like the article said the majority of voter population doesn’t have the time or means to keep up with the midterms, and the majority of midterm voters are ether far left or far right voters. As for the independents, I have my own theory. What if they aren’t trying to punish or reward the party in control but just David Shakibanasabnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-13756631867194318902015-07-19T07:36:05.799-07:002015-07-19T07:36:05.799-07:00If voters are disappointed with the economy and po...If voters are disappointed with the economy and policies that they believe a particular president has been the sole cause of they will associate those decisions with the political party. Which will effect rather the president is Democratic or Republican. It does not effect midterm elections. Low voter turn out from Democratic voters is what causes Democrats to lose control of Congress. I am Antonnia Daltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105846744181170075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-52405479090391572002015-07-14T08:55:48.243-07:002015-07-14T08:55:48.243-07:00I was actually surprised that so many Republican w...I was actually surprised that so many Republican won seats in the 2014 election due to the budget gridlock that happened the previous year. At the time I figured people would be aggravate with the childish ways our representatives were handling disagreements in policy, but I guess not. I did not, however, think that it was related to how Obama was doing in office. Over time I have noticed that Leah Grobmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-69854351288621583022015-07-12T08:44:54.070-07:002015-07-12T08:44:54.070-07:00This midterm election was not any different from 2...This midterm election was not any different from 2010. Republicans gained more of the seats in both Senate and House of Representatives. Having a majority in Congress and having the President be a minority (Democrats) can cause friction in the legislation process. Independent voters change the control of the seats based on what they see occur in Congress and during the President's term.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-37766034101198047722015-07-12T03:36:34.189-07:002015-07-12T03:36:34.189-07:00There is logic in the idea that voting results can...There is logic in the idea that voting results cannot be deduced accurately due to the fact that independent voters who are non-partisan can shift the balance of winning between Republicans and Democrats anytime. Independent voters, like the article mentions, only vote for a party “in power” after judging their actions and then either they reward or punish them, which is known as the “The Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730562546236635533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-50938839990414436472015-05-04T20:03:08.677-07:002015-05-04T20:03:08.677-07:00If people think that just because the Republicans ...If people think that just because the Republicans took control of the House and Senate that a Republican will win the next presidency, they are sadly mistaken. I agree with you when you stated how the different groups that support the Democratic party are less likely to vote during midterm elections, which results in the Democratic party being hurt significantly in voter turnout during these Angelique Virglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-3156309965065703582015-05-04T14:27:37.397-07:002015-05-04T14:27:37.397-07:00I really like point 2 about the science theory. Th...I really like point 2 about the science theory. The electoral reward and punishment model is really cool because it gages how voters will potentially vote. I don’t know what I think about or if I like the polarization in government we currently have. But it does give candidates a certain group to focus on since democrats will more than likely vote for their party and the same for republicans Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181861393345360367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-90026889480296603122015-04-25T10:54:37.205-07:002015-04-25T10:54:37.205-07:00The fact that Republicans took back the Senate was...The fact that Republicans took back the Senate was based on the fact that Republicans had more seats up for re-election. As stated in the article, that may not be the case for the 2016 election. It looks like it will favor the Democrats. Also because of the fact that more people that generally vote Republican show up to mid-term elections. There are more Republicans voting in the mid-term Shelby Gurrera GPC-Newtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-84356069439754734762014-12-07T19:46:33.535-08:002014-12-07T19:46:33.535-08:00Not really sure what happened, but the Republicans...Not really sure what happened, but the Republicans won outright. Every major office up for re-election in Georgia was won by a Republican. I believe that democrats did not vote because they did not see this as a big election with major consequences. I believe democrats are tired of their party and for some reason really believe that President Obama is at fault. He is constantly having to fight toKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852131812885407333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-63465617333942710672014-12-07T13:02:34.067-08:002014-12-07T13:02:34.067-08:00I agree that just because the republicans kept the...I agree that just because the republicans kept the House and won back the Senate, does not mean repudiation of Obama. There was very logical information to back it up such as the punishment of the party in control and lower democrat turnouts in midterm elections. However, I believe that since republicans only need a net gain of 6 seats in the Senate and got 7, possibly 8 pending on the Louisiana Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342568085912757536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669631575739781374.post-70450987996953440312014-12-07T10:55:18.156-08:002014-12-07T10:55:18.156-08:00If some citizens want to make the claim that Repub...If some citizens want to make the claim that Republicans are gonna win the Presidency just because of the 2014 mid-term elections, then they might be confused. Just because of the mid-terms elections went in the Republicans favor, does not mean Republicans will continue to be equally as fortunate. Mid-term elections generally favor Republicans because Democrats typically vote less in mid-terms Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455306722127086193noreply@blogger.com