2010 Midterm Election Results
Well, the results for the 2010 midterm elections are in and they are quite interesting! Overall, Democrats won majority of the Senate, while the House was won over by the Republican Party. In the state of California, Democrat Barbara Boxer is our senator once again, and our new governor is Jerry Brown. The propositions that passed are 20, 22, 25, and 26; while 19, 21, 23, 24, and 27 did not.
I did not know which way the race for governor was going to go and I must say I was a little shocked. As to all the money Meg Whitman has spent over the past few weeks and months, it could have been spent on something better for our state, or nation even. Meg Whitman's background dealt with big business, not politics. I feel like she set the bar a little high for herself. Maybe if she had stepped into a smaller position and eventually gained trust and appreciation from the public, things could have been better for her, and one day she could have run for governor. I think voters in California just did not care in the end and because Jerry Brown was a familiar name from the past they voted for him. Or it could be because they were both poor options and they thought "Hey! I'll just go with the Democrat." These results and all the buzz around it have made the whole business of politics annoying and unattractive. I wonder how things will be when it's my turn to vote...
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