NYC Magazine » 2010 Midterm Elections

Republicans Now Running On Platform Of Change

Igor Derysh — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:00:58 +0000

It wasn’t very long ago that President Barack Obama was Presidential candidate Barack Obama, a freshman Senator running on a platform of change after eight disastrous years of George Bush. Last night’s Republican win in Massachusetts by Scott Brown, who will now take over Ted Kennedy’s vacated seat, showed that Republicans are not only planning on running on a platform of change but winning because of it.

With the country restless and angry over the Democrats’ utter incompetence when it has come to pushing through their agenda despite a massive majority in both the House and the Senate, ...continue reading

Democrats Grow Worried As Election Year Kicks Off

Igor Derysh — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:00:07 +0000

It was a great day for the Democratic Party on November 4, 2008. A black, young Senator named Barack Obama had won his longshot bid for the presidency, the House of Representatives extended their large Democratic majority, and Senate Democrats were on the verge of sealing a “Super Majority.”

A little over a year later, with midterm elections nearly a year away, Democrats are becoming growingly concerned about how many of their party members, and even more so, party leaders, will stick around for another term.

In the past week, the Democrats saw one of their Congressmen switch party ...continue reading