During the 2010 mid-term elections on November 2, the Republican Party was able to gain control of the House of Representatives, while the Democrats were successful in keeping control of the Senate. Across the country there were many Republicans that won elections for governor as well as state positions. Many of these Republicans were elected in states and regions that were typically known to vote for Democrats. These patterns successfully show Americans' reactions to Obama's administration thus far. Many political analysts think of the outcomes of the mid-term election as a response to what many consider to be a low success rate on President Obama's part.
I think that this will be an interesting change in politics in the United States. What I am most interested to see is whether or not Republicans and Democrats in Congress will be able to work together seeing as how they have not been able to do so very well in the past few years. One aspect of the election that I do not understand fully is why people would choose to retaliate through their votes. Sure, Obama has had his flaws in the past two years, but voting for the opposite party just because of him doesn't seem like very logical reasoning to me.
Source: BBC News - "As it happened: US Mid-term elections 2010"
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