Maybe not so blue after all

Maybe not so blue after all:

The referendum results mean that 2028 and beyond belongs to those who are in the center-right political space.

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As we try to understand what happened last Tuesday, we can conclude a couple of things.  First, voters wanted to punch the incumbents, and they were Republicans this time.  Second, voters are not buying what the Democrats are selling.

From coast to coast, the “blues” didn’t prevail in the referendums.  In fact, the voters who punched the right then turned around and sent a different message with the questions on the ballots.

Let’s look at this from Las Vegas Review Journal:

The Democratic steamroller flattened Republican candidates across the country this week. But there was one bright spot for the GOP: Ballot measure results across the country failed to reflect the rushing blue tide.

In Nevada, the verdict was split. Question 6 — further codifying abortion rights in the state constitution — passed handily, as did pro-abortion referendums favored by Democrats in three other states. Idaho voters, meanwhile, imposed more restrictions on the procedure.

But Nevada also easily passed Question 7, which mandates voter ID at the polls. Democratic leaders have long opposed such a requirement despite its popularity among voters across the political spectrum. North Carolina and Ohio also passed voter ID measures. Arizona and California voters rejected similar proposals.

In another blow to progressive immigration policy, voters in four states — Arkansas, Kansas, South Dakota and West Virginia — amended their state constitutions to clarify that only citizens are eligible to vote in their elections.

 Tuesday’s results also highlighted that many voters feel Democrats have gone too far on trans issues, particularly involving children. While a referendum banning gender transition surgeries for minors failed in Missouri, voters backed a similar proposal in Colorado. Four states — Colorado, Arizona, Nebraska and Washington — approved initiatives that require students to participate in sports based on their ‘biological reproductive system.’

Yes, the voters told the GOP that they don’t like gasoline prices or even the Iran War.  Just as important, they told the Democrats that they will get punched too if they govern pushing crazy woke ideas.

The referendum results mean that 2028 and beyond belongs to those who are in the center-right political space.

The big question is whether or not the Democrats will hear that the public wants voter ID, safe borders, law and order, and other sensible things.  My guess is that they won’t, and it’ll be them who gets punched the next time around.

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