Showing posts with label 2011 elections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2011 elections. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Iowans Clearly See Through Cindy Golding's Nonsense



Democrats hold their majority, 26-24, in the Iowa State Senate.


Fear and intolerance go down to defeat, though unfortunately we haven't heard the last from them.

Cincinnati Gets Tired of the Elephants in the Room


Cincinnati voters shake up City Council. Four Republican incumbents bounced. (Cincinnati Post, 11/9/2011)

Excerpt: Voters ousted four incumbent Republicans from Cincinnati City Council on Tuesday night, choosing instead seven Democrats, a majority of African-Americans, the first openly gay candidate and enough support to move forward with the streetcar project.

The outcome clearly was the result of the turnout generated by Issue 2, the measure to repeal the collective bargaining reforms of Senate Bill 5. The issue was expected to draw a lot of Democrats and union supporters to the polls
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I'd say it was clearly a blend of 2a and 2b.