Some post election questions

by: JC

Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 12:28

So I thought I would ask them here - hopefully, someone can direct me to this post election analysis.

1. Obama wins by about 6 percentage points - this means this is the largest percentage win of a democratic non-incumbent, since 1964, correct?

2. Obama seemed to match the polling - but looking at the polling predictions for the Senate, and the House, it seems that the mainline democratic UNDERperformed - is this accurate?  

I'm looking at Merkely, Stevens, and also at Franken, specifically. Even the winners, seemed to win less than the average polling seemed to signify.

3.  As much as I've paid attention these last 8 years, this election, to me, simply seems a relief - euphoria sure, but I think I mainly started paying attention to things, because it seems so clear that the Bush junta were, basically, evil in a way I hadn't experienced any other President to be.

In a way, I feel I can pay less attention now, because there are decent "grown-ups", in charge.  Not that it would be perfect, but at least people PAYING ATTENTION to all americans, and not being destructive from a negligent, ideological standpoint.

Does anyone else feel this way?