2011 Elections And 2012

Well, I am not sure that this off-year election is a portend of the 2012 election, but the results are sort of positive for conservatives.
But I think Guy Benson over at Townhall sums it up best. A mixed bag for conservatives.
In Ohio, Gov. John Kasich had his clocked clean on the vote regarding Issue 2. That would have made it a constitutional mandate that collective bargaining reform instituted by the Ohio legislature and signed into law by Gov. Kasich.
But, one hand giveth, the other taketh. And that is what organized labor did in a rather decisive manner.
But on the same ballot was Issue 3 in which many of the same voters that scuttled the collective bargaining reform said no to the Obamacare mandate. And that was by a larger margin.
But alas, you will only hear the Leftywhore media harp on the defeat of Issue 2.
In Virginia, it looks like the Republicans will essentially control the legislature as at worst, the state senate ends up being a 20-20 tie and possibly an outright Republican majority. And in the House of Delegates, the GOP increased their majority.
In Mississippi, Republican Phil Bryant will succeed Gov. Haley Barbour. And the GOP may gain control of the state legislature as well. However voters rejected the "Personhood" amendment that would have defined life beginning at conception. There was a lot wrong with the amendment and apparent some pro-life groups even opposed it.
In Kentucky, Democrat Gov. Steve Beshear scored an easy victory over Republican David Williams. Gov. Beshear did not have any help from national Democrats in keeping his office.
I would say that it was not a great night for the Democrats or Republicans. It was a typical odd-year election season.
But for conservatives, we need to keep the powder dry for the other side. We need to stop beating each other up and remember that there is an election next year.