Vote Anti Incumbent

The headlines today are: Tuesday’s primary results spoke loud and clear: Voters from both parties are frustrated and this is an anti-Washington, anti-establishment year.

Going on:  On the busiest primary night of the year, any doubt about just how toxic the political environment is for congressional incumbents and candidates hand-picked by national Republican and Democratic leaders disappeared.  The key thing here is that it is neither Republicans nor Democrats only, it is an anti-incumbent mood which is turning in to action at the polls.  Just when I thought this may never happen, it is happening.  Have Americans finally woken up.

The results are clear:

Pennsylvania voters fired Sen. Arlen Specter. The former-Republican-turned-Democrat was seeking his sixth term and had the backing of President Barack Obama. He lost to Rep. Joe Sestak, who spent three decades in the Navy before entering politics and ran as an outsider.

Arkansas voters forced Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln into a run-off. She, too, had Obama’s support. Considered among the most vulnerable Senate Democrats this fall, she now faces a run-off against Lt. Gov. Bill Halter — who was backed by unions and progressives — for the Democratic nomination.

Kentucky voters tapped tea party darling Rand Paul to be the GOP nominee for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Jim Bunning. In doing so they rejected Secretary of State Trey Grayson, who was the favored candidate of the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky’s most powerful Republican.

See the rejection of the Republicans as well as the Democrats and know that this is anti-incumbent not just anti other party, which is normally the case.  This is a wipe the slate clean, let’s start with some fresh faces idea. It’s outsiders over insiders.  Throw the bums out,  as the slogan goes.  The feeling is, getting all new people in may be our only hope.

The Republicans may be chanting take our government back, but that is not exactly what is happening.  People are mad and angry.  They see that Wall Street big business and big Government do take care of themselves, without regard for the people or main street, an no party should get a pass. With the uncertain economy, voters are turning to the polls to register their frustration with how things are going.  Voters seem to be understanding that it is not just Republicans or Democrats that will solve our problems, but maybe a new kind of politician, one who listens to the people would be a good start.

source: cleveland.com

Vote Out Incumbents Democracy, (VOID), is a group of volunteers from all the major political perspectives from conservative to liberal, who believe our political system is corrupted far beyond what political parties were intended to be, and their corruption has in turn made our government corrupt. This corruption has eroded the principles of our democratic republic which founded our nation. Supporters and volunteers hail from all around the United States.

Comment: Void in my opinion has the best commentary on why we should vote out incumbents. When I started this blog back in 2006, VOID was already around and has been consistent in their efforts to bring this problem to people’s attention. I respect their non partisan efforts as it gets beyond the back and forth bickering in the two party game that is in place to keep us from the real change needed.  VOID’s Director, David R. Remer, writes some great editorials about why we should vote out incumbents and I plan to posted of some these on this site and especially on our Anti Incumbents twitter account.

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