Comments on: Davos Newbies Home http://www.davosnewbies.com/2002/12/06/davos-newbies-home/ A year-round Davos of the mind, written since 1999 by Lance Knobel Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:38:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Evan Henshaw http://www.davosnewbies.com/2002/12/06/davos-newbies-home/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Evan Henshaw Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.davosnewbies.com/?p=789#comment-231 I don't think things between the US and UK are as different as you imply. Normally in the US the party out of power wins seats during an mid-term election. Unless of course, the party out of power is seen as totally hopeless. The Democrats had this election in their hands and they lost it. The economy has gone south and they didn't make it an issue. The Bush administration went so far as admitting it's economic failure with the sacking of O'Neill. It's interesting that in Germany, the UK, and Canada the Conservative parties are falling apart, while in the US it's the Democrats who are in trouble. Of course the other story about the mid-term elections it that the Green Party didn't make much of a dent. In California and a few other states they polled above 5%, but they failed to win a single state senate/assembly seat. I don’t think things between the US and UK are as different as you imply. Normally in the US the party out of power wins seats during an mid-term election. Unless of course, the party out of power is seen as totally hopeless. The Democrats had this election in their hands and they lost it. The economy has gone south and they didn’t make it an issue. The Bush administration went so far as admitting it’s economic failure with the sacking of O’Neill.

It’s interesting that in Germany, the UK, and Canada the Conservative parties are falling apart, while in the US it’s the Democrats who are in trouble. Of course the other story about the mid-term elections it that the Green Party didn’t make much of a dent. In California and a few other states they polled above 5%, but they failed to win a single state senate/assembly seat.

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