It should not be “news” to anyone these days that American voters are rather “uncomfortable” with many of our elected officials.
Some people have put too much dependence upon “government” and “officials” and “politicians,” only to find the results are not very satisfying. Many people are upset.
That has been indicated as President Barack Obama has fallen below 50 percent approval in some polls.
Other voter dissatisfaction was expressed in elections this week.
For example, five-term U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter went down in defeat in Pennsylvania. He wanted a sixth term. Voters had had enough.
He wasn’t a very good Republican senator. Obviously seeing the “handwriting on the wall,” he switched to become a Democrat. But he wasn’t a good Democrat senator, either. So voters this week reasonably said they don’t want him as any kind of senator anymore.
Another sign of political dissatisfaction came in Arkansas.
Sen. Blanche Lincoln, seeking nomination for a third term in a three-way Democratic primary, came out ahead — barely. She got just 45 percent of the vote, to 43 percent for Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter and 13 percent for D.C. Morrison. So she will face a runoff with Mr. Halter for the Democrat nomination — with the winner to oppose Republican challenger John Boozman in November.
In scattered primary elections across the nation, some voters preferred Democrats, some preferred Republicans — and some did not seem to like either very much.
Later this year we will see what kind of Congress voters want — and before we know it, we’ll be looking at a Republican presidential nominee challenging President Obama.