Yes and No one of the comments made was that in NY as I am sure with most area is that there was a low voter turn out. Onour news I heard people who should have voted such as the democrats didn't vote thinking it was a sure thing.
In the county next to me Nassau County, their county executive was up for reelection. It was expected to be a sure thing that he would be relected. As a democrat. The county for decades was always a Republican held one and this gentleman was the 1st Democrat to hold that office in decades.Partly because the people of Nassau were fed up with corruption. In general the guy did a good job. But as of when I last heard the news. That contest was basically tied and no winner was declared yet.
Another comment made in the news, was that NJ has kind of had a long term deal that they always had a govenor from the opposite party from the President. Just the way it kind of worked out. Example. Whitman was govenor when Clinton was in office. Corzine(democrat) with Bush.
Maybe its a way of checks and balances. And for what it is worth. The Northeast as a whole is more moderate and not as many people like the far right. So as long as either canidate is on the moderate side. WE tend to look more at the person not the party.
