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    Though important indicators show an economy on the mend, unemployment approaching 10 percent - and likely to get worse before it gets better - dominates public consciousness. "Vast economic discontent marked the mood of Tuesday’s off-year voters, portending potential trouble for incumbents generally and Democrats in particular in 2010 ... Still, the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey looked less like a referendum on Barack Obama than a reflection of their own candidates and issues." In Virginia, 48 percent of voters said they approve of Obama’s job performance. Full Article at MinnPost.com
    Vast economic discontent marked the mood of Tuesday’s off-year voters, portending potential trouble for incumbents generally and Democrats in particular in 2010 ... Still, the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey looked less like a referendum on Barack Obama than a reflection of their own candidates and issues.
    SOURCE: MinnPost.com 1 month ago

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