Thursday, November 10, 2005
Press Release: Pelosi responds to Tuesday's elections
In yesterday's election, voters across America overwhelmingly declared their
support for Democrats and rejected the Bush-led Republican Agenda:
- In Virginia, Democrat Tim Kaine defeated Republican Jerry Kilgore despite
last-minute support from President Bush, a vicious last-minute smear
campaign and a dirty-tricks series of robo-phone calls that misrepresented
Kaine's campaign.
- In New Jersey, Democrat Jon Corzine defeated Republican Doug Forrester in
the face of another string of personal attack ads.
- In California, voters rejected six Republican-backed initiatives that
would have silenced the voices of working Americans, slashed support for key
government programs, restricted the right to choose and enacted a new
districting plan echoing Tom De Lay's partisan gerrymandering of Texas.
Democrats and democratic issues were also supported in Pennsylvania,
Minnesota and Maine.
The trend is nationwide: an new ABC/Washington Post poll shows a generic
Democrat leading a generic Republican in a Congressional election held today
by 15 points:
ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2005. N=1,202 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).
"If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2006 were
being held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or the
Republican candidate in your congressional district?" Options rotated.
(Registered voters).
Republican: 37%
Democrat: 52%
Neither: 5%
Don't Know: 6%
Won't Vote: 2%
The message is clear: Americans have rejected the Republican Agenda and
embraced a new Democratic leadership.
Sincerely Yours,
Nancy Pelosi
House Democratic Leader
support for Democrats and rejected the Bush-led Republican Agenda:
- In Virginia, Democrat Tim Kaine defeated Republican Jerry Kilgore despite
last-minute support from President Bush, a vicious last-minute smear
campaign and a dirty-tricks series of robo-phone calls that misrepresented
Kaine's campaign.
- In New Jersey, Democrat Jon Corzine defeated Republican Doug Forrester in
the face of another string of personal attack ads.
- In California, voters rejected six Republican-backed initiatives that
would have silenced the voices of working Americans, slashed support for key
government programs, restricted the right to choose and enacted a new
districting plan echoing Tom De Lay's partisan gerrymandering of Texas.
Democrats and democratic issues were also supported in Pennsylvania,
Minnesota and Maine.
The trend is nationwide: an new ABC/Washington Post poll shows a generic
Democrat leading a generic Republican in a Congressional election held today
by 15 points:
ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2005. N=1,202 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).
"If the election for the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2006 were
being held today, would you vote for the Democratic candidate or the
Republican candidate in your congressional district?" Options rotated.
(Registered voters).
Republican: 37%
Democrat: 52%
Neither: 5%
Don't Know: 6%
Won't Vote: 2%
The message is clear: Americans have rejected the Republican Agenda and
embraced a new Democratic leadership.
Sincerely Yours,
Nancy Pelosi
House Democratic Leader
posted by Leslie H # 10:31 AM 
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