Democrats nervous over Tuesday election results

Nov 4th, 2009 - baltimoresun

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WASHINGTON - Even before voters went to the polls this week, moderate congressional Democrats were anxious. Would the swing voters who coalesced around Barack Obama exactly one year ago, sending him to the White House, stay with Obama's party or defect to the Republicans?The answer came Tuesday night as Republican gubernatorial candidates swept to power in New Jersey and Virginia, with the help of large packs of independents. And on Wednesday, the exit polls circulating on the House floor were even more unnerving to Democrats.

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