Election results chill moderate Democrats in Congress

Nov 4th, 2009 - MiamiHerald

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WASHINGTON — Already-skittish moderate Democrats in Congress got fresh reasons Wednesday to worry about their votes on economic and health care legislation from the election results in Virginia and New Jersey.

Democrats from the left, right and center saw a warning in Tuesday's results, which saw independents — who'd backed Democrats in the 2006 congressional elections and President Barack Obama last year — switch their votes to help elect Republican governors in both states.

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