Voters Take Aim at the Status Quo

Nov 5th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal

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Of all the interpretations of this week's election, the most important is the most basic: The country is in a foul mood.

That is bad news for Democrats, to be sure, for they are in power and the most obvious target. But it also isn't great news for incumbents of all varieties, and maybe not for Wall Street either.

In the week's key elections -- governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia and a high-profile congressional race in upstate New York -- the common thread was independent voters swinging against the party holding the seat.

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