Today’s victories show that voters are returning to the Republican Party. From coast to coast, people are rejecting the liberal, big-government policies of Democrat leaders from the nation’s capital all the way to Phoenix and beyond. Americans are tired of endless bailouts, bloated and inefficient bureaucracies, and a heightened presence of government in our lives.
Here in Arizona, voters know that during a time of fiscal uncertainty, everyone must do more with less. This is especially the case when it comes to government. Republican candidates understand that we must return to our first principles.
Last November’s stinging electoral defeats served as a wake-up call for Republicans around the country. But this evening’s results are proof-positive that rumors of the death of the Republican Party have been greatly exaggerated. This year’s local elections serve as a strong indicator for 2010 elections, Arizona Republicans are poised again to make significant gains next year and Arizona’s Democrats should take notice.
Nationally, Democrats hit their high-water mark in 2008. Obama’s rising tide, which swept so many Democrats into power has begun to recede. I think Democrats misinterpreted the American public’s appetite for ‘Change.’ Last year, people voted for change they could believe in, clearly they didn’t get the change they were looking for. It was with a bitter aftertaste from last year that voters went to the polls today and expressed their displeasure with the direction of country.
Tonight, we can be proud of our accomplishments as we continue to reset ourselves back on the right track. In Arizona, we know that this is only the beginning of a larger battle for the future direction of our country in 2010. With Republican wins in Virginia, New Jersey coinciding with victories here in Phoenix, the GOP is laying the groundwork one race at a time and looking forward to 2010 with great anticipation.
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