Election 2012: Analyzing The Results
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The Washington region's voters were in the middle of a lot more than a presidential race this week. The area also served as the battleground for hot-button issues like immigration and same-sex marriage, as well as the site of one of the most hotly-contested U.S. Senate races. We take an early look at what the results mean for the region and country.
Guests
Christina Bellantoni
Politics Editor, PBS News Hour
Tom Davis
Director of federal government affairs, Deloitte LLP; Vice Chairman of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; President, Republican Main Street Partnership; Former Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Va, Dist. 11).
Patrick Madden
Reporter, WAMU 88.5 News
Charles Robinson
Political Correspondent, Maryland Public Television
Related Links
More Money In National Politics, Less Campaign Cash In D.C.?
The 2012 election was the most expensive in American history. But D.C. campaigns raised far less money during the 2012 cycle compared to 2008. According to data from the D.C. Office of Campaign Finance, the top four candidates for D.C.'s at-large Council seats raised 45 percent less during this cycle than they did four years ago.
Source: D.C. Office of Campaign Finance
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Kojo.
I wanted to leave a pre-show comment. Some months ago, you had a guest from a group working on the MD amendment in support of Gay marriage. I called in and wrote a comment stating that it was a huge mistake to bring this onto the ballot as minority-churchgoers who heavily support the President are also staunchly anti-Gay marriage. I hoped I was wrong but felt that they should have waited for another election.
I was extremely happy to have been wrong in that, although the anti-Gay marriage groups above came very close to defeating the measure, they failed. Justice delayed is justice denied and waiting for another election would have hurt me and so many of my friends. Please thank him and his group for me and pass along this message.
Thank you!!!
jcsNYC
Do you think with Colorado and Washington's success in legalizing marijuana that it opens the doors for other states to do the same or do you think that the federal government will come down hard on the that whole issue. It seems like there is a disconnect as far as what the states want and what the federal government is willing to allow.