http://realclearpolitics.com/historyfavorsrepublicansin2010.com
Author: Karl Rove

Mr. Rove was born on December 25, 1950 and currently resides in Washington D.C. He was the Deputy Chief of Staff(and later became known as the "architect") for President Bush until he resigned in August 2007. Rove was a political consultant specifically for republican candidates.

Obama seemed to receive a lot more votes from certain ethnic places than any previous democratic candidate in 2004. He got nearly 3.3 million more votes from African-Americans than did John Kerry and most of them were between the ages of 18-29. Over a third who voted republican in 2004 switched sides and voted for Obama. Mr. Obama got 4.6 million more votes from the Hispanic than Kerry did in 2004. Many people didn't even show up to vote. Some who were republican changed parties and voted either independent or democratic. This outstanding victory for Obama might have been more personal than partisan. On the other hand, Republicans gained legislative seats across the region. Now in Tennessee the house and senate have GOP majorities for the first time since the Civil War. In 2010 this could matter because the Census could allocate four congressional districts.

The point Rove is trying to make is that history will favor republicans in two years. Good years follow bad years. For this to happen Republicans need to step up and be offensive and defensive in certain issues. They can't sit back and allow democrats to run over top of them.

Many people are disappointed with the outcome, but now that Obama is going to be our new president, republicans need to stand behind him and if Obama allows, help him through this time of disaster...