November 05, 2008

After last night's resounding victories have brought the number of Democratic Governors to the highest level since 1994, the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) stands ready to work with President-elect Barack Obama. DGA Chair Gov. Joe Manchin said that Election Day capped off a tremendously successful year for the DGA. Full release.

As voters went to the polls on Tuesday, many had the recent political comedy of "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) on their minds. According to FirstView, a national public opinion survey released today by Roll Call, Strat@comm and Fleishman-Hillard Public Affairs, two-thirds of voters saw SNL's political parodies this election season. Full release.

"Republican congressional leaders have failed their party, they have failed the conservatives who make up their party's base, and they have failed the American people. They should resign immediately," Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, said. Full release.

After endorsing President-elect Obama in February, MoveOn.org Political Action's 4.5 million members contributed more than $88 million towards Barack Obama's presidential campaign, the organization announced today. And more than 1 million MoveOn members worked in a trail-blazing field effort in coordination with the Obama campaign. Full release.

Overnight, more than 50,000 people from 184 countries sent messages of congratulations and eagerness to work cooperatively to President-Elect Obama and the United States. Citizens from around the globe are signing a statement and sending personalized notes and photos. A 24-foot Global Message Board is on display at the Lincoln Memorial beginning today at 1:00 p.m. with additional messages added every hour, and 100,000 messages expected within the day. Full release.

The decisive defeat Republicans suffered in Tuesday's election came because conservative voters decided the party had lost its way, not because the electorate has shifted to the left, according to Issue Autopsy '08, a survey of swing state voters in Colorado, Florida, Ohio and Virginia commissioned by the American Issues Project, the group that accounted for the largest outside expenditures made to advocate conservative issues during this election cycle. Full release.

Marc R. Stanley, Chairman of the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC), released the following statement: "Although some votes are still being counted, there are three certain outcomes to this election. The next leader of the United States of America will be President-elect Barack Obama, the Democrats have increased their lead in both the Senate and House, and American Jewish voters have once again overwhelmingly supported the Democratic Presidential nominee." Full release.

This is a great day for marriage. The people of California stood up for traditional marriage and reclaimed this great institution. We are gratified that voters chose to protect traditional marriage and to enshrine its importance in the state constitution. We trust that this decision will be respected by all Californians. Full release.

Yesterday's historic election delivered more than a few winners--perhaps the biggest being public education, say North Carolina educators. Thanks to wins by pro-public education candidates like Barack Obama, Kay Hagan, Bev Perdue, Walter Dalton, Heath Shuler and Larry Kissell, significant progress will be made in the cause of ensuring great public schools for every student. Full release.

AARP CEO Bill Novelli released the following statement after the election results were in: "Today marks the beginning of a new era in Washington. The people spoke clearly at the polls, and the one message we can take away from the results is that the country is looking for leadership to break through partisan gridlock and get things done. This country's problems, especially with regard to health and financial security, are far too big for one party to handle on its own -- they require the ideas and support of both sides of the aisle. Full release.

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