It doesn't matter what the issue is, a vote for or against an issue is the strongest indicator of how those particular voters feel about the issue, much better than a poll. Candidates pay attention to these votes because it helps them construct their campaign to appeal to voters in that state. For example, Obama might downplay healthcare in Ohio and be more likely to voice a pro-choice statement in Mississippi.Referendums votes are a much more important indicator of voter opinion than candidate votes. Candidates get elected for a lot of reasons that have nothing to with the issues.A couple local referendums does not negate Obama's $1,5000,000,000,00 debt, deficits, collapsing Obamacare, feckless foreign policy, inflation, rampant unemployment, support for Marxists and other assorted fruitcakes crapping in the public square, Wall Street & union bailouts, Fast and Furious, Solyndra, etc.
But keep telling yourself he's going win in 2012.
yes you have a point, I don't totally agree as it depends, in any case, so what do we take from the result of the vote which had a higher plurality ala Obamacare and the mandate?