Suppose you attended a New England Town meeting. One hundred citizens showed up and chose between two women running for mayor. The ballots were counted, and the winning candidate achieved victory on a 51 to 49 vote. Forty-nine people in the room wanted someone other than the woman who won. You would probably guess that in an election that close, the new mayor would tread very carefully.
Toomey beat Sestak on a 51-49% vote. Forty-nine of every hundred voters in this state rejected Mr. Toomey. In the Barletta-Kanjorsky race, 45 people out of a hundred did not want Mr. Barletta. As my friend Debbie has pointed out, Toomey and Barletta do not only represent Tea Party fanatics and anti-immigrant bigots--they also represent you and me and all of the other citizens who voted against them. They do not only represent Republicans, but they also represent Democrats and Greens and independents, and yes, non-voters. We have to keep reminding them of that over and over.
Tomorrow the 112th Congress is sworn in. Don’t wait to long to remind them.
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