WASHINGTON Reuters Republicans rolled to victory in governors races in Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday in a sharp blow to Democrats that showed the limits of US President Barack Obama s influence After suffering a onetwo punch in those two states Democrats were trying to salvage a victory over a candidate in a district in upstate New York The election outcome in Virginia and New Jersey could offer clues on the mood of America a year after Obama was elected president and a year before 2010 elections that will represent the first clear referendum on Obamas time in office While the votes may not have been a referendum on Obama himself voters clearly expressed concern about the direction of the US economy which suffers from a 98 percent jobless rate the president has been unable to reduce Republican Bob McDonnell scored an easy victory over Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia In NewJersey Chris Christie miał bardziej czasu z Corzine Jon gubernator ale wyniku sugeruje Demokraci mają wyzwanie w próby wyborców do sondaże bez nazwy Obamas na bilecie jak ich do obrony ich silnego głosów w domu z i Senat w 2010 r A rok temu Obama stał się pierwszym nominowanym wygrać Virginia ponieważ Obama 1964 campaigned dwa razy dla aktów ale demokraci nie były muster osiągać na rozjazdach do dużych sposób w jaki zostały one rok temu w stanie nie miał wygrał statewide wyścigu w New Jersey ponieważ Obama 1997 zdobył stanu o 16 punktów i tam do kampanii dla Corzine trzy razy stacje telewizyjne Christie miał scored wąskie zwycięstwo nad Corzine byłego wykonawczy Wall Street którzy 23 mln jego własnych pieniędzy do kampanii prezydent został opisany przez białyHouse as not watching the election returns and spokesman Robert Gibbs earlier dismissed the potential impact of the governors races on Democrats and the 2010 elections I dont believe that local elections in New Jersey and Virginia portend a lot about legislative success or political success in the future he said But the Republican Party was eager to blame the policies of Obama and the Democrats Tonight voters sent a warning shot to Democrats and the White House they are tired of the spending tired of the waste and tired of the overreach they see coming out of Washington said Eric Cantor the No 2 Republican in the US House ABC News said majorities of voters in both Virginia and New Jersey approved of Obamas handling of his job 51 percent in Virginia and 57 percent in New Jersey But it said 90 percent in New Jersey and 85 percent in Virginia said they were worried about the directionof the nations economy in the next year Democratic strategist Bud Jackson said the long night for Democrats could be seen as an indication of impatience with Obama A lot of these people who voted for Obama last year they voted for the hope Well hope hasnt had time to meet reality so there are a lot of independent voters who arent completely sold on Obama yet and they wont be until they start seeing some results he said WILD RACE IN NEW YORK A wild race was taking place in New Yorks 23rd district for a House seat left vacant when Obama picked Republican John McHugh as his Army secretary Party candidate Doug Hoffman was battling Democrat Bill Owens in the Republican district The race took a bizarre twist over the weekend when Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava withdrew because of flagging support and endorsed the Democrat Democrats charged the race was an example of how divided Party has become between and moderates as it tries to rebound from losing control of Congress in 2006 and the White House in 2008 Hoffman had been endorsed by Republicans such as Sarah Palin last years Republican vice nominee New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who engineered a rules change to allow him to run for a third term was reelected local media declared The billionaire mayor defeated Democrat Bill Thompson by a narrower margin than expected after spending almost 90 million on the campaign to Thompsons 7 million In Maine a citizens veto is on the ballot to overturn a May 2009 law allowing samesex marriage If the law is upheld Maine would become the sixth US state to allow gay marriage but the first to approve such a law at the ballot box a potential turning point for gay rights after a stinging 2008 defeat in California Additional reporting by Tabassum Zakariai JoAnne Allen w i Krasny w Bostonie edytowanie przez Peter Cooney