'Almost Contemptuous Gesture'

" Now another look at the results of a handful of elections that have sent shockwaves across the nation was this a sharp upper cut that voters delivered to the White House or. Something else. Republicans sweeping governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey. Two states President Obama won easily last year. And two states up to now firmly in democratic hands key to the GOP victories according to exit polls independent voters -- long. Mr. Obama's way this time last year. They now say they are fed up with the economy with taxes and government spending so -- last not a sign of things to come. In next year's congressional races how could it impact the president's agenda. In particular his signature issue of health care reform. Stuff about -- with a guy who knows political number Karl Rove is here with some clear and simple -- he is a Fox News contributor. Former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff to president George W. Bush. Your overall tape on them the impact -- these results last well."

" Doesn't ever in politics ever -- in the direct straight line but if our democratic equality campaign committees journalists from the White House this morning I'd be nervous because there was a huge swing. Away from the Democrats in towards Republicans not only in the two states you talked about their New Jersey and Virginia. But I also watch with interest statewide races in Pennsylvania last last night. A year ago present Obama won the state landslide 5545. If you look at it lets lets think kind of the concept of swing. Votes moved away from the Democrats and in the Republican column left side effect in in. In new in Virginia."

" Well point swing away from the Democrats. New Jersey -- twelve point swing away from the Democrats in Pennsylvania and eight point swing away from the Democrats what would that mean. A five point swing let's just assume that it was five points. If we had a five point swing last fall the Senate would not be it would be 54 Democrats 46 Republicans not 6040. If they're -- five point swing in the congressional elections the Democrats -- lost six seats rather than pick up 21. If there have been a five point swing in the presidential election John McCain would be sitting in the west wing with 279 electoral votes to 215 for President Obama. So a swing less than half of what we saw in Virginia and in New Jersey -- considerably less that was -- Pennsylvania last night. Could be if it's if it's present next fall could we could could sweep a lot of Democrats -- off."

" Robert Gibbs said that the president really wasn't watching the election results trickle in last night I guess conveying the image of -- president I'm concerned about what's going on out there in terms of political. And political ramifications actually have even. Well actually it's like he was contemptuous of the process in and."

" Whose -- themselves I've been inside the west wing. Every president on every election night is carefully watching the returns. And so will mr. -- by going after sort of dismissing this -- well may have mattered the American people in the people of Virginia Pennsylvania and New Jersey but it didn't matter present Obama. Left 88 in what has tone -- to have been better if the president's spokesman go and -- said. We got the message we we understand the concerns Americans we're gonna worked. Due to assuage their concerns instead it was a dismissive and I thought almost continued questions. But what -- you say to Republicans. A lot of them are are very gleeful obviously this morning saying that you know this. Is a harbinger of things to come. Is there the danger that they may. Mr. -- I guess the impact these results and and and overplay their hand -- sure there's always that problem of politics so you knew this was good news last night but it's -- it's a model -- matrix particularly the the campaign to Virginia was a model for how Republicans can run. The Republican candidate took on Obama early he didn't he didn't shy away from what he attacked him on cap and -- he attacked one deficits detectable spending. But he made most of this message. -- laser like focus on jobs schools. Energy inroads. You know Bob McDonald as a result not only -- a huge victory the largest victory by any Republican candidate for governor of the commonwealth of Virginia history. But he only for the second time in modern the modern here since reconstruction -- in every state -- elected official with them. And the Republicans also gained seats in the house of delegates before it last night there were 53 Republicans out of -- hundred. Two independents caucus with some sort of 55 Republicans and independents in charge of the house of delegates. This morning there are. 61 Republicans and it should be sixty Republicans into independents so. 62 and maybe even 63 by the time they finished -- senate Democrats obviously picked up one seed in the US congress in our house that upstate New York race. Does this affect president Obama's agenda at all. Well then that adds one more vote in the house and they'll try to get afforded time so they could vote for the house the house version health -- Writing about this health care bill tomorrow -- Wall Street Journal column. Every one of that 1990. Pages. That bill is packed with political dynamite that is going to be able to be used by anybody anybody running against anybody who votes for mean everything from. 500 nearly 600 billion dollars in taxes and over 400 billion dollars Medicare cuts to you David. That's going to be campaign fodder for anybody who comes close to YouTube to touch it and vote for extra. And some of them some of the more conservative Democrats of blue dogs it's that are going to be taking a closer look at last night's results in absolutely if he doesn't read here here in a red state or red district you gotta be careful about how people would lead to Virginia in New Jersey -- reacted to the Obama agenda. Before you get too close to it before you race to two to tightly. --"