Folks tuning in to watch election results Tuesday night watched as a sea of red washed over those touch-screen maps of the United States that the political analysts are so fond of. Republicans won big and won just about everywhere, including locally.
Every Pettis County courthouse office up for grabs was won by a Republican, as the anti-Obama, anti-incumbent, anti-just-about-everything movement influenced races on every level. The lagging economy was Issue No. 1 for most voters, and since Democrats held the White House, Senate and House, they took the blame — and the losses.
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