The rest of the country did.

As you can probably tell, I’ve been slowly tunneling out from beneath the crush of Tuesday’s election.  On the way out, I’ve been slowly gathering data and information that I want to share with you and, through a series of posts today, hope to do so.  I’m working from the very, very general to the very specific.  While I’m planning on keeping a lot of analysis private, I do want to point out some data that will be of interest to you as you engage government.

First, the obvious: more conservative candidates were elected than liberal ones.  The House of Representatives flipped and the Senate is nearing parity.  Of course, that doesn’t mean that social values are the primary concern, with the incoming Congress, they are likely to get a more welcome hearing.  For a really comprehensive review of the Federal gains, check out CitizenLink’s piece today.

Second, state legislatures that were a continual stonewall against the people’s right to vote on the definition of marriage were flipped.  New Hampshire now has a veto proof majority to undo it’s past mistake of redefining marriage.  Likewise, the Pennsylvania state house has leadership that have promised to uphold the people’s right to vote on marriage.  And, in Indiana, voters voted out the handful of leaders who were holding such a vote hostage and replaced them with lawmakers who will listen to those who which to govern themselves.

Third, and perhaps most profound, is that of Iowa where voters voted not to retain (read=fire) the 3 judges who unilaterally redefined marriage in Iowa more than a year ago.  That success also carried into the vote for the statehouse where a pro-marriage contingent was sent to Des Moines to represent Iowans.

This has all led to David French to wonder why this keeps happening.  After all, he says tongue-in-cheek, if same-sex marriage is, “inevitable,” why do we continue to see it being routinely defeated outside the courtrooms of liberal, elitist judges?

It also leads me to ask why don’t more candidates run on such a platform?  Pro-life, pro-marriage conservatives win elections.  Moreover, it fits the plain narrative that most of the country is speaking right now, namely: government is not listening to the self-governed, it is destroying the values that have made this state and country great, and we do not accept taking power from the many and placing it totally in the few.

It also might serve as a warning bell to lawmakers in Charleston.  Though the national political “hot topics” have a way of coming to WV slowly, they do, in fact, arrive.  And, when they do, they can be assured that West Virginia voters will act much like their fellow countrymen did this election.

And, that’s just on the marriage front.  Ally Americans United for Life Action reports that 11 of the 12 races that it targeted this year flipped from pro-abortion to pro-life.  Moreover, I was amazed at what they call the, “untold election story” concerning important pro-life switches in congress and state governor races.  In all, 19 states flipped control to lawmakers who will be more friendly to protecting the pre-born.  And, here’s another remarkable stat:  pro-life female governors now outnumber pro-abortion female governors.  Wow.

About Jeremy Dys

Jeremy Dys is the FPCWV's President and General Counsel. In addition to his duties of providing strategic vision and leadership to the FPCWV, Dys is the chief lobbyist and spokesman. Dys is regularly featured in local, state, and national print, radio, and television outlets. He lives close to Charleston with his wife and growing family.

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