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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs called Tuesday's races in New Jersey and Virginia 'local elections.'

Tom Foreman | BIO
AC360° Correspondent

Dear Mr. President,

I understand the whole spin game. I know that Press Secretaries are paid to make weakness look strong, strength look stronger, and to keep cold beers waiting in the Rose Garden. But the spin cycle your team is running on the elections this week is sounding like a load of wet sneakers. I mean seriously, what was Gibbs babbling about when he said it was all about local issues?

If the governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey were all going to be decided on local issues, then why did you spend any time campaigning for the Democratic candidates? Certainly we have more than enough work for you to do here in the Capitol, without you flying off to debate pothole repair schedules if that’s all that it was. And if you don’t have enough on your desk, just open the White House doors to the public for about an hour and I assure you, folks will load up your calendar like Rachel Ray’s grocery list before a tailgate party.

This is one of those rules of politics. When you campaign for someone and he or she wins, you get some credit; but if he or she loses, you have to embrace some of the loss.

And what was this business of you not even following the returns, but watching basketball instead? Like a two pound burrito, I have trouble swallowing that. Again, if the races are so unimportant that they don’t even deserve your attention (which the basketball comment implied) then why would they merit your campaigning, or the public’s participation, or a comment the next day?

See what I’m saying? You have every right to focus on, or ignore any political race you choose. But once you’ve decided to get involved in a contest (and you did) it doesn’t look so good to just walk away when the race is run and your team loses.

You’re correct: Republicans had their own troubles on Tuesday night. Undeniably. But they’re not sitting in the Oval Office. They’re not running Congress. And I’m just saying, if Democrats keep trying to spin away the tiny warning shots fired in this election, they may not be either.

You should call me. Seriously. Time for a good, head clearing run.

Regards,

Tom

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