The Elephant Takes the Cake
As the polls came to a close on November 4th, the predictions made about Mike Enzi’s reelection became truth. Enzi, the incumbent, will remain in office until at least the next election cycle. With just around 150,000 voters, 72% of them voted for Enzi. Four candidates were up for the position, but the only person that came even close to overturning Enzi’s rule was Charlie Hardy with 18% of the votes. Even then, Enzi was a shoe in. Of course, he had the benefit of incumbency. First of all, he has more publicity from simply being in office. Also, because there are no real scandals associated with Enzi, there is no reason that he should be removed. Wyoming is satisfied with his performance and didn’t want to rock the boat if they didn’t have to. The Senate continues to be dominated by Republicans. Wyoming has remained consistent in their beliefs as Mike Enzi, the House member, and the governor are all Republican. In this way, Wyoming’s views of the success of the Republican Party may have created a coattail effect, where the voters prefer the Republican candidates purely based on their party affiliation.
To win the election, Mike Enzi and his campaign used various methods of campaign financing to gain money for his reelection. For his campaign, Enzi raised a little over $3 million from a combined effort of individuals and PACs. However, Charlie Hardy raised only $70,000 in total. It just shows how persuasive money can be in gaining support. A majority of the state of Wyoming would be considered supporters of Enzi's policy as he was successfully reelected. He has done a great job in the past and more time in office will give him the extra experience that will make him an even better representative for Wyoming.
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