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WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says that Republican wins in two governors' races were not referendums on the president.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters Wednesday that voters went to the polls in Virginia and New Jersey to work through "very local issues that didn't involve the president." President Barack Obama's spokesman said voters were primarily concerned about the economy.
Obama called the two Republicans who won gubernatorial contests on Tuesday, Chris Christie in New Jersey and Robert McDonnell in Virginia, to offer congratulations. Obama also called the two Democrats who won special elections for congressional seats in New York and California, and independent Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who won re-election in New York City.
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