Depending on which camp you are in and the lifelines each campaign received there has been lots of talk.  Today showd that some lifelines had no idea what they were doing.  The results of today will leave many wondering what happened, why and how.  Today was about fundamentals.  To what degree does the voter feel that food, clothing, shelter, health care, retirement and a job are secure.  The only sure thing is that nonprofits have become the safety net for those most affected.  This time around it did not matter if you were rich or poor to be affected by the recession.  This time savings were wiped out, companies were wiped out and what seemed like good paying secure jobs are gone.  All pointing to financial institutions that are making record amounts of money while the majority are still struggling. 

The recession has been an opportunity to clearly show the value of nonprofits and the need to utilize them more in the delivery of services.  Profit taking on government funds is not the focus of nonprofits but accomplishing the outcome. 

Scott Brown began to peaked last week and continued to build while Martha Coakley was viewed as the candidate of more of the same.  She failed to reach out to individual voters and left Scott Brown unchallenged in meeting the voters.  It is a great example of getting out and meeting the people you want to serve and delivery your message.  Nonprofits should learn from the results on how to reach individuals. 

The result shows the depth of voter anger and that voters view Washington as a place not producing results. 

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