Election Day 2014

I heard only about 1/3 of the US population showed up to vote. I think that speaks louder than anything; people hate politicians so much that they would rather stay home than vote for their own party, they hate them so much that it has gotten to the point that liberal and conservative politicians register the exact same to them regardless of their own political views.

Another thing is that only 15 (or 17 as of now?) states still have Democrat governors, which is where they thought they would hold the most ground. No matter which side you are for (if any), it's clear that Dems got trounced pretty badly.

Not really. Voter turn-out in the US has always been pretty low. I mean, following 1900 we've never returned to levels prior. Watergate had an impact on voter turnout, but even then it was still pretty low.

Also there are almost always fewer Democratic governors than Republican governors due to the nature of the Democratic Party base (mostly urban-dwellers, New England, and the Pacific Northwest).