Cincinnati Gets Tired of the Elephants in the Room

Cincinnati voters shake up City Council. Four Republican incumbents bounced. (Cincinnati Post, 11/9/2011)

Excerpt: Voters ousted four incumbent Republicans from Cincinnati City Council on Tuesday night, choosing instead seven Democrats, a majority of African-Americans, the first openly gay candidate and enough support to move forward with the streetcar project.

The outcome clearly was the result of the turnout generated by Issue 2, the measure to repeal the collective bargaining reforms of Senate Bill 5. The issue was expected to draw a lot of Democrats and union supporters to the polls.

I'd say it was clearly a blend of 2a and 2b.