By RON FOURNIER AP Political Writer
WASHINGTON May 29, 2006 (AP)— Republicans are three steps from a November shellacking each a grim possibility if habitually divided Democrats get their acts together.
First step: Voters must focus on the national landscape on Nov. 7 rather than local issues and personalities that usually dominate midterm elections.
That would sting Republicans, who trail badly in national polls.
Second step: Voters must be so angry at Washington and politics in general that an anti-incumbent, throw-the-bums-out mentality sweeps the nation.
That would wound Republicans, the majority party.
Third step: Americans must view the elections as a referendum on President Bush and the GOP-led Congress, siding with Democrats in a symbolic vote against the Iraq war, rising gas prices, economic insecurity and the nagging sense that the nation is on the wrong track.
That would destroy Republicans, sweeping them from power in one or both chambers and making Bush a lame duck.
Monday, May 29, 2006
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WHICH, IN THE END, WOULD SIMPLY MEAN THAT THE OTHER BRANCH OF OUR CORPORATE SPONSERED PARTY WOULD GET A CRACK AT BEING OUR MASTERS.
WHICH WILL LAST UNTIL WE ARE MANIPULATED INTO HATING THEM AGAIN AND THE REBUPLICANS GET TO LEAD AGAIN. THUS THE CYCLE WILL REPEAT AND REPEAT AND REPEAT UNTIL THE CHINESE SHOW UP. OR SOME SUCH NONESENSE... I DON'T KNOW MAYBE I'M JUST FEELING BITTER.
well yeah its an endless, useless cycle. But it wont happen anyways, the DEms. cant get their act together to save their own party anyways. They are far worse off than the current admin. But like you said Steve, the cycle will continue until one gets sick of the other and then the tide turns back to what it once was and then the cycle repeats itself anyways.
Guliani in 08.
ooohhh,
how about we all vote Libertarian, its a vote ofr anger....
hey I have voted Libby before.
The problem with the Democrats is they're afraid to stand up for their principles -- or at least the principles of their voter base. I think a lot of people vote for Republicans against their interests because at least with Republicans, you know where they stand, whereas with Democrats...???
It used to be that economic populism was a big plank in the Democratic platform, but not so much anymore. If anyone suggests raising the minimum wage to approach a living wage, or breaking up powerful monopolies, or anything that goes against laissez-faire, supply-side economic ideology, not only do they risk losing campaign contributions from the economic elite, but they also become the target of the pro-business smear machine (a la Swift Boat Veterans).
But I wouldn't count the Democrats out this year.
Mark, I just read a blurb somewhere about Hillary R Clinton, sayng she would be a good leader if she would just say what she beleved in, instead of the polling data results.
The article uses some violent imagery, Rupublicans getting a "shellacking", "wound" the Rupublican party, "That would destroy Republicans". Is this type of language an example of how polarizing and vitriolic politics has become? Maybe,(probably), I'm reading too much into this, but the language struck me as odd. More like a jingoistic rant to annhialate ones enemies as opposed to a peaceful transition of power.
Why do you MF'ers use such big words?
Im just sick of feeling like youre forced to vote for th e "lesser of 2 evils" since both parties suck ass.
There's a couple other things that this article brings to light that bother me a little. First is voting strictly on party affiliation. Let's kick all the (whatever party offends you) out because they're all the same, there are no moderates, no centrists. They're all right/left-wing whacko's.
Second is the mindset that we're not voting for somebody, but against somebody else.
All that being said I am just as guilty of doing this as anyone else.There's a good reason George Washington saw political parties as fractious.
if only we really lived under a two party system, instead of a system with two branches of the same corporate sponsered party
yeah this article struck me as being very biased....it kinda pissed me off.
it all sucks, lots start a commune in Canada.
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