Posted on 05/15/2013 9:34:59 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Forget background checks and gun control, divisions within the GOP on immigration, and Republican intransigence on negotiating a budget deal with the president. The current triple play of Benghazi, the IRS and now the Justice Department’s seizure of journalists’ phone records has the potential to be a political game changer for 2014.
It’s hard to overstate the potential significance of the past week. What we are witnessing is nothing less than a dramatic reversal of the nation’s political narrative — from how bad the Republican brand is and how President Barack Obama is going to mobilize public opinion against the GOP in the midterm elections to whether the Obama administration has become so arrogant that it believes it can stonewall Congress and the public.
The series of revelations presents an unflattering picture of an administration that just 10 days ago looked poised and confident. Now it looks out of touch and unresponsive.
The danger for Obama, of course, is that many Americans will start to doubt his administration’s veracity and values. If that happens — and for now it is only a danger, not an inevitability — then the president could well turn into a serious liability for Democrats in next year’s elections.
The recent revelations seem to confirm some of the complaints and accusations coming from some of the GOP’s most conservative elements, and that could both damage the Democratic brand and improve the Republicans’.
In the near term, the controversies could help the candidacies of Gabriel Gomez, the Republican nominee in the June 25 Massachusetts Senate special election, and even Ken Cuccinelli, the presumptive GOP nominee for governor of Virginia.....
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Yes, I would definitely say this has increased our chances.
I doubt it. The voting population in the US does not care about moral character. DEMs will be in, and probably with more seats in both the house and senate.
Only 43% of the population voted last time don’t think anything will change.
Lazy and dumb people could care less it’s all about a free ride.
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People tend to forget that non ideological scandals were at the hearts of the 1994 GOP Congressional takeover (House Bank and check kiting) and 2006 Dem one (House Page scandal)
I agree, these are really going to motivate a GOP base that’s already agitated over gun control. My only concern is that these scandals are breaking a year and a half out, and may fade by next November.
These scandals are just the tip of the iceberg. Rush is onto the correct meme. The Obama administration has been at war with America. We will see much more come to light as these investigations continue. Why was DHS buying millions of rounds of ammunition ?
I doubt it. The voting population in the US does not care about moral character. DEMs will be in, and probably with more seats in both the house and senate.
Exactly..The same morons that voted for obama will vote for the same Democrat promised handouts and lifestyles next election. The conservative base is getting smaller and will probably become irrelavent within two or three election cycles....we see evidence of the further decline of our country every day..it never gets any better, only worse...every day.
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