Immigration? Are the Dinocon really this politically incompetent?
The ONLY people who stood tough on the Border, the US House Republicans, just got one of the worst political beat downs in History. You all just fired the ONLY people who were on your side in DC. NO one is listening to your views on Immigration now fools. You sent exactly the wrong message to DC.
I know you all think you sent a message. What DC heard was "Stand tough on Immigration, get fired."
Way to rip out your political tounge to send your brain the wrong message
See post 6.
Yes, that really hurts.
But I agree with the logic of BedfordNathan's post: People saw their local Republican politician NOT as an individual, but as a member of a larger party which had become dis-connected.
I never believed, and have always argued AGAINST that old Tip O'Neill cliche that "All politics are local." (In fact, this election should put an end to that lie)
I have always sensed that voters will reject a local candidate if they think that voting for the other party's candidate will get them what they want.
It hurts to admit it, but about 10-percent of the Repub base were so demoralized over Foley, Abrahamoff, Dey, Cunningham, no border fence, and yes, the seemingly endless Iraq war, that they simply stayed home.
One more thing: Gays would never vote for a Republican candidate who says he or she supports gays.
Gay voters will overwhelmingly vote Democrat, time after time.
Likewise, black candidates will not vote for a black Republican candidate, as was shown on Tuesday in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and other places.
Black voters will vote Democrat 95 percent.
With GW and friends doing everything in their power to push amnesty? Its a case of typhoid or cholera. What’s important is that strong measures came through in Arizona. It really does not matter who rules, what counts is that border-control measures are enacted, and the outsourcing of American jobs is stopped (min wage for instance). It’s a case of achieving better policies in spite of the politicians.