I hope that the GOP new voters who came out this year continue to come out in force every year from now on. Remember gay marriage will most likely not be on the ballot in most states anytime soon so hopefully the GOP can find a way to keep these guys motivated
There's not been enough analysis yet of how closely Osama's latest tape and the DNC/leftie talking points are almost identical!
"The more attractive course would be a return to the artful Southerner model of Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton — conservative in style, liberal in substance."
What does this mean? It seems to suggest that for the dems to be successful they will have to try to appear conservative while actually being liberal. Didn't this fail for Daschle? I think Novak is still missing the point. But I am not surprised by that.
Maybe the South didn't change - maybe it's that the Dem's moved left to Socialist/Progressive/Secularists, and (unfortunately) the Pub's are now where the Dem's were 20 years ago.
No surprise that NY Times etc. are admonishing the President to "reach out" in the spirit of "bipartisanship".
Fat chance - please Mr. President - America has spoken and laid your opponents out on the floor - don't take your foot off their throat (no doubt you all remember that Drudge headline)
Has anyone checked Fort Marcy Park for Terry McAuliffe??
Have not heard from him in a while.
Just wondering.
Great read.
So who is the most electable of the Democrats? Who, in 2008, whould give the GOP the most difficulty in defeating?
" The more attractive course would be a return to the artful Southerner model of Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton — conservative in style, liberal in substance "
Wrong. It's all about ideology.
Democrats have their ideology and it's 180 from Republicans.
It's like saying that all buggy whip manufacturers have to do for success, is to modify their buggy whips and all will be well for their industry.
If the Democrats say they are now going to be for lower taxes, a strong defense , a moral climate and a climate of life-
they won't be Democrats, they'll be Republicans.
Not really. The Democrat future could be really bright.
The Demonrats won 49% of the electorate with a treasonous, anti-American slacker and his landshark sidekick. Imagine how the would do if the nominated decent human beings. Their problem is the primary, not the national election.
Some of the southern Dem senators are just an election away from removal (Landrieu, Nelson). Some of the "blue" states are VERY much within "pickin' range."
The only thing that really bothers me is that we don't seem to have a strategy for capturing the two coasts.
In 2000, Nader got 2.6 million votes. In 2004, most of these votes went to Kerry.
That's what make Bush's 3.5 million margin more impressive.
They are prisoners of the Pro Abortion--Gun Grabbin--Homosexual Pushing--Tree Worshipping--Anti Religion --Anti Military-- America is The Cause of All the World Ills --wack jobs that are the basis of the VAST majority of their $$$$$$$$$$$
They say $$$$$ is the mother's milk of politics and the democrats ain't got no other teats to feast on
No way they can shake off that Tar Baby and survive financially
It's called hypocrisy.
Look for mass decisions not to run again by many Congressional dems.
"many Democrats never expected this kind of result "
I wonder if the Democrats will ever realize that we do not WANT socialism. They are just trying to find new ways to package their liberalism. Will they ever figure out that- while we have a choice- we don't chose to be their slaves? That is what the loss of our freedoms under socialism would eventually make us.
Was listening to "Air-head America" today for some insight into their 24-hour crying jag and was amazed to hear one of the commentators droning on and on about how the fix was in on the machines...the machines and the software to run them was all designed by Evangelical right-wingers, which was programmed to automatically delete Democratic votes on the touch screens...don't know how it knew to leave 50 some million votes in there though...but that's the kind of desperation they are coming up with.
Gee!!! You really think she can't damage the RAT party than she has already???? Let her try. That will be a blast.
It's fun to gloat in Tuesday's aftermath, but conservatives would be advised not to take the Democrats lightly. Just four years after the Goldwater debacle, Nixon was elected, and four years after Nixon's 49 state landslide, Carter was elected. The nature of our two party system is such that neither party stays down for long. Victory inevitably sows the seeds of itsw own demise, and victory rises from the ashes of defeat.
The Democrats will be back, probably a lot sooner than most people think. And in the unlikely event that the party does somehow self-destruct, some other movement will rise to take its place.