[Torie]

Yep, the smallest government per experience comes from the GOP controlling the legislature, and the Dems controlling the presidency. But smaller government, is not really what most voters care about. Indeed, it is not what I primarily care about, and I admit it (what I care about, and why, and when, is beyond the scope here). You know that, and I know that. It is an abstract idea, without meaning that translates into the average voter's life. They are more micro than macro, particularly when it comes to state and local elections, and to a lessor extent federal elections, and lessor still, but still important, presidential elections.

[Doctor Stochastic]

As long as the GOP promises a bit more safety, free schooling, free old age care, and free prescription drugs, they can stay the majority. Saving Medicare, Social Security, and providing money for schools and health care is the key to majority status.

[Pubbie]

"But smaller government, is not really what most voters care about."

The overall idea is abstract, but smaller government is the basis for a multitude of ideas that increasingly appealing to the Whites such as Lower Taxes, less business regulations etc...

So far the White Population is becoming more and more Conservative with every passing decade.

The only problem for the GOP is the growth of the Hispanic population, but as I said, if you bring in 20 million Russians and Ukrainians that waters down the potency of the Hispanic vote even assuming Hispanic immigration and birthrates stay at abnormally high levels (And that is a very BIG if.)

[supercat]

Yep, the smallest government per experience comes from the GOP controlling the legislature, and the Dems controlling the presidency.

If the Republicans had the brains to point out that Clinton's "accomplishments" were the product of a Republican Congress, they would have made huge gains in 1996. Unfortunately, they decided instead to blast themselves in the feet by supporting that loser Dole.