The Bush Democrats

NY Times ^ | January 13, 2004 | DAVID BROOKS

[neverdem]

45.5 versus 45.2 rats and the pubbies have a greater tendency to vote. I like that bet.

[Between the Lines]

...while only 3 percent of Republicans would vote for Dean.

So are 3 percent of Republicans Rinos, or is the margin of error for the poll?

[Paleo Conservative]

This story is in the NY Times. It must have been buried with the "brassieres and girdles".

[ex-Texan]

I was a Bush Democrat and doggone proud of it ! I worked very hard to elect Bush in the last election. I was one of about five registered Democrats that worked long hours in Republican Hdq. Long Beach, California to elect him.

I will soon register as a Republican. I am proud of Bush and his foreign policy victories !

[Howlin]

...while only 3 percent of Republicans would vote for Dean.

Those are the ones that are here on FR screaming that they'd rather have Dean than vote for Bush.

[pcx99]

So are 3 percent of Republicans Rinos, or is the margin of error for the poll?

Just as President Bush antagonizes many leftists he also has that effect on some of his own party. It's possible to be a conservative and oppose the war strongly enough to vote against President Bush. Likewise the policies of pre-emption and setting up a gulag in cuba and alienation of our former european allies also serve as a deal breaker. And recently you can add in the giant socialist expansion of medicare, the incredible mountain of debt the republicans have ammassed (shades of california anyone, and so much for the compact with America, where for art thou Newt?), and the same pandering to latino voters that cost Govenor Davis his job and there's plenty of excuses for ANYONE to vote against President Bush.

But aside from the patriot act and gitmo I strongly approve of how this country has prosecuted the war on terror, and while the deficit is a worry President Bush has bent over backwards to get the economy out of the Clinton recession so the overall good outweighs the negatives, for me at least. 3% of Republicans seem to feel otherwise.

IMHO of course.

[Jumper]

What is amazing is the lack of information of the Trend in two-party politics since Clinton was elected. The Democrats held about 6000 of nearly 9000 seats at the State/Federal congress/senate/Gov-Pres level but today that is reveresed to about Repbulicans hold 5800 of the 9000 - Something I've read but may be incorrect about.

Issues such as gay rights and NAFTA which this articles states has Democrats evenly split (its probably something like 65% against and 35% for), the Republicans are something like (90% against and less than 10% for gay agenda(s) and 60-40% on NAFTA). The great divide in the Democrat party is clearly at the point of religion, in which they are viewed as supporting alternative religious worship but fully politically against Christianity (This Country was built on Freedom of Religion and not Freedom from Religion); Socalists do not get along with religion very well as can be seen in EUrope and other fully communist states. Discrediting religion is the key to socialist victory; today Bush has made a low level issue of Christian values and he leads this swing vote without opposition.

[Clemenza]

alienation of our former european allies

You mean the alienation of the Socialist, Eurotrash triumverate of Germany, France and Russia, while most of the rest of the continent supported us.

[suzyq5558]

lol howlin:) you nailed that one right on the head. I received my thank you letter from the Bush-Cheny team today. it's money well donated and im planning on helping out in the election. I also recieved a thank you letter for the donation i made in my socialist MILaws name last month lol.

[winner3000]

Thank you for your service to electing someone we're proud of. This time around, with your help, California will vote for Bush.

[Texasforever]

Do you mean the "base"? LOL

[Fledermaus]

Nah, Brooks is their new attempt at "fair and balanced" and he's on the editorial page.

But it figures they'd find a moderate to be a conservative.

[Howlin]

Yes, this 'base':

[Jeff Chandler]

This story is in the NY Times. It must have been buried with the "brassieres and girdles".

That's where neverdem found it!

[kingu]

I'm not generally a betting man. Yes, I dream about what it would be like to win the lottery, but I'll never do that if I don't buy a ticket, and it's been longer than a year since I had a 'chance.'

There is a great number of Bush-Bashers who are highly motivated to vote, and to get out the vote. And there are a fair number of core Republican voters who are dissatisfied with the job Bush is doing with immigration issues, free speech issues, and the runaway budget.

With a weak Rat candidate, we're back to 1992. The door is open to a third party to step in, draw away those who are concerned over the deficit and immigration, and Perot the election to someone unexpected.

Yes, things look good at the moment, but that could change in weeks.

[Texasforever]

There is a Gallup poll posted here that shows Bush with 95% strong support from Republicans and 20% support from Democrats. There may be a 3rd party challenge, there always is but it will have no effect on the election. I think you would lose your bet.

[zbigreddogz]

True, but you do have to consider the 100% Dem dead vote.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Yeah. Ain't that the truth?

[BigSkyFreeper]

"...I also recieved a thank you letter for the donation i made in my socialist MILaws name last month lol."

HA! ;D

[GailA]

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