The 'term' of the tide: Kevin McCullough offers evidence for a Bush landslide in November

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Friday, January 16, 2003 | Kevin McCullough

[JohnHuang2]

The 'term' of the tide

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Posted: January 16, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern

Editor's note: The following column refers to language which will offend some readers.

© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com

It has not happened in recent campaigns: The use of a term that embodies the branding of a voting block of one party's voters in support and association of the opposite party's candidate. But it happened this week and it was the New York Times that blared it as a headline.

Whether columnist David Brooks meant to or not, he coined the headline that is perhaps the most significant statement of the current campaign – given the fact that we are a divided nation politically. His column was simply titled, "The Bush Democrats."

It is a term that by its very existence indicates why the strength of this popular president has prevailed.

I do not remember the phrase "Clinton Republicans," "Gore Republicans," "Dole Democrats," "Dukakis Republicans," or even "Bush (1) Democrats." In fact, you must go back five presidential election cycles to see the last time this type of term played a significant role in the election. Enter the "Reagan Democrats." Given the options of a second term under the leadership of President Reagan or ousting him for the far-left options of Walter Mondale, the country rallied 49 states in favor of the president. Is the same thing developing in 2004?

David Brooks broke down the statistical data. Ninety-one percent of Republicans support the president. Democratic candidates – particularly Mr. Dean, who is leading nationally – can rally little better than 50 percent of his own party, leaving the disaffected group within the Democratic Party to ask themselves the same question: "A second term under a president that we pretty much like and trust, or do we pick the near-socialist option of Howard Dean?"

A penetrating question might be asked: Why does the Democratic Party have a hard time winning over even its own members?

The answer may be easier to discern than one realizes. The American public has always respected fairness in the tenor of debate. About a third of Americans are conservative ideologues, about a third are hard liberal, and the final third aren't either, but examine the tone of the campaign.

American voters don't expect perfect candidates, but they appreciate candid ones. American voters want their president to do his best, even if sometimes he makes mistakes. And, at the end of the day, if a president is honest and demonstrates to the voter that he passionately cares about what happens to them, voters are more than fair in their support of him.

So compare the actions of those who have been involved in the public relations of the two parties just over the last few of weeks.

In an unreported story, President and Mrs. Bush assisted with Prison Fellowship's Angel Tree project, delivering Christmas gifts to children of inmates. These kids – through no fault of their own – would not have seen a present this year. The Bushes huddled with the non-incarcerated members in the basement of an African American Baptist church and spent time – close to 45 minutes longer than scheduled – with the children in this unpublicized visit.

On the other side of the aisle this last week, MoveOn.org – the radical left-wing activist organization funded by billionaire George Soros – was still reeling from having equated President Bush to Adolph Hitler. The organization was caught having to apologize for running two separate MoveOn.org ads on their website that advocated such comparisons.

In addition, they decided to hold their "Bush in 30 Seconds" awards in Manhattan. The event was attended and hosted by various celebrities. Comedienne Margaret Cho, actress Julia Stiles, author and newly signed radio host Al Franken, as well as musicians Moby and Chucky D were all presenters. In partial transcripts made available Wednesday, each of them resorted to distortions, untruths and profanity to rally the hatred of what they perceive to be injustices carried out by President Bush.

Calling the president a "f------ liar" does little to convince concerned voters in the Democratic Party what someone else's leadership looks like. But as best-selling author Ann Coulter pointed out years ago, it is much easier for a hard-left liberal to call someone a "stupid mother f-----" than it is to actually debate the merits of actual policy that affects people's lives.

After reading through the transcripts of the MoveOn.org gathering, I asked my syndicated radio audience what they thought about the term "Bush Democrats." For the next 3 hours, the phone lines were blitzed.

Lifelong Democrats, especially after being exposed to the raw hatred of the MoveOn.org gathering – and realizing that is indeed the future of the Democratic Party, called one after another to explain why they would be voting for President Bush in November of 2004. Of course, they were following the lead of prominent Democrats like Zell Miller of Georgia, who have come to recognize that the Democratic Party is leaving the people of values behind.

Could there be another 49-state win in store for this president? It is too early to determine. But if it turns out to be the case, look for all sorts of political studies to be done on the voting block that made the difference.

I guess you could call it, "The 'term' that turned the tide!"

[Mo1]

That doesn't reflect the mood of the country, and haters certainly aren't in the majority.

Thank goodness

[mondonico]

I enjoy articles like this one, but they make me worry that the pubbies are taking too much for granted. I think this will be a close election, if for no other reasons than (a) traditional election fraud by the Democrat machines in Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, etc., and (b) hate speech by the Al Sharptons and NAACPs of the country whipping up racial fear on the part of minorities.

We can't let up for one second.

[blackie]

Great read ~ GWB Is The Man!

[glock rocks]

What a fabulous cartoon!!!

It's a keeper. I stole it from JH2's quote of the day link above.

[Ciexyz]

I remember the comedians lampooning Gerald Ford as an idiot, tripping over himself, and it went on and on and on and on. The Dems use ridicule to debase other human beings. They've tried to do the same with Bush.

[glock rocks]

And try as the leftmedia may to villify him, W remains a popular president. They shoot themselves in the foot on that score... e.g. compare cnn's ratings to foxnews.

[Destructor]

"Given the options of a second term under the leadership of President Reagan or ousting him for the far-left options of Walter Mondale, the country rallied 49 states in favor of the president. Is the same thing developing in 2004?"

That was then, and this is now. If the witch rides in on her broom at the Dim-ocratic convention "to save the Party," then you've got a whole different ball game. Women will vote for Hitlery in droves just to have a female president, and women make up a little over half the population.

[maica]

YOu have a low opinion of the discernment of American women.

[Destructor]

Feminism has done SO much for our Society! Now women think that they should dominate men. I'm definately not down with that!

[BJClinton]

Hey Mr. Meek. Thanks for the ping. Since you've changed FReeper handles, is your email still the same?

[PhiKapMom]

Keep telling people comments they hear from some Freepers are not representative of what the Republicans think across America which tells me several things:

1. Freepers making anti-Bush comments are not Republicans or

2. Freepers making anti-Bush comments are 3rd Party, RATs, or stay home people or

3. If Republican, list themselves as "real" Conservatives that vote Republican but always threatening not to vote or vote for someone other than Republican.

My theory has been all along that people who are the broken glass Republicans do not threaten to stay home and not vote over one issue they don't like -- we were in the minority for too long to let one or two issues make us not vote Republican. I am in the last category -- I vote a straight Republican ticket and will continue to do so.

Last time I voted for a RAT when I was in my early 20's, he ended up being indicted for fraud and embezzlement six months into office. It was a county election and I should have known better but I really didn't like the personality of the Repubican. I should have held my nose and voted for him. Learned my lesson.

[MeekOneGOP]

You're welcomed.

My e-mail addy would be the same as before and Freepmail would be MeekOneGOP.

[BJClinton]

Gotcha.

[WOSG]

I think the anti-Bush folks make a lot of noise ... but some of that is magnified on a board where its easier to complain that to say something positive. People here tend to put more energy into complaining than into cheerleading.

I am a pro-Bush big-time supporter, but I've called
him on the tings I dont like, so I may get confusing as "anti-Bush" on an issue or two.

The Judicial branch must move in a conservative direction or all is lost in our country. Liberal judicial activism is intolerable. That reason alone is enough to want to vote for Bush and the full GOP slate in Congress.

That PLUS the tax-cuts PLUS the war on terror and on being right on Iraq while the Democrats want to give our sovereignty to the UN.... frankly i am shocked it is only 91%, it should be 99% support in the GOP.
(I know immigration and medicare and spending excess are issues for conservatives where Bush has not followed the conservative course ,but the Dems are wanting to do much worse on all issues.)

[Democratshavenobrains]

Don't worry about the Dems at DU realizing their huge mistake after the election ends. They'll just see it as justification for nominating a declared COMMUNIST in 08.

[deport]

It's like the immigration proposal that is bantered about each day on mulitple threads. You'd think that is the driving force of all politics at this stage. Hell it's not even being discussed by a single committee in hearings, markup, or as far as I know nothing has been filed representing the President's proposal. There have been some bills filed over the past months by members that would have some impact upon the topic or that could be used as a starting point I'd guess.

Yet by the noise level of some on this forum you'd think that is the entire focus of the Congress, the President, etc. etc.... It maybe that nothing will come of it in the 108th Congress. But until it becomes a topic of discussion in the halls of Congress its nothing more than a cry of wolf ......

Hey it's only 10 months until the lever is pulled....

[PhiKapMom]

Yet by the noise level of some on this forum you'd think that is the entire focus of the Congress, the President, etc. etc.... It maybe that nothing will come of it in the 108th Congress. But until it becomes a topic of discussion in the halls of Congress its nothing more than a cry of wolf ......

I know -- not in my paper, never hear anyone talk about it on the local radio. Last thing I heard was exactly what you have stated about it not being debated in Congress. In an election year, they will be lucky to get a budget passed.

[deport]

Being opposed to a policy or a policy proposal is one thing. But that doesn't mean you won't support and vote for him in the up coming election on Nov. 2. To hear many of the dissenting voices on this forum you would think that the President has zero chance of being elected because of one issue or the other. That isn't so, imo. Probably a large percentage of Republicans would be against granting amnesty to illegals but that doesn't mean they will not vote for the President.....

Right now all this effort should be directed at the legislative writers [Congress] as they are the ones that will determnine the content of any legislation should it get onto the books...... not the President.

[deport]

In an election year, they will be lucky to get a budget passed.

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It may well be after Nov. 2 that any budget is passed as they won't want to have to defend it to the public in the closing months of the campaign. This congress may well go long into December before it goes Sine Die.

[workerbee]

But as best-selling author Ann Coulter pointed out years ago, it is much easier for a hard-left liberal to call someone a "stupid mother f-----" than it is to actually debate the merits of actual policy that affects people's lives.

More importantly, your average lib understands the words "stupid mother f-----". Any kind of actual debate of facts confuses them after about 14 seconds, and who wants to take that much time away from American Idol anyway?