Democrats Map Out A Different Strategy (Heartland Becoming Ever Redder Alert)

Los Angeles Times ^ | 11/06/04 | Peter Wallsten And Nick Anderson

[goldstategop]

The electoral map featuring red and blue states, illustrating Republican and Democratic victories, became even more red this year as Republicans claimed two formerly Democratic states — New Mexico and Iowa — while nearly scoring victories in other Democratic strongholds, such as Wisconsin. Democrats, by contrast, this year claimed only one state that the GOP had won in 2000: New Hampshire.

[goldstategop]

The heartland - Red State America is continuing to become redder. And the Democrats are still losing ground. Different strategy? As long as they're liberals - good luck in trying to put lipstick and a fresh coat of paint on a Democratic pig. A liberal pig is still a liberal pig.

[My2Cents]

Bush did better than he did in 2000 everywhere, except for Vermont.

[GeronL]

2006 and 2008 are going to be weird. These people are so fake. Now they're going to trade notes on how to look and sound religious. Normal people will find it hard not to fall down laughing at them.

[LegalEagle61]

Yep, it will be phony, the dems just don't get it! That's ok, we'll just keep winning.

[Southack]

Wisconsin is so close this year that the military absentees might force it over to us at the end of this month. Ditto for New Hampshire.

Pennsylvania and Michigan were likewise close.

The above four states represent the easiest of curent blue states to be won over to our side in 2008. That would make it 35 states to the left's 15.

[Moderate right-winger]

Beware of 2008, if we run RINO's like Guiliani, we will lose Iowa, New Mexico and weaken our support in the heartland. Had we supported a real R(Toomey) in PA,we could have energized thier base and captured the state.

[TheTwelvePack]

This is guy is right what they need is another candidate like clinton who does a good job lying about being religious (Blow Job in oval office) and they have a chance at winning.

[bobo1]

2006 and 2008 are going to be weird.

For these election years, they will take the same lib-pig, painted with lipstick and place a bible in it's mouth.

That should fool us evangelicals.

blessings, bobo

[GeronL]

The same people who attack Bush for his faith will wear their 'religion' (I am sure they'll choose one or two by then) on their sleeves.

[DBeers]

"Normal people will find it hard not to fall down laughing at them."

Let us pray for safe abortion -May god bless your homosexual union -be fruitful, pass the KY...

-yes, it will be hilarious!!

[GeronL]

lol

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

You're just confusing Sunday morning Bill with Saturday night Bubba.

[TheTwelvePack]

Bill was some how able to get the bible belt to believe that he was a religious guy even in spite of what he did. There could be another one out there like that.

[karnage]

Not with all the fraud coming out of Philly.

[blitzgig]

I just can't wait to see the Dems humiliate themselves trying to appear religious and pious. They're going to be falling all over each other trying to say religious things, and it will look hilariously phony. It can only help our side, which is great with me :)

[PrtzlLogic]

"Let's get a message and redefine our party in a way that people will want to vote for us, and then our candidate will probably do fine," From said. "A candidate who eliminates the culture gap, eliminates the security gap [on national defense issues], is willing to compete all over this country and has an effective agenda for reform will do fine, no matter where he or she is from."

You know, I think there's reason to take heart from this kind of talk. Think about how long the Dems have been pulling the entire mainstream to the Left. Take homosexuality as an example: not so long ago, it was considered immoral by virtually everyone in the entire country. Today, as a result of the Dims, Republicans have had to soften their stance on it considerably, or risk being viewed as hatemongers. And it's gone to such an extreme, that in some parts of the country, it's almost considered "cool" to be gay (look at all the shows on TV for verification). The Dems pulled everyone to the left.

So now the Dims are realizing that they have to soften their stances toward conservative values. Even if that means they just "talk the talk" and don't believe any of it, it still has a profound effect on the mainstream. As an obvious example, Dems will have to stop associating religion with stupidity -- and thus, their supporters will become more tolerant of it, as will the average voter towards the center, and so on.

Think how much trashing Dems have done of conservative culture over recent years. You better believe that has an impact on how the mainstream thinks.

So I say, "bravo!" to Bush and all Republicans. It's about time someone started pulling the mainstream of this country to the RIGHT, for a change.

[beckysueb]

I saw Tn congressman Harold Ford on TV the other day and they are so clueless about things. When asked what they were going to do about this, he said, " Well we have to do a better job of convincing people that we care about morals and God and stuff." It was so phony. I was yelling at the TV. They don't understand that you can't just say it. It has to be genuine. They murder babiesv and try their best to destroy the traditional family and do whatever else is bad for the country and think they can just say they care about morals and everybody is going to believe it.

[maryz]

Now they're going to trade notes on how to look and sound religious.

Kerry can coach them. Hey, he fooled Mara Laiasson (sp?) -- she said last night on the Fox panel that Kerry goes to church every Sunday, as if that disposed of the matter.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

yes,,, EVERYONE ? !!! we need to get the word out now,, the democrats in the next elections will try to look like Christians , BUT IT's ONLY A TROJAN HORSE ,,, WE NEED TO KEEP OUR GAURD UP.

Any democratic candidates whom the democrats bring out in the next elections who will say they have MORAL VALUES will only be a TROJAN HORSE.... this is a warning to all of us. GET THE WORD OUT NOW.

[beckysueb]

There is. Barack Obama. Watch for him to rise in the next 4 years. The libs are going to push him hard.