You may have point but I don't think it is going to hinge on the Price of gas. I do think that has an effect but I think National security will trump that. Do conservatives really want to have control of the House or Senate fall back to the Democrats while the Iraq is going on with the possibility of a confrontation with Iran? I don't like the big spending policies of the Bush administration but I'll not be party to giving the President a defeat in the time of war. I'll not reward that cowards and traitors in the Democratic party after doing what they have to undermine our efforts in Iraq.
Most Americans believe in National security. Most Americans also believe that the open border, amnesty plan that will become law this spring is a major threat.
Do conservatives really want to have control of the House or Senate fall back to the Democrats while the Iraq is going on with the possibility of a confrontation with Iran?
No, but we're talking about millions of citizens who are not quite as engaged in politics as you and I might be. To them, the price of gas and the influx of spanish-only speaking people is more of a real threat than who is the speaker of the house.
I don't like the big spending policies of the Bush administration but I'll not be party to giving the President a defeat in the time of war. I'll not reward that cowards and traitors in the Democratic party after doing what they have to undermine our efforts in Iraq.
Of course you won't. But the gop has only paid lip service to the concerns of the average American for quite a while now. The tiny "tax cut" they got was eliminated by the tax increases at the state and local level. The money it takes to fill up their car for work each week has doubled in the past 6 years, and they don't understand the math that suggests "adjusted for inflation" makes gas a bargain. Their heating bills have become overwhelming, and their kid's school in the suburbs doesn't offer transportation or sports anymore without the parents writing more checks. These people vote, and they've been taken for granted.
This is not about politics for them, it's their only chance to express their appreciation or their disgust with their elected representation.
So the gop wants to huddle together and find some way to assure the voters that everything is swell?
I'm not suggesting it can't be done, I just think our elected "leaders" will have a tough time winning hearts and minds in just over 7 months.