Posted on 05/07/2006 5:17:38 AM PDT by johnny7
There is growing evidence that Republicans will face a voter turnout problem in the November midterm elections.
The GOP faces not only enormous misgivings among voters about the war in Iraq -- which amounts to 70 or 80 percent of President Bush's problems -- but also a combination of Social Security, mounting budget deficits, Hurricane Katrina, Harriet Miers, port security, immigration, gasoline prices and various scandals. History tells us that when one party is either complacent or disillusioned -- and the other party is highly motivated, agitated or angry -- the results can be devastating to the former while providing boundless opportunities for the latter.
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He won't bn, but if he were, yes I would?
Medicare reform=take perscription drug program away
The ignorance is not realizing this, and thinking you can just switch to the other party when the republicans let you down. That isn't true if the other party is the communist party.
BTW I blame republicans for this in part. For the good of the country they should aggressively call out the dems and force them to move closer to the middle. Instead, the GOP treats the dems like a competent mainstream party.
Suppose someone said "I will proudly vote for Jim Petro. But my vote will never again go for another religious conservative."
All that gets us is Ted Strickland. And with your attitude all it will get us is Harry and Nancy (it is a better joke if Reids first name was Sid) running congress.
John McCain,Chuck Hagel,Rudy Guliannni,George Pataki?
You just do what you are told and leave the heavy lifting to the rest of America that still thinks for themselves.
¿Juan McCain, Tirada Hagel, Rudy Guliannni, George Pataki? Usted apenas hace lo que le dicen y deja la elevación pesada al resto de América que todavía piense para sí mismos.
Grease up 'yer cheeks for Hillary.
Just exactly who are you interpreting for?
Staying home is what they all want us to do, at least when they can't be sure we'll vote for them. The only vote wasted is the vote un cast.
It's the same logic that gave us Carter & Clinton...
I know you're right . Just getting worse by the day it seems. Majority of the population wants tough immigration laws and they say screw you . Ot's all money and pork and big business. They will get us all killed someday and no even care , as long as it's good for business.
The new voters that the GOP is pandering to. I want them to feel right at home. Wait until there are two Free Republic sites, one in English and one in Spanish. Think it won't happen?
Los nuevos votantes a quienes el GOP pandering. Quisiera que se sintieran en el país. Espere hasta que hay dos sitios libres de la república, encendido en inglés y uno en español. ¿Piense que no sucederá? Guarde el votar por a quién el decir usted. Ovejas
Ich bien hiel naught suf ien hien?
You make a fine argument for your position on every topic except for the above. The GOP factions in the White House and the Senate are prepared to grant amnesty to 12 million illegal aliens. I read, with great interest, an article posted yesterday about the dramatic increase in Hispanic voter registration since Clinton and his 'Rat Congress passed the Motor Voter Act. Something like 10% to 15% increases in white and black voter registrations in Floriduh since, while Hispanics showing increases on the order of 2,000% to 7,000%! Don't try to convince me me illegals aliens aren't voting illegally in mass numbers with stats like these. And when a million illegals have the nerve to take to our streets and demand special rights while waving the flags of their home nations in our faces, take a guess which party the vast majority are voting for.
If the GOP continues down this path, I'm staying home.
Pure genius.
Charlie is pretty conservative when it comes to polling. He tends to rely on the conventional polling firms, and, in this case, on those with whom he has a business relationship. He discounts Rasmussen because he doesn't trust his methods.
I don't understand the science and craft of polling, but I do think that public behavior has changed with respect to the way traditional polling is done which puts a cloud of doubt over their results. Cell phones, call screening, VOIP, etc. are having an effect on polling - exactly what effect is the big question.
Other than that... I can use the time I would have used for Snowe to help Santorum and Talent and other vulnerable republican candidates.
If your state is secure this 2006 I recommend others do the same. ADOPT A CANDIDATE
Another thing I plan on doing is posting articles I see here at FR in other newsgroups where everybody is NOT a republican. Sometimes we forget that we are preaching to the choir and we need to go out among the "sinners" and spread the good news of conservatism. So I often combat the liberal moonbats in USENET / GOOGLE POLITICAL NEWSGROUPS
I also recommend joining (for free) this wonderful site called www.gopteamleader.com
Just finished canvassing a swing neighborhood in Dayton for Blackwell last week, and was surprised at the LACK of hostility among Republicans toward Bush or the GOP. Most were going to vote in the primary, and (obviously) Blackwell won.
I heard no one say, "Damned GOP, I'm gonna stay home."
Further, I think the natural political cycle of events is going to swing our way: the chance that you'll have any Katrina residuals is nil by Nov.; Iraq keeps getting better; and gas prices will probably drop some.
The illegals thing has everyone upset, but the Dems are simply not an answer, in any way, shape, or form, and people know that.
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