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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Common sense wouldn't either.
I agree with you. It's pretty bad to have to vote for the lesser evil. Seems the Republicans won't do what we ask of them most of the time and the dems just want to undo everything we have managed to get done.
"It is clear that these issues have taken a toll. RT Strategies, headed by Thom Riehle, a veteran Democrat pollster, and Lance Tarrance, one of the pioneering pollsters on the Republican side, found that when respondents were asked which party they would like to see in control of Congress after these elections, Democrats had an advantage of 11 points among all adults, 48-37 percent; 12 points among registered voters, 49-37 percent; and 17 points among the most likely voters, 53-36 percent.
In the other variation of what has come to be known as the generic congressional ballot test, when people were asked whether they planned on voting for the Democrat candidate for Congress or the Republican, Democrats led by 12 points among adults, 44-32 percent; by 13 points among registered voters, 45-32 percent; and by a whopping 18 points among those most likely to vote, 50-32 percent."
I know the Repubs are in trouble, there's no doubt about that, but I don't believe a word of this crap. Charlie Cook, a democrat, wants us to believe the Repubs perform worse with registered voters, likely voters and most likely to vote? Garbage. Sounds like a Zogby poll to me.
Whatever you say comrade.
As republicans, we're supposed to feel good that it is the GOP that is screwing us.
So let's just stay home and let the Islamist take over.
I respectfully disagree.
The GOP faces misgivings about illegal immigration, terrorism within our borders from porous borders, and gas prices.
The vast majority of the GOP is behind President Bush on the war in Iraq, but don't try to tell the MSM that. They don't want to hear it.
And all the while they are pandering to a bunch of illegal aliens begging for their votes. Pathetic!
The "work to change the party from within" approach has been a giant failure. The gop has been heading in the wrong direction on too many issues for far too long.
For many, this is a matter of trust and faith, a lack of both as it applies to the republican party.
I once asked a die-hard republican what his vote would be if the only two candidates in the race were a democrat and socialist workers party candiate................
He said he'd stay home......................
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, border security and immigration, gasoline prices and various scandals their gutless Majority in Congress.
"Even freepers are saying they'll hold back money as a protest. IMHO, this is the wrong effort at the worst possible time"
The only way you will ever stop the graft is to stop the money.
Democrat promisses
Homeland security=MORE gun control and gun confiscation
Medicare reform=take perscription drug program away
The only thing the democrats have is the immitating a contract "on" america.
NO WAY NO HOW AM I NOT VOTING IN NOVEMBER.
STORIES ABOUT US STAYING HOME ARE JUST WISHFUL FANTASY OF THE DNC AND JUST PUSH STORIES OF DNC TACTICIANS.
Geeze o petes we've fallen into DUmmiehood. Sorry I'm not a coward.
You have touched on something that too many here and on the Hill are just plain ignoring. Republicans get into trouble whenever their base is unmotivated. It happened in 2000 with the late DUI story, it happened in 1998 with the senate's failure to impeach, and it happened in 1992 when Bush raised taxes. Thats the recent history. So when you gripe, then you get blamed, which is total BS. This weekend I was at a party on the Hill, and they really don't get it. I am not encouraged. But hey, its only May.
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