Posted on 10/17/2006 9:46:43 PM PDT by RWR8189
White House political strategist Karl Rove tells editors and reporters at THE WASHINGTON TIMES: 'I'm confident we're going to keep the Senate; I'm confident we're going to keep the House. The Foley matter has impact in some limited districts, but the research we have shows that people are differentiating between a vote for their congressman and a member from Florida.' MORE...
'It is useful to remind people what [Democrats] said and what they do. I think they have given us here, especially in the last couple of weeks, a potent set of votes to talk about. You had 90 percent of House Democrats voting against the terrorist-surveillance program, nearly three-quarters of Senate Democrats and 80 percent of House Democrats voting against the terrorist-interrogation act. Something is fundamentally flawed.' DEVELOPING...
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ping post 24
"...a Democrat is going to recognize that private investment accounts for Social Security is a fast track to the White House."
What you're saying is that Democrats have to become Republicans to get elected. Not gonna happen. Look at Joe Lieberman. He disagreed with the avowed Socialists in the Democrat base on ONE ISSUE, the WOT, and they effectively threw him out of the party for it. Even Hillary is not far enough to the left for most of the Dem base, and she's a Communist by my standards.
The Democrats' biggest problem is that their base is so far out of the mainstream that any candidate who makes it past them is unpalateable to middle American voters. And all the MSM cover in the world isn't going to make up for that. Not with the New Media.
Step . . . slowly . . . away from the stove.
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Beautiful! LOL
Thanks for the ping to that, prairie.
Let's hope that Rove is laughing on November 8th!
That would make a great ad!
The sole saving grace we've had is that the liberals can't help but spout off stupid things left and right. But we'll pay for it in 2008 because we'll have to build name recognition for whomever will be running against whatever major name they toss into the ring, or compromise on someone who isn't desirable but whom we don't have to spend half a billion dollars introducing them to someone who hasn't read this board everyday.
I dont know, kingu. You can always point out where it could be better, but i dont see WH disengaged with the press.
I see that Snow grapples with the press on a daily basis,
the President is out there daily, lots of pressers and media interviews (recently O"Reilly), etc.
With Snow in there, it is a lot better than the WH used to be. My point is that, whether the Bush or Arnold Press Office is good or bad, you *still* have a very biased press that is daily working to undermine whatever message the Bush WH wants to send out.
Parties can and do change positions, and it is important for the country that the Democrats come around. Therefore, I hope that they do.
On school vouchers, for example, one of the strongest support demographics is black inner city parents. They know how badly their kids are being served and they are desperate for a change. The moment this becomes a signficant wedge issue, the national Democrats will shift their ground. We need to make school choice a wedge issue in the cities.
Similarly, on Social Security, support for private investment accounts grows (1) the younger the voter; (2) the better educated the voter; and (3) the more familiarity the voter has with a 401(k), IRA, or other thrift savings plan. The Democrat position is based on lying to the elderly and uninformed. This is not a sustainable position in the long run.
All it takes is one or two prominent national Democrats to come around. Then reform becomes bipartisan, the air goes out of the big lie campaign, and the Democrat base will follow. That, at least, is my hope.
You and Dick Morris . . .
It is important for the country to have two viable political parties, but I don't see the Democrats coming back from the far left anytime soon, certainly not while there's a war on.
My wish is that the Republicans would become more conservative. They've completely forgotten the Contract with America. Those ideas are what brought the Pubbies to the dance. But instead what I've noticed is that as the Democrats have moved to the far left, the Republicans have partly followed--immigration, campaign finance reform, the education bill, a new Medicare entitlement, spending, spending, spending, the list goes on. The Republicans have to be brought kicking and screaming back to their roots. Then perhaps the Dems will move a little to the right. One can hope.
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