The office holders of both parties believe that election winners are determined by the media. Thus Republicans try to please the media.
If the Democrats win this election, both parties will be convinced that the only way to win is to please the media. The media knows this is true and is trying very hard to suppress the Republican turn out.
The only way to reverse this belief is to cause office holders to understand that they must please voters rather than the media. We must elect every candidate with an R by his or her name.
If the Republicans hold the house and senate, office holders of both parties will understand that they must please voters. They will have convincing proof that bowing down to the media is a prescription for defeat. If Republicans win both parties will move to the right. Democratic party officials are to the left of the Democratic base but not to the left of the media. If they find that Republicans have defeated the media they will move to the right. Republicans will clearly understand that the media cannot defeat them. They will have real proof that the voters are in control.
Unlike today where elected officials of both parties suck up the the media, elected officials of both parties will understand that they must please the voters.
If Republicans hold the Senate, some Democrats who have opposed everything Republicans try to do will be inclined to vote with Republicans on cloture. They will fear going against the voters. Republicans will try to enact the things the voters want enacted and a few Democrats will help them.
On the other hand if Democrats win control, both parties will move to the left. Their belief that the media controls the outcome of elections will be confirmed. It will be a generation before candidates of either party are foolish enough to challenge the media.
The Media hopes Republicans will "teach the Republican Party a lesson" by not voting. What many conservatives fail to understand is the lesson they will be teaching is the Media rules and voters do not.
That is the most stupid of all strategies. Might as well throw dice.
Having an "R" by the name is meaningless if the candidate gets fat dumb and happy once in office, and fails to deliver on promises made.
Party means nothing any more. I have comfortably been registered "Democrat" since I first voted at age 22 and have voted Republican, for the most part, in the last 12 major elections, and most of the minor ones.
The problem is one of character and consistency. We need more statesmen and fewer politicians.
Voting mindless labels can only result in mindless results. We have had almost 50 years of that now. Let's get real.
Most of my choices will be "Rs", but not because it's a thoughtful strategy; it will be because all other choices dwell firmly over the line of "insane" territory; in other words, by default.