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Rush Limbaugh: Why Republicans Lost
news.com.au ^ | 9 November 2006

Posted on 11/08/2006 4:50:12 PM PST by Aussie Dasher

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To: Aussie Dasher

One problem was an unwillingness to acknowledge public sentiment over the last year, and getting stung a bit in the 2005 elections.

It was amazing how both of those factors were minimized and dismissed on FR. The electorate has been telling Dubya and the GOP that they stink for about 15 months or so. They never seemed to care.

There you go.


41 posted on 11/08/2006 5:10:53 PM PST by HitmanLV ("If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking until you do succeed." - Jerry 'Curly' Howard)
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To: Owen

Michael Barone say 8% skewed to dims. He knows!

LLS


42 posted on 11/08/2006 5:11:08 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (Preserve America... kill terrorists... destroy dims!)
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To: ozarkgirl
I think he's got it right. Conservatism first, principle before party. I actually voted straight R yesterday all the good it did. I had to offset the damage my mother (the former Republican) did. We've tried to tell some of these "Bush above all" people here but they don't listen. Principle first!! If they had only listened, we'd be in a far better position today. This will be the only negative post I make on what happened last night. Hopefully the one's who think the R behind the name is all that matters will also learn something from this.

Excellent post.

43 posted on 11/08/2006 5:11:17 PM PST by yellowdoghunter (Vote out the RINO's. Volunteer to help get Conservatives elected!)
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To: CWOJackson

close ... except the base didn't even make it - 40% just ain't cutting it ;(


44 posted on 11/08/2006 5:12:21 PM PST by Steven W.
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To: Truthsearcher
Santorum lost because he's in a liberal state. Allen lost because he ran a terrible campaign. Other Republicans lost because they went up against conservative Democrats in swing districts.

Yeah, in the end Santorum was just too conservative for many of his constituents. I'm all for standing for your principles, but past a certain point you have to remember that you're in the Senate to represent every citizen in your entire state, not just yourself. If you're unwilling to compromise on some of the stronger stuff, then you'll have to accept the risk that you might get voted out next time around. (For the reverse side of the same coin, look at Ned Lamont in Connecticut, who was far too insane of a moonbat even for a deep blue state.)

45 posted on 11/08/2006 5:13:21 PM PST by Dont Mention the War (This tagline is false.)
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To: Truthsearcher
George Allen was stupid for using a racial epithet, I agree. But, cripes, the guy is an incumbent Senator, a former governor who was popular in that office, running with the majority (supposedly) party in a Southern state, and he can't win re-election as a conservative, given all that? Something more is afoot here than just bad campaigning.

Likewise JD Hayworth, a strong conservative, campaigning as a conservative espousing conservative positions, in a conservative-leaning state (supposedly), anti-illegal immigration in a state threatened to be overwhelmed by illegal immigrants, and he gets beaten? Come on.

46 posted on 11/08/2006 5:13:37 PM PST by chimera
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To: kjo

LOL! Me too!


47 posted on 11/08/2006 5:14:22 PM PST by ladyinred (RIP my precious Lamb Chop)
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To: chimera

Look at it another way....see it it as a whole...don't look at individual candidates.


48 posted on 11/08/2006 5:14:51 PM PST by chasio649
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To: Aussie Dasher

To: kristinn
For what it's worth, there's absolutely nothing to gain politically from piling on to Michael J. Fox.
The old ladies love him.



5 posted on 10/26/2006 12:04:27 AM PDT by soupcon
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Rush wrapped up Missouri, put a big bow on it and handed it to the Dems. So he liberated himself.


49 posted on 11/08/2006 5:14:55 PM PST by soupcon
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To: Aussie Dasher
It's obvious. The neocons infiltrated the Republican party pushing their own agenda and with the complicity of Bush/Cheney led the way to ruin in 2006. Oust the neccon [non-conservatives] or 2008 will be worse and deservedly.
50 posted on 11/08/2006 5:15:19 PM PST by ex-snook ("But above all things, truth beareth away the victory.")
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To: Aussie Dasher
"they abandoned their conservative principles and in the end stood for nothing, Rush Limbaugh said today."

True enough, IMO.

51 posted on 11/08/2006 5:15:44 PM PST by Sam Cree (Don't mix alcopops and ufo's)
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To: TommyDale

Listen up, all you McCain and Giuliani campaigners here for the last 6 months!




I think i will absolutely spew on my monitor if i see another freeper say "Condi 08"


52 posted on 11/08/2006 5:16:06 PM PST by chasio649
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To: Aussie Dasher
From what I can see, Rush ain't wrong!

Rush said this:

Rush thinks that conservatism is found on the Democratic side. I think Rush couldn't be more wrong.

53 posted on 11/08/2006 5:16:49 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: Aussie Dasher
That's absolutely the reason(s) Republicans lost. If the current crop is so dedicated to spending more and more into deficit, no problem in ignoring the new crop. If they can't, being in power, protect the boarder from immigrant's with no papers, boarder crossers, why elect them?

Upsetting to me to see this go down but, on the other hand, for the next couple of years our congress, particularly the house should produce some amazingly crazy stuff! Entertainment should be increased.

Always fun to see our government do stupid stuff but not always good.

M
54 posted on 11/08/2006 5:17:19 PM PST by az1roadrunner
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To: Steven W.
except the base didn't even make it - 40% just ain't cutting it ;(

Rove was anticipating a 65% turnout. A lot of conservatives decided to stay home.

55 posted on 11/08/2006 5:18:01 PM PST by Gideon7
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To: Aussie Dasher
The root of the problem, Rush said, is that "our side hungers for ideological leadership and we’re not getting it from the top.

What we have gotten, is Teddy Kennedy writing No Child Left Behind and Prescription Drugs. And as Rush stated on his show, now we will get Amnesty. Teddy Kennedy had more impact in this administration than Clinton's.

56 posted on 11/08/2006 5:18:16 PM PST by Biblebelter
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To: YdontUleaveLibs

If Bush Sr. were a great Pres, he wouldn't have left Saddam in power, and let him kill all those Kurds, marsh Arabs, etc.


57 posted on 11/08/2006 5:18:31 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: Criminal Number 18F

I keep coming back to Dennis Hastert's indignant attempts to protect William "Freezer Queen" Jefferson




so do i....he really made the party look pathetic...him waddling around and looking like a stereotypical back room thug.


58 posted on 11/08/2006 5:20:26 PM PST by chasio649
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To: DoSomethingAboutIt

You are correct about that.


60 posted on 11/08/2006 5:21:11 PM PST by em2vn
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