Here is what people in Washington know, but don't tell us. About 35% of the country is hard core conservative. About 25% is hard core liberal. The Republicans have the upper hand usually in elections because of it. 40% in the middle are mostly idiots.
I will say it again; idiots. It may be too harsh. They are unaware. They do not know who Pelosi is, nor Hastert. They couldn't name the Secretary of State, let alone Transportation. They don't even know who controls the congress. Some here might think I am making this up, I am not. Most people can not name 2 supreme court justices. They can name 6 members of the Brady Bunch though. These are the folks who decide the elections. Period. People who go to work, are decent people, play with their kids, watch sit-coms, go to soccer practice, and pay zero attention to politics other than the political ads every 2 years during breaks from Wheel of Fortune.
These people decide the election. Period. Not our base, not the democratic base. These people.
You are so right. I run into those people everyday. Would you believe there is a large segment of our population, mostly under 30, who vote democrat just because hating Bush is trendy? When asked why they hate Bush, they say because its "cool" to hate Bush. And Bush means Republican. Then you have the Sr. citizens, the Roosevelt democrats. I used to get so mad at my MIL. She was a staunch Clinton supporter and she would not be shaken. "Those women who said that about Clinton were just lying on him." Her words exactly.
Agreed
And these people:
Q: What were some of the surprises about the Latino vote in this election?
A: I think the big surprise when it comes to the Latino vote in yesterday’s election was the large turnout. For the first time in the history of American elections 8% of all voters were Hispanic. That’s the highest percentage that the exit polls have ever recorded. The previous high I believe was 7% in the 2000 presidential election.
The second big news from yesterday’s results was that the Latino vote moved strongly towards the Democratic Party at the national level. According to the exit polls as reported in the Wall Street Journal today, more than 70 % of Hispanics voted for Democratic candidates while only 26% voted for Republicans. That’s a very significant shift when you compare the results of 2004 when only 59% of Hispanics voted for the Democratic candidate and 40% of Hispanics voted for President Bush and the Republicans.
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