It takes a Carter to give us a Reagan (and it takes an 0bama to give us GOP senators in California, Wisconsin and Nevada).
Don’t forget - Obama also gave us a GOP senator in Mass. and good governors in NJ and Virgina.
I hope and pray that Obama will give us a sweep this year and again in two years. I'd like to see a gain of 9-12 Senate seats this year and again in 2012. I just hope the Republicans we are choosing have the testicular fortitude to follow through with legislation to bring our government back within its proper boundaries and within a reasonable budget.
Trouble is, we shouldn't need "an Obama" to give us GOP Senators from Nevada or Alaska, Arkansas, Dakotas, Carolinas, Colorado, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Utah, Virginia etc.
GOP should easily carry 2 (two) conservative Senators from 30+ states, thus giving filibuster-proof majority in the Senate in any given election year. Especially if they nationalize the congressional elections which GOP Central has failed to do time and time again not only in mid-terms but also in Presidential elections years, with the exception of 1994 (Gingrich and Contract With America). Representatives / House may be different due to population density (which will be changed slightly in GOP favor after last Census) and gerrymandering, but with a good "ground game" and nationalization defeating phony "conservative, blue dog Democrats" it could be easily done to achieve a decent margin of majority.
If GOP Central doesn't understand this simple concept, it needs a lobotomy... and hopefully, the Tea Party movement is an instrument which will be used to perform it.
What about Ensign?
Sorry, gotta disagree:
It took America to give us a Reagan.
If a Republican wins the Senate in California, you know that means even the state will possibly go red in ‘12 Presidential election. At this rate, Obama may have to pull a LBJ and save his party the embarrassment.
Hear,hear.Been saying that to people for sometime.People got fat and lazy while bush was president and now everybody just got both their eyes blackened and are now paying attention.I for one am glad.