You're right...it's just a feeling I get from talking with people in various parts of the country.
There are but 10-15 seats in the House that are competitive, according to the Cook report.
That's nice. If I had a nickle for every time these 'reports', 'polls', and 'political columnists' have blown it...
The country is not in the mood to elect Democrats, no matter how many "Christians" sit out the elections.
The country doesn't have to be in the mood to elect democrats...they just need enough Republicans to stay home or to vote third party. The reasons are irrelevant, and they don't have to make sense. Maybe they are upset because we don't have a ban on 'partial-birth' abortion; others may be upset because Bush hasn't pursued the crimes of the previous administration...who knows? (No flames, please...I didn't say these were MY reasons! Just items I've overheard at local political gatherings...)
If cutting your own throat is a positive thing in your mind, no wonder non-Christians think we're stupid.
I never said anything about cutting MY own throat, nor did I say it was a positive thing. Most of the people posting to this forum are intelligent political animals, and they can effectively debate the strategies behind the current administration. However, MOST Americans are politically tone-deaf. What they know about politics comes from newspapers and television newscasts. (G-d help us.) Perception is everything, and, like it or not, stupid people have the right to vote. They also have the right to sit home. I'd LOVE to be dead wrong. But political fortunes can change overnight...I just have this uncomfortable feeling in the pit of my stomach. We'll see...
(By the way...I did vote for Bush.)
