To: uncbob
I fully expected to lose seats. I think everyone really did if they were honest with themselves.
Losing this many really sucks.
The whole leadership of the party is country club.
Melhman was concerned with nothing but raising money.
These people had all the cards in their hands, and played the weakest ones.
I honestly thought that at worst we'd lose half of the close seats.
This is what happens when people get comfortable.
My personal opinion is that 1/3 of the people almost always vote GOP, 1/3 almost always vote democrat, and a good portion of the other 1/3 are spineless"moderates" who basically lick their fingers and vote for who they think will win.
I am not into caving in on social issue, i.e., abortion, to attract moderates, but they sure can be won over with talk of a strong economy.
That is exactly how Clinton got out of conviction during his impeachment. He and the LSM were continually saying things like, "but look at the economy" every time he was on TV.
That tactic worked, and it would have rescued a lot of seats this time.
91 posted on
11/08/2006 5:27:53 AM PST by
Preachin'
(Enoch's testimony was that he pleased God: Why are we still here?)
To: Preachin'
I am not into caving in on social issue, i.e., abortion, to attract moderates, but they sure can be won over with talk of a strong economy.I agree with you.
98 posted on
11/08/2006 5:35:50 AM PST by
paudio
(Universal Human Rights and Multiculturalism: Liberals want to have cake and eat it too!)
To: Preachin'
I agree with much of what you said, but Clinton didn't have gasoline prices ratcheting up to over $3 a gallon. Bush did, and the media made hay over it.
817 posted on
11/08/2006 11:56:18 AM PST by
antceecee
(Western countries really aren't up to winning this war on terror... it might offend the terrorists.)
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