I disagree.
The reason the Democrats won in 06 was due almost entirely to the dissatisfaction with the progress being made in the Iraq war. The other reasons that have been bantered around ie. corruption, straying from conservative principals etc. are hogwash. Americans like winning , preferably quickly and when they don't see enough progress to that end, they react.
Utter nonsense. NO polling data back this up. Democrats did NOT run against the war. They very carefully danced all around the issue of Iraq. What killed the Republicans was the "Culture of Corruption" and the out right propagandizing for the Democrats from both the "Conservative" media and the Establishment Media. Foley, and the "sit on our butts and do NOTHING" mindset of the clowns that use to run the Republican Congress killed the Majority. They simply gave their Base NOTHING to vote FOR. All the polling data shows this to be the case. Iraq is ONLY claimed as the reason because those Dinocons who are simply are too arrogant to learn even ONE fact about Iraq refuse to consider the reality that "that idiot" GW Bush has been right about Iraq since 2002 and they have been TOTALLY worng all along.
I disagree.
The reason the RATS won last year is because the GOP wouldn't get serious about illegal immigration and out of control spending.
for now Bump
I disagree with you in part. Americans also want American values. They want illegals stopped, return to the rule of law, a US whose culture and language is American* and not being attacked by ingrates, including (US Sen if you can call him that) Martinez (R) Fl. (also McCain, Kennedy, Specter) et al who are for amnesty, which laws are to be followed and which not?
In my opinion, the final vote will be by Americans attacking the Tax System because they do not wish to support a government which no longer represents them.
Many of us who voted for Bush now believe we elected the best moderate Democrat since Kennedy and JFK was more conservative than GWB IMHO!
* Time to have an American History Month.
Any generalization is wrong. All politics are local. Weldon lost because of a scandal. Foley didn't run because of a scandal. Sherwood lost because of a scandal. Burns lost partially due to a scandal [Abramoff connection]. Allen lost due to a poorly run campaign and a strong Dem candidate. I could go on and on. Remember that 202 Reps were elected to the House in 2006 and 8 Rep senators reelected plus Corker to fill Frist's seat.
Exactly right, and Frank Luntz is not God; neither is Karl Rove as we all learned.