We ought to be cheered and Senator Grahamnesty ought to be scared.
I realize this is a GOP district, but the fact that the Democrat didn’t even make the runoff is also a good sign. I think the amnesty fight, and the general kookiness of the ‘Rat presidential contenders (Hillary, Obama, Elizabeth Edwards’ husband) is firing up the conservative vote.
Folks,
I have been harping on this since November.
That election had NOTHING to do with ideology. The country is neither more conservative nor more liberal than it was. The vote that brought Dems in and the GOP out had nothing to do with abortion, taxes, immigration, health care, and It Had Almost Nothing To Do With Iraq.
It was simply and only corruption scandals. The GOP had a Perfect Storm of corruption scandals.
Evidence? Here:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/07/election.exitpolls/index.html
So forget claims from the left that they have a mandate to do anything whatsoever. Frankly, the same is true of the right. There is no evidence of a changed electorate. The people just didn’t want politicians stealing.
And btw, it is THIS matter that is the basis for the US attorney firing scandal. The pros among the Dems know this had nothing to do with Iraq. They know that the biggest threat they face is hand picked US attorneys showering them with indictments next year. The people will tolerate anything but corruption. Corruption will get people to cross party lines.
True, much is made of the "weakness" of the Repub. field of Pres candidates, but when you look at the freak show that is the Dem field our side doesn't look so bad.
I have my gripes about the Repub side, but there's potential to win in 08 if we mobilize the traditional constituencies. The pro-life vote isn't mentioned in the article either, and that's a huge plus for the Repub side. There's no way they will be swayed to vote Dem with the current field of candidates there.
People talk about "Bush fatigue" (I suffer from it myself), but maybe we ought better talk about "Establishment-fatigue." That means, "No more Bushes or Clintons!" If someone taps into this discontent, does the legwork needed to fire up the base, secures the border, promotes the pro-life agenda, and offers tax-relief/reform, we could win. Not in a landslide probably, but elections are a game of inches right now. We could grab enough votes to win.