I fear the American people will be telling Repubs just that in November...
OUCH...Things were so bad they brought in Cheney and even that didnt work
Well, we did hold on to the seat in Virginia after the Congresswoman passed away.
As one Freeper said in another thread, it’s panic time. Our electoral prospects are not good.
LESSON: Don’t pick incumbent congressmen from swing districts for senate appointment.
One more thing: thank you Trent Lott. Enjoy your stupid lobbying.
The recent congressional losses for Republicans in the special elections are VERY bad news, especially this one. If I understand right, this is equivalent to a republican winning a historically democrat seat in San Fransisco.
The Republicans have lost their way, and are reaping the absence of conservative leadership from Bush. Sadly, I have a feeling this is going to get MUCH worse before it will get any better, if it does get any better. With McCain running, the Republican party may be finished for good.
Well, who are the Republican leaders? Who is showing leadership?
Childers defeated Republican Greg Davis on Tuesday in a special election runoff. He will fill the last several months of a two-year term the GOP's Roger Wicker started in January 2007.
Republican Gov. Haley Barbour appointed Wicker to the U.S. Senate in December after Trent Lott retired.
Childers' victory marks the second time this month for a conservative Democrat to win a Deep South congressional seat that had been held by a Republican.
It is top down--and from here on out.
McCain is the Party Leader now.
Expect this all over the place.
He will have NEGATIVE COATTAILS because we are clearly abandoning "Conservative" in favor of "Me Too!", and "Big Government" and "Change" -- all recipes for disaster. The wise Republican will actually run AGAINST McCain.
I think the GOP can be rebuilt in 2009 back into a conservative party, or perhaps we will just have to make a new one.
I fear I will never see a Conservative controlled Congress in my remaining lifetime. It’s a sad state of affairs when the only difference between democrats and Republicans is that they all have never been aborted.
“This is the GOP’s third straight special election loss, after Illinois and Louisiana. Somebody better tell the Republicans to start acting like Republicans again.”
These elections reflect mostly local issues. If you are a Republican and have a Republicam running in your area, make sure he/she knows the issues and is on the right side of them. Then, get your friends and neighbors behind the candidate. The Dems are beating us in the neighborhoods.
There is no way to put a positive spin on this.
Not a surprise at all, and it shows how Haley Barbour misjudged the MS political climate so soon after his own victory.
I blame this on Blunt and Boehner. The US House hasn't had any real leaders since Dick Armey retired.
This foretells major problems for Republicans come November...
Lesson for Republicans: Sow Reagan Conservatism to the wind, and reap your whirlwind.
As someone from Tupelo which is in the 1st District I would like to apologize for the poor choice the majority of voters in my district made tonight. I feel like Dr Evil when I say “I’m surrounded my frigin idiots!”
As someone from Tupelo which is in the 1st District I would like to apologize for the poor choice the majority of voters in my district made tonight. I feel like Dr Evil when I say “I’m surrounded by frigin idiots!”
This is good news!!! It will give Maverick McCain more help in passing his agenda!!