In dire economic ciricumstances, people begin to fear that they’re next, and actually begin to contemplate needing the food stamps and the extended unemployment benefits associated with liberal politics. That’s the dynamic here, ramping up the fear.
It’s not about who’s to blame or who’s “better” at addressing the problem, it’s about who is perceived to be more likely to support them, since they’ve been reduced to worrying about day-to-day. They’re taking the fear that should be working against them and making it personal, which is to their advantage.
That’s why Newt’s stroke of genius of a few weeks back was so stupid, he came across as attacking food stamp recipients just when a large number of people who’ve never been unemployed in their lives have begun to need the benefits they’ve paid for all their working lives and currently see no way out.
Nice goin’ Newt, you handed them their positioning on a silver platter, in an environment that was otherwise going to be almost impossible for them. Brilliant!
Newt’s into Global Warming too. Wish he’d stay quiet about it.
I am sick of Newt being a spokesman for the Conservative movement. He is a Warmer and a faux-Conservative. He like Rove have shown their true cards in the last 12 months...frauds.
He was attacking Pelosi, not people on food stamps.