Whatever Worked???
It worked for the Nazis. It worked for the Bushies in 2004. But, this evil strategy is starting to wane for them. People are finally seeing this rhetoric as nothing but fascist bushshit. On the war on terror, per ABC News:
Much of the Republicans' problems reflect President Bush's in general, and the Iraq War in particular. By a 15-point margin, Americans are less likely rather than more likely to vote for a candidate who supports Bush's policies in Iraq. That soars to a 44-point margin among liberals, underscoring Sen. Joseph Lieberman's trouble in his Democratic primary tomorrow. But it also reaches more broadly: Moderates are 27 points more likely to oppose a candidate who favors Bush's war policies; Independents, 25 points.On the economy, per the Economist's View:
The Newsweek poll asked people which political party they trusted to address a series of issues. By 53 percent to 34 percent, respondents trusted Democrats more than Republicans to do a better job with the economy.Even Fox News can't ignore the numbers:
NEW YORK — Less than four months before Election Day, the latest FOX News Poll finds that voters strongly favor the Democrats on key issues such as the economy and gas prices, and give the minority party a double-digit lead for control of Congress this fall. For most of President Bush’s second term in office, more Americans have said they disapprove than approve of his job performance and that is again the case in this new poll.
There is hope. Let's keep it alive.
posted by Dusty Dog at
8/22/2006
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Things look promising but there is still time for more terrorism warnings, immigrant bashing and attack ads. But I'm also concerned that politics in this country should start making some sense again, and I don't see too many Democrats doing much about that. When your opponent is self-destructing you should not get in the way of course, but Democrats used to stand for things and have real alternatives. Now most of them seem afraid to have issues.
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Anonymous, at
9:58 PM
Sadly, I know this is all true, Mike. But, in that holding out hope thing, and really having no where else to go, I find that I have to cling to the democratic party, if for nothing but to defeat the republicans. It's that "anyone but bush" syndrome. I'll take my chances. And frankly, I cannot understand how anyone can align themselves with the republican party. The dems have no balls, but the repubs have no morals. Which is worse?
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Dusty Dog, at
10:09 PM
No morals, I agree of course. "The best have no convictions while the worst are full of pasionate intensity." But then maybe Bush is Yeats's Rough Beast.
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Anonymous, at
8:16 PM
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