GOP on the rebound?
January 26th 2010 08:00
Is the GOP on the comeback trail? The election of Scott Brown last week in Massachusetts suggests that voters are beginning to tire of the Democrats. However, it seems to me that folks are tired of Washington as a whole. If that is true, we are likely heading towards an anti-incumbent election in November. And, if that's the case, the GOP stands to gain since there are a lot more Democrats than Republiicans in Washington. As a result, November could be very good for the GOP.
With that being said, I have a lot of confidence that the GOP could easily get in their own way and hurt their chances in November. It wasn't that long ago that the GOP was in charge of Washington. Folks may be sick of the Democrats, but I doubt they've forgotten how bad things were when the Republicans were in charge. All it'll take is the discovery of a congressman running around after pages with his pants around his ankles (a la Mark Foley) or a congressman caught taking bribes (a la Duke Cunningham) for the voters to remember just how detestable some of the Republicans were when they were in power. The Democrats have proven to be largely corrupt and tone-deaf, but don't think that the remaining Republicans are all crystal clean, either.
If the Republicans will keep their heads up and their powder dry (and largely keep their mouths shut), they can have another bite at the apple in November. If they get caught acting up or if they try to overplay their hand with holier-than-thou attitudes towards the Democrats, they can blow this chance and remain in the wilderness for a few more years.
Can they do it? We shall see.
With that being said, I have a lot of confidence that the GOP could easily get in their own way and hurt their chances in November. It wasn't that long ago that the GOP was in charge of Washington. Folks may be sick of the Democrats, but I doubt they've forgotten how bad things were when the Republicans were in charge. All it'll take is the discovery of a congressman running around after pages with his pants around his ankles (a la Mark Foley) or a congressman caught taking bribes (a la Duke Cunningham) for the voters to remember just how detestable some of the Republicans were when they were in power. The Democrats have proven to be largely corrupt and tone-deaf, but don't think that the remaining Republicans are all crystal clean, either.
If the Republicans will keep their heads up and their powder dry (and largely keep their mouths shut), they can have another bite at the apple in November. If they get caught acting up or if they try to overplay their hand with holier-than-thou attitudes towards the Democrats, they can blow this chance and remain in the wilderness for a few more years.
Can they do it? We shall see.
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Comment by S.L.
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Comment by Lester Caudill
Round Politics
However it is worse now with the dems in control. The American voters have two choices republicans that were bad or the democrats that are worse. I hope they choose the less of the two evils.
Comment by PopulistConservative
Angry Electorate
Comment by PopulistConservative
Angry Electorate