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| The strange revival of Republican America | |
| 2014-03-24 | |
| [FT] For years people have predicted the Republican party's demise. The decline of whites as a share of the US population and the spread of tolerant values, such as support for gay marriage, would gradually snuff out its appeal. Yet the Grand Old Party has a stubborn way of bouncing back. The coming midterm elections in November are unlikely to be an exception, while the Republican field for the next presidential election looks stronger than at any time since 2000. Tomorrow may indeed arrive at some point. But for the time being, today is going pretty well for the Republicans. Take the fast-approaching congressional elections. President Barack Obama I inhaled. That was the point... is giving everything he has in terms of fundraising to retain Democratic control of the Senate. The remainder of his presidency depends on it. Even diehard optimists doubt Democrats could regain control of the House. Yet the more Mr Obama throws at the Senate, the lower his poll numbers fall. Last week he hit a new low of 41 per cent approval versus 54 per cent disapproval. History says an unpopular president's party loses ground in midterm elections. This year is unlikely to buck the trend.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 I'm with you, S.A. M. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-03-24 15:17 |
| #10 But they are. I'm a Libertarian type myself: but the odds of me switching from Republican to Libertarian are roughly less than zero. Oh, if the Republicans nominate Chris Christie I might vote for Gary Johnson (or whatever kook they run) out of disgust, but I won't switch parties. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2014-03-24 15:14 |
| #9 If it wasn't for Libertarians being a philosophical-discussion-group-on-LSD... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-03-24 13:09 |
| #8 More of an erosion of the Democrat brand than a resurgence of the Republican. After all, what have Republicans offered to distinguish themselves? Amnesty. More spending. Free ride for Obama's lawlessness. Conservative politics have enduring popularity -- that is among just about every group save politicians of either stripe. Ever notice how Democrats always run to the right of their actual beliefs? Ever notice how Republicans do the same? |
| Posted by: Otto Oppressor of the Nebraskans2030 2014-03-24 11:05 |
| #7 They come here in order to have kids born in the USA - the majority of babies born in border counties are of illegal immigrant parents - lots of whom head for the border when contractions start. Are we going to turn them away at the hospital if they don't produce ACA papers? Of course not; we'll hand them voter registration papers. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2014-03-24 08:32 |
| #6 The question is "are they any better?". Posted by g(r)omgoru If they have served more than three consecutive terms, it is very doubtful. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-03-24 07:47 |
| #5 The question is "are they any better?". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-03-24 04:28 |
| #4 WPA mandatory adult continuing education will get people voting Democratic again. Just wait and see ! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-03-24 03:29 |
| #3 If you are an illegal alien with legal children Born in the USA,under ObamaCare, you MUST BUY the children the insurance. Expect to see illegal aliens returning home if they have kids born in the USA. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-03-24 02:26 |
| #2 Polling of the Latino's in Texas show a larger percentage of them unhappy with Obambi now. Obamacae is biting a lot of them in the pocket book and reducing the number of full time jobs they used to get. Also abortion, especially third trimester abortion is not popular among them even among the ones who are not Catholic. While the majority probably won't vote for Republicans, enough of them are to make it pretty much impossible for Wendy Davis to win anything and the Dem's hope of turning Texas Blue despite the money they've thrown into the state,boobs up in the fish bowl. |
| Posted by: Pearl Borgia1889 2014-03-24 01:30 |
| #1 Meh. Along with some commentary about how Ogabe's wrecked the "progressive" brand for the near future (true), there's more of the usual preachy MSM bullshit...Republicans are icky racists and their only hope for the long term is to appeal to the 20 million illiterate campesinos both the Quislingrats and the Republicans' corporatist wing have imported over the last 30 years. |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2014-03-24 00:30 |