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2010-07-07 Home Front: Politix

Democrats should be afraid, very afraid.

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-07-07 11:23|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 The real fear goes all the way back to statehouses. With the census wrapping up, voter discontent that spills over to the ballot effecting statehouses means that Trunks will get to ~~gerrymander~~ redraw districts* they wouldn't normally have had a voice in. This could be a twofor.

* regardless of who wins, it'll end up in the courts anyhow, but it gives the edge and the pocketbook to those sitting.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-07-07 11:36|| 2010-07-07 11:36|| Front Page Top

#2 From what I guess here in Blighty, More leaning AGAINST the dems, than for the 'publicans.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-07-07 12:35|| 2010-07-07 12:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Do they appreciate just how manipulated they were by the media back in '08?

Posted by Bulldog 2010-07-07 13:23|| 2010-07-07 13:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Yep, Bright one. Maybe even against who's in, which currently happens to be mostly Dems. I think that's even why Zero is President - he was the most 'not Bush' candidate.

Posted by Glenmore 2010-07-07 14:18|| 2010-07-07 14:18|| Front Page Top

#5 IMHO, they should be afraid of not loosing their majority in November.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-07-07 15:12|| 2010-07-07 15:12|| Front Page Top

#6 The other problem for independents is that the label doesn't really signify any coherent platform or set of policies. Are independents mainly focused on fiscal conservatism? Or are they primarily disaffected conservatives who oppose RINOs and who care intensely about the f-p and social agenda as well as the fiscal issues?

More likely is that they're a mishmash of disaffected Dems, Repubs, and hybrid or schizo voters who are conservative on some issues ("No to socialized medecine!") and liberal on others ("Don't touch my medicare!").

Pretty hard to build any kind of coherent movement out of such a sprawling and internally contradictory crew.

Posted by lex 2010-07-07 15:38|| 2010-07-07 15:38|| Front Page Top

#7 "Do they appreciate just how manipulated they were by the media back in '08?"

Some do, but my sense of it is that most do not. They seem quite content to swallow the pabulum dished out by the liberal media without any attempt at skepticism. Too much work, I suppose.

Posted by Dave D. 2010-07-07 18:42|| 2010-07-07 18:42|| Front Page Top

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