The Revolution Has Begun
On Monday, President Bush went into Virginia to stump for GOP gubernatorial candidate Jerry Kilgore, who was in a dead heat in a red state. 24 hours later, Tim Kaine, his Democratic opponent, Tim Kaine took the race with a clear margin. Meanwhile, Jon Corzine utterly destroyed GOP sleazeball Doug Forrester in the race for the New Jersey Statehouse. On top of all that, California rejected 4 ballot initiatives that Ahnold staked his political clout behind. On in local races, St. Paul voters threw out a durncoat democrat mayor who endorsed Bush last year, and the Suozzi-led Democrats had historic wins across Long Island. The message is clear- the GOP have been exposed for the corrupt, wasteful, incompetent, big-government hypocrites they are. The veil has been removed and Americans are not being fooled by the GOP smear machine anymore. Now, the democrats must put forward an agenda. If they do, and we mobilize and remove the remaining repbulican scum in New York's congressional delegation, I believe we really can take back one branch of government next year.
Bring on '06, baby!!!!
Bring on '06, baby!!!!
posted by Rich at 6:39 PM
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Check out idiot Mehlman's spin on these serious losses:
“Jerry Kilgore ran a tough, focused campaign for Governor of Virginia. Going into the election, Republicans understood that the Commonwealth had a popular Democrat Governor with high approval numbers. Although it was a difficult road, Jerry’s team communicated his principled message and got more people involved in the political process. Jerry and Marty have served the people of Virginia well and Republicans are proud of the campaign they waged in The Old Dominion."
“Doug Forrester ran a strong and spirited campaign for Governor of New Jersey. His efforts to speak to local issues such as corruption and property taxes directly impacted Garden State citizens and garnered the support of many voters. Doug and Andrea deserve deep admiration for running such a tough race and New Jersey is a better state because of their campaign.”
HA! I don't think Jersey is better for either of the candidate's campaign, which were the nastiest I've ever seen.
And fron the rnc.org blog:
"No matter how loudly DNC Chair Howard Dean screams it, no matter how hard he wishes it, results from last night’s elections in New Jersey and Virginia are not the sign of a national trend....Republicans went to bed Monday night with 28 governorships, and we start today with the same number."
I guess denial isn't just a river in Africa (you know, that continent republicans would sink into the sea if they could)
I always like your insightful analysis, Rich. :-)
There are reasons to believe that Republicans may be heading for a let-down in 2006. (After controlling all branches of the federal government for 6 years, the party really has nowhere to go but down at this point). However, I would be cautious about reading any trends into yesterday's election.
Fact is, the Democrats simply held on to maintain the status quo. Their win in New Jersey is especially unsurprising. The only reason Republicans are remotely competitive there at all is New Jersey's notorious corruption, but it's a pretty solidly blue state.
Yesterday, Republican mayor Mike Bloomberg embarrassed the Democratic opposition, winning by 20 points, in an overwhelmingly Democratic city. What does that say about Bush and the national Republican agenda? Not much. It's a local race, decided by local issues.
At most, we can conclude that Bush's efforts didn't help in Virginia. And Bloomberg's hosting of the Republican National Convention, and large contributions to the RNC, apparently didn't hurt him with New York City voters. You can draw your own conclusions, but I don't think there's much to be said here about local races.
Hey Phil,
Thanks for stopping by. Let's be honest though- Bloomberg is an outlier- the man's not a republican- I voted for him after all! And proudly! He has distanced himself as much as possible from Bush, and most democrats (yours truly included) suspect he's really a secret dem in repub clothing- after all, he was the bankroller for the most liberal democratic issues and candidates his whole life until he couldn't get party support from the NYC democratic machine. He's as much a republican as Laguardia was. I do agree with you though that the repubs have crested- I believe politics is on a permanent 40-year cycle- the republicans are where the democrats were in 1965- cresting, but saddled with a corrupt Texan in the White House with an increasingly unpopular war, runaway spending, and a large coalition that can't rationally stay together for much longer. Just watch...
For better or worse, New York has a long history of moderate/liberal Republicans. Rockefeller and Teddy Roosevelt are good historical examples; today, we have Governor Pataki, Mayor Bloomberg, and numerous GOP State Senators that are either moderate or downright liberal. You may dispute this, but Republicans have been quite successful because they're better at "big tent" politics. There are far more liberal Republicans than conservative Democrats (though they still exist in the south, the Zell Millers are a dying breed).
The Democrats' main problem today is the same as in the 2004 election: Not really presenting a viable alternative. It's going to be hard for Democrats to run on fiscal responsibility, alleged "corruption," and the Iraq war. The most likely candidate, Hillary Clinton, supports the Iraq war (unlike John Kerry, she has consistently stood by her vote to overthrow Hussein). Will we see an anti-war 3rd party candidate to split the left vote, ala Ralph Nadar? There was a good editorial in the NY Times called "The Evolution of Hillary Clinton," about her shift to the right that has angered some in the base.
Republicans tend to be much more unified than Democrats, even now. (Bush still has an 85% approval rating among Republicans!!) Democrats are united around bringing down Bush, but not much else. Once he's on the way out the door, it will be harder to unite the party around a pro-war moderate like Hillary Clinton. Do you disagree?
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