It seems like the smart Republicans are separating themselves from Bush. Kinda tells you how good Bush is running the country when your own party doesn't want you around.
But with record low approval ratings for Bush, are there still going to be Republicans standing by Bush?
If they do is it over for them? Or do the Republicans already have things rigged up for election time (electronic voting machines should do the trick) this year?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3695211834018080649
2006-07-31 19:37:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Great question. If the 2002 elections didn't give us some clue as to what was coming, it should have. I've read all about the new voting machines. Of course, they will go to the states most in jeprady of losing the GOP.
Of course the GOP may lose some seats in 2006. And many have distanced themselves from him already. The smart ones anyway.
This global view of his should drop the polls a bit more. Just in time for Nov elections. Are the voting machines ready for this election?
Of course, maybe we should assume the worst case scenario--that by 2008, our democratic system will completely fail when we need it most of all. (It has been suggested.) Or...that the nuclear holocost will begin and Bush will retain his presidential seat, by default or Constitutional manipulation. Just a thought.
2006-07-31 20:30:46 · answer #1 · answered by Nancy L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The thing that is rigged are the drawing of Congressional seat boundaries. The tools for doing that are so sophisticated now, that nearly every seat is a safe seat for the incumbent. Where the ruling party is this unpopular, what should happen is that they should lose a substantial number of seats. But this happens much less often now because there are very few swing districts. Districts are drawn so they are either heavily Democratic, or heavily Republican. Both parties are complicit in this practice.
2006-08-01 02:45:07 · answer #2 · answered by rollo_tomassi423 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Republicans that aren't Bush's " Yes - Men " that have elections / re - elections coming up in '08 are trying to distance themselves from the steadily sinking Bush Administration & King George's supernormal propensity for sticking his tootsies in his yapper & looking like a buffoon.
If I saw a trustworthy Republican candidate who couldn't be bought & paid for by the Pentagon & Big Business & / or turned into a puppet by the Neocons or Religious Right, I would DEFINITELY vote for him. John McCain is almost in that category.
2006-08-01 02:58:41 · answer #3 · answered by knoxvilledaniel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many republicans have gone against Bush on issues and are distancing themselves from him,especially the immigration issue,most Americans are against amnesty so Bush just calls it by a different name,when it comes to immigration Bush leans more toward liberals like Ted Kennedy than his own party
2006-08-01 02:54:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could work for air-head America or move-over.org with that socialist propaganda. Okay Beavis, when any two-term president is nearing or under two years, his party has to look to the future.
Polls are not a gauge on how to run a country. I know your hero William Clinton waited for polls to go his way before not acting on important issues like: terrorism (Osama), North Korea, China(trade deficit) millions of illegal/lawbreaking aliens,& developing alternative fuels. Where was Albert Gore on the latter?
You see, leaders do not worry about partisan politica polls, they act when the tough issues arise.
Rigging elections, that's funny! Kind of like the current Governor of Washington state that received $ from the failed J. Kerry campaign to get three re-counts. If you are too dumb to pull the right lever, push the right button or punch the right hole, you can only blame your public school education & leftist media for producing another moron.
2006-08-01 03:05:34 · answer #5 · answered by Bearkat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bush cannot run for reelection because of the two term cap on the presidency. That was started in the late 40's when Roosevelt ran and won 3 terms
2006-08-01 02:59:46 · answer #6 · answered by MayberryNR5 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah Bush wasn't elected in the first place. If they don't win they'll probably just steal it
2006-08-01 02:43:33 · answer #7 · answered by lazy bastard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the smart ones (well there's an oxymoron for you) have distanced themselves from Bush.
2006-08-01 02:50:15 · answer #8 · answered by P P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah sure, if bush was the best choice for republicans,then they can kiss the chair goodbye!
2006-08-01 02:42:54 · answer #9 · answered by hicham a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure we are... we learned it from Bill Clinton.
If Bush's numbers get any lower you know what they will start calling him???
A Liberal.
2006-08-01 02:55:07 · answer #10 · answered by Dear Blabby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋