If he was going to replace Rumsfeld anyway, why not announce it before the elections?
2006-11-09 06:30:55 · 19 answers · asked by ? 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It was already too late to salvage votes that would have made the difference, on the other hand, he (GWB) may have salvaged the senate with just a few more votes in Virginia.
GWB explained that he didn't announce the change until after the election, because he didn't want the troops to think his decision to do so, was political!
Rumsfeld had certainly become a lightning rod for the administration, and the delay in doing something about it, festered in the minds of many voters.
2006-11-09 06:47:21 · answer #1 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it cost them votes. Had Rumsfeld, who is the architect of the war in Iraq stepped down sooner, the Bush White House would have been seen as trying to solve problems.
Had Cheney stepped down (like he will in a few months) and a more popular VP be put in place, like Guiliani or Romney, that would have made an impact as well.
People wanted change and those two troublemakers are seen by swing-voters as offices that needed change.
2006-11-09 06:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by RAR24 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes he did he should have gotten rid of him months ago, I never really liked Rumsfeld anyway, he seemed oblivious to what is going on in Iraq. They should put a General in charge of the war, not a politician. Politicians will screw it up every time. Even the Generals were calling for him to step down.
2006-11-09 06:40:40 · answer #3 · answered by hexa 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Rumsfeld's just the guy taking the fall, and the blame. The Republican's are in damage control mode.
2006-11-09 06:33:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
By that time it was to late.Voters all ready had their minds made up.For the last 6 years the repb. were only interested in working with demc. if the demc. were in agreement with repb. As the repb. found out voters from both sides will only take so much.
2006-11-09 06:36:29 · answer #5 · answered by firewomen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to the polls it might have made some difference, but not enough to change the outcome! The war has been going on longer than WWII! People are sick of body bags coming home every single day!
2006-11-09 06:34:11 · answer #6 · answered by cantcu 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
sure, Bush feigns self belief and lies as mandatory to regulate his neoconservative image. i think of that Bush hates democrats (exceedingly liberal democrats), truthfully sees them as an enemy to the state, and could lie approximately just about something as a manner to not have lost republican majority administration in Congress. i think of his lunch with the hot homestead Speaker Pelosi grew to become into not something yet a political information stunt, and he probably threw up aftewards. that's definitely-regularly occurring by ability of the greater clean headed individuals that Bush has lied in too many the thank you to grant the favourite public the impact that for the time of basic terms a republican government clinging to conservative values can "shop" america of a from its present day perils. That thinking grew to become into immediately the consequences of a want for conflict in the middle East, and Rumsfeld grew to become into little question area of the thank you to present day the conflict to the yank public with out it looking like the U.S. militia grew to become into going to slaughter hundreds of Iraqi civilians, which it positively did. i think of Rumsfeld had made up his innovations previously election consequences have been in because of the fact he knew if republicans lost their majority in Congress there could be lots greater reluctance to "stay the path" in accordance to the present conflict approach. the two that or he did not decide to be around to argue with journalists on television whilst the subsequent ask your self and Awe Operation comes around.
2016-10-21 13:20:37 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, without a doubt. Top military brass have been calling for his scalp for a few months now. But then again Foley gate sure didn't help matters, lol.
2006-11-09 06:34:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wish he would have.
It cost us some votes by the President seeming to be inflexible against mounting public disapproval.
2006-11-09 06:35:50 · answer #9 · answered by E LIB o NATOR 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was going to replace him, but it was far too late. Bush signed the GOP death warrant when he decided to "Stay the Course"
2006-11-09 06:35:03 · answer #10 · answered by mymadsky 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋