It does not appear the American public is appeased by the Mid Term elections. The dissatisfaction may run deeper than this and span a decade or more.
2007-01-01 05:43:02 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes, we GOP voters do realize that the Bush administration is a trainwreck. Bush really has few allies left within the GOP outside of the executive branch. Bush is planning on taking the GOP in a last ditch kamikaze suicide run with a stay the course no matter what policy right into the 2008 elections. Bush was supposed to be the death blow to the libs..... not the GOP.
2007-01-01 05:55:05 · answer #1 · answered by Timothy M 5 · 1⤊ 5⤋
"It does not appear the American public is appeased by the Mid Term elections." What? In the hopes of a free, honest, and open debate of the subject, please provide proof to this statement.
Personally, I see it a completely different way. The mid term elections show one thing and one thing only; Some Republicans do not agree with the handling of the war in Iraq. The reason the Democrats won was not due to a surge of swing voters, it was Republicans who wanted to send a message to their representatives. These Republicans have not just thrown away all the other beliefs that make them Republican. That said, the only way "the era of the Republicans over" is if Republican representatives do not adapt to the new political climate about the war.
2007-01-01 13:58:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a little early to be zipping up the body bag. The "Era of Republicans" may not be a completely accurate characterization of the last 12 years.
During the rule of Republicans in Congress, there was a Democrat in the White House for the first six years. And during the Ronald Reagan era, Democrats continued to hold Congress for most of those years.
It's true that the momentum that gave Congress back to the Democrats may continue on into the next election. But with a country that has only two significant political parties, the Republicans are far from deceased. IMHO, we'll see some fight in them yet over the next twelve years, and probably see the pendulum swing their way a few times.
2007-01-01 13:50:18 · answer #3 · answered by Dave of the Hill People 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The pendulum swings again. Sure wish it would swing towards someone who cares about the people of the US and the world.
In the 30+ years I've been following US politics, I have yet to see any reason from any party for hope. The govt always gets sold to the highest bidder.
2007-01-01 13:58:17 · answer #4 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
While there is no argument that the Democrats with the help of the Independents (why be independent when you announce up front you are going to be a democrat) won a majority last election. However, the platforms and beliefs of the majority of those elected were moderates. Not many extreme libs there, thank goodness.
2007-01-01 13:53:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I hope this dissatisfaction keeps rolling along into the presidential election.
However, the American public has shown to have a very short attention span when it comes to politics. We'll see how outraged they are and how good the Republicans are at focusing the message on things they will do nothing about but can get votes on gay marriage, actually making us safer, their views of "life").
2007-01-01 13:50:01 · answer #6 · answered by harrisnish 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I think the era of the true conservative republican is over, unfortunately. That's why I am re-affiliating as an Independent.
Me for president 2010
2007-01-01 13:59:09 · answer #7 · answered by B aka PE 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The era of the republicans will never be over. It will not take long for the spineless dems to create havoc with this country. They will want to raise our taxes and put this country back into a economic crunch that Pres. Bush worked so hard to get us out of after Clinton wrecked the economy.
2007-01-01 13:59:14 · answer #8 · answered by bigt_212 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Maybe people are tired (finally) of only having Republicans and Democrats to choose from. I believe the Libertarians should be allowed to compete. They are the best choice.
2007-01-01 13:48:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
This is cyclic. Nothing will bring the Republicans back to the white house like a democrat. Carter gave us the white house for 12 years, and Clinton gave us another 8 more. LBJ gave us 8 yrs too. If the choices that are touted on here are any indication, all we need to do is bide our time and survive it.
2007-01-01 13:47:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋