Comment Re:A dim outlook for the next 4 years (Score 1) 5687
You're right, but I think it's alot more than just rural America that responds well to the GOP line. And I think the Democrats don't have a gameplan, much less even understand the game at this point, to get out of this mess.
And no, I don't think the GOP decided to play nice in '64. I think they got their asses whipped much like last night, sat down and said "what we're doing won't work any more", and figured out how to create a common GOP core value set to bridge their internal factions that we just saw work brilliantly last night.
James Carvelle last night said something like if the Democratic party can't win when the president didn't receive the popular vote to get the presidency, started an unpopular war with no exit strategy, ran up a massive deficit that threatens social security, started the end of medicare and medicaid, gave large corporations their run of taxes and regulations, lost three debates, does not speak English all that well, and make absolutely no attempt to include the other party in any reindeer games, the Democratic party has some huge, fundamental issues.
I think he's right.
The GOP has controlled both sides of the legislative branch for 12 years straight now. They've won 5 of the last 7 executive branch elections, and Clinton only won because he co-opted their style and issues. This last election should have broken at least one of their holds on either the house, senate, or presidency. In the next four years the liberal supreme court will fall after a 50 year reign starting with FDR's appointees. For this election, the timing was right, the issues were right, and the Democratic faithful all rallied as a united party.
But it wasn't enough and I really don't think it can be as easy to explain by saying the NASCAR hicks were duped. It's been going on too long and too well executed for that.
And no, I don't think the GOP decided to play nice in '64. I think they got their asses whipped much like last night, sat down and said "what we're doing won't work any more", and figured out how to create a common GOP core value set to bridge their internal factions that we just saw work brilliantly last night.
James Carvelle last night said something like if the Democratic party can't win when the president didn't receive the popular vote to get the presidency, started an unpopular war with no exit strategy, ran up a massive deficit that threatens social security, started the end of medicare and medicaid, gave large corporations their run of taxes and regulations, lost three debates, does not speak English all that well, and make absolutely no attempt to include the other party in any reindeer games, the Democratic party has some huge, fundamental issues.
I think he's right.
The GOP has controlled both sides of the legislative branch for 12 years straight now. They've won 5 of the last 7 executive branch elections, and Clinton only won because he co-opted their style and issues. This last election should have broken at least one of their holds on either the house, senate, or presidency. In the next four years the liberal supreme court will fall after a 50 year reign starting with FDR's appointees. For this election, the timing was right, the issues were right, and the Democratic faithful all rallied as a united party.
But it wasn't enough and I really don't think it can be as easy to explain by saying the NASCAR hicks were duped. It's been going on too long and too well executed for that.
