Disillusioned Republicans? How About Disgusted Democrats!
Folks,
Over on
bovil's "Feed the Blog-Monster" was an entry about disillusioned conservative Republicans and it got me to thinking. The essay made the point that the conservatives amongst the Republicans are lamenting their lack of choice in '08. McCain isn't a real conservative and both Romney and Huckabee have their problems for Republican conservatives. Both Bovil and the majority of the comments on that piece come to the conclusion that this disillusionment is bad news for the GOP come the general election in November. I disagree as I see the Democrats are in even worse shape.
The conservative Republicans have a long history of dealing with disillusionment in their candidates. Twenty years long, in fact, since the last conservative Republican they could line up for was Reagan. Just about every time since then they've sucked it up and showed up come November to vote for their party's man.
The only way the current bout of disillusionment could work for the Democrats is if they field an overly conservative candidate (by their standards) and the Republicans match them with an overly liberal one. And neither Hillary nor McCain fit that bill. McCain may well be a RINO (Republican In Name Only) but he's spot on conservative in several key areas. Areas which neither Hillary nor Obama come even close to. That will be a huge motivating factor come November.
Also, bear in mind that the disillusionment is being magnified by a Main Stream Media (MSM) that is of liberal bias and willfully seeks out any disagreeable thing to say about the Republicans that they can.
Now, if you think the GOP has problems with disillusionment, you've not looked over on the Democrat side.
Obama represents a generational difference for the Democrats. He is "New School" to Hillary's "Old Guard." Obama has the youth, the young, Hope, Change and being black going for him. Hillary has none of that. She represents the powers that be in the Democrat party - the ones that have lost each of the last presidential elections and the ones that have fielded the worst Congress in decades.
When Hillary clinches the nomination it will an an entirely Pyrrhic victory. She and her husband have revealed themselves as being so intent on getting power that they'll stoop to any depth to get it. This is nothing new for Billary, they've been doing this for decades now. The thing is they were usually doing it against Republicans so the MSM gave them a pass for their sleaze. This time though, not only did they try their underhanded tricks on a fellow Democrat but they also went after one the MSM had anointed as their favorite son - the "New JFK" in fact. Thus there was no more passes given them for their appalling and divisive mendacity.
Think how that's gonna play out come November.
Obama's been attracting political newbies in droves. These are starry eyed optimists who think the grubby and dirty world of national politics a grubby and dirty thing. They see their guy as being above all that and they're watching as Hillary is using one dirty trick against Obama after another. To say that's leaving a foul taste in their mouths is an understatement. When Hillary wins the nomination in August it might well so disgust Obama's legions that they decide to stay away from the polls this November.
McCain will be seen as a moderate and being far more honorable and decent than Hillary could ever even attempt to fake. Given that, this might fully play into the Republican's hands even more than any disillusioned conservative's absence ever could.
Madoc
Over on
bovil's "Feed the Blog-Monster" was an entry about disillusioned conservative Republicans and it got me to thinking. The essay made the point that the conservatives amongst the Republicans are lamenting their lack of choice in '08. McCain isn't a real conservative and both Romney and Huckabee have their problems for Republican conservatives. Both Bovil and the majority of the comments on that piece come to the conclusion that this disillusionment is bad news for the GOP come the general election in November. I disagree as I see the Democrats are in even worse shape.
The conservative Republicans have a long history of dealing with disillusionment in their candidates. Twenty years long, in fact, since the last conservative Republican they could line up for was Reagan. Just about every time since then they've sucked it up and showed up come November to vote for their party's man.
The only way the current bout of disillusionment could work for the Democrats is if they field an overly conservative candidate (by their standards) and the Republicans match them with an overly liberal one. And neither Hillary nor McCain fit that bill. McCain may well be a RINO (Republican In Name Only) but he's spot on conservative in several key areas. Areas which neither Hillary nor Obama come even close to. That will be a huge motivating factor come November.
Also, bear in mind that the disillusionment is being magnified by a Main Stream Media (MSM) that is of liberal bias and willfully seeks out any disagreeable thing to say about the Republicans that they can.
Now, if you think the GOP has problems with disillusionment, you've not looked over on the Democrat side.
Obama represents a generational difference for the Democrats. He is "New School" to Hillary's "Old Guard." Obama has the youth, the young, Hope, Change and being black going for him. Hillary has none of that. She represents the powers that be in the Democrat party - the ones that have lost each of the last presidential elections and the ones that have fielded the worst Congress in decades.
When Hillary clinches the nomination it will an an entirely Pyrrhic victory. She and her husband have revealed themselves as being so intent on getting power that they'll stoop to any depth to get it. This is nothing new for Billary, they've been doing this for decades now. The thing is they were usually doing it against Republicans so the MSM gave them a pass for their sleaze. This time though, not only did they try their underhanded tricks on a fellow Democrat but they also went after one the MSM had anointed as their favorite son - the "New JFK" in fact. Thus there was no more passes given them for their appalling and divisive mendacity.
Think how that's gonna play out come November.
Obama's been attracting political newbies in droves. These are starry eyed optimists who think the grubby and dirty world of national politics a grubby and dirty thing. They see their guy as being above all that and they're watching as Hillary is using one dirty trick against Obama after another. To say that's leaving a foul taste in their mouths is an understatement. When Hillary wins the nomination in August it might well so disgust Obama's legions that they decide to stay away from the polls this November.
McCain will be seen as a moderate and being far more honorable and decent than Hillary could ever even attempt to fake. Given that, this might fully play into the Republican's hands even more than any disillusioned conservative's absence ever could.
Madoc