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The Dubya Drag
Stacy brings up an important point: President Bush has left many Senate Republicans between a rock and a hard place. Blue-state incumbents are getting hit by their Democratic challengers for voting with Bush on Iraq, health care, and the economy. Red-state incumbents are frequently in trouble with the conservative base for voting with Bush on amnesty and the bailout.
Of course, Senate Republicans are hardly blameless themselves. Since the Contract With America, they have been undercutting their more conservative House colleagues. Just in recent years, they have pulled out the rug from under the House GOP on immigration, energy through the Gang of Twenty, judges through the Gang of 14, marriage through failing to bring up a House-passed jurisdiction-stripping bill that was backed by the Bush administration, and the bailout. That's one of the reasons it has been so difficult to get conservatives to focus on this year's Senate races, even though avoiding a filibuster-proof Democratic majority is a more vital conservative objective than the outcome of the presidential contest.
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J David| 10.23.08 @ 11:24AM
This is an environment where the ultimately undo-able *term limits* promise would go over BIG amongst the disenfranchised true *conservatives*, and probably many of the growing number of Congress-haters among the general population..."Toss 'em ALL out!" is becoming a popular idea.
apl| 10.23.08 @ 11:57AM
The GOP in Congress along with W did take a leftward slow swerve and their current problems with the electorate reminds one of WFB's early NR days when he was ripping on the Republicans for being Democrats who promised to spend 5% less. If you've gotta vote for a statist anyway, might as well take the generous one.
J Scott| 10.23.08 @ 12:07PM
McCain may have more "coat-tails" than would appear. I've quite a network people in rural America---literally scattered across the fruited plain---some democrats. To a person (even the former Hillary supporters) they are turning to the GOP ticket, as the democrats have scared the hell out of them. I believe we're in for an November surprise.
C Bowen| 10.23.08 @ 12:07PM
Mr. Antle;
Up this way, the reverse is happening:
-Kerry's R opponent in Massachusetts (ex-CIA) said John Kerry's has blood on his hand for his Iraq vote in their debate.
-Sununu in New Hampshire has a radio ad that loops a Shaheen sound bite where she declares her support for Bush's Iraq invasion.
If the Republican Senators between rock n hard place, would stop whining and listening to certain sure losers, the answer is right in front of them--has been for years.
I am just certain the pro-war types would rather lose an election and keep their cushy jobs in Big Punditry.