tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767671.post116450668508116957..comments2024-03-14T05:51:12.959-05:00Comments on Stolen Thunder: The American Political Condition, November 2006DJ Drummondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11583885371076583265noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767671.post-1164511028533277432006-11-25T21:17:00.000-06:002006-11-25T21:17:00.000-06:00You missed a couple of items. 1. The demographic ...You missed a couple of items. <BR/><BR/>1. The demographic groups, blacks and Hispanics, that vote overwhelmingly for Democrats is growing. That means that with every presidential election, the Republicans have to get a higher percentage of the white vote. I think that the republicans have finally reached a limit on the percentage of white voters that can possibly be won. <BR/><BR/>2. It is not demographics but many people have underestimated the effect of McCain-Feingold. Without third party issue adds, the Republicans face a very bleak future. McCAin-Feingold put the power to set the agenda back on the MSM and the Republicans paid a huge price.<BR/><BR/>3. You also forgot than in the future, the Republicans have no credibility on old Republican issues like fiscal responsiblity, limited government, and limiting regulations. President Bush gave those issue away and it will vritually impossible for the Republicans to get them back. <BR/><BR/>4. The Democrats now have enough states that are very "blue" that it will be very hard for the Republicans to win future elections. There is now no state north of Virginia where a new, non-incumbent Republican candidate can win state wide election.Superdestroyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708119879383713312noreply@blogger.com