Recap of recent conservative failures

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We've all seen these polling results illustrating how the Dems are going to stay in power over the cum guzzling Republicans. There is an 87% chance of the Democrats keeping their majority after the November elections and there isn't a damn thing any conservative can do about it.

But what you may be asking yourself is "why?" Why are Americans still so overwhelming in their support for anyone but the GOP? Perhaps the answer can be found in some recent conservative failures:

1. Rand Paul's racist comments don't jive with the majority of Americans. As the new face of the GOP, good ole Rand is nothing but trouble for any Republican hoping to capture a senate seat. Guess people don't like discrimination after all?

2. Allowing BP to ruin the Gulf. Bush-era regulators were lax in their enforcement, and this is the result. Ruined marshland, dead wildlife, polluted oceans; oil washing up on beaches and lowering home values; fisherman going out of business as they no longer have any fish to catch. What's more inflammatory is that conservatives have tried to somehow pass the blame off onto President Obama, the motive for which is wholly transparent to anyone with their thinking caps on.

3. Opposing the Healthcare Reform Bill. The majority of Americans want healthcare reform; this has been shown time and time again by poll after poll. The GOP really should learn to pick their battles better.

4. Opposing the Financial Reform Bill. Perhaps the biggest blunder in a series of conservative blunders is supporting the very firms that led to the financial collapse. With the taste of 2008 still fresh in most people's mouths, opposing financial reform is up there with opposing the Civil Rights Act in terms of stupidity.

5. Allowing polarizing figures to dominate the GOP. Sarah Palin, Rand Paul, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and others have become pivotal in the Republican Party's downfall. Sure, they secure a small base of small-minded idiots, but moderate and independent voters want nothing to do with people like that, and hence the GOP. The same can be said about the "purity tests," which was a brain-dead decision at best if the goal is to win elections.

6. And finally - The Tea Party. Allowing the Tea Party to gain so much traction on the GOP's base is critically injuring the Republican image. The ignorance and hate coming from this group of people has effectively shattered the GOP into factions. Moderate Americans see the Tea Party for what it is, and this is evidently harming Republican voter enthusiasm.


So there you have it - the most likely reasoning for why the Democrats have an 87% chance to keep their majority after November 2010. There is undoubtably more, but i wanted to share the most lulzy and items with you. Thanks for reading!
 
Republicans for some reason haven't made a push for middle America yet...they seem to be a bit disconnected. I expect that'll change as elections draw more near, just a bit confusing so far. Maybe they're waiting till 2012.
 
this is the exact strategy john mccain had in 2008 and look how well it worked out for him
 
Rand Paul's "racist comments" becames an issue what, last week? And now they're number one on your list of things? lol

Don't forget too that the Obama admin is under fire for "allowing" BP to make a mess, so why that's a GOP matter is unbeknownst to me.

Also, it seems all your other reasons have like majority support from the country. I suppose that majority of support doens't mean anything to winning elections though, does it.
 
5 and 6 are the biggest ones in my opinion

It was comical how people like Sarah Palin made the GOP believe the right-wing crazies actually made up a viable majority
 
I love the anti-bush rhetoric. Please tell me that's your plan for 2010. It'll work so well....for republicans...
 
in other news, Obama's numbers are tanking again and the democrats' numbers are in a dead heat with republicans

I don't know where you are getting your #s from but they seem a bit off
 
I think they are in a quandary. If they become more centrist, they risk alienating the base that has kept them relevant for this generation. A base that they have always counted on. If they stay to far to the right, they risk having a message that is unpalatable to the middle.

I think that is a big part of the reason they are still fear mongering as much as they are. Instead of rebranding themselves which will cost them short term at the poles, they just want to keep with what ever they can hold on to and worry about the future another day.
 
republicans got rocked because of GWB and the economy. not because they are on the right end of the spectrum. they also do a poor job of campaigning, the democrats are much better at going on the offensive.

I don't think a shift to the center is needed right now. maybe next election cycle. however if the republicans continue to run with the party of less government then centrist isn't an issue, as long as they can stay on the offensive
 
I'm a bit shocked by their lack of rebranding after the lashing they took. They keep tossing out these paper leaders Palin, Jindal etc. who really haven't struck a chord.

Instead they've been focused on highly partisan rhetoric. If they softened the tone they could swing support to their side just based on fiscal policies. But the hard overtones...as much as the far righties on OT love it really doesn't sit well with middle America. You won't sway them by tossing out "socialist asshole that hates this country". All they need to say is "these spending policies are terrible, we need to fix our country" and they get both their core and the middle (edit).
 
That is the problem. The SAY they are the party of less government. But they had 6 straight years to prove it and they did the exact opposite. Fuck them. I will never believe them again. Same with their line of 'fiscal responsibility' bullshit. They had 6 years to put their money where their mouth is. Instead, all they did was stuff tax payer money into Wall Street's G-string.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, we won't get fooled again.
 
voters are between a rock and a hard place. I think the republicans will clean up this election cycle and the psychological hoops that some people will have to jump through in order to rationalize a republican vote will give quite a bit of leeway in the next 2 years.

besides, the democrats have done worse in 1.5 years than bush did in 8. actually that seems like a trend the last couple of elections
 
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