OK, so the Times piece today (another Nagourney winner http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/19/us/politics/19campaign.html?hp&ex=1161316800&en=dd5585cc01a8e36c&ei=5094&partner=homepage) points to an interesting development that makes me think for the first time the GOP might lose both chambers.
The GOP has long been a 'stay the course' organization when campaigning: pick a message, stay on it. But now Republican candidates for Congress are changing their tactics and backing off of Iraq. It's almost all over now, Baby Blue (apologies to Dylan), because it's simply too late to get a new message into peoples' heads. And the Democrats are doing their best to remind people of the Bush-My Incumbent Republican Congressman connection (search campaign ads 2006 on YouTube and you'll get it) that reminds them of . . . Iraq!
I haven't seen the GOP in this much of a dithering state since 1992. And we all know what a winner that was for the Republicans. Oh, wait .. . it wasn't.
I think November 7th's going to be a long night for a lot of people on First Street.
It's politics, it's Kansas, it's Fort Hays State University.
No comments:
Post a Comment