Comments on: Political Strategy: Time To Play Offense http://donklephant.com/2006/09/15/political-strategy-time-to-play-offense/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:33:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: conservative republican http://donklephant.com/2006/09/15/political-strategy-time-to-play-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-75094 conservative republican Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:37:34 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=2623#comment-75094 If the price of gas is a deciding factor, then the democrats are in for a rude awakening. Close to the elections, in most of texas, gas prices have gone down about 75 cents in the past 2-3 weeks. Gas prices magically going down? In the past 1 1/2 years prices never fluctuated more than a few cents from an average of $2.99 / gallon. It is probable the same is occuring in other parts of the country. Reading the business section in the local newspapers three headlines read 1-Inflation eases, consumer confidence rises 2- Texas unemployment drops slightly in August and 3-texas retail gas prices keep falling. From the media propaganda it seems everything is rosy. Bush & co are in full mode bamboozling of the terminally scared and the easily hoodwinked citizens. I suspect that closer to the election Osama will be captured and we better get resigned to two more years of Bush doing as he pleases with our country If the price of gas is a deciding factor, then the democrats are in for a rude awakening. Close to the elections, in most of texas, gas prices have gone down about 75 cents in the past 2-3 weeks. Gas prices magically going down? In the past 1 1/2 years prices never fluctuated more than a few cents from an average of $2.99 / gallon. It is probable the same is occuring in other parts of the country.

Reading the business section in the local newspapers three headlines read 1-Inflation eases, consumer confidence rises 2- Texas unemployment drops slightly in August and 3-texas retail gas prices keep falling.

From the media propaganda it seems everything is rosy. Bush & co are in full mode bamboozling of the terminally scared and the easily hoodwinked citizens. I suspect that closer to the election Osama will be captured and we better get resigned to two more years of Bush doing as he pleases with our country

]]> By: Bob J Young http://donklephant.com/2006/09/15/political-strategy-time-to-play-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-75030 Bob J Young Sat, 16 Sep 2006 21:03:01 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=2623#comment-75030 IHMO what the republicans or democrats do and say has little effect on national opinion. Exterior forces usually sway the public not the empty words of politicians. The economy, the war, the price of gas are deciding factors. Every once in a while I forget this, and credit the latest political campaign with having an effect. Then I go and look a this graph of gas prices verse bush's approval ratings. http://www.pollkatz.homestead.com/files/gasindex_files/NEWBUSHINDEX_28670_image001.gif If your more conspiracy minded there is an interesting correlation between local gas prices and republican senate seats in jeopardy. http://www.columbusgasprices.com/Price_By_County.aspx?state=OH&c=usa http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/senateBalanceofPower.htm IHMO what the republicans or democrats do and say has little effect on national opinion. Exterior forces usually sway the public not the empty words of politicians.

The economy, the war, the price of gas are deciding factors. Every once in a while I forget this, and credit the latest political campaign with having an effect. Then I go and look a this graph of gas prices verse bush’s approval ratings.

http://www.pollkatz.homestead.com/files/gasindex_files/NEWBUSHINDEX_28670_image001.gif

If your more conspiracy minded there is an interesting correlation between local gas prices and republican senate seats in jeopardy.
http://www.columbusgasprices.com/Price_By_County.aspx?state=OH&c=usa
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/senateBalanceofPower.htm

]]> By: Lewis http://donklephant.com/2006/09/15/political-strategy-time-to-play-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-74936 Lewis Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:11:27 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=2623#comment-74936 Daniel - You seem to be saying that repubs target ignorant voters who aren't educated on issues. Not to mention that Repub ideas "might be" (I suspect you really mean "are") illogical and simplistic fabrications. In other words, you're really saying only Democratic Party ideas are worthy. Unfortunately for the dems, there still are just a few too many stupid voters and it appears that more are getting stupid and ignorant with every passing day. Maybe the dems are better off without those voters. After all, who in their right elitist mind would want to be associated with the ignorant masses? Sound pretty yucky to me. I sure don't want to be forced to hang out with rednecks and evangelical christians. Chris - You've got Nancy, Howard, Ted, Al, Bill's better half and etc. as leaders now and you think the dems "might" need a leadership change in 08??? Daniel – You seem to be saying that repubs target ignorant voters who aren’t educated on issues. Not to mention that Repub ideas “might be” (I suspect you really mean “are”) illogical and simplistic fabrications. In other words, you’re really saying only Democratic Party ideas are worthy. Unfortunately for the dems, there still are just a few too many stupid voters and it appears that more are getting stupid and ignorant with every passing day.

Maybe the dems are better off without those voters. After all, who in their right elitist mind would want to be associated with the ignorant masses? Sound pretty yucky to me. I sure don’t want to be forced to hang out with rednecks and evangelical christians.

Chris – You’ve got Nancy, Howard, Ted, Al, Bill’s better half and etc. as leaders now and you think the dems “might” need a leadership change in 08???

]]> By: JustAnotherIdjut http://donklephant.com/2006/09/15/political-strategy-time-to-play-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-74924 JustAnotherIdjut Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:00:35 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=2623#comment-74924 "Adding to my concern is the fact that the Democrats continue to revise and adjust their national message even though the election is less than two months away" Are they adjusting their strategy, just to tell the people what the Dems think the people want to hear? Surely. They don't intend to follow up on any of it. There's a book out called "75 Broken Promises" about Michigan governer Jennifer Granholm. It basically lists her entire platform for getting elected, and then shows how she hasn't even introduced legislation on most of it, and those that she has are completely watered down. “Adding to my concern is the fact that the Democrats continue to revise and adjust their national message even though the election is less than two months away”

Are they adjusting their strategy, just to tell the people what the Dems think the people want to hear? Surely. They don’t intend to follow up on any of it.

There’s a book out called “75 Broken Promises” about Michigan governer Jennifer Granholm. It basically lists her entire platform for getting elected, and then shows how she hasn’t even introduced legislation on most of it, and those that she has are completely watered down.

]]> By: Eural http://donklephant.com/2006/09/15/political-strategy-time-to-play-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-74788 Eural Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:00:50 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=2623#comment-74788 Here's how I see it: The leadership of the Republicans looks like a bunch of corrupt, hypocritical windbags. The leadership of the Democrats looks like a bunch of incompetent, hypocritical windbags. Why are there so few - of either party - who seem to have any national appeal or value? Here’s how I see it:

The leadership of the Republicans looks like a bunch of corrupt, hypocritical windbags.

The leadership of the Democrats looks like a bunch of incompetent, hypocritical windbags.

Why are there so few – of either party – who seem to have any national appeal or value?

]]> By: chris http://donklephant.com/2006/09/15/political-strategy-time-to-play-offense/comment-page-1/#comment-74785 chris Fri, 15 Sep 2006 22:34:19 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=2623#comment-74785 Zogby is an AWFUL pollster and he is very left leaning, I don't even trust the generic congressional polls anymore, Dems see their numbers so high they don't even try to make sure their victory actually happens. I agree that it is no longer a given the Dems will take the House, but if they don't they will surely be the party of failure and will need a leadership change. 2008's maps look great for Dems but what matters is their performance this year to see if they can screw up even all the good they have for them in 2008. I'm ashamed to be supportive of the Dems since they don't even appear to be trying especially so close to election day. to the site owner: there is a high school student who does unbiased election predictions and updates polling almost twice daily could you possibly link to him? : http://electionpredictions.blogspot.com/ Zogby is an AWFUL pollster and he is very left leaning, I don’t even trust the generic congressional polls anymore, Dems see their numbers so high they don’t even try to make sure their victory actually happens. I agree that it is no longer a given the Dems will take the House, but if they don’t they will surely be the party of failure and will need a leadership change. 2008’s maps look great for Dems but what matters is their performance this year to see if they can screw up even all the good they have for them in 2008. I’m ashamed to be supportive of the Dems since they don’t even appear to be trying especially so close to election day.
to the site owner: there is a high school student who does unbiased election predictions and updates polling almost twice daily could you possibly link to him? : http://electionpredictions.blogspot.com/

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