tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post113993700513645284..comments2024-01-05T13:36:55.379-06:00Comments on Two-Edged Sword: Zell Miller and the Democratic PartyLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10422257306176024118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post-1140407246211030412006-02-19T21:47:00.000-06:002006-02-19T21:47:00.000-06:00I am not so confident that the average voter think...I am not so confident that the average voter thinks about things that deeply. This is why popular opinion seems to sway with the pervailing media stories. In truth, the Democrats have not had a plan or vision for decades, if they ever did, yet they continue to survive and thrive. Coming from NJ, I am fully convinced that Democrats can win elections no matter what they do simply by villifying their opponents, playing the race card, and talking to predefined points. The unpopulated south, midwest, and west cannot hold out for long. The "swing" states (PA, OH, etc.) are too liberal to engender confidence. Finally, I am not so sure the Republicans have a plan. At least, they have not effectively communicated it. They talk, but it is just that...talk. People are not content, and with malcontent comes change, albiet irrational.<BR/><BR/>AndrewGone for nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737184817375562018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post-1139979731722811642006-02-14T23:02:00.000-06:002006-02-14T23:02:00.000-06:00Andy,They will not listen to him, but I disagree t...Andy,<BR/>They will not listen to him, but I disagree that they will win very often. I do not think that politics has descended that far yet. <BR/><BR/>In fact, I am going to go ahead and go on record with my prediction that the Republicans will still control both Houses of Congress after the elections, and could pick up Senate seats. The Dems do not have a plan, and I still think people want a plan. The 94 Republican Revolution had a 'Contract with America' that they could sell. Dems do not have that sort of plan. Without they will sink.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422257306176024118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post-1139979023108547682006-02-14T22:50:00.000-06:002006-02-14T22:50:00.000-06:00They won't listen to him. Dems hate him. But, th...They won't listen to him. Dems hate him. But, they will probably still win elections. Good policy is no longer the name of the game. Talking points and idiocy rule the day. The whole debacle in New Orleans should demonstrate this rather decidedly.<BR/><BR/>AndrewGone for nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737184817375562018noreply@blogger.com