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Post by TW on Nov 8, 2012 22:26:47 GMT -5
I heard something shocking on TV earlier this evening. They said that they couldn't find where one incumbent Democrat for a higher office, lost, throughout the entire US.
That's stunning. It also echoes what I've been saying for some time, that the Republican Party needs to place their trust in the moderates within their party, who can deliver a large number of the middle 20% of the total voters, who are moderate liberals and conservatives.
If the Republicans want to get back on track, they need to dump Karl Rove, and the right wing extremists, and tea party, because they aren't in step with the wants and needs of the nation, or really the people by and large, and you will never push hard line conservatism down anyone's throat.
When I heard where experts actually believe that Obama's political position is actually one step to the right of Eisenhower conservatives, I nearly choked, but the evidence is there. That's how far right the right has moved.
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Post by nick20 on Nov 9, 2012 11:16:59 GMT -5
the house is hopelessly gerrymandered. the body is about as popular as getting a colonoscopy, yet 85% get re-elected. its the old ' congess sucks, but not my guy/gal" thing.the democrats narrowed thier margin somewhat, but the House remains in the Republican control. sdo basically, we have more deadlock. so we'll go back to the Clinton tax rates on everything from income to capital gains to estate tax(which incidently, exempts the first million if you are single, 2v million if you are married. under current law the first 5 million is exempt, which eliminated 99.75% of estates). is it going to take a bite? yes, but it is the only way to reduce the deficit appreciably. the congressional bureau of research has found no connection between reducing tax rates for the rich and increasing job creation. so supplyside economics dont work.
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