Voters Continue to Reject Republicans
The latest round of elections is further proof that Americans are rejecting the Republican brand of big-government, "compassionate conservatism". In Kentucky, Republican incumbent Ernie Fletcher lost in a landslide to his Democratic opponent. Additionally, the GOP lost control of the Virginia State Senate for the first time in 12 years.
What is even more pitiful was Fletcher's last-ditch attempt to pander to the religious right. For the last eight days, he has been trying to have the Ten Commandments posted in the State Capitol Building, something he thought would create controversy and rally his base. It didn't work. Fletcher's loss nullifies Jindal's Louisiana win back in October. Currently, 28 Governors are Democrats and only 22 are Republicans.
Voters are rejecting the GOP's hypocritical religious pandering, as well as the party's single-mindedness on Iraq. They rejected it in 2006, and they have rejected it again in 2007. Yet members of the GOP still seem to live in a vacuum.
Jason and I were talking the other day. He said that the only hope the GOP has of beating the Democratic nominee is if Rudy "9/11" Giuliani is the Republican nominee. Heh. Get ready to swear in President Clinton.
Comments
Fletcher's loss nullifies Jindal's Louisiana win back in October.
I don't think so. Haley Barbour won re-election in Mississippi last night.
Posted by: Jason | November 7, 2007 10:35 AM
Fletcher's loss nullifies Jindal's Louisiana win back in October.
Flether lost because he led a corrupt administration. Jindal won because he followed an inept one.
The GOP label (as well as social conservatism) had almost nothing to do with either race; these races were mostly about local problems and intangible issues such as honesty and competance.
Posted by: Doug | November 7, 2007 10:35 AM
Jason,
Haley Barbour was the incumbent. Jindal was a pick up. Numerically (which is what I was referring to), that pick up was nullified by the Democratic pick up in Kentucky.
Doug,
I agree with part of your assertion. But to say that the GOP label had almost nothing to do with his loss is a bit of a stretch. There were other elections across the country where the Democratic incumbent was plagued with scandal, but managed to hold on to power. Granted, most of them were in places of extreme Democratic Power.
Kentucky has been a reliable Republican state. Two Republican senators, 4/6 Representaties are Republican, and the State supported