Just in case you missed it, Jon Stewart had a few choice words about a certain Tea Party candidates who SHOULD have no chance of winning their respective races in New York and Delaware. The candidate running for NY is self explanatory...it's bestiality and racism. I'm not sure who HE is spending time with, but I don't usually get emails containing bestiality and porn.. Not only do the candidates seem like complete train wrecks, especially considering the masturbation situation is not the only issue Christine O'Donnell has. She starts saying there are weekly school shootings and the 60's started the transfer of aids at 7:10, uses sexist language by stating that someone running against her was using tactics she deems 'unmanly' and tells him it is not a 'bake off', states that God heals people but the outstanding medical bills are not Gods problem, and not to mention that we are a socialist economy because 50% of our economy is run by our government and the health care bill makes it a 100% done deal!
Now, will the democrats fuck up what should be an easy deal to seal? I sincerely hope not, however it is possible. And if it is going to happen, I know exactly how they are going to do it.
The republican party has been focusing on just the economy. Why? Because people are pissed off about the economy! It would be foolish for the republican party to argue about how the democrats plans are 'not working'. I believe since this is going to happen, the democratic party is going to sit down and argue about how the economy is ACTUALLY working! How they have done a lot to stop the hemorrhaging of jobs our country has been through while transfusing money into it to try to keep it alive. However, that is not the best way to go about it because the people who actually will vote for the Tea Party won't actually buy that.
The democrats will then compound that by saying "oh lawl, you don't believe in whacking it" and will not focus on the social issues their views will heavily influence. Thing like: Abortion, health care, unemployment benefits, LGBT rights and...(wait for it)...the rise of islamaphobia in this country. They will completely ignore these things...things they should 100% POUND ON until moderate republicans and democrats will realize "Wow...those views are extreme. I can't get behind that candidate." It is about driving home how they would change our country socially that would avoid them screwing up a sure thing.
So, for those of you who want a recap:
1. Democrats will focus on the losing argument of the economy
2. Will not get past the childish name calling when they should delve deeper into social issues.
For now, we play the waiting game and see just how bad this will get.
The real bummer here is the Rovian model (ie. Karl Rove may have been the best political strategist of the modern era, ::cough asshole::) of electioneering. Republicans are good at the "game" of politics and Democrats don't want to use "dirty Republican tactics" so they are not. Republicans run efficient campaigns that mold their electorate, Democrats do not.
ReplyDeleteI positively agree. It shows in not only campaigning, but the way they vote for legislation as well.
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