What did that say? Up in the headline, what did that say? Four more years for the Republicans in the White House? That's crazy talk. Doesn't George W. have one of the lowest approval ratings of all time?
But here's the nub of the problem: George W. is going to be gone from the White House after January 2009, no matter what. He's effectively already left the arena of electoral politics. The Republicans running for the nomination seem to know that, but the Democrats may not. The GOP candidates have distanced themselves from him.
So, the problem is that while the Democrats may wish they could still run against George W., every one of the Republican candidates are already prepared for -- and looking forward to -- running against Hillary. Running against George W. and his record is akin to running against an empty chair. (OK, I know, how is that really different from before?)
Don't think the Democrats can possibly blow it? Feeling confident that the Democrats can win the White House after eight years of crushing Republican leadership? I have two words for you:
Michael Dukakis.
Posted by Ed Bond at 11:52 AM 0 comments
Sunday, October 28, 2007
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