Reply #17: There will always be people who will go w/the GOP...

[rasputin1952]

we call them idiots. However, when my mother, a life-long R, decides that bush was the absolute worst president ever, and that McCain would have been a very close second, and she absolutely refused to vote for either of them, I know that there are seismic changes in the GOP.

Out here in Nebraska, there is a sea change in how the GOP is perceived. The biggest issue is abortion, but even that is changing. A concerted effort by myself and others has shown those that are anti-choice have been duped by the GOP for 30+ years. When the GOP had both houses, the WH and a compliant USSC, nothing got done, and the only time abortion was even mentioned was during an election cycle. People are finally waking up to the fact that R's would do nothing to change the current laws, (I'm pro-choice), and it is going to hurt them.

Not many people think that doing nothing is good for the country, and most want to move forward. The GOP tactic of instilling constant fear in the citizenry is not working anymore...they overplayed their card, just as Ghouliani overplayed 9-11.

Going against HCR is a losing proposition...all we have to do is remind people that children will die if the GOP would actually repeal HCR, (the y wouldn't anyway, it's another "scare" tactic, people realize the earth didn't explode with the changes that went through, and shortly, they will accept even more and better changes).

Notice how they gave up on the Census fight after it was pointed out that in Section 2 of the Constitution, the very same document they scream about only looking at from a constructionist position, (can't get much more "constructionist than to have it spelled out directly in Section 2...:D ).

All things considered, the Mid-Term is going to suck for the GOP.