Molly Ivins: Don't Count The Republicans Out

[kpete]

Published on Thursday, October 19, 2006 by Truthdig
Don’t Count the Republicans Out
by Molly Ivins


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Put me in the depressive Dems camp. We always look good going into the last two weeks, until we get hit with that wall of Republican money (though I do think Ohio is beyond political recall at this point for the R’s). Of course, both sides always complain about unfair advertising, but I must admit that almost all political advertising strikes me as ludicrous and I don’t notice the D’s looking simon-pure. A little shading, a little emphasis here and there—I’m hard to shock on political ads, but I do get more than miffed when they take the truth and just stand it on its head.

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The argument now is that D’s have a seven-point structural deficit going into any election. I see the problem, I just have no idea what the actual numbers are.


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I’m the one who has been writing for two years that the American people are fed up with the war in Iraq and with the Bush administration’s lies and incompetence. I’m the one that keeps beating the Washington press corps about the head over how out of touch it is. I’m the one who has been insisting there’s a Democratic tide out here, and that the people are so far ahead of the politicians and the media it’s painful to watch.

So how come I’m not thrilled? Because I watched this happen two years ago—same rejection of the Iraq war, same disgust with Bush and Co., same understanding Republicans are for the rich, period, same polls showing D’s with the lead going right into Election Day. And the same geographic gerrymander and same wall of money in the last two weeks. I’m not close to calling this election, and I’m sure not into celebrating anything yet.


http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1019-22.htm

[goforit]

1. Nor am I Molly. *'s polls could be only 1% + Rigged election = A WINNER

[fooj]

2. Yep...it's all about who does the COUNTING.

[dkofos]

4. and purging

[gratuitous]

3. Knuckle down, buckle down, do it, do it, do it

It's going to take our best efforts in these last three weeks. Don't get complacent, don't get discouraged. And for gosh sakes, don't leave anything in the locker room. Bring it on. Bring it all on. I'll be happy with a one vote victory. I'll be happier with a landslide. This isn't some high school football thing where you can get suspended for "running up the score." The dangerous course our country is on needs to be repudiated by the electorate. Because if it's not, we do stand convicted of endorsing the heinous crimes of the Bush administration.

Makes calls, knock on doors, write letters, get people to the polls. Don't fumble this one away.

[Greyhound]

5. I hate being right. K & R.

OTOH, I'm sure if just keep digging long enough there is bound to be a pony in there somewhere... :kick:

[Vogon_Glory]

6. I'm Worried About The Elections, Too

I'm worried about the elections, too. This seems to be a vintage decade for folly on the part of the American electorate.