Some Republican strategists are increasingly upset with what they consider the overconfidence of President Bush and his senior advisers about the midterm elections November 7–a concern aggravated by the president's news conference this week.
"They aren't even planning for if they lose," says a GOP insider who informally counsels the West Wing. If Democrats win control of the House, as many analysts expect, Republicans predict that Bush's final two years in office will be marked by multiple congressional investigations and gridlock.
"The Bush White House has had no relationship with Congress," said a Bush ally. "Beyond the Democrats, wait till they see how the Republicans–the ones that survive–treat them if they lose next month."
10/14/2006 10:51 AM
MrEd wrote:
Strange that they would feel so confident, unless they are seeing polls we aren't. Maybe they're just getting ready for the last two years of lame duck laziness. Reply to this
The conspiracy theorist in me thinks they know things we don't, are willing to do things we aren't, and have an "impervious" election day plan in place. That's just the conspiracy theorist in me.
10/15/2006 4:19 PM
typh wrote:
I concur. If nothing else voting fraud has worked out for them thus far and with the increase of computerized voting machines each election cycle the Repubs maybe sitting pretty for generations.YIKES! Reply to this
That baseless calm in their eyes is awfully unsettling, isn't it? Reply to this
10/16/2006 11:39 AM
Aaron wrote:
For amazingly thorough reporting on this subject, see Robert Kennedy Jr.'s work in Rolling Stone. One does recall past promises by Republican campaigners (who later were found to have either direct or clandestine ties to folks at Diebold) to "deliver" certain key states... Reply to this
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