Democrat elected officials and candidates just slay me sometimes. They consider themselves intellectually and morally superior than all of society, yet their political strategies are just idiotic. Now Phil Angelides, probably the worst Statewide candidate ever fielded by the Democrats, has finally found his issue – the Iraq war! Yes! That will do it! What genius!
Memo to Democrats: you ran on the Iraq war in 2004 and lost. You are running on the Iraq war in 2006 and are going to lose again.
The President’s poll numbers, in my judgment, are not about any one issue. His 9-11 tribute speeches, falling gas prices, and hysterical rhetoric from the left are all important, but not the main reason his approval ratings are up. Here’s the reason:
He’s on OFFENSE.
Republicans are so desperate to see their elected officials on offense, rather than the usual backpedaling, that the base gets very fired up when we go on the attack. If we stay on offense through election day, the election cycle will go well.
GOP prospects across the country rise and fall beginning with what is happening in Washington. then, they look to state and local races to complete their "mood". Right now, the main threat to Governor Schwarzenegger’s re-election is low energy in the base, because they’ve been strategically ignored on issues. If the unions actually spend the $25 million for Angelides ( I am doubting it) then what we’ve go to see from our Governor is rapid response and a strategy of offense. GOP prospects in California will then be in the positive column and some of our downticket candidates will win also, along wit the Arnold.