The Tide IS Turning
Last week, I asked the question
Is the tide turning? It appears that I'm not alone in asking that question. Here's a
New York Times headline confirming my suspicion:
Less Promise for Democrats in N.Y.
Here's the most telling section of that article:
It's also telling that Democratic predictions of a 4 to 5 seat net gain in New York have been revised downward. If you accept the time-tested theory that politics is often a matter of momentum, then you'd have to say that this momentum bodes well for Republicans. It's important to factor in the start of the 'rest of the nation' paying attention to the race. Political junkies have been going back and forth on this for awhile but the average American is just tuning in.
The people who are starting to formulate their opinions aren't wild-eyed ideologues, though I don't buy into the notion that they're the squishy moderates that Beltway pundits would have you believe. Instead, I'm betting that they've formulated opinions on things but aren't tied to a single party. I'd seriously doubt that they'd agree with the 156 Democrats who voted against renewing the Patriot Act.
It's time that people stopped believing the daily line coming from the Beltway Media. It's time people started trusting the Right Blogosphere's analysis.
Posted Monday, September 11, 2006 3:35 PM
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Less Promise for Democrats in N.Y.
Here's the most telling section of that article:
In a year when Democrats hope to take control of the House of Representatives, New York would appear to be fertile ground for toppling Republican incumbents. Democrats have a statewide edge in enrollment, and a popular incumbent, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, is at the top of the party's ticket.I thought that there was a 'throw the bums running Washington out' mood sweeping the nation. Based on this reporting, I'd say that not detecting that type of mood in liberal New York says it all. After all, if there's a place where an anti-GOP incumbent wave would be building, it'd be in New York.
In fact, just a few months ago, Democrats envisioned significant gains in New York, perhaps picking up as many as four seats, possibly even five. But that goal now seems increasingly remote, and there is an emerging consensus among political analysts that the party's best chance for capturing a Republican seat is the battle to succeed Representative Sherwood L. Boehlert, one of the most liberal Republicans in Congress, who is retiring.
It's also telling that Democratic predictions of a 4 to 5 seat net gain in New York have been revised downward. If you accept the time-tested theory that politics is often a matter of momentum, then you'd have to say that this momentum bodes well for Republicans. It's important to factor in the start of the 'rest of the nation' paying attention to the race. Political junkies have been going back and forth on this for awhile but the average American is just tuning in.
The people who are starting to formulate their opinions aren't wild-eyed ideologues, though I don't buy into the notion that they're the squishy moderates that Beltway pundits would have you believe. Instead, I'm betting that they've formulated opinions on things but aren't tied to a single party. I'd seriously doubt that they'd agree with the 156 Democrats who voted against renewing the Patriot Act.
It's time that people stopped believing the daily line coming from the Beltway Media. It's time people started trusting the Right Blogosphere's analysis.
Posted Monday, September 11, 2006 3:35 PM
August 2006 Posts
No comments.
