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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
They havent done too bad lately for a party that you keep inferring to as dead.
But you are correct in they have pandered too much to the far right. Once they figure out the RR is voting for them anyway and follow the Scott Brown Model, the dems will get routed.
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No, I fear they are dead, Chuck. They have done badly. They lost the NY 23rd Congressional seat, a seat that hasn't been Dem for 40 years?
The GOP didn't even support Scott Brown. He was on his own. He ran against a rock, a nothing. He ran a brilliant campaign, I give him great credit for that - he's really a very moderate guy (pro-choice, voted yes to Mass healthcare, etc) who didn't campaign as a Republican at all (it was not mentioned in any of his ads), and who campaigned essentially on two inflammatory hot button issues. And notice that since he's been on the national scene, he hasn't made much commitment one way or the other.
The GOP didn't really win Mass as much as the Dems lost it by lack of participation (and deserved the loss). In other words, I can't read Mass as a massive GOP resurgence.
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But you are correct in they have pandered too much to the far right. Once they figure out the RR is voting for them anyway and follow the Scott Brown Model, the dems will get routed.
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I think alot of the RR won't vote for a GOP if a Tea Party candidate is available. That's how NY 23rd was lost - split vote Teabag and GOP, the Dem won clearly.