This election could change the electoral map for years to come.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

What are the great Republican ideas? Status quo? That isn't the work of a great mind. Republicans are running on the platform of "Look at me! I am not Obama." That failed them in Louisiana, Illinois and, it appears, in Mississippi as well. The Democrats tried that avenue (in reverse) in 2004. Best of luck with it. Keep that glass close to you. You will need to fill it and empty it with regularity come November.

Obama was running against Republicans in Louisiana, Illinois, and Mississippi? Hmm, I don't remember seeing his name on the ballot ...

Republicans are missing conservative leadership right now, no question. I, for one, am not happy about it. But they do have ideas, and some of them are quite good. Certainly current polls indicate the country isn't having a love affair with any of your candidates either (latest Rasmussen: Obama 47 McCain 46).

Why don't you focus on convincing the remaining 270 of your superdelegates to actually nominate the Obamessiah? If Obama is truly the 2nd Coming of Great Ideas, it's a wonder he can't wrap up his own party's nomination.

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by Tex

Obama was running against Republicans in Louisiana, Illinois, and Mississippi? Hmm, I don't remember seeing his name on the ballot ...

Republicans are missing conservative leadership right now, no question. I, for one, am not happy about it. But they do have ideas, and some of them are quite good. Certainly current polls indicate the country isn't having a love affair with any of your candidates either (latest Rasmussen: Obama 47 McCain 46).

Why don't you focus on convincing the remaining 270 of your superdelegates to actually nominate the Obamessiah? If Obama is truly the 2nd Coming of Great Ideas, it's a wonder he can't wrap up his own party's nomination.

Lol! In other words, you know they don't have any ideas (except the gas tax- THAT one really makes sense) and you hope the Dems screw up because your guys won't get the job done otherwise. Welcome aboard.

And the reference to Louisiana, Illinois and Mississippi was to the special congressional elections there where the RNCC and the Republican candidate's ads all focused on how they were not Obama (didn't work so well for them). Not that I would expect you to keep up, though.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Lol! n other words, you know they don't have any ideas (except the gas tax- THAT one really makes sense) and you hope the Dems screw up because your guys won't get the job done otherwise. Welcome aboard.

And the reference to Louisiana, Illinois and Mississippi was to the special congressional elections there where the RNCC and the Republican candidate's ads all focused on how they were not Obama (didn't work so well for them). Not that I would expect you to keep up, though.

I knew what you were referring to. Obama wasn't on the ballot.

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by Tex

I knew what you were referring to. Obama wasn't on the ballot.

Yeah, sure you did. Which is why you chimed in with your pointless comment of "he wasn't on the ballot." Nobody said he was. In fact, him not being on the ballot was kind of the point.

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by Archaea

Look Dems have it easy right now. You could run a dead person and still win; it's not because you have any ideas, it's the unfortunate mess that Bush has helped create. Don't pat yourself on the back for any ideas.

Reps' ideas. We need to monitor money supplies, keep capital markets stable, not increase tax loads, but decrease spending, find modest ways of modulating overseas activities so that foreign governments can meet their own needs.

We need to find market reforms in insurance to avoid massive government programs, strengthen borders, give amnesty for illegals, establish a meaningful immigration policy, streamline process, deregulate certain industries, and find tax incentives for stagnant markets.

There are plenty of Republican ideas, but it might just be a button down the hatch period.

Those aren't ideas, they are concepts. And they are the same concepts they have had forever (except when they actually put their ideas in place, their ideas oddly didn't correlate to any of their articulated concepts).

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Those aren't ideas, they are concepts. And they are the same concepts they have had forever (except when they actually put their ideas in place, their ideas oddly didn't correlate to any of their articulated concepts).

I have lots of idea which are good ideas when implemented.

But you don't want to see successful economies because that would thwart your need for government control. You'd prefer to be coddled than for people to act for themselves independently.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Those aren't ideas, they are concepts. And they are the same concepts they have had forever (except when they actually put their ideas in place, their ideas oddly didn't correlate to any of their articulated concepts).

Oh brother.

If you listen, you'd recognize that Obama is the black Jimmy Carter.

Neither side has anything original. How can you not recognize that?

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by Tex

Obama was running against Republicans in Louisiana, Illinois, and Mississippi? Hmm, I don't remember seeing his name on the ballot ...

Republicans are missing conservative leadership right now, no question. I, for one, am not happy about it. But they do have ideas, and some of them are quite good. Certainly current polls indicate the country isn't having a love affair with any of your candidates either (latest Rasmussen: Obama 47 McCain 46).

Why don't you focus on convincing the remaining 270 of your superdelegates to actually nominate the Obamessiah? If Obama is truly the 2nd Coming of Great Ideas, it's a wonder he can't wrap up his own party's nomination.

By the way, here is an ad run by the Republican who just lost today in Mississippi in a R+12 district:



Looks like the ad didn't help much. He just lost by 8: a 20 point swing from the last election.

Keep that drinking glass close by, Tex.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

By the way, here is an ad run by the Republican who just lost today in Mississippi in a R+12 district:

Looks like the ad didn't help much. He just lost by 8: a 20 point swing from the last election.

Keep that drinking glass close by, Tex.

As I understand the race, Childers ran as a conservative, which would increase his appeal to Republican voters in a traditional Republican district. Obama will not be mimicking that strategy.

Thus, the choice to conflate the two was probably a bad campaign strategy.

Parenthetically, I should add that I don't necessarily think it bodes well for the R's this year. I just don't think it represents the catastrophe that you seem to think it does.

[NorCal Cat]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Like 1968. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina Texas and Georgia are all in play. Louisiana may be in play. Colorado and New Mexico look to go blue. Missouri is leaning left. Nebraska and Kansas, of all states, are polling much better for Democrats. And Republicans just keep complaining about 57 states and being "bitter." No wonder they are going to lose huge. They don't have a single idea.

Did you copy this verbatim from the DNC talking points, or is this just a summary?