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October 04, 2006
This Fall, Conservatives Should Vote Democrat!
Pajamas Media links the Weekly Standard's analysis of conservatives who are rooting for Republican defeat. Considering that all politics is local, I'm wondering how the defeat plan might be implemented in my congressional district where incumbent Republican Jim Gerlach is being opposed by Democrat Lois Murphy. Am I supposed to sit the election out to punish Jim Gerlach? Or am I supposed to be punishing the Republican leadership? I'm trying to be logical and follow this out, but I'm having trouble, but I'm told the latter is the goal and not the former. Either way, though, the idea is to help ensure Jim Gerlach's defeat in the hope that with enough congressmen like him gone, Republicans will lose their majority and the Republican leadership will suffer. They'll tremble, they'll cringe, and they'll turn over a new leaf in time to stop Hillary Clinton from building the new Democratic Congressional power base into a victory in 2008. Either that or they'll have to allow "outsiders" to take the reins of the Republican Party. Who these outsiders are I'm not sure; according to the Weekly Standard, it appears to be a collection of people who don't agree on much. But never mind that. Let's just assume I'm a disgruntled Republican (which I am) and that I am so sick of being disgruntled that I'm rooting for Republican defeat. If Republican defeat is the goal, and I'm really rooting for that, isn't staying at home and hoping Lois Murphy will win a bit lame? I mean, why call for half measures? Wouldn't it be more logical to simply vote for the Democrats? If the goal is punishing the Republican leadership by guaranteeing the defeat of Republican candidates, I see no other way. Otherwise, the Republicans might still win. MORE: I just thought of something else. Isn't the Netroots Kosack wing of the Democratic Party supposed to be equally furious at their party's lame and ineffective leadership? While it's probably too much to ask them to vote Republican under the same logic, I'm wondering if perhaps they could shed some light on the effectiveness of lost elections as a punishment strategm. posted by Eric on 10.04.06 at 05:09 PM
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EBGET · October 4, 2006 07:34 PM Only losers vote to lose. Vote your mind, and don't play games trying to teach people a lesson. The only lesson that will be learned if conservatives vote Democrat is that people like Democrats. The rule is, the one who gets the most votes is the one who gets to be in charge. Do you people want two years of impeachment hearings, war veterans for peace hearings, Oil Price gouging hearings, and Global Warming hearings? If so, you know for whom to vote. Go ahead; take the mighty pen and piece the chad from the hole. But don't leave it hanging awry, for that is the stuff of which debacles are made. Socrates · October 5, 2006 12:33 AM Only losers vote to lose. Vote your mind, and don't play games trying to teach people a lesson. The only lesson that will be learned if conservatives vote Democrat is that people like Democrats. The rule is, the one who gets the most votes is the one who gets to be in charge. Do you want two years of impeachment hearings, war veterans for peace hearings, Oil Price gouging hearings, and Global Warming hearings? If so, you know for whom to vote. Go ahead; take the mighty pen and piece the chad from the hole. But don't leave it hanging awry, for that is the stuff of which debacles are made. Socrates · October 5, 2006 12:33 AM I've had some real problems with the Republican party as late...they've acted too much like the Dems... on spending, on half-hearted efforts to deal with illegal immigration .... But this "vote to punish your party" line is dangerous bunk. What party has ever "lost" and then shaped up? The party that loses generally moves to the CENTER, not towards its ideological roots. Remember when Republicans gained their majority during the Clinton term? Suddenly, Billy Jeff got more "moderate" like signing welfare reform and the defense of marriage laws in 1996. Do Republicans really want to field more Democratlite Republican candidates in 2008? Darleen · October 5, 2006 02:11 AM |
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