Will writes:
Today, all the usual indicators are dismal for Republicans. If that sweeping assertion seems counterintuitive, produce a counterexample. The adverse indicators include: shifts in voters' identifications with the two parties (Democrats now 50 percent, Republicans 36 percent); the tendency of independents (they favored Democratic candidates by 18 points in 2006); the fact that Democrats hold a majority of congressional seats in states with 303 electoral votes; the Democrats' strength and the Republicans' relative weakness in fundraising; the percentage of Americans who think the country is on the "wrong track"; the Republicans' enthusiasm deficit relative to Democrats' embrace of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, one of whom will be nominated. (emphasis added)
Governor Huckabee can bring back the Independent voters who have been flocking away from the Republicans. I believe he can also bring back the Reagan Democrats, who are pro-life, but a little more Moderate on economic issues.
Is Mitt Romney going to inspire Independents? Fred Thompson? Rudy Giuliani?
Oh, and I think I should point out that Will's point seems to be that since the Republicans are going to lose anyway, they ought to go down with a 100% rock-ribbed Conservative. Of course, I'm not sure who he thinks fits that qualification.
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i saw that one, and agree that Will believes, but won't come right out and say it, that the GOP is going to lose, but he just doesn't want them to get blown out at mandate levels (witness his reference to prior blowouts), thereby probably leading to some new government program (HillaryCare anyone?).
What's funny is that he probably believes that Romney is the best bet not to get blown out, but in current H2H polls, Romney does just that (get blown out). If he's looking for a Bob Dole, there's John McCain staring you in the face. (Though i should point out that i believe McCain has a much better chance at being a great president than did Dole.)
The further irony is that the one candidate he bemoans the most, derisively so, insultingly so to people like you and me, is the one GOP candidate who has figured out the electorate this time around.
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