2010 Is Not 1994.....

There has been a lot of nervous talk and too much talking head speculation suggesting that the Democrats could face the sort of mid term upset that Bill Clinton suffered in his first mid terms as President. It is not a good comparison. For many reasons. In '94 the GOP was not coming off of two severe electoral defeats. They had been the Minority Party for a very, very, long time and the Democratic Majority of the time had, shall we say, issues. The Republican voter base consisted of a good deal of college educated voters. That is no longer the case. The GOP could fairly say that they were a National Party. That is no longer the case as they have been forced to retreat to a Bataan Peninsula of Southern White males --- a base that gives them very little to build on in an age of changing demographics --- back then they had the demographic advantage. No longer. The world and country changed. So did the GOP, but not in a manner that could take advantage of the change.


The public face of the GOP is not one that likely to be to their advantage --- coming across as either disgruntled and angry. Or ' batshit crazy', as in the case of some like Michelle Bachman or the Tea Baggers.

2010 is not the GOP's year to win. But it could the Democratic Party's year to lose. if they allow it. Passing Health Care reform ( which is likely ) would help. It costs a family of four about $15,000 a year to purchase insurance of dubious value. The imperfect Bacchus Bill could make that cost about $3,000. Thats a whole lot of disposable income that could be a 'stimulas package' that could bury the GOP in prosperity.

For some numbers a to how badly the GOP brand is damaged, check the link below....
Pollster.com: Assessing the GOP brand