Pardon My Politics
Politics From The Left, The Right & Somewhere in BetweenWhy the Next President Will Be a Democrat
The primary Primary news story being reported was the bitter battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, but the real story behind the story was not who defeated whom in the Democratic primary, but that both Clinton and Obama decisively beat John McCain. Not only were the wins remarkable, but the margin of victory was nothing short of staggering. In every state, the ratio was at least two to one; in some states, it was even more lopsided, by as much as four to one.
In fact, both Hillary and Barack alone racked up twice as many votes as all of the Republican candidates combined. In every state, McCain came in a far distant third, behind the Democrats, barely making a blip on the political radar. Had it been the general election, the word “landslide” would be inadequate to describe the extent of the drubbing that the Republicans received.
Overall, more than twice as many Democrats as Republicans cast their ballots; in some states, eight times as many. The disparity was not just huge; it was monumentally huge, clearly indicating that the Democratic base is energized, while the Republican base is enervated.
It is not hard to see the reason for such asymmetric results. In both camps, Americans are experiencing ACF, Acute Campaign Fatigue. Not to mention gas price fatigue, economy fatigue, subprime mortgage meltdown fatigue, Stock Market plunge fatigue, flood fatigue, war-on-terror fatigue, Washington-politics-as-usual fatigue, and in general, just plain good old-fashioned fatigue-fatigue. In short, the sheeple are all fatigued-out, suffering from what amounts to a severe case of chronic fatigue on steroids.
Furthermore, the Republicans are disenchanted with their current “neo-candidate.” They feel abandoned by their party. They are out for blood and since they cannot vent their vexation on the incumbent resident this election cycle, they are opting for the next best thing - swiftboating the nearest easy target in their cross hairs.
As go the primaries, so goes the general election. Traditionally, primary junkies are hardcore political animals, the base of the party that can be counted on when the counting gets tough. If the Republicans could not even manage to motivate their loyal hardcore core, then they will be in a world of hurt come November. The psychological damage of seeing their “anointed one” lose by such wide margins in the primary races can be an insuperably difficult hurdle to overcome. Many will read the handwriting on the wall as a fait accompli and not even show up at the polls when eVoting Day rolls around.
If “neo-voters” stayed away from the primaries in droves, then they will surely stray away from the general election in swarms. Since the past is a predictive prologue, it is a safe bet that the next occupant of the People’s House will have a lop-eared donkey grazing in the Rose Garden.
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