I don’t have a great deal to say about the election of Republican Bobby Jindal as Lousiana’s governor other than to offer one observation and bit of advice, particularly to Democrats: the discontent that’s so apparent among the electorate may not just be anti-Republican and anti-Bush backlash. It may well be the strongest anti-incumbent groundswell since 1994.
That could result in further losses for Republicans come 2008 but it could also mean a “pox on both your houses” move to outsiders, third parties, and who knows what. Or if it just depresses the vote, anything could happen.
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Considering that not a single Democratic incumbent in the U.S. House or Senate lost in 2006 and more than 100 U.S. House Democrats are running unopposed, I do not see the anit-incumbent ground swell. Considering that the Democrats are going to pick up several Republicans seats in the Senate while only the La Senate seat is a possible Republican pickup, there is little anti-Democratic incumbent feeling. La is the exception that proves the case.
Great minds, Dave. I read it the same way.
Since the era of Senator Joe McCarthy and in some cases before it, the Republican Party has not had any intrgrity. It has represented the best interests of of only the very wealthy. It’s politicians were unsurpassed in ruthlessness and smokescreen agendas. It has sabotaged the best interests of Americans who are wage earners. We have had an unfair system of taxation and a sham health care system as a result of their policies. They have caused immense damage and deficit to the United States. It is sad that people are deceived into voting for politicians who are members of this criminal scam. By doing so, they are voting against there own subsistence and the quaility of life for all Americans.