Jay Canuck
by Crom you'll pay!
- Jul 30, 2009
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by Joe Conason
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How do Republicans react when they lose at the polls? They dont back down -- even when standing fast seems very costly. Perhaps the most outstanding example in recent memory was the 1998 midterm election, held just four weeks after the House Republicans voted to impeach President Clinton. Contrary to the hopes of the GOP leadership, the predictions of mainstream analysts and the usual historical trends, voters then repudiated the Republicans, increasing the number of Democrats in the House by five seats. It was the first time in more than 60 years that the party of an incumbent president had won a midterm election. Yet the Republicans, unchastened by public opinion, proceeded with their crusade to oust the president. If anything, the congressional Republicans became more ideological and more determined to enforce their will... So when Republicans advise Democrats to reconsider and retreat in the face of a single special election, the sensible response should be a question: Is that really what you would do?
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[SIZE=+1]What would the GOP do?[/SIZE]
by Joe Conason
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How do Republicans react when they lose at the polls? They dont back down -- even when standing fast seems very costly. Perhaps the most outstanding example in recent memory was the 1998 midterm election, held just four weeks after the House Republicans voted to impeach President Clinton. Contrary to the hopes of the GOP leadership, the predictions of mainstream analysts and the usual historical trends, voters then repudiated the Republicans, increasing the number of Democrats in the House by five seats. It was the first time in more than 60 years that the party of an incumbent president had won a midterm election. Yet the Republicans, unchastened by public opinion, proceeded with their crusade to oust the president. If anything, the congressional Republicans became more ideological and more determined to enforce their will... So when Republicans advise Democrats to reconsider and retreat in the face of a single special election, the sensible response should be a question: Is that really what you would do?
