- Moderator
- #61
I received this Census bulletin today. Maybe not new, but something for the GOP to worry about when they keep pushing cuts to SS and Med...Tune in on December 14th and find out more!
Doesn't worry me one bit. I'm amazed how many people have failed to realize the following.
In 1949, the Republican Party was in a worse position than today. It had suffered the following:
- 5TH CONSECUTIVE presidential defeat
- lost both the house AND senate (after a 'had enough campaign in 1946' ... Tea party anyone???)
They were writing in Time Magazine how the GOP was finished. Nothing but doom and gloom. Here it was - a President was elected (4 yrs removed from being a senator), who played identity politics to defeat a stickfigure-like GOP nominee - sound familiar?
Rather than do what the Media wanted, they stayed to their principles, found candidates who knew how to win elections, and let the inherent inconsistencies in Democratic policies expose themselves. Amazingly enough, 4 years later, the tables had turned - the GOP won.
History parallels itself and the same thing will happen again.
The problem with that example is that Republicans lost the House for nearly 50 years.
Of course, we haven't lost the House yet.