tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post8403137953500066055..comments2023-12-21T22:03:18.964-08:00Comments on Sound and fury, signifying nothing: More disasters for the Grand Ol' PartyDade Cariagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431049944346345893noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post-76216501579686761762011-06-07T08:24:14.289-07:002011-06-07T08:24:14.289-07:00It's going to be a good year for the Republica...It's going to be a good year for the Republicans. What matters most to the electorate is the economy, whether they have a job, more money then last year and the immediate prospect of improvement. If they have those three they vote for the incumbent, if they don't they vote for change. The reasons for the economy are irrelevant, the electorate doesn't remember two years ago and doesn't think two years into the future.<br><br>However, the economy will cycle, and by the time the next presidential election comes by things will be looking up and so the democrats will get credit for that whether they deserve it or not.Dan Binmorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09631203781543243534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post-44729668717877912892010-05-11T10:42:49.980-07:002010-05-11T10:42:49.980-07:00The economy is #1 to the voters, sure. But this c...The economy is #1 to the voters, sure. But this could be at least partly ameliorated by the votes that immigration reform could bring. <br /><br />I'm holding out hope for a not-so-bad 2010 election.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193994259843600036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post-89347106498973885882010-05-02T11:09:38.495-07:002010-05-02T11:09:38.495-07:00It's going to be a good year for the Republica...It's going to be a good year for the Republicans. What matters most to the electorate is the economy, whether they have a job, more money then last year and the immediate prospect of improvement. If they have those three they vote for the incumbent, if they don't they vote for change. The reasons for the economy are irrelevant, the electorate doesn't remember two years ago and doesn't think two years into the future.<br /><br />However, the economy will cycle, and by the time the next presidential election comes by things will be looking up and so the democrats will get credit for that whether they deserve it or not.Dan Binmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631203781543243534noreply@blogger.com