tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post6627993517646301688..comments2023-11-22T01:14:54.298-08:00Comments on amor mundi: Democracy Corps Surveys Republican CorpseDale Carricohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811055279887722298noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-69231250181474324792012-02-19T09:32:13.539-08:002012-02-19T09:32:13.539-08:00You don't have to worry about playing to the d...You don't have to worry about playing to the demagogues. They're preferctly capable of self stimulation from what I've observed.jollyspaniardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999141103840765243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-8558499708607165872012-02-18T13:14:14.062-08:002012-02-18T13:14:14.062-08:00> I think Santorum would perform worse than the...> I think Santorum would perform worse than the polls indicate. . .<br /><br />It would certainly be an interesting probe of the current state of civilization in the U.S. to actually try it and see. (And yes, I realize that statement plays to the demagogues who say to the "just plain folks" Tea-partiers "Do you realize just how much contempt liberals hold you in?")jimfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975754342950063440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-81650519372103904862012-02-17T12:27:45.642-08:002012-02-17T12:27:45.642-08:00You might be right but I think Santorum would perf...You might be right but I think Santorum would perform worse than the polls indicate. Romney has been running for president for six years now and while he's awful at it he's been consistent. Santorum hasn't been vetted yet and is pretty gafftastic. He's got a much bigger downside than Romney.jollyspaniardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999141103840765243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-50706433690038733002012-02-17T08:02:43.592-08:002012-02-17T08:02:43.592-08:00> . . .Romney's magic underpants. . .
They...> . . .Romney's magic underpants. . .<br /><br />They're called **garments**, Dale. **Garments**.<br /><br />;->jimfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975754342950063440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-36032402951455518182012-02-16T17:25:22.910-08:002012-02-16T17:25:22.910-08:00I would personally prefer Obama run against Romney...I would personally prefer Obama run against Romney -- he'll beat either of them, but the downticket races change if Santorum divides Rust Belt states with his comparatively more populist-ish messaging, while Romney's magic underpants discourage low-info white working class identification. Given the Senate seats actually in play, I actually believe Romney provides the better chance for Dems keeping the Senate. I suspect either of them will be sufficiently unpopular to knock the wind out of the sails of the 2010 mid-term Dem debacle and even provide a chance for re-taking the House, but in terms of the Senate and the brutal math Dems face there I really think Romney is the better opponant. Hard to believe given how truly utterly crazy Santorum is, but the GOP base likes the crazy he's peddling, and while Independents may cozy up to Romney a bit more than they will Santorum (and the jury's actually out on even that), it still looks to me like the Senate picture is better against Romney. I cannot stress enough the need not only for Obama to win, but to have a Congress he can work with if the shared problems we now face are to get any kind of realistic address. Barring unforseeable outbreaks of history like heavy weather or middle-east war wreaking havoc on the economy with who knows what consequences, I believe Obama is going to win re-election handily. The press focus on the White House is a shiny object distracting us from the field of battle at hand -- Congress.Dale Carricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811055279887722298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-70658897003009566142012-02-16T17:09:13.903-08:002012-02-16T17:09:13.903-08:00And to make matters better the Republicans might j...And to make matters better the Republicans might just be stupid enough to nominate Frothy. I never dreamed it possible but he seems to be in with a chance.jollyspaniardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999141103840765243noreply@blogger.com