Do you think the Republicans stand a chance?

[Avotius]

Before anyone thinks im trying to cause a fire, the reason I ask is that I am disconnected from the states as a whole right now and politics interests me to the point. I was just wondering what the feeling in and around home was. I am unable to vote this year because where I have to vote is so far away from where I am that its not possible for me to make the trip.

 

[rbiemer]

Before anyone thinks im trying to cause a fire, the reason I ask is that I am disconnected from the states as a whole right now and politics interests me to the point. I was just wondering what the feeling in and around home was. I am unable to vote this year because where I have to vote is so far away from where I am that its not possible for me to make the trip.

Two words for you:
absentee ballot.
I will be home for the election this fall but I was not home for the NY primary. Still voted by mail. First time I've done that but it wasn't to difficult; printed out the form from my county's board of election's web page and mailed it back to them. This might or might not work for you--depends on your home state's rules, I guess, but worth looking into.
Rob

 

[David Murphy]

McCain's a liberal. He'll peel away a few conservative democrats (if they still exist), and Nader will get a few of the lefties -- that might just tilt the balance in a close election.

 

[crawdiddy]

Nader was a spoiler in 2000. I was, in fact, a Nader Trader.

Many people are still p*ssed about 2000 and it won't repeat, I'm sure!

Call me a dreamer, but I agree with dmr. I'm often cynical about U.S. politics, but right now I'm feeling the neocons can't fool all of the people all of the time. They fooled quite a few after 9/11.

I'm just not convinced McCain can do it. My god, he was runner-up to George Bush in 2000, and now he's completely sold out to Bush. His "maverick" image won't last long. He's even jumped into bed with the religious right!

When you consider the number of Democrats voting in primaries compared with Republicans, it's shocking. Yeah, I know some are crossover Republicans, attempting to pick their ideal opponent, but those are a small percentage. Democrats and Independents are fired up, and they are indeed p*ssed.

They want health care fixed, they DON'T want 100 years of war in Iraq, and they're tired of exporting jobs overseas. I think one of the scariest aspects is the current makeup of the Supreme Court. It's very near the tipping point where neocons could hold sway for 15-20 years. You can do a lot of damage to the Constitution in that amount of time.

The Democratic race looks messy now, but it's only because there were so many good candidates to choose from. Unlike the Republicans, who could only come up with leftovers from 2000, and Fred, Rudy & Mitt. Oh yeah, and Huckabee, the guy who doesn't believe in evolution. Democrats will close ranks behind the eventual winner. Who knows, maybe it will be the unity "dream" ticket.

I'm often cynical. But not this year.

And btw Avotius, you should definitely vote absentee. It's not that tough, and you have plenty of time.

 

[Al Patterson]

However it turns out, it's great sport right now watching the left eat their own.
If you vote for the Hill, you must be a racist.
If you vote for Obama, you're a misogynist.

Politics of identity biting the practitioners in their butts.

Please, please, please Hillary...fight to get those Florida and Michigan votes counted! Turn the convention in to a blood bath!


To the OP's question.
I would have thought the Republicans were doomed, but the Dems seem to be doing their best to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. On the other hand, it's a long way to November.

The problem with the Democrats of late is that most of the electorate is centrist, and a good many of them find the Republicans less repulsive then the Democrats. Witness the fact that the last Centrist Democrat was elected twice. Now if the economy tanks, it might not matter who the Democrats end up with, as people tend to vote their pocketbook in bad times. Fear and national security issues do not put food on the table.