Republicans may be in path of political 'hurricane'

[deadparrot]

Is a tidal wave gathering?

The announcement Tuesday by Rep. Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader, that he would resign from Congress signaled what Democrats hope for and Republicans fear: That Democrats could be swept into power in November by the sort of political tsunami that helped Republicans win control of Congress in 1994.

"We know that there's a hurricane coming, and it's going to hit the Republicans in November," says Charlie Cook of the non-partisan Cook Political Report. "We're just trying to figure out how big this thing is."

Dick Armey, who became House Republican leader when the party gained control in 1994, acknowledges that Republicans have "set the stage for the Democrats." However, he says, Democrats need to offer an alternative rather than just attack. "I think it takes a double-barreled shotgun, and they've only got one barrel."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/republicansmaybeinpathofpoliticalhurricane

[saltpoint]

1. Cook is no marginal hack. A GOP-cleansing storm is ok by me.

Let it blow, let it blow, let it blow.

[Botany]

2. The storm hit in Tulsa OK yesterday.

This is Tulsa, OK people. About as Red as you can get. A clean vote and it will be a landslide come November.
Watch an all out from now to the elections blitz on the dems .... "they want to impeach"

Tulsa Mayor
Apr-04-2006 09:54 PM Central Standard Time

Precincts Reporting: 100%

Candidate
Votes
Vote %
Kathy Taylor (D)
39,453
51%
Bill LaFortune (R) (i)
36,016
47%
Benford Faulk (I)
1,484
2%
Paul Tay (I)
398
0%

I do not know the local issues but for a Dem to win in Tulsa is huge. People are sick of bush & company.

[gordianot]

4. I am impressed. The sign of things to come!

As much as I would like to be shed of Bush I can understand why impeachment rhetoric should be avoided. On the other hand these people are dangerous.

[Botany]

5. This is really big

http://www.churchangel.com/WEBOK/tulsa.htm

just look @ the number of Baptist churches .... 150 something.
A % would be black but for Tulsa to elected a Dem mayor .....
"The times they are a changing."

[Betsy Ross]

3. How appropriate that he uses the term "hurricane."

The Repukes will do no better with this political hurricane than was done following Katrina. Let the punishment fit the crime.

[enid602]

6. tsunami

I don't think you can compare this tempest with '94, though. '94 was about clever political manipulation, religion and lots of big money. In '94 I don't think there was a grassroots belief that the government was going in entirely the wrong direction, or that it was evil. This tsunami is unique.tsunami

[Brotherjohn]

7. Why do they even bother quoting Frank Luntz?

Of COURSE he's going to say the Dems have no response. That's what he's been TOLD to say!

[happydreams]

8. A tectonic political shift is coming sooooon!