Bush's major challenge is to get out the Republican vote...

[kentuck]

Unlike the Democrats, who should have little problem getting out their voters this time around, the Republicans are in political purgatory. They are being encouraged to get to the polls to vote for the Boy King but that little voice in their heads keep teling them to beware the direction we are going. This is a major challenge for George W Bush. He cannot persuade enough of his fellow Repubs that he is taking our country in the right direction. They are fearful, not only of the terrorists, but of George W Bush, himself.

[John_H]

1. Which we should try to suppress by hitting him hard on

civil liberties, the patriot act, and credibility issues.

It just might be possible to suppress turnout in WV and NV just enough to let labor's big presence in both those states (the Service Employees in NV and the Miners in WV) to turn both those states

[kentuck]

2. I don't think "suppress" is the proper word to use....

But I do think we should continue to call hem on his lies and distortions and diversions and to point out where we are at now as opposed to where we were at when Bush took over the White House.

[bryant69]

3. yeah but

The other side to this is that a lot of conservatives feel that President Bush hasn't been conservative enough.

1. He promised to bring a "new tone" to Washington which has prevented him from hitting the Democrats as hard as he should.

2. The No Child Left Behind Act or the Education Bill, which was just another big wasteful government program.

3. The immigration act which just opens our borders to terrorists and criminals further.

4. The Prescription Drug Bill, another Big Government give away.

And so and and so forth. Some of them, particularly libertarians are concerned about the Patriot act and government intrusiveness, but many don't care too much about that.

It does put President Bush in a tricky situation; his base is not satisfied and the centrists aren't satisfied. Trying to please either set will inevitably annoy the other. In part that's why he announced support for the Anti Gay Marriage Ammendment; to shore up his base.

Bryant
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