GOP to embrace anti-incumbent strategy
In a bizarre bit of irony, the Wash. Times reports, the GOP, unseated in 2006 by an anti-incumbent wave, is being told by Republican Pollster Frank Luntz, to embrace the anti-incumbent wave and use it now against Democrats, in light of Congress' 18% approval rating.
Of course such a strategy begs a number of questions such as: "Why would independent voters, especially those who left the Republican Party in 2006, choose, just 2 years later, to reinstate the Party they became disenchanted with? If the strategy is to hammer on the Democratic controlled Congress' low approval
rating as justification to switch their vote back to Republican challengers, success may be a long time coming. Voters are aware their demands and expectations for the Iraq war to come to an end are frustrated by Republicans blocking Democrat's efforts to accomplish this.
On the other hand, if the GOP is about to put forth a different kind of slate of candidates, ones who can convince voters they won't talk Republican and act anti-Republican on smaller government, reduced spending, ending deficits, and supporting foreign nation building upon being elected, they may have a strategy that could be marginally successful in winning back some Independent voters who left the GOP in 2006.
Comments
Well, I hope voters boot out a bunch regardless of party.
Until then, voters have the government they elected.
Posted by: Daniel Summars | September 23, 2007 5:03 PM