Let's See If They Can Hold It
The latest Gallop Poll indicates that Democrats will keep Congress (and maybe expand their majority). Of course the question is, "How will Democrats repay the voters that help them hold Congress?"
We've already seen what happened with the GOP, after years of promising a bans on abortion and gay marriage: nothing. They had a good six years of complete control and could barely get flag burning on the agenda.
The problem for liberals who support the Democratic Party is this: too many Democrats are more afraid of the GOP's base than their own. You see it on all the political shows; you hear it from their quotes on the radio.
It's never about enduring the wrath of not supporting a union-friendly bill. Health Care was almost a forgotten cause until people Michael Moore and John Edwards push it back into the political conscious. Meanwhile: abortion, gay marriage, taxes -issues that Republicans have controlled message-wise for years now- remain at the forefront. With the possible exception of Iraq and the economy, everything is framed from the prism of the conservative agenda.
We've already seen what happened with the GOP, after years of promising a bans on abortion and gay marriage: nothing. They had a good six years of complete control and could barely get flag burning on the agenda.
The problem for liberals who support the Democratic Party is this: too many Democrats are more afraid of the GOP's base than their own. You see it on all the political shows; you hear it from their quotes on the radio.
It's never about enduring the wrath of not supporting a union-friendly bill. Health Care was almost a forgotten cause until people Michael Moore and John Edwards push it back into the political conscious. Meanwhile: abortion, gay marriage, taxes -issues that Republicans have controlled message-wise for years now- remain at the forefront. With the possible exception of Iraq and the economy, everything is framed from the prism of the conservative agenda.
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