The Turning of the Tide?
More Americans now identify themselves as Democrats than Republicans. So, is 2006 REALLY 1994, or just 1998?
posted by The Local Crank | 11:57 PM
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2 Comments:
I don't think it signifies much, honestly. There's always a big gap in numbers between those who identify themselves with a party and those who actually get off their fat asses and vote. The GOP always seems to have an edge in getting their voters to the polls. I don't expect the next election to be that much different. Sure, the GOP will probably lose some seats, but I don't see a 1994-style sea change building.
Signs of a tidal wave election are always easier to spot after the fact. For example, 1994 looks as inevitable as the tides NOW, with 20/20 hindsight. At the time, no one--and I mean NO ONE--was predicting the GOP would take both Houses of Congress. If I had said in, say, September 1994 that a 40 year veteran like Jack Brooks in an overwhelmingly Democratic district would lose to a paranoid, delusional, former homeless guy with shadowy ties to the Michigan Militia (Steve Stockman), they would've locked me up.
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