Just us Lefties Pt 11

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Two-thirds edition:

Mr. Bush’s political strength continues to dissipate. About two-thirds of poll respondents said he did not share their priorities, up from just over half right before his re-election in 2004. About two-thirds said the country was in worse shape than it was when he became president six years ago.

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  1. JimC says:
    May 10, 2006 at 10:56 am

    I’m curious. Obviously, some portion of the conservatives who voted for Bush are unhappy. Most likely none of the Democrats have changed their views since the last election (unless they were even more convicted about them).

    Do you see those unhappy conservatives possibly voting for a Democrat then? Or will they feel compelled to still vote Republican in hoping to change the current Republican leaders?

  2. Jason says:
    May 10, 2006 at 11:15 am

    This is a pretty good question, but the problem is that the Republican leadership have been in power for years, a situation that doesn’t lead itself to big shifts in policy or ideology. Bush will be in office until 2009, and despite some efforts by Congressional Republicans to distance themselves from him, he still sets the agenda for the most part. So I’m not sure how much change can be added into the Republican leadership equation…probably not much.

    Would unhappy conservatives vote for Democrats? Not necessarily, but they would be less likely to vote for a Republican who they felt didn’t share their priorities. If the Republicans suffer low voter turnout over the opinion ratings (for both the President and Congress), it will benefit Democrats who are pushing for a change. We’ll see how it shakes out.