This is not a center-right country.
What the lib/con self-ID poll tells us is that 22% of Americans use the word “liberal” to describe their political leanings. This is not as important as the fact that a vast majority of the “moderate” self-ID respondents tend to vote for liberal candidates and support liberal policies.
Democrats won all age groups under 65, and made gains in 78% of counties nationwide.
After the 2006 midterms, Republicans told us their defeat was a meaningless fluke. They were wrong. Two years later it seems that once again they have learned all the wrong lessons from their defeat.
If they choke in 2010 it won’t just be a few Senate races but also redistricting that may create major long term setbacks for the GOP.
I’m calling their bluff. Go ahead and run even more far-right candidates. We’ll see you at the ballot box.
