November Backlash: Will GOP Lose Big?
by James Buchanan
The GOP appears to be already preparing for a loss in November. Why else would they have just passed a bill that OKs torture and which tries to give George Bush a “free pass” from prosecution under the 1996 War Crimes Act? Bush didn’t have any real worries about being prosecuted for war crimes as long as the Republicans controlled the House and Senate. That control is looking increasingly uncertain as the November 2006 elections draw near.
The Iraq War has been an albatross around the neck of the Republican Party. It was the single biggest threat to Bush’s reelection in 2004. More than a few political experts have speculated the GOP only survived the 2004 election because of massive vote stealing by electronic voting machines, which gave Bush an extra five percent of the vote compared to exit polls. (more…)