On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:58:44 -0700, Calif Bill wrote:


Actually both the D's and R's are in sad shape. And if the D's do not
correct their course (boating reference) in a short time, they are going
to be on the outside looking in again. Obama won the popular vote by a
small majority. This was not a landslide victory. Hell, after Bush,
just about any D could of won. And when you see how little the D's
polled against a lightweight candidate in McCain, you need to be really
worried.

Yeah, but . . . don't just concentrate on the Presidential election, look
at the Congressional elections, Gubernatorial elections, etc. The
Republicans have a plurality in just *five* states. They have given up
the middle ground from which most elections are won, and, they are
fundamentally divided between the conservative (political) right, and the
Christian right. IMO, the Republicans are so weakened that a third
party, perhaps the Libertarians, might provide the opposition in a couple
of election cycles.

On another point, I wouldn't call McCain lightweight. He did run a very
poor campaign, but he isn't a lightweight.