Down Democrats, Happy Republicans Look to 2008
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A demoralized Democratic Party tried to pick up the pieces on Thursday as Republicans celebrated President Bush&#39;s re-election, with both sides
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The meeting of the the Democratic National Committee (DNC) last weekend in Washington, D.C. Ã¢ÂÂ its first since the partyÃ¢ÂÂs takeover of the Senate and the House in the 2006 elections Ã¢ÂÂ provided the first real showcase for those hopefuls who want to pursue the DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ next big goal: taking back the White House in the 2008 election.
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There was a refreshing glimpse of bipartisanship this week, and it was not the sight of a Democrat from Georgia preparing to address the Republican National Convention in Manhattan.
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Even as Democrats lick their wounds and Republicans bask in President Bush's second-term victory, would-be presidential candidates for 2008 already are maneuvering for position.
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For most of the year, congressional Democrats have been uncompromising on issues including the Iraq war and expanded health insurance for poor children, believing that public opinion favored them and that Republicans would break with President Bush. But the GOP held firm and Congress's approval r...
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Republican partisans have a political mantra for the 2008 campaign: The political climate, they contend, canÃ¢ÂÂt possibly be as bad as it was in 2006, when the unpopularity of President George W. Bush and the national Republican Party in general cost the GOP its control of Congress and the governorsÃ¢ÂÂ offices in six states.
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Republicans hold their convention next week in New York, home to the GOP-like Yankees. The Democrats chose Boston, whose Red Sox resemble that party.
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The House campaign strategists for both major parties undoubtedly are already dissecting the results of this yearÃ¢ÂÂs elections to determine their top districts to target for the 2008 campaign. And as they do, they surely will look closely at districts that favored their partyÃ¢ÂÂs nominee for president in 2004 but this year favored the other party for the House.
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Democrats hope to pick up Republican votes by tightening eligibility for the program and making other concessions.
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Democrats in the House and Senate have overwhelmingly outraised their Republican counterparts in the past three months.
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Republican strategists hope a volatile electorate will save the party from congressional losses in 2008 that appear possible due to a string of setbacks.
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Republican Party strategists, even under expected circumstances, knew they faced a difficult imbalance in the 2008 lineup of Senate races. The GOP have 21 seats to defend to just 12 for the Democrats.
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Democrats want a different direction in Iraq. Republicans back President Bush.
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Republicans may not like moderate   Sen. Lincoln Chafee, an Iraq-war opponent and frequent foe of   the Bush administration, but they love what he could do for   them in November's battle to control Congress.
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In one hopeful sign for the Democrats, their voters have outnumbered Republicans at the  polls in the early primaries by almost 2-1
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UNDATED Republicans have strengthened their grip on southern state legislatures. But Democrats gained enough in other parts of the country for an almost-even party split.
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Republicans are three steps from a November shellacking &amp;#151; each a grim possibility if habitually divided Democrats get their acts together.