Does it not seem the Republican Party has lost its way?
98356
I have never figured out how middle class and below would vote for a republican even if he was the only one on the ballot. But they do, they actually beleive that bullsh it. How dumb does a person have to be to keep shooting theirselfs in the foot. Have they lost their way. Ask Bill Gates or someother rich Bast ard.
741932
It still looks like we're going to take the House, and at the very least get a closer deficit in the Senate.\n\nIts about to get a lot harder for you Republicans to **** up the country like you have been doing.
694716
yes i am very happy. once the republicans used to be a great party. now, they're all just b*tches. they want all the power for them selves. the democrats, will restore this country's former glory!!!!!
353775
To be fair, the party in power (particularly when said party controls all three branches of government) tends toward corruption, irrespective of which party it is. That said, yes, the republicans are very much THE ultimate party of corruption. There has been a steady flow of this sort of nefarious wrongdoing since they assumed power and it will continue until the American people wake up and throw them out of office. I have high hopes for the 2006 elections but I also had high hopes in 2004...
959947
The republicans aren't going to blame the demo's for it, the republicans and the people will cause they will be the cause of it. Right now are economy is in better shape than it has been since 2003 and getting better. Until the demos take over.
698053
The republican party has died from self inflicted wounds, conservatives need to start over with a new image... Maybe they could call themselves the re-republicans.
1178387
Good question!  I'm not sure, but it would seem that liberals are taking over the Democratic party and making it too far left for most conservative people that are still Democrats and many Republicans have taken a far right stance because it's becoming predominantly conservative and moral.  It's not a good reflection of either party too far either way and it's sad.
1097046
Like I've said before, there is nothing wrong with the Republican party. Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower are proof. It's the virus of Conservatism that is pulling it's name into the mud. Have you noticed that the word "repug" wasn't used to describe Republicans until people like the Bushes, Reagan, and Nixon got into office?
983997
The Republicans lost because they became complacent. Sure they lowered taxes, saved the economy from a major recession, and took the battle to the terrorist those are all facts. What they didn’t do was keep the American people aware enough to buy into their plans going forward. Republicans did a bad job of communicating and leading the American people\n\nWhen people questioned the war in Iraq and they did not respond to their questions with facts, figures and examples of how things were going well. Instead they accused the people of being traitors and not supporting the troops. Instead of making an honest effort to communicate they said, “We’re doing a great job… now shut up.” That’s why Rumsfeld was the first to go after the election. It took a slap in the face to get their attention.\n\nThe Republicans let a pedophile run loose in the House and didn’t do anything. They should have exposed Foley immediately if not sooner after discovering his emails to House Pages. The Republicans lost the moral high ground on this and it might have been the single most important issue to bring down the Republicans in this election. It demonstrated how low they would stoop in order to stay in power. It was a great tragedy for those of us Republicans that find this type of behavior inexcusable. \n\nThe Democrats won and they don’t have a meaningful plan for anything. But people would rather hear “we can change things” than “shut up stupid.”\n\nI think we Republicans need to regroup and clean out the closet. Rumsfeld is a good start. Republicans need plans for social security, medical care for the middle class, the redistribution of wealth in Corporate America and a plan to address the illegal alien problem. Bush introduced plans for most of these and they were rejected by the Republicans. It makes me sick. We deserved to lose this election. We need to recapture the moral high ground and get our act together if we don’t want a Democratic President and House in 2008. It might be too late already...
773811
Good call!\n\nI noticed and thought the same thing before the election. \n\nEverybody was saying how it was going to help the Republican party but I kept thinking... 'does this not show that they controlled it all the while....'
739117
Without a doubt. While the parties would like to portray this as a Democrat victory, it is clear that the main factor in the Republican losses was the anger exhibited by moderates and true Conservatives toward the neo-con wing of the party. Even some neo-cons have had enough of the Administration and their bible-thumping lackeys.
953684
I don't know what that direction is but even though I did not vote democrat I am glad the Republicans lost and I will tell you why, they had become too complacent and not follow through on what they had promise they remind of a sports team that is ahead by 19 points in the fourth quarter and end up losing by a point and after the contest one ask why didn’t the team that was ahead by 19 points keep playing like they did for the first 3 quarters instead of playing prevent defense for the last quarter. This might be the kick they need to set a agenda like they did with the contract with America so the American people can have a clear choice and actually have something to vote for and hopefully this time stick to their agenda.
791310
I think they have increased, Nancy Pelosi (I don't know how to spell her name) says she will not work with the Republicans and she can't wait to have a lame duck President. If she is the future of the Democratic party they are headed even further downhill then I thought. I did notice that the Democrat running for US Senate in Tn. is more of a Republican then a Democrat his only issue I saw that matches the Dem's is Universal health care plan.
913690
Brilliant!!!! The conservatives, traditionalists, and republicans would be wise to start coalescing, and forming a strategy now. Many of your Ideas are doable, and would be a great platform to run on. Count me in. Many of these things could have been acted upon during the past six years, but partisan thinking reared it's ugly head and those years were wasted. The republicans will return, and take the country in a proper direction, not just a (new direction).
163375
I think it's possible, but not probable. They *will* lose seats, but probably not enough in either the House or Senate to lose the majority. Their problem will be in 2008 when they lose the Presidential election *and* the House or Senate.
1094737
That pretty extreme.\nBut does it really matter who's in power (demos or repubs) I can barley distinguish between the 2 parties anymore. After all look at our current president, he behaves a lot more like a democrat than a rebublican, think about it. The size of the government has increased exponentially, spending has went through the roof, he supports the patriot act & the gay marriage amendment, they even attempted to alter the constitution.\nWhat happened to the core republican values? smaller government, fiscal responsibility, lower taxes & family values. Crap, here in Maryland we have a republican governor in a democratic state, he tends to stay just right of the middle of the road, but still manages to stay true to the party's core values and I support him whole heartedly.
986406
Will the mainstream press characterize the shift in power as the "voters having a temper tantrum" as they did back in 1994?\n\nWill the looney left finally admit that the GOP hasn't been stealing elections and that the Dems really have been losing elections the last 12 years?