Why did Republicans lose Congress?
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Because they were horrible at their jobs. They also lied, show poor judgement and acted like 13th century religious zealots. Worst of all, they are bought and sold by big drug and oil companies, and they are war profiteers (Haliburton) which is a crime. This is not just my opinion, but is well documented and easily looked up.
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That's actually a good question well ahead of its time!! \n\nDemocrats have lost every national election in the last 12 years, but persist in blaming Bush/Rove for stealing it all. In reality, the liberal wing of the party is pissed that a conservative agenda is moving forward, even threatening some of their major policies of past generations, & with no sign of slowing. That's still 94-00 I'm talking about. In response they've tried to put up liberal candidates to strongly take them back in the other direction, but moderate swing voters in mid-America won't vote for people like that & all they've done is hand those elections to anyone the republicans chose to run (Bush). They don't understand that the mainstream either never did agree with them or has at least moved away from their philosophy & agenda. Take a look at the county by county map of either of those presidential elections if you like. They're too cut off & disconnected from the people & don't know how to make in-roads with them. They may call all of that crazy right now, but what will they be saying if republicans, even with Bush's popularity numbers, hold congress in 06 & 08, & win the Pres again in 08 with another moderate (say Rudy Guliani who wins in a landslide).\n\nThe Democratic Party must fight for its soul & survival at some point soon. If they force that fight now & the moderate branch wins, then they'll have a good chance to re-center the party & maybe win some elections. It seems more likely to me that they'll have to lose the 08 Pres race before enough reality sets in to have that fight. Then with a strong agenda of their own they might be abel to win congress & start swinging the direction of the country. If the liberal branch wins, be that now or after 08, then they'll continue to lose & not understand why, and continue to spew hate & believe republicans are stupid as a defense mechanism that prevents them from facing their own problems. I think they can fix their house if they are forced to, but if they refuse to do it & again turn away from mainstream voters than I can't say those folks won't turn to someone else who can better oppose the things they don't like about the republican party. Republicans have plenty of internal problems too, but even with a pissed off base they aren't as desperate to address them as democrats have to be right now.
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Just Republicans taking things too far AGAIN.\n\nActually, Republicans are sort of like Islamic Extremists in a way; always pointing the finger at stuff that doesn't really matter at all.\n\nThey were just looking for a Democrat to blame for anything, because their entire party is exploding with controversy.
863311
Those are two reasons why republicans will lose. They don't care at all about the middle class, and they can't even win any wars.
825546
agreed....\n\nthe Republican led Congress had 6 long years to screw things up.  Give the Dems some time.  It's moronic to even assume anything at this point.
312054
Yes, we have lost so much in the way of human rights since the Repuglicans took over the congress it isn't funny, Spend and spend somemore. Huge deficit, tax cuts for the very rich. No health care reform. Cutting programs for the poor. Yes, I do think it is time for a democrtatic congress. Repuglicans are so corrupt and self centered lets tax them special, like a repuglican voter tax and didn't go to church except on easter sunday tax. How about we assign people to follow them around and charge them a tax every time they lie tax. I am sure there would be a surplus after cost of doing it. There must be some more taxes that we can put on repuglicans to get us out of the mess we are in. But I am hungry now and have to go eat.
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the republicans are busted for not doing their job for- how long now? at this point they're just trying to save face.\n\ndemocrats suck too.\n\nWE NEED A NEW PARTY
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They got a "thumpin' ".\n\nBut seriously, it's not all Republicans ... and second, we Democrats have had our bitter moments too.  (The 2000 election, in particular, was a brutal pill.)\n\nPeople have to remember that part of being in a democracy is that sometimes your guy loses.  It's the ability to say "we lost this time, but THAT'S OKAY" that distinguishes a democracy from, say, the Sunnis vs. Shiites ... where the majority assumes that its role is to begin oppressing the minority, and the minorty assumes that its role it to try and overthrow the majority by force.\n\nAnd when you are the majority, you need to govern with the knowledge that *someday you will be the minority again.*  So you need to treat the minority with the same respect you hope to get in return someday.  I look at Karl Rove, Tom DeLay, Trent Lott, Dennis Hastert, etc. and say, they forgot got that.\n\nI.e. they are bitter because they are expecting us to behave like just as big a group of a**holes as they were.  \n\nI personally hope we prove them wrong.
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Republicans can't blame anyone for what is going on but themselfs! They have full control and this is the first time in the history of the us that they do. THIS IS A FACT, Most things are voted out if a Repub does not want it. So who is to blame the repubs this is why every thing is so wrong in our country. It is time for change and I don't know who can change this but anyone would be better then who we have now. The country is a mess and who is to blme the repubs no one else!!!
877667
Don't you love this, Republicans got us into this war, saddled us with all the debt etc and now you think they shouldn't be in power because they'll ruin thing.\n\nPlease give us all a break.
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There were many Republicans that were going to be looking over Libertarian or Democrat candidates because they were unhappy with the ineffectiveness of GOP elected leaders.  But for all of those who would have simply vowed to sit home or vote for the other guy just to punish ours--Pelosi made clear what the stakes were, very high. She just slapped those from the GOP who were going to defect for a time.  I'd say that was a mistake, for sure.
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It wasn't that they sat out, but that they were fed up with the lack of success and results.  Additionally, the Republican party they once believed in has morphed to some moderate mish mash.  It was more about wanting to see SOMETHING done, instead of what that something is.
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I fully agree with you. It's the republicans that have the problem. They don't want to give anybody civil liberties. The republicans will lose the house and the senate come election time. Hate to break it to the repubs but nobody wants you in control anymore. You screw it all up. \n\nDemocrats are taking america back.
709697
Excellent question.  I believe that corruption has caused Republicans to lose their way.  Now they have to create false realities to get elected because they are not serving the people.
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they're just bitter that they're in the minority. there's nothing they can do to set policy in the country, so they just b itch and try to discredit others. expect more of that this fall when republicans retain both houses of congress.
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Most Amerians are not represented by the party in power that stole the last 2 presidential elections.  These Neocon Republicans are good at siezing power, but they only have the support of just over a third of the American people.
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People I know say they vote Republican because they want morality and fiscal responsibility.   After a while they couldn't ignore the magnitude and the cynicism of the betrayal their elected official were perpetrating.