Posted by
Mainer_in_Exile on Thursday, November 09, 2006 8:37:46 AM
The conservative movement has suffered a setback in this last election, but, hopefully, it'll use this chance to fallback and regroup.
I had such high hopes for Senator Allen in Virginia, but his smear campaign, I think, left a bad taste in Virginia voters mouth. My own district, Maine district 1, did not disappoint, it's as liberal as ever. It would take a massive paradigm change in Southern Maine to cost Tom Allen the vote, and of course our ever popular "Republican" lady from Maine won again. Snowe:
Snowe claims third Senate race"Snowe, a self-described moderate whose
independent streak has sometimes rankled her party leadership, has now
been undefeated in three Senate races, eight congressional bids and
three runs for the Maine Legislature.
She told supporters in Portland that she'll
continue to work to find middle ground to reach solutions to problems,
including getting troops home from Iraq."
The results in the senate: 49 49 2, 49 republicans, 49 democrats, 2 independent, but when I read Snowe's plan for Iraq "getting the troops home", it sounds more like 50 democrats, including Snowe. Collins isn't any better, nor is Arizona's McCain. I supported McCain in 2000, before I learned of his liberal leanings. And Collins: When she ran for Governor of the State of Maine in 1994, I wrote in a conservative Candidate; it was the only way to cast a vote for a conservative, with a choice between Collins, King, and the Dem candidate that year.
How bad is the situation, really? With so many liberals having Rs next to the name, we won't know for sure until they vote. It's up to all conservatives to remain vigilant, keep track of voting records of elected officials, and arm ourselves for 2008.
We need to educate the voters of conservative values and plans for the country. Numbers I've read recently cuggest that about 40% are die hard conservative, 40% die hard liberal. We need to reach out to the remaining 20% and educate them, not blind them with propaganda as the liberals do, but see that they are informed and able to independently reach the same conclusions we all have.