Republican candidates for the Senate in Oregon, Louisiana, North Carolina and elsewhere have de facto given up on John McCain and are urging voters to support them as a counterweight to President Obama. They say that one-party rule is bad for the country. Interestingly enough, in 2004, when Republican control of Congress was assured, few Republicans were advocating a vote for John Kerry in order to prevent the dreaded one-party rule. In 2000, 85% of the people voted for the same party for the Senate as for President, so in practice, people do not really split their tickets just to give each party some power. In fact, when Congress and the White House are controlled by different parties, everyone bemoans "the gridlock in Washington."
Sourced from Electoral-Vote.com.
My comment: I was wondering when someone was going to ask the question. Bush, Rove, DeLay and the rest of the crowd (that drove our collective bus into the ditch) thought a 100 year Republican reign was a wonderful idea. Suddenly, Republicans have taken the other side of the argument. Perhaps they DID learn something from their try at that 100 year dynasty thought. I don't think so. I think it's an argument of convenience for them. I fully expect they'll forget all about the argument if the pendulum ever swings in their direction again.
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