REPUBLICANS: "My God, what (an effing) mess---A loss is what the GOP's political class NOW expects."

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26. I'm not so sure about the general election.

The voters have a very short memory and they'll be hard pressed to remember the GOP's excesses at this point.

This is why the "October surprise" strategy exists. See: Mark Foley.

This problem is compounded by the fact that Democrats aren't good at hammering the people about Republican excesses.

For instance here is a strategy the Democrats won't use. Check this out: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=352139
It should be broadcast all over the nation, from now to November, that the "anti-tax" GOP wants to raise taxes on the poor. Then the Democrats should mobilize the poor to vote against tax increases for themselves, just like the GOP is mobilizing the rich to fight against tax increases for themselves. The other point that the Dems SHOULD but will not drive home relentlessly is the GOP calls itself the anti-tax party... except when it comes to the poor.

This alone would end the GOP as a party.