Sunday, June 17, 2007

Democrats Losing Congress

The Democratic majority in Congress won't last out the 2008 Election. Their approval rating is lower than the President's. They've pissed off the Independents and Left-wing that got them elected. Where is their 23% approval coming from? The Republicans had twelve years to change the way Washington works and they were corrupted by the process and did worse than the Democrats. The Democrats were relected in 2006 because people didn't trust the Republicans anymore, and the Democrats simply picked up where they left off in 1994. It is time for the American electorate to really change Washington by throwing the Republicans and the Democrats out for good. The time is right for every third party in the country to take over. The question is, can the third parties capitalize on the perfect political storm?

The Libertarian Party doesn't have a strategy for taking control from unpopluar Republicans and Democrats in Congress. Their strategy is to raise money for Presidential campaigns and leave local campaigns on their own. They have to focus on local, Congressional campaigns, but they aren't organized for that task. Their stragtegy is top down instead of grassroots up. Ron Paul, a Libertarian, has coopted the Republican machine in places like Brazoria and Victoria. He has a message that people chose by 20 points over his Democratic challenger. Where are the other Ron Pauls of the Libertarian Party? Any Libertarian running for Congress needs to learn from Ron Paul.

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