Put simply, the party is over.
They expect huge losses in Congress, the Senate, and probably the Presidency. Many are terrified of an Obama landslide.
Its curious, the Republicans have treated the results of 8 years of Bush mis-leadership just as they have treated the economy - they seemed clueless that at some point the merde hits the fan. They expect business as usual when the walls are falling down, the floor is waist high in water, and the roof is blown away. They seem completely lacking in any kind of foresight. Many of these people would gladly take another 4 years of Bush and Cheney, not the Palin - McCain as Bush - Cheney, but the actual Bush and Cheney.
Their new tactic is to scare people with the idea of a united Democratic Party in the Presidency, Congress, and Senate. The problem is this, its difficult to find more than a few Republicans in power who deserve re-election, say a Mitch O'Connell or a Larry Craig, hardly.
Guess who emerges as a unifying leader for the Republicans, win or lose. Its Sarah Palin. That is how screwed up they are.
Telegraph.co.uk: Republican fears of historic Obama landslide unleash civil war for the future of the party
Aides to George W.Bush, former Reagan White House staff and friends of John McCain have all told The Sunday Telegraph that they not only expect to lose on November 4, but also believe that Mr Obama is poised to win a crushing mandate.
They believe he will be powerful enough to remake the American political landscape with even more ease than Ronald Reagan did in 1980.
"Cutting personal tax rates is not the answer to everything. The Bush years were largely prosperous but while national income was up the numbers for most individuals were not. Republicans find that a hard fact to process."
Mr Frum thinks that Mrs Palin's brand of cultural conservatism appeals only to a dwindling number of voters.
He said: "She emerges from this election as the probable frontrunner for the 2012 nomination. Her supporters vastly outnumber her critics. But it will be extremely difficult for her to win the presidency."
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"Many of these people would gladly take another 4 years of Bush and Cheney, not the Palin - McCain as Bush - Cheney, but the actual Bush and Cheney."
I think many of them are secretly praying that OBL attacks again sometime in the next week or even after Obama wins but before he takes power. I've heard some of them wishing for BV$H to declare a Nat'l emergency and retain power for the duration of the so called War on Terror ( a by definition endless war.) We are closer to such a scenario then many realize. All the pieces are in place for such an outcome.
I don't want to think about that. The end results are not pretty.
I think Bush will do the right thing. There's nothing in his history that suggests he will, but I don't think he wants the job anymore. He's pretty fried.
"He's pretty fried." He is but his puppet masters have a lot to lose if he's gone. I put nothing past Cheney et al. these are very very evil MOFOS! We should all expect some kind of last gasp grab for permanent power by these bastards.
One part of the last gasp is the utter craziness coming out of the rabid right with the negative ads and attacks.
Its gotten into the wild and wacky area. They are acting like rats trapped on a sinking ship, pretty soon they start eating their own in a crazed panic frenzy. To a certain extent we are already seeing this with accusations and defections.
If you want to know what they are really like, watch them under pressure
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