Alright, now into the nitty-gritty. Before we zoom into the political map of the United States, let’s just chill out here for a second. Republicans recently came into a majority position after forty years of Democrat superiority. Talk to someone like Rush Limbaugh and he will tell you that the Republicans are going to win across the board because they stand tall against the rest in the battlefield of ideas. Talk to a more centrist personality like Bill O’Reilly, and he will tell you the Republicans are going to lose seats across the board, fail to control the House but maintain the Senate. His reasons, to the best of my knowledge, are backed by the notion that Americans are fed-up with the war in Iraq.

Republicans have been beaten up the past 6 years. The Republican-controlled congress hasn’t lived up to the Republican platform itself, along with a Republican President whose spending and border policy has failed to rally the conservative base.

Campaigns are political phenomena’s that can create an artificial tide in public opinion: high at one point, low at another, depending on who says what when. Most of the current Republicans up for reelection are the same Republicans that spent the nation into a deficit, and attempted to pass bills such as the anti-flag burning bill. From what I hear, the UK has the same lunacy. Equally as important are the opponents of the Republicans. Democrats are not provided a decent reason as to why voters should vote for them. The campaign that started in 2000 has been strictly a negative one. A new liberal movement has grown out of the carcass that is the Democratic Party, and it has formed groups like MoveOn.org, Code Pink, People for the American Way, & ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism). These groups have rallied massive demonstrations, promoted a socialist cause, and have wedged themselves so far deep into the Democratic Party that Democratic leaders are forced to adhere to their every demand.

To maintain their majority, Republicans need to prove the Democrats are not fit to run this country at such a pivotal time. Yes, the current Republican leadership spends too much, and yes they support bad policies on occasion, but the alternative is much worse, and that’s exactly what needs to be announced.

On a more comforting side, as some of the older Republicans retire, new ones who promise reform within the party are likely to take their place. This fresh blood is a breath of fresh air to the base and we can only hope those promises follow them to the capital. In Tennessee, Bob Corker, is running to take the place of Majority Leader Bill Frist. Corker looks to have a strong lead in the polls (52% to 44%) and will likely get elected. I’ve got a friend of mine working on his campaign, and I’m assured he’s the right man for the job; a true conservative is what we need in Washington.

Stay tuned,
Tetracide