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Wylie said:
I didn't get really informed on this issue but I know if the majority of the voters find out about what is going on with Bush, Chaney and this no bid government contract issue they have going, Bush will not have a prayer in hell of ever being reelected. If I can dig up something on this I will edit this post later and maybe start a new thread.
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Hopefully, Wylie, you won't mind me quoting from the other thread in which you introduced this one. If I might approach this as an observer rather than taking sides, there are some interesting precedents.
Something noticed during the Reagan years was that scandal and investigations have little bearing on the success of a presidential race. Likely no administration has had the number of investigations, arrests and convictions, yet Reagan remained popular with the voters. The republican party even seemed to take pride in calling him the Teflon® President, since it didn't matter what accusations were thrown, or what crimes those within his administrations were accused, he still maintained his popularity. He was still elected to a second term. He figured out that it's not scandals or lack of, that sway the voters; it's the economy. By asking the voters during his campaign if they were better off than four years previously, he offered reason for keeping him another term.
Clinton too was faced with constant investigation and scandal. Even facing the second term election the investigations were in progress. Surprisingly for some he won re-election easily. I say surprisingly because the most vocal, and the seemingly most news worthy were reminders of the scandals. But, the economy was good, and people voted once again for the stability they felt with the same president.
It's really surprising sometimes the effort and taxpayers money that's put into discrediting the opposing parties through investigations. While the need for investigating may have a small percent of legitimacy, it seems to have a huge percentage of political motivation.
The concerns raised by investigating the awards and contracts for post-war Iraq may or may not result in any conclusive results, but politically it doesn't accomplish all that the politically motivated hopes, for either side.
Between now and the next election the economy will either continue to drag, or it will get better. I think we all hope it will get better, and may very well do so considering the production required to take care of what's needed. No matter what your political orientation we want the economy to improve. For political reasons, those wanting the present president to be elected have both political and personal wishes for improvement. For those not wanting to keep the present president, the wish for a good economy overrides their political concerns.
I've no way of knowing for certain what the economy will be at that time. Still, the economy will still overshadow anything the present administration did or didn't do.
This is interesting:
1) Democrats will vote democrat...unless they can be enticed into voting against their candidate.
2) Republicans will vote republican...unless the can be enticed into voting against their candidate.
3) Independents will vote against the candidate they would least like to win.
The winner wins by receiving the least negative votes, but we're not suppose to look at it that way.