Comments on: Democrats Beware: "October Surprise" Announced In Advance http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/03/20/democrats-beware-october-surprise-announced-in-advance/ Reality-based political commentary Wed, 06 May 2026 16:52:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/03/20/democrats-beware-october-surprise-announced-in-advance/#comment-1958 Michale Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:50:50 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/03/20/democrats-beware-october-surprise-announced-in-advance/#comment-1958 To tie the above comment into the subject of the commentary.... I don't think the GOP will need to bother with an "October Surprise"... The Democrats have, pretty much, totally destroyed any possibility of winning the White House. I will even go so far as to predict they will lose majority in the House & Senate by a good margin... Michale..... To tie the above comment into the subject of the commentary....

I don't think the GOP will need to bother with an "October Surprise"...

The Democrats have, pretty much, totally destroyed any possibility of winning the White House.

I will even go so far as to predict they will lose majority in the House & Senate by a good margin...

Michale.....

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/03/20/democrats-beware-october-surprise-announced-in-advance/#comment-1957 Michale Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:41:58 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/03/20/democrats-beware-october-surprise-announced-in-advance/#comment-1957 Given all the reports that we are seeing, I honestly cannot see how the Democrats can win the general election in November. I can't say that I have any sympathy for the Dems. I have been saying it since Sep of 2005 that, when you foster an atmosphere of hatred and intolerance ala Taylor Marsh, Daily Kos or MoveOn.org, it's not something you can control and direct at will... Right now we are seeing Clinton supporters being as vicious and reprehensible to Obama supporters as they are to Republicans. And, (although to a lesser extent) vicie versie... I said, back in Sep of 2005 that, when all is said and done and all the spewage is quieted, we need to remember that we are all Americans.. The Democrats haven't learned that lesson. The lesson that, when all the hatred and all the spewage is quieted, they are all still Democrats... The problem isn't partisan politics. That's merely a symptom.. The problem is hatred and intolerance.. Apparently (and sadly), the GOP doesn't have the market share of those nasty evils... Michale..... Given all the reports that we are seeing, I honestly cannot see how the Democrats can win the general election in November.

I can't say that I have any sympathy for the Dems. I have been saying it since Sep of 2005 that, when you foster an atmosphere of hatred and intolerance ala Taylor Marsh, Daily Kos or MoveOn.org, it's not something you can control and direct at will...

Right now we are seeing Clinton supporters being as vicious and reprehensible to Obama supporters as they are to Republicans. And, (although to a lesser extent) vicie versie...

I said, back in Sep of 2005 that, when all is said and done and all the spewage is quieted, we need to remember that we are all Americans..

The Democrats haven't learned that lesson. The lesson that, when all the hatred and all the spewage is quieted, they are all still Democrats...

The problem isn't partisan politics. That's merely a symptom.. The problem is hatred and intolerance..

Apparently (and sadly), the GOP doesn't have the market share of those nasty evils...

Michale.....

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/03/20/democrats-beware-october-surprise-announced-in-advance/#comment-1955 Michale Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:11:43 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/03/20/democrats-beware-october-surprise-announced-in-advance/#comment-1955 Although my scorn of polls is firmly on record, I thought this was kind of interesting.. <b>1 in 5 Dems Defect to McCain if Their Candidate Loses Nomination...</b> http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200803/POL20080321a.html Things do not bode well for the Dems this year... Michale..... Although my scorn of polls is firmly on record, I thought this was kind of interesting..

1 in 5 Dems Defect to McCain if Their Candidate Loses Nomination...
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200803/POL20080321a.html

Things do not bode well for the Dems this year...

Michale.....

]]> By: BashiBazouk http://www.chrisweigant.com/2008/03/20/democrats-beware-october-surprise-announced-in-advance/#comment-1954 BashiBazouk Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:25:47 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2008/03/20/democrats-beware-october-surprise-announced-in-advance/#comment-1954 That seems like a very risky strategy. Sure this isn't a Machiavellian Democratic October surprise? It could help McCain if wildly successful, but could go far the other way. Even without the US involved, I would expect Provincial elections in a war torn fledgeling democracy to be good for at least a couple of high level political assassinations and a half a dozen bombings. Add to that a cycle of attacks to coincide with our own elections and October could be a very bloody month. A solid month of violence in the media distracting from the dialogue of how to solve domestic problems can't be to helpful to McCain... That seems like a very risky strategy. Sure this isn't a Machiavellian Democratic October surprise?

It could help McCain if wildly successful, but could go far the other way. Even without the US involved, I would expect Provincial elections in a war torn fledgeling democracy to be good for at least a couple of high level political assassinations and a half a dozen bombings. Add to that a cycle of attacks to coincide with our own elections and October could be a very bloody month. A solid month of violence in the media distracting from the dialogue of how to solve domestic problems can't be to helpful to McCain...

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