[Bill,
May 18, 2007]
Out of touch?
Um, there's a certain disconnect. Usually, I know pretty clearly who is going to win a presidential election, or if it's close. For example, I knew Jimmah Carter was going to lose, and I thought the Democrats were insane when they thought Walter Mondale might actually win. I was confident in both Clinton elections and all three Bush wins.
Yet, this time around, I think I'm out of touch. I think the GOP has a chance, yet there's some rumblings out there that the Dems could run, in the words of one commentator, Paris Hilton and Barry Bonds, and win.
I mentioned this to a conservative friend of mine, and he said, basically, yes, I'm out of my mind. The Dems are going to win, and by the way, there's going to be 12 million more of them.
Hmm ... is the GOP through?
Sigh.
UPDATE: Uh, now I'm thinking in 2000 that Al Gore was going to win. Never mind.
Yet, this time around, I think I'm out of touch. I think the GOP has a chance, yet there's some rumblings out there that the Dems could run, in the words of one commentator, Paris Hilton and Barry Bonds, and win.
I mentioned this to a conservative friend of mine, and he said, basically, yes, I'm out of my mind. The Dems are going to win, and by the way, there's going to be 12 million more of them.
Hmm ... is the GOP through?
Sigh.
UPDATE: Uh, now I'm thinking in 2000 that Al Gore was going to win. Never mind.
On a related topic, I've got a lot of trouble figuring out John McCain's current strategy.