Coattails Matter in 2008 - Rudy Giuliani's Appear Longest
In an election fresh off the 2006 Republican debacle, it will be important for the Republican candidate to be able to bring some new faces into congress should he win. According to a new poll by Democratic Pollster Celinda Lake, Republican Rudy Giuliani has a lead over the Democratic field in 31 house districts thought most vulnerable to the Democrats. 31, in this age of political parity, is a massive number of vulnerable seats. It will be curious to see if the same holds true with senate races.
If an incoming President can pull a new congress along with him, Republicans might be able to avert World War IV. If ever Republicans needed a candidate that had long coattails, this is the election.
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2 Comments:
I agree. Rudy is our most electable candidate at the top and bottom of the ticket.
Normally, many pro-life voters stay home when we nominate a pro-choice candidate. I still think that will be true if we go with Rudy, but not as many will abstain as usual because of his other strengths. Those who do stay home though would probably be outnumbered by crossovers, who will cross over in greater numbers for Rudy than just about anyone else we could nominate.
Also, some elections are personality driven. Dwight Eisenhower won in 1952 not because of his positions but because he was larger than life and popular among people who don't follow politics on a daily basis. I think the same is true of Rudy. If that popularity drags more people to the polls to vote for our down-ticket candidates, good for us.
Sorry for the length of this comment Bill but I'm glad you raised this point. I don't even support Rudy, but the importance of coattails is tough to overstate and ought to be considered at he very least.
Thanks for the input, Mike. Long thoughtful comments are appreciated.
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