International Law

U.S. Election Now in the Bag

By Rob Hyndman

It’s sure starting to look that way. We don’t yet know who the Democrats will put forward, but McCain is going to be hard to stop, and so many conservatives will now be bent on trashing him that Republicans will stay away from the polls in droves and the Democrats will win, regardless. That’s right, conservatives will probably do as much or more as progressives to win this election for Democrats. Gomer Pyle could get elected as a Democrat this time. I think the tough question for Republicans is the one that hasn’t yet been asked: how is it that conservatives put forward such a stunningly mediocre slate of candidates for this election?

Full post as published by Rob Hyndman .com on January 30, 2008 (boomark / email).