Democrats Ring Up Blown Chance #7437496, Republicans Continue SSDD Policy
Published by Pokerwolf on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 at 9:08 AM.
Democrats Lose Their Edge - ABC News
Yeah, a two party system is totally awesome and there's no reason, like providing the populace with alternate choices to shake things up politically, for any other political parties to be given a chance at politics on the national level. Right.
I understand that the two party system has done a lot for our country throughout it's history. But, our currently political system is broken and keeping things they way they are isn't going to solve anything.
The Democrats in Congress have lost much of the leadership edge they carried out of the 2006 midterm election, with the lack of progress in Iraq being the leading cause. Their only solace: President Bush and the Republicans aren't doing any better.
Six weeks ago the Democrats held a 24-point lead over Bush as the stronger leadership force in Washington; today that's collapsed to a dead heat. The Democrats' overall job approval rating likewise has dropped, from a 54 percent majority to 44 percent now -- with the decline occurring almost exclusively among strong opponents of the Iraq War.
Another figure underscores the public's broad grumpiness: Seventy-three percent now say the country's off on the wrong track, the most in just over a decade.
Yeah, a two party system is totally awesome and there's no reason, like providing the populace with alternate choices to shake things up politically, for any other political parties to be given a chance at politics on the national level. Right.
I understand that the two party system has done a lot for our country throughout it's history. But, our currently political system is broken and keeping things they way they are isn't going to solve anything.
