Koch Sees Republicans Holding Congress
10 October 2006Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, a vocal supporter of President Bush’s war on terror, says he thinks the Republicans will hold on to both houses of Congress come election day. In an interview on Your World with Neil Cavuto today, Koch said he thinks so called “values voters” will come out in force and stick with the GOP in November. He said he is convinced that evangelicals and morals voters will not stay home for the mid-term elections. Koch said primaries is where this voter block works to punish incumbents, not general elections.
Pundits on both sides of the aisle are split on their predictions for election day. One can easily find both conservative and liberal pundits who think either party will emerge victorious. The bottom line seems to be that this race is a toss up. For myself, I’ve vacillated both ways and remain undecided. My optimistic side would like to remain optimistic but the Foley page scandal has largely squashed my optimism. The actions of North Korea, however, have bumped Foley, at least for now, off the front page. That moves the debate back to national security where Republicans remain largely on top, much to the chagrin of Democrats. If the debate can be kept where it is today and away from the scandal, Republicans still have a fighting chance to prevail. If it goes back to the scandal, I hold out less hope.
Still, many on both sides have expressed the opinion that Democrats have already overplayed their hand with the Foley scandal and believe that there may be a voter backlash. I don’t know if that is wishful thinking on the part of Republicans or sound analysis. I like it but I know voters can be fickle. I don’t worry that conservatives will suddenly vote for Democrats. They may, contrary to Koch’s opinion, stay home.
Noteworthy is the fact that, while North Korea has soared to the top of the headlines, Foley has not disappeared. Watching network and cable newscasts one still finds mention of Foley and the fallout of the scandal in most every Show. This could actually play well for the Democrats if the predictions of overplaying their hand are accurate. Keeping Foley visible without constant Democrat harping could be just what the dems need. Time will tell.
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