Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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well - steph -- there you have the winning formula for the dems -- lol
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Finally, a formula for Democratic success! All they need to do is (1) refrain from nominating a candidate, (2) arrange for the GOP to nominate someone who is constitutionally ineligible to run, and (3) hold the election in an off year. What could be simpler?
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Nobody Can Beat Bush
If the election were held today, would President Bush lose? It seems obvious that he would, given that today is an October Wednesday in an odd-numbered year, so very few people would know to vote if the election were held today. As former Enron adviser Paul Krugman has pointed out, Republicans tend to benefit from high turnout.

The obviousness of the answer didn't stop pollsters from asking the question, as CNN reports:

A majority would vote for a Democrat over President Bush if an election were held this year, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll released Tuesday.

In the latest poll, 55 percent of the respondents said that they would vote for the Democratic candidate if Bush were again running for the presidency this year.

Thirty-nine percent of those interviewed said they would vote for Bush in the hypothetical election.

Finally, a formula for Democratic success! All they need to do is (1) refrain from nominating a candidate, (2) arrange for the GOP to nominate someone who is constitutionally ineligible to run, and (3) hold the election in an off year. What could be simpler?


BY JAMES TARANTO
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 3:11 p.m. EDT

http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=1100074