With the losses in all of the special elections thus far in 2008, Republicans know they are in for a whippin at the polls this November. The attacks on Democrats so far have been the same as they have for the last twenty to thirty years and voters are tired of hearing it. So something must be done to stem the Democratic tide.
From TPM:
GOP candidates on the ballot in November must show "deep empathy towards the voters" and rely on local rather than national issues, according to the report, ordered by party leaders after the loss of formerly safe seats in Illinois, Louisiana and Mississippi that stunned the rank and file.[...]While defeats in special elections in Illinois and Louisiana troubled Republicans, the loss of a Mississippi House seat on May 13 led to appointment of a six-member group to review the NRCC's performance. Key lawmakers met Thursday to review the findings, some of which were obtained by The Associated Press.
While the review said the national political environment was largely to blame for the losses, it also said Republican candidates themselves were less than optimal and their campaigns were flawed.
The GOP leadership is smart enough to see the smoke coming in from under the door, so they are going to try a new way of chopping the door down. The problem that they are (willfully) ignorant of is that the fire on the other side is what has made them wealthy and they are too short-sighted to see the benefits of trying to put it out.
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