Terrorists vote Democrat too.

jimwnola said

According to Anderson Cooper, 25% of Evangelicals switched to vote Democratic this election. Hard to totally believe (how do they get these numbers?), but Dems can have them.

If true, does this open the door more for Rudy in 2008, or do they try to get these bozos back? I'm guessing these people flipped mainly because of the Foley issue. Won't be long before some other moral indignity flips them again, no doubt.

I haven't really cared too much about national politics since Katrina, except when it affects LA. I don't think election will have much impact on LA for additional recovery money. That was already dryign up and no one is going do much more, especially when LA did get alot of money already that hasn't gotten into anyone's hands.

I wonder if Katrina had any impact on election? It wasn't an issue that I saw. I do think it indirectly helped Dems. I think the response to Katrina hurt the Rep's credibilty on Iraq, and the "Katrina effect" shows up under the Iraq issue.

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I don't understand how Katrina relief could've hurt the GOP either. If you listen to Congressman Ellisons' speech (see link in posts above) you'll see that he threw that hot one in for spice so that they can water-down and vote for him. What do we (Louisiana) have Governors, Congress-men & women, Mayors, etc. etc. for? The President did his part and anything more is micromanagement. Whatever failed is what needs fixing, whoever messed up needs to right the ship or go ashore.

I don't put too much into polls that group "Evangelicals" here or there because everyones not who they say they are and I've never known anyone who's been polled. Who, where, and how? IMO many of the conservative voters switched because so many of the Republicans began to lean to the middle and left. The mentality being that you should either be hot or cold or get spat out. Several of the Dems such as Congressman Shuler stood firm in his conservative blue shoes and were successful; albeit an odd color to some yet they apparently stand in the 'right' place. This is encouraging to some degree because it tells me that regardless of the party conservatives are trying to stick to what they know is best or less than worse for our country. I had issues with a Republican candidate in WA state whom I didn't want to vote for and I imagine I wasn't alone in that.