Pro-Democrats vs. Bush-haters

Yes, life is, well, alright if you are a Democrat right now. If you are like me, you are looking forward to the upcoming election. George Bush has a horrible approval rating and that should work to our advantage. But if you are a pessimistic Democrat like myself, you know that the Democrats will figure out some way to f-up the election between now and November.

Ok, Back to George Bush. People really dislike this guy. They don't want to see him in power any longer. Hell, I haven't seen an impeachment poll taken lately, but I am sure there would be a majority of people for impeachment. Basically, the point is that people dislike George Bush.

But are these people supporting the Democrats? Yeah, they do not like DUHbya at all, but they are 100% fired up to vote for the Democratic candidate as well. Many people think that the Democratic candidate is just as bad as the Republican candidate, which in some cases might be true.

But the Democratic Party needs to identify those who are 'anti-Bush' but not necessarily 'pro-Democrat' and convince them to join our side. This is how we build a base.

The Republicans have a strong base. I am sure you are like me, when you see a W bumper sticker and think 'what a moron'. It happens to me every time. But they are loyal and they stick by their candidate no matter that happens (which sometimes is a bad thing, like right now).

On the other hand, I am the only one that proudly displays my "Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Gore" bumper sticker. That is the difference between Democrats and Republicans.

Still, back to the point of this article. Just because someone is anti-war or anti-Bush doesn't mean they are pro-Democrat. The Democrats need to work to get these people on board. Many of these people are probably former Republicans that are mad at years of failed spending policies under Reagan and Bush I and II. This is an issue that the Democrats need to exploit. Why we haven't, I really don't know. Remember, Ross Perot ran off of the deficit, and received 19% of the vote. Those voters are a big chunk.

The Democratic base is weak. The war is what we need to build up the base. But we need to also have more issues. What happens when a Democrat is elected and the war is over? What issue will we have for those anti-Bush, anti-War people to stay with the Democratic Party?

We need to figure that out quickly.