Republican Party Identification Nears the Mendoza Line

What Tommy fails to mention of course is that the percentage of those who identified themselves as Democrats was a not-so-overwhelming 33%. And that that percentage has declined since December at approximately the same rate as the one for Republicans.

That means that 45% identify with neither party.

Nice try, though.

I'm not so sure I'd want a Ron Paul revolution. I used to think he had a lot on the ball until he validated "Secession Lite" (all of the perks but none of the bloodshed).

I really wonder what will happen to the GOP. It can't sustain itself with the shrinking numbers. I would liken their demise, however, to the death of a star. Some just get so big that they simply collapse on themselves to the point not even light escapes.

The GOP is left wandering in the woods largely because they deserve it. As they continue to marginalize themselves to the south and the midwest, one would think they would want to live up to their laughable 'big tent party' slogan. Don't count on it. I have listened to some of the conservative talk radio (especially on satellite) and it is more vile than ever, some screeching about how Arlen Specter leaving the GOP is a good thing! A good thing is giving the Democrats 59 Senate seats?! Now some conservative nitwits are calling for moderates Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe to get lost too, the only two Republican senators left in the northeast. Hey, why not give the Democrats 61 seats? Brilliant strategy. A real winner for the GOP.

Tommy is too generous as Pew is an outlyer but Conservative ABC put the remaining Reps at 21% while Murdochs WSJ reported 4/29/09 just 20% Reps remain & the Gallup 2008 General Election exit polls confirm: http://www.sodahead.com/question/244874/gallup-poll-shows-twenty-nine-democratic-states-with-only-five-republican-states-what-do-you-think/

In 2006, there were 55 Republicans in the Senate, compared with 45 Democrats. With Mr. Specter’s departure, there will be 40 Republicans. Depending on the outcome of the election between Norm Coleman and Al Franken in Minnesota, Democrats could end up with 60 votes, enough, assuming they hold the party together, to take away the minority party’s most powerful weapon, the filibuster.

The wide margin puts Democrats in a strong position as they prepare to deal with President Obama’s agenda on issues like health care and global warming.

Politics are cyclical; not long ago Karl Rove, at the time the chief political adviser to President George W. Bush, was boasting about the Republican Party enjoying a permanent majority. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/us/politics/30repubs.html?_r=1&nl=pol&emc=pola1

Incredible Shrinking GOP: Only 20 Percent Self-Identify As Reps And all that remains are the fringe elements of a once grand old party that ... So that leaves a net of about 42% "lean" Dem and 31% "lean" Rep,

But wait there's more!...Thirteen percent identify themselves as a “strong Republican”; seven percent as a “not very strong Republican.” Total: Twenty percent. ttp://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/political-media/the-incredible-shrinking-gop-only-one-in-five-self-identify-as-republican/ http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/parsing-the-polls/21-percent.html

Dick Cheney does little to win over wavering Republicans or recruit Independents back to the GOP cause. Palin/Cheney 2012 please...

Hey! Don't knock Mendoza. The Republican line takes swinging and missing to a whole new level.

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Wassup Pundit.

The line started dipping when a stank former baseball owner screwed the country up.

Damn You George Steinbrenner!

"Ron Paul Revolution, anyone?"
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In a heartbeat.

I'm a dolt. And busted. Whigging out even. I'm a douche. A missing link who missed a link. Obviously, this is the most wonderfully cited article concerning baseball, the Whig party, and the demise of the Republicans ever written.

It seems like the Whig Party has more unity than the Republicans. I explored that in serious detail as you've read. Live Free Or Die Baby! Or something like that.

I think the GOP needs to have their remaining followers sign a letter of intent to REFUSE the tax cuts that are coming there way.

Better yet, all their members who have secret bank accounts in the Caymans, Switzerland, Luxembourg should announce they are closing those accounts in protest of the Obama Budget and repatriating their money into their local banks as a gesture of solidarity!

That will show the country that Republicans are made of sterner stuff!!

rheinhart,
sounds like a good profitable grassroots non-profit.
the movement needs a spokesmodel, preferably someone poor people support since no one with money will actually do it, but will go along for the PR ride and the charitable contribution tax deduction.

With all of the crashing and the burning and the everything, I just don't know. The questions remain- can the Democrats screw this thing up?
Can a democracy function without a viable, credible, opposition?
Maybe the GOP should just go hat in hand to president Obama and ask him to fix this mess for them.
Tommy, congratulations on making the transfer to the new politics page. This is a real challenge as well as an opportunity for everyone involved, including the readers.
Fitz

Hahaha...you're an idiot. I only comment on this inane article as I would to s stupid joke I got in email. What a fool!