Bellwether Report

Bellwether Report

by digby


So the Democrats won the special election in Jack Kemp's old district, NY-26, a GOP stronghold for 40 years. The pendulum is swinging so wildly it hit the Republicans in the head and left them so confused they attacked the most popular program in America in a time of terrible economic anxiety just after they lost a huge amount of wealth in the most frightening economic crisis since the great depression.

But I think they should stay the course. It's the kind of message that will surely resonate with time if they just keep repeating it. They should listen to this fellow. He really knows how to sell it: