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Who cares? He could drop to 1%. He's a lame duck. It doesn't matter.

natedogg

[/ QUOTE ]You could not be more wrong. It affects the '06 and '08 elections a great deal, and elections beyond that to a lesser degree. To pretend it doesn't is a rejection of proven political reality.

He has a 21% approval rating from independents- that's just scary.

Considering how much voting for a particular party is affected by habit (maybe moreso than ideology), hopefully you can see that this is a very serious problem for Republicans with long-term implications. Unless someone like McCain takes over and reshapes the party, and considering the coming demographic changes in America, I think this is the beginning of a long-lasting and steep decline for the Republican Party. I'm not trying to gloat, and I'm trying to be objective- this is a big deal.