Back in 2000 Karl “Turdblossom” Rove was blathering to anyone and everyone about creating a “permanent Republican majority.” Many of them really do believe that is their rightful (and righteous) destiny.
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Really felt like Rove was right after the 2004 election. Then the economy imploded and made President Barack Obama possible. Every permanent majority can be upended by the economy. See also 1928 and 1932.
aug 13, 2025, 8:39 pm • 0 0 • view
Bush was in the dumpster well before the crash. The 2006 midterm wave election was a bloodbath for Republicans.
aug 13, 2025, 11:30 pm • 1 0 • view
Also fears about Bush’s privatization plan on social security.
aug 14, 2025, 2:00 am • 0 0 • view
Oh for sure and Iraq backlash kicked in then. But economy was already sputtering and was a big factor too.
aug 14, 2025, 1:59 am • 0 0 • view
I dunno man, 2007 was the hottest economy I've ever seen in my life before the big crash came. All sugar high based on the banks writing bad paper for sure but there was lots of money flowing and tons of work.
aug 14, 2025, 2:02 am • 1 0 • view
That sounds right. I was still in college. My red southern district ousted a long term Republican for a Dem and the ads were constantly hitting the Republican over gas prices and the like.
aug 14, 2025, 2:11 am • 0 0 • view
Ironically unless there's some exogenous supply shock going on* high gas prices mean the economy is booming. *which maybe a little bit, Iraq war and all, but I don't recall it as being a supply problem in 2006.
aug 14, 2025, 2:15 am • 0 0 • view
This was typical of a lot of Dem messaging that year. Hit big energy, big insurance, trade etc. It was pretty effective, just from voters' feeling that things weren't going well and needed to change. Many GOP candidates, of course, have run that same horse since. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G19e...
aug 14, 2025, 2:20 am • 0 0 • view