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Originally Posted by Marvelous Marv
Personally, I think it was the conservative base telling their elected officials that they had gone too far left.
So many Republicans had been spending like drunken sailors that their constituents were disgusted with them. I'm not downplaying Iraq, scandals, and the rest; I'm just adding a different slant.
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Unlike my fellow Dem brothers Shakran and Host, I think you raise an interesting point.
I think there is a certain conservative base that felt like you and did send a message. I think that was one thing Rush was trying to say, and did but in a round about way.
Do I think that it was the deciding factor? No, I think it did cost a few seats and perhaps the Senate, but I don't think it truly had much affect on the House as a whole.
The problem with having all the power, you have to sell your soul to keep it, and that's what the GOP did. And in doing so, they lost the more truly conservative base they needed.
Overall, I truly believe it was because the populace saw the country going too far right. The nation is, I believe socially liberal (in areas like education, healthcare, social services) but wanting accountability and fiscal responsibility in government. During Clinton, that was what we had and we boomed. During Bush, we didn't we had gluttony in the wrong areas.
The Dems. in the past (and hopefully they have learned a lesson) were gluttons the other direction, welfare, unemployment, pushing very bad agendas such as Affirmative Action, etc.. And I believe if the Dems. can control the radicals and keep the bureaucracies from choking programs (bureaucracy = excessive amounts of needless spending...), we'll see true financial growth across the board.
Time will tell.