99 Days Left Until the General Election!!!
Focus on Winning in November
I received more positive and encouraging emails and calls about my opening commentary last week suggesting civility in primaries and focusing on our end goal…defeating liberal Democrats in November – more than anything else I have every written. We Republicans get it!
We’re down to the final stretch as Republicans pick THEIR nominees to face off against the Democrats and their disastrous policies that have driven America into endless debt, mounting deficits, unfunded liabilities and more government programs…all charged to our children and grandchildren.
Michigan and America deserves better.
Any Republican Would beat Obama in 2012
July 21, 2010 – Obama Approval Drops To Lowest Point Ever
A year after President Barack Obama’s political honeymoon ended, his job approval rating has dropped to a negative 44 – 48 percent, his worst net score ever, and American voters say by a narrow 39 – 36 percent margin that they would vote for an unnamed Republican rather than President Obama in 2012, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this week!
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1295.xml?ReleaseID=1478
A Primer on the 2010 House Midterm Elections
The best case scenario for Democrats at this point is a nominal majority where the median member is not a terribly reliable ally of the party’s liberal leadership. Something similar is set to occur in the Senate, where a Republican gain of at least five seats will push the filibuster to more conservative ground.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/horseraceblog/2010/07/a_primer_on_the_2010_house_mid.html
Michigan Republicans New Web Page
Have you checked out the new web page…it’s great! Lots of great information and “how to” links to help you help us win in November!
Dems Start to Panic As Midterm Reality Sets In
“Under pressure, the Democrats are cracking. On both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, there is a realization that Nancy Pelosi’s hold on the speakership is in true jeopardy; that losing control of the Senate is not out of the question; and that time, once the Democrats’ best friend, is now their mortal enemy…
Evidence of the pervasiveness of this view: Sunday’s New York Times op-ed page, which featured a series of short essays from leading Democratic and Republican strategists about how Obama could go about staging a political comeback, focused not on November’s midterms but on 2012 — an indication that Washington conventional wisdom has already written off prospects of Democrats sustaining a majority in the legislature.”
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,2004646,00.html#ixzz0uBcuoo7O
POLITICO: Watch the Obama reelect numbers – Obama loses by 5%!
“By far, the most alarming numbers this poll presents for President Barack Obama are the reelection figures; against a generic Republican candidate, he loses by 5 points, 37-42. In general, when an incumbent’s reelect numbers fall below 50 percent, it’s a sign of trouble to come — and Obama’s inability to break even 40 percent may be the most telling indicator to come out of these data.“
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=DC3632C6-18FE-70B2-A8A4383F8DA0FFDA
“The Forgotten Man”
He works, he votes, generally he prays — but he always pays. The Taxpayer!?!
For Democrats, “Keynesianism is merely a justification for what they want to do anyway: Spend as much money as possible, raise taxes, increase regulation, grow entitlements and subsidize favored industries….Forget The uncertainty created by massive changes in The regulatory environment. Forget The overhang of debt everyone knows will exact its eventual price in new taxes or inflation. Forget The specter of a president hectoring business. Forget The new costs to hiring. Forget all The people who may pray, but assuredly will pay.”
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/07/20/the_high_cost_of_dems_policies_106385.html
Michigan Republicans Launch Win in 10!
With so many new activists joining our ranks as Republicans and conservatives smell blood…we have put together a simple program of 10 things every precinct delegate or activists can do. Simple. MRP eCampaign Director Allan Filip has been traveling the state presenting this program to delegates and activists far and wide!
How are you doing?!?
-Recruit 10 Friends to sign up at www.MIGOP.org
- Recruit 10 Fans for facebook.com/MIGOP
-Walk your precinct
- Make calls to ID voters and GOTV in your precinct
-Find 10 yard sign locations in your area
-Take Election Day Off & help
-Help a friend commit to “10 in 10”
-Vote Absentee
-Attend an Event
-Register 2 more Republican s in your precinct
An Interesting Analysis: For Some, Our Challenge – The GOP Message Box: The Missing “Us on Us”
“a referendum, or a choice?”
“There are only two kinds of elections: Elections in which an incumbent is running for reelection, and elections for an open seat, with no incumbent.
So until and unless the GOP congressional leadership decides to take up the challenge of crafting an alternative governing vision, you, as a GOP House challenger, are stuck. You get the downside of the tainted GOP brand without any of the upside of a unified team effort and messaging operation.”
http://nevadanewsandviews.com/2010/07/19/the-gop-message-box-the-missing-us-on-us/
Chet Zarko, RIP
A great American and patriot who believed in limited government, transparency in government and the base rule of law…our Republic. Here is a nice tribute done by the Mackinac Center.
Michigan’s “Drudge” like News Source
The Michigan View is a great web site that provides original content as well as links to the top news, political analysis and commentary.
Thanks for all you do!!!
Keep the faith!
