Thursday, December 11, 2008
Politics / Woods The 'Real Reasons' Republicans Won in Tennessee
Posted by Jeff Woods on Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Taxes and spending: the government should live within its means and oppose higher tax bills to fund a bloated budget; the voters know government needs to cut spending. Gun Rights: voters want commonsense carry laws making it easier for them to protect themselves and their families. Local economies: families in their community know that improvements are needed by investing in transportation and education infrastructure to support existing jobs and recruit new businesses. They are tired of the powerbrokers in Nashville increasing entitlement programs instead.
But what about all the GOP did to inflame racist fears and hatred? How about the infamous "blackbird mailer" the party sent at the 11th hour to knock Nathan Vaughn out of the House? Smith doesn't mention any of that. It's too bad Republicans resorted to such gutter tactics to win the election. If they actually had run a campaign of ideas, they could claim a mandate for their policy agenda. All they can claim now is that they're pretty good at character assassination.
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Listened to a speaker today who claimed that 30% of politicians are stupid, 30% are corrupt, and that there's not enough data on the rest of them. But what does it say for the rest of us if we respond to the character assassination and fearmongering tactics of politicians. Are we any better?
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Oscar: If by "we" you mean Tennesseans who responded to character assassination and fear-mongering, I would say that no, Tennesseans are not any better that the politicians they elected.
But you have may have noticed that most of the rest of the nation, including "we" here in North Carolina, rejected those tactics.
When Tennessee decides to grow up and leave racial hatred in the past, the state will produce a better class of politician.
I would have to put Tenn. down there with OK and KS as it stands now.
