The Washington Post has written up an article confirming my earlier prognostication... the Republican Party is losing the vote of the libertarians, and the libertarians are growing.
Libertarians usually vote for Republicans, who promise to hold down taxes, spending and regulation. But in the past six years of Republican control in Washington, federal spending has skyrocketed. Meanwhile, the Republican Party has become more dominated by the religious right, and the Bush administration has mired the country in a seemingly endless war in Iraq.
My prediction is that the Republicans are going to lose both houses today. And they're going to scratch their heads wondering why. I'll explain why:
- The failure of Congress to fulfill their Constitutional responsibility for oversight of the Iraq "war", and instead try to distance themselves from Bush and blaming him for the Iraq policy.
- The finger pointing at Democrats whenever people asked Republicans what the plan for Iraq was, saying "Well they don't have a plan either."
- The federal budget skyrocketing since Bush came into office.
- Calling Democrats "Tax and Spend", while implementing a "Spend but Don't Tax" policy, greatly increasing the federal deficit.