Republicans Losing Interest in Presidential Race

[babylonsister]

I guess $$ can't buy interest...

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/02/22/republicans_losing_interest_in_presidential_race.html

Republicans Losing Interest in Presidential Race

A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds interest in the Republican presidential race is slipping: Just 40% of Republicans say they have a great deal of interest in following the contest, compared with 48% in December.

Key findings: Only 23% are strongly satisfied with the field and 40% said they are dissatisfied with the candidates running.

[NC_Nurse]

1. with candidates like theirs, who can blame them?

[liberal N proud]

2. Republicans are always trying to disenfranchise voters

Maybe if the republican voters don't go to the polls, the Republicans can claim sucess.

[sellitman]

3. They are disenfranchising themselves!

That is rich.

[tanyev]

4. That's OK. You guys just stay home this year.

Put your feet up, take it easy. Probably going to be nasty weather in November anyway. We'll take care of it.

[mucifer]

5. I wonder what the enthusiasm is on our side

[babylonsister]

6. Well, if this is any indication...

Barack Obama Reelection Raising More From Small Donors Than In 2008

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/13/barack-obama-reelection-campaign_n_1274112.html?ref=politics

[mucifer]

8. But, this time 4 years ago Hillary was in the race getting small donar money.

Now President Obama is not being challenged so more small money should go his way.

[babylonsister]

9. I still think it's a good sign; there is enthusiasm and, despite

the economy, people are donating and, even better, paying attention.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

7. They're targeting local, state and congressional elections, which scares me.

I wish that Democrats would wise up and not just focus on the presidential race. The bottom ticket needs tremendous help competiting with KKKoch, KKKarl, and the Super PACs.

[HopeHoops]

10. The GOP has candidates?

[jonthebru]

11. I've got a feelin'

that the actual presidential candidate for the Grandiose Obstructionist Potty will be someone other than the current candydates.
Not that anyone will beat our President Obama, but the repub-thugs will want to try to keep the Congress and Some of the Senate seats at stake.

Of these two clowns I prefer Santorum, the hypocrite, he's the bestest! But either will be humiliated.

I also feel that the true independent voter is put off by the money and negative ads.

[CAPHAVOC]

14. The Human Bowling Ball?

[Brettongarcia]

12. Starting the presidential campaign a year early was good: time to see the candidates' warts

This 2012 election campaign started much earlier, than other presidential campaigns. Public interest was high, and candidate stories were coming out even early in 2011. And ironically? This unusually long Republican campaign has worked to the advantage of ... Democrats.

Why? Ironically; Republicans have had time to actually get to know their very unsatisfying candidates. And then to simply get tired of, bored with, and alarmed at them.

Amazingly? Publicity in this case, finally worked. The voters actually spent enough time to actually get to know their candidates ... and they were appropriately ... appalled.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

13. Good

I think that GOPers are starting to lose interest because 2012 doesn't look as "winnable" as it did about a year ago. We just need to make sure that our side doesn't start becoming apathetic or thinking it's "in the bag". I think that there is better than likely chance of Barack Obama winning a second term, particularly since the indicators are moving in Obama's favor even though the GE has yet to actually begin, but make no mistake: the Rove Republicans will still have plenty of nasty tricks in their bags waiting to be unleashed between now and November. IMHO we need to act like we're behind and make sure that people are engaged and make it to the polls in November and, more importantly, can actually cast a ballot when they get there.

[DFW]

15. This is not necessarily a good sign

If only 23% are strongly satisfied with the current group of clowns, that means that 77% are not,
and might be open to a completely new candidate who is both sane and competent, and might
actually be able to pose a legitimate challenge to Obama.

77% sane Republican voters? I would have thought that 7% was more like it. We might not have the
cake walk we imagined after all.

[Fritz67]

16. "a completely new candidate who is both sane and competent"?

Do those even exist in the Republican party anymore?

[DFW]

18. Sure they do

They just get shoved into a corner and are told to shut up and gather dust.

That's why we only see the crazies. It's the same reason 8 year old boys watch action films instead of Sophie's Choice.
At the moment, Republicans, educated (if you can call it that) by Fox "News" and National Hate Radio, are out for
instant ideological gratification. There are some out there who are of the Javits/Eisenhower demeanor. For the moment,
they are such a tiny minority as to be invisible, and many of them will be voting Democratic this year. But they remain
Republicans until such point as they see their party irrevocably lost. That time may yet come, and it may come soon,
but it's not here yet.

[Tarheel_Dem]

17. Heard the very same sentiment from a former coworker yesterday. She despises Romney....

almost as much as she despises Pres. Obama, who she is convinced is a Muslim, and no one is ever gonna change her mind about it. I love her, and until yesterday, we had never EVER discussed politics. I'm black, she's white, and about 13 yrs. my senior, so I guess we just had each other figured out, but cared for each other just the same. I guess it is possible to separate the person from his/her politics.