As Dick Morris writes today, using the possibility of Speaker
Pelosi just isn't going to get it done. No one is going to rush to the polls to keep Pelosi out of the Speaker's chair. Few know who she is.
So with the Republican base running for the hills, or so disgusted they've tuned
out the election. It's no surprise that the GOP is turning to scare
tactics. They don't have much else. But when an analyst is this naked about
the strategy it reveals the desperation of Bush and his Republican bogeymen.
Here's one possible ad: We see and hear a wiretapped conversation, with a
terrorist revealing his worst plans to his associate – and, inadvertently,
to government eavesdroppers, too. Then, when he's about to spill the beans
on when and where the next attack is going to come, the line should go dead,
with a dial tone, with a machine voice saying "This wiretap terminated
in the name of privacy rights by the Democratic U.S. Congress."The announcer can then say, "If the Democrats win, the National Security
Agency will never be able to listen in as the terrorists are plotting to attack
us."Republicans are doomed unless they can get their base back. But the GOP base
is the best informed group of voters in the nation, with educational levels
consistently higher than their Democratic counterparts'. They follow politics
closely and are the easiest voters to reach via the news media, cable TV and
talk radio.A message like this could have a snowballing effect on the Republican base.
The word could percolate through the clutter, reminding voters of their true
priorities.Otherwise, we know what is going to happen. All the borderline GOP incumbents
will lose, while Democrats like Sen. Bob Menendez, a scandal waiting to happen,
survive.But if the Republicans frankly address their deserting base and speak plainly
of the need to hold steady in the face of the terrorist threat, the base can
come back.
Can't wait to hear Morris with Sean Hannity, whenever they get together this week. It's bound to be hilarious.
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