About That Republican Rebound

TW: Republicans are fired up about winning the GA Senate seat and a couple of Louisiana congressional races. Combined with some Blagospheria certainly they feel better about themselves than they did six weeks ago. As Gonzalez argues the electoral victories were hollow ones given where they occurred (deep Red states and a grossly corrupt Dem district). The Blagospheria will have tactical value in Illinois for sure and sullies the Dem brand at least briefly. But net net I am still feeling pretty good.

From Nate Gonzalez at Rothenburg Report:
"It’s understandable that Republicans are looking for any glimmer of good news after getting drubbed in consecutive election cycles. But their celebration over recent victories in Georgia and Louisiana is over the top and leaves the party ignoring electoral reality...

Republicans look like the football team dancing in the end zone in the fourth quarter of a game when they’re down by 40 points...

While it’s nice to claim victory in the first three contests of the Obama era, Republicans should not forget that they held a GOP seat in Georgia, held a GOP seat in Louisiana’s 4th district and defeated an indicted Democrat who hid $90,000 cash in his freezer in Louisiana’s 2nd district...

Republicans should face the reality of the current electoral landscape. Over the last two cycles, they have lost more than 50 seats in the House and at least 13 seats in the Senate...Republicans need to come to terms with the fact that over the last four years, Democrats have gained control of every level of government..."
http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2008/12/republicans-should-quit-celebrating-and.html