Democrats Lead Republicans

In a poll conducted by Opinion Research Corp. for CNN, it showed "that 52 percent of respondents who were registered voters said they were leaning toward voting for a Democrat, while 38 percent said they were leaning toward a Republican...Among all Americans, the poll found 50 percent leaning toward Democrats, 37 leaning toward the Republicans and 3 percent intending to vote for non-majority candidates."

The president’s job approval ratings cannot be helping the Republican majority. They are in power and are shown as complacent, and approving, of the policies which the UNPOPULAR president is pushing for. With the Presidents job approval rating at only 31% (CBS/New York Times), only a few more percent of persons will vote Republican than approve of the President. This can lead to the Democrat’s regaining a majority in either one or both houses of Congress. This would be one step away from a Republican dominated government.

This would be a great improvement, as the Democrat’s could reduce many of the problems created by Mr. Bush and other top Republicans. First, we can reduce the tax cuts. We could make a BALANCED budget and start paying down the debt. Second, we could start greater international cooperation on many issues, and with new international multilateral actions we could restore the power of international originations, like the UN. Third, we could roll back the illegal wiretaps and warrantless searches that have come with the USA PATRIOT Act and many other practices in the post-9/11 era. And the list can go on and on. We must not just allow Mr. Bush to keep going on his crusade, by using peoples fears for his agenda, and end up like all the crusades in the Middle Ages; as total failures.