GOP murder/suicide

By GottaLaff



Murder/suicide, sadomachochism, potato/potahto:

Ezra Klein says it's hard to see Republicans making serious gains in next year's midterm elections because the Republican brand is still in serious trouble.

"Politics is generally viewed as a zero-sum game: When one party gains, the other loses. But Republicans have pursued a strategy turning politics into a negative-sum game: Both parties lose. They have effectively harmed the Democrats' agenda but done so at great cost to their own favorability numbers."

In short, "the comparisons to 1994 are missing something important. In 1994, Republicans managed to obstruct Clinton's agenda in a way that effectively established them as an alternative. In 2009, they are battling Obama's agenda in a manner that's totally discrediting their party."

Tomato/tomahto, pajamas/pajahmas:

Ed Kilgore: "It's possible, and perhaps even probable, that the GOP strategy for 2010 is to create a political environment so toxic and voter-alienating that Republicans can win a very low turnout election by whipping their base into a genuine frenzy. That's obviously not a very good scenario for the country, and it remains to be seen if it's even good for the GOP."

Let's call the whole thing off.