Comments on: Kos on 2006: Don’t Get Excited http://informedspeculation.com/2006/03/20/kos-on-2006-dont-get-excited/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:29:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Amos http://informedspeculation.com/2006/03/20/kos-on-2006-dont-get-excited/comment-page-1/#comment-14474 Amos Mon, 20 Mar 2006 23:35:32 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/03/20/kos-on-2006-dont-get-excited/#comment-14474 Infallible reverse cassandra Markos is predicting a hard election for dems, this is terrifying. Infallible reverse cassandra Markos is predicting a hard election for dems, this is terrifying.

]]> By: Dennis http://informedspeculation.com/2006/03/20/kos-on-2006-dont-get-excited/comment-page-1/#comment-14466 Dennis Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:29:52 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/03/20/kos-on-2006-dont-get-excited/#comment-14466 It's possible he's just be logical and recognizes that it's probably a lot better for him to be a pessimist who is proved wrong instead of an optimist who is proved wrong. Or else he's just in the down portion of his manic cycle. Most likely this is just further evidence of the tension he feels living with one foot in the world of passionate advocates and another in the world of coldhearted strategists. He's probably read the same stuff we've read that goes beyond the Pundit Lite theories and shows some built-in advantages that make turning this into 1994 difficult for Democrats, so he knows that much as he may wish it so, bad polling numbers for the president do not necessarily mean some sweeping realignment in the electorate. But he's also got to throw some red meat to the rabid, so he tossed in some lines about the Republicans being all bigots out to attack minorities. I'm surprised he didn't go to the Diebold well too. It’s possible he’s just be logical and recognizes that it’s probably a lot better for him to be a pessimist who is proved wrong instead of an optimist who is proved wrong. Or else he’s just in the down portion of his manic cycle.

Most likely this is just further evidence of the tension he feels living with one foot in the world of passionate advocates and another in the world of coldhearted strategists. He’s probably read the same stuff we’ve read that goes beyond the Pundit Lite theories and shows some built-in advantages that make turning this into 1994 difficult for Democrats, so he knows that much as he may wish it so, bad polling numbers for the president do not necessarily mean some sweeping realignment in the electorate.

But he’s also got to throw some red meat to the rabid, so he tossed in some lines about the Republicans being all bigots out to attack minorities. I’m surprised he didn’t go to the Diebold well too.

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