As I pointed out in a post below, it is pathetic that it took a sex scandal to focus the ire of many undecided voters on the shortcomings of the Repugs. There was certainly a plethora of reasons to vote against them, even beginning before the 9-11 boon to Repug re-elections.
I don't know if the current polls showing increased disdain for the Republicans will carry over to the elections and be reflected in actual votes cast. I can only hope. Maybe there was this pent up tension in some undecideds because we all hate to admit that we were wrong and if these people voted for the Repugs maybe they were just holding on to the notion that they were right somehow and eventually it would all be made clear to them.
Then, BAM, a salacious sex story comes along. A homosexual sex scandal, even. Some people seem to be more concerned that it was homosexuality than that it was pedophilia. There is no dishonor in homosexuality (unless you are a closet Republican) but pedophilia is the imposition of an adult's perversion on a powerless child. It matters not whether it was homosexual, the crime is the taking advantage of one's powerful position to prey on the powerless. Come to think of it, sounds like the Republicans.
In any event, maybe this was the thing that can allow some voters to save face and move away from the black hole gravitational pull of the Far Right. They can say: "Hey, I supported those guys in all the stuff they did in the fight against terrorism, but I can't abide this". If that's the case, it's really sad that it took this to do it, but it's an ill wind that bloweth no man to good (no pun intended) and if it takes this to get Democratic control of the House and Senate, then this scandal may actually turn out to be a blessing in disguise for the United States.
Lord, help us all.
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