The special election in Illinois might be an example of the problems that the Republican Party will face this year.
1. A Democrat won the special election to fill the empty seat of former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert. The victor, Democrat Bill Foster, did what many thought impossible just a few months ago-----took the district to the Democratic side.
2. With problems fundraising, the NRCC has experienced major disagreements in their ranks. The campaign money that Republicans have gotten in the past, just has been more difficult to acquire this year. Also, the large number of GOP retirements indicates a lack of interest in their own political party.
3. The presumed Republican nominee for president, John McCain, is a hot-tempered old guy who has endured several bouts of cancer. The religious right wing of the GOP has not totally embraced McCain.
4. The American people might not be interested in voting for a candidate who claims that our military could remain in Iraq for one hundred years.
5. The current recession may create additional problems because McCain claims to know little about the economy. Obviously, he has no plan or expertise on how to get the country out of this downward slide.
6. McCain appears ready to continue the failed policies of the Bush administration.
It is no surprise that the American voters have turned to embrace Barack Obama and the Democrats.
