The revelations of this story come as no surprise to your humble pundit. For quite some time, I have speculated and pondered that this country would embrace a candidate who whose convictions would reflect the concerns of most Americans, those concerns being National Security and its progeny, which encompasses the issue of illegal immigration.
The debates within our Senate pertaining to illegal immigration do nothing but illustrate what many have ascertained for quite some time, our Senators know how we feel on this issue, but have blatantly ignored our concerns. What has been glossed over by our “thorough” MSM is that Congress’ approval ratings are worse than President Bush’s. And, I assert that their utter disregard for our sentiments and directly correlates with such.
I am a proud conservative, and have voted Republican consistently for the Republican Party usually reflects my ideals and core tenets; however, in the ebbs and flows of politics, we have gone through a considerable quarter wherein I have been quite troubled by the party I have grown accustomed to embracing.
via WorldNetDaily,
A generic third-party presidential candidate emphasizing border security would tie a Democratic candidate and defeat a Republican, according to a new poll.
The Rasmussen Reports national survey asked respondents how they would vote if “a third party candidate ran in 2008 and promised to build a barrier along the Mexican border and make enforcement of immigration law his top priority.”
In that scenario, Democrats, with 31 percent, would be in a virtual tie with the third-party candidate, with 30 percent of the vote. The Republican candidate would be favored by only 21 percent.
Rasmussen comments that the result “probably reflects unhappiness with both parties on the immigration issue rather than a true opportunity for a third party.”
Historically, the pollster points out, issues that drive third-party candidates are co-opted by one of the major parties as they prove popular.
Rasmussen surveys have indicated most Americans favor a barrier along the border and enforcement of existing laws prior to other reforms.
Without the third-party candidate, according to the new poll, Democrats hold a 12-point advantage over Republicans on a generic 2008 presidential ballot, 44 percent to 32 percent.
Rasmussen said these figures likely are a reflection of unhappiness with the Bush administration rather than a commentary on prospective candidates from either party.
The latest poll found that with the immigration-issue candidate as an option, 36 percent of voters who identified as conservatives chose the Republican candidate while 35 percent picked the third-party option.
Among political moderates, 34 percent chose the Democrat while 32 percent preferred the third-party candidate.