The New Hampshire

Issue date: 11/7/06 Section: Commentary

The Democrats in New Hampshire and Washington should wait to break open the champagne as a Republican resurgence is taking place right in the knick of time. Voters across the nation are starting to pay attention and are beginning to realize what a Democratic Congress would mean for our national security, economy, and families. The latest Pew Poll, using a historically reliable generic ballot poll, shows Democrats with 47 percent and Republicans with 43 percent of likely voters -- a four percent gap with 10 percent still undecided. This is very different from the same poll taken from Oct. 17-21, which showed Democrats with an 11 percent point advantage. The poll also showed that Republicans are doing a better job contacting voters, and Republicans are becoming more enthused about voting for this mid-term election. Another significant piece of information is that 19 percent of voters have begun to have serious doubts about voting for Democrats after John Kerry's derogatory comments about troops in Iraq. The last and maybe most important gain by Republicans are among independents where Republicans have cut the Democrats' lead to 11 percent points. In New Hampshire, polls are showing Jeb Bradley pulling away from Carol Shea-Porter, and Charlie Bass neck and neck with Paul Hodes. The new polling could mean little or could be indicating a Republican resurgence. The fact that numerous polls, including the ABC/Washington Post poll, are showing the same type of resurgence indicates that Republicans are getting their message through to voters, and voters are becoming disenchanted and less enthused about a Democratic Congress.

The Democrats, including Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes, have been trying to distract and mislead voters by making this election about President Bush and the war in Iraq, while failing to offer a coherent strategy about any of these issues and trying to hide from voters what they actually stand for. The strategy has worked for a while, but voters are beginning to realize what a Democratic Congress will mean for this country. Most importantly, in regards to national security, there have been mistakes in Iraq and changes in strategy that need to made, and they should be made by Republicans in Congress who know what's at stake in this War on Terror. The Democrats are more interested in demonizing Bush then winning the War on Terror. If Democrats are elected, we will abandon Iraq and the Middle East. The terrorists and Osama Bin Laden will achieve a great victory, and will again be able to focus on attacks within in the Unites States instead of fighting us in Iraq. The Bush Administration has made mistakes, but they have kept the terrorists off balance and have not given the terrorists free reign to plan and execute attacks on the United States. It is not an accident that the embassy bombings, USS Cole attack, and other attacks took place under a Democratic president. It's not that Democrats are unpatriotic; they just don't understand the threat. Under the Clinton Administration, we tried to ignore them, and we all saw the consequences. None of us like seeing our young soldiers and classmates injured and even killed in Iraq. They are by far the best of our generation, but they are helping us take on an enemy that is intent on destroying us and our way of life. The terrorists aren't fighting us because they hate President Bush, as some Democrats would like you to believe. They hate us because of our freedom of religion, women's rights, and all the principles this great country was founded on. Our generation must stand strong and fight for a higher cause, a world centered around ideas and hope, and less interested in hate and death, which the terrorists are working to create.

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