Social Issues in 2010

If a person ONLY had TIME.com to read, they would almost certainly believe that social issues were the main concern of this mid-term election.
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As the writers of TIME.com have day after day promoted DADT or some other assorted NON-issue to avoid the 800 lb Gorilla in the room which is the Economy.
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Yea, you have it all down pat for sure Adam. That social issues are what determine political races. Social issues are what motivate voters to go to the polls.
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Ahh……….I think you will be reconsidering this stand on November 3rd, and asking yourself, dear Me, what happened??

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/250362/republicans-cry-cowabunga-brian-bolduc
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In a political race one would think would go heavily to the Democrats this year. It isn’t.
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In May, Charles Djou won a special election to replace Neil Abercrombie, who had resigned to run for governor. Immediately, pundits predicted Djou’s demise. The second Republican Hawaii had ever sent to Congress, Djou earned just 39.4 percent of the vote — winning because two Democrats, Colleen Hanabusa and Ed Case, split the opposition.
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Two weeks ago, however, the Hill released a poll in which Djou led his once and current opponent, Hanabusa, 45 to 41 percent — within a margin of error of 4.9 percent. The poll also found 61 percent of respondents had a favorable opinion of the congressman, while 56 percent did of his adversary. Fortune, it seems, is smiling on Djou.

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Yea, it is all about the issues like DADT no doubt. LOL!!

I would think that jobs are a social issue. Who has them, who doesn’t, how much does it pay, is there benefits, are they in this country, why is the US chamber of commerce giving instructions on how to out source those jobs? I could go on.
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Come on press wake up!

How about the new meme about abolishing the minimum wage? I wonder who benefits since I’m sure some Real Americans might not enjoy the downside.

Rusty,
You’re the last person on earth I’d thought would cite Mark Penn’s polling! Really?
JNS

Where can one go to get a detailed understanding of the GOP’s plans for returning to full employment?

Ah, it is indeed a very different political year, is it not, Jay?

“Where can one go to get a detailed understanding of the GOP’s plans for returning to full employment?”

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http://www.roadmap.republicans.budget.house.gov/
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Ask and you shall receive!!

You sent me to a site of one member and I didn’t find anything regarding what he would do, right now, to bring the economy back to full employment.
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Where can I find the official, detailed GOP plan, to create jobs?

“In a political race one would think would go heavily to the Democrats this year.”
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We must remember that it’s just now breaking news that Democrats aren’t going to strengthen their majority position in both chambers.
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It looks like there is a surprising grassroots agitation on the right that is just now in October bubbling up to the political surface.

Rep Ryan is the ranking member of the House Budget committee. This will be a major influence going forward once Republicans retake the House, and how our tax dollars are spent.
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Rather than squandering those funds on projects which have proven to be ineffective by Obama, this committee will be directing where future funding of programs and the stimulus needed to fund jobs will come from beginning in January of 2011.
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The Republican Roadmap which is represented in the link I provided spells it out clearly as to the direction Republicans will push for future spending and cuts to the various programs. If you are too stupid to follow the links, which is totally unsurprising, then I am sorry I will not waste anymore of my time with you.

The proper measurement of stupidity is how often one resorts to insult as a form of argument.
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Way to go, Champ.

The first sentence of your post:

If a person ONLY had TIME.com to read, they would almost certainly believe that social issues were the main concern of this mid-term election.

The first sentence of the article in question:

Social issues have not dominated this cycle’s political discourse in the way they did in years past.

I’ve never seen a knee jerk reaction with a hair trigger before.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/voter_registration_group_targeted_by_tx_tea_party_group_recieved_threats.php?ref=fpblg
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Read some of the TPrs from Texas emails and then say there are no social issues. Hate is a social issue.

Rusty,
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The social issues are the only ones Republicans bring up which are not filled with logical gaps so large you can drive a tractor trailer through them such as Republican Economic policy and Republican foreign policy.
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So, if I were a Republican I would wan to discuss abortion very often, gay marriage sometimes (but still no chance of the word “marriage” making homosexuality more popular – but may cause gay couples to begin to live in suburbs spending hundreds of hours a year on lawn care) but not economics, the environment nor foreign policy.

“How about the new meme about abolishing the minimum wage?”
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Case in point of why Republicans should talk only about social issues and sneak in their right wing extremism after they come into office like a Trojan horse…
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Wait, aren’t Republicans opposed to using Trojans… never mind.

I didn’t know Rusty was from Houston.