People believe all kinds of dumb stuff, and not all of it favors the Reps. Bottom line: if the economy improves noticeably before 2012, Obama and the Dems will do well in the succeeding election(s), because that's what most swing voters care about most. If we manage to pass a health care bill that leaves most people better off, and some other stuff that meaningfully improves the lives of most working/middle class people, there'll be a longer lasting shift toward the Dems and/or a shift of the entire spectrum left, i.e., "realignment", an overused, somewhat simplistic concept, but still useful.
If none of this happens, the Lord only knows, but it's likely to be ugly.
That is a great and revealing story, though. Quite likely she wanted to believe Bill Clinton raised her taxes because she didn't like his stands on God, Guns, and Gays, i.e., the social issues that mattered most to her.
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