Do you think republicans now have their eyes on 2012

[McCCain4retirment]

[ingac70]

1. I don't think...

the country would be in good enough shape by then for them to come back and pilfer some more.

[Fuzz]

2. Richard Mellon Scaife is recruiting moles right now.

[Hugin]

3. I think so...

But, they're going to do their utmost to Carterize/Clintonize Obama's Presidency starting now to make it easier
in 2012.

Or so they believe... ;)

[depakid]

4. Only if they think Democrats will drop the ball

[Generic Other]

5. you mean when they think the world is ending?

I thought they expected to rapture by then.

[TACstrat]

6. No. They're still focused on 1980 (Reagan)

[Hugin]

7. Good answer...

Too true. Haha! :)

[Jack Rabbit]

8. That's what they're starting to think about

They shouldn't get too excited yet. First of all, between now and 2012 is 2010. They will have to see what happens then.

The biggest challenge for the GOP is to retool. They cannot run another campaign as Brand W Republicans. It may take them so long to shed their image of the party of Bush that they may actually be looking to 2016 rather than 2012. Getting a new crop of candidates with new ideas in the class of 2010 will be the key for them. In any case, it looks like they're going to be spending some some awful long, cold nights in the political wilderness in the years to come.