| Well it seems as if the Republican Party has come to a fork in the road as it relates to the issue of Barack Obama's birth and the decision they have made suggests that they are ultimately willing to throw the "Birthers" under the bus. It's a move motivated by the fact that the G.O.P. must ultimately protect its brand name and image and the "Birthers" serve only to tarnish the reputation and integrity of the party. The whole issue turns upon the fact that there aren't enough Republicans or Democrats for that matter for either party to win an election based on its rank and file membership alone. With the last three elections having been decided by independent voters, the G.O.P. can't possibly risk alienating that segment of the electorate if it hopes to remain in control of the House or make gains in the Senate or take the presidency in 2012.
Its generally believed that most independent voters are turned off by the birther debate and polling results tend to prove that as well. According to political pollster Geoff Garin when it comes to the risk posed by the "Birthers": "It's a real challenge for the Republican Party and virtually every Republican candidate for president... If it's not handled well, all-important independent voters might see Republicans as extreme or irrelevant...The big question about the birthplace issue is the extent to which it drives a wedge within the Republican Party" and turns off independents in November 2012." Thus we can clearly see that the G.O.P. knows that it's very survival as a legitimate party is now at stake and I believe that as the election of 2012 grows nearer, the denunciation of the "Birthers" will only grow louder.
The list of believers now includes such stalwart Republicans like Arizona's Jan Brewer, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Mitch McConnell, Haley Barbour, Tim Pawlenty and even Michele Bachmann. In fact even Sarah Palin stated: "I think that he was born in Hawaii because there was a birth announcement put in the newspaper." Governor Brewer who may have issued the most dire warning among conservatives to date said on CNN "The Birther issue was leading the country down a path of destruction." It would seem that the political tide has turned against the "Birthers" and soon they too will be relegated to the same trash bin of history where the "truthers" currently reside. The "truthers" as you will recall are those who believed that George W. Bush was behind the 9/11 terror attacks. Well at least they will now have the "Birthers" to keep them company.
S.J.G
4/26/11
Sources:
'Birther' Claims Force GOP Leaders To Take A Stand
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
Polling Report.com: Obama's Birthplace: http://www.pollingreport.com/o...
Jan Brewer: Birther Issue Leading Country 'Down A Path Of Destruction'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
CNN Videos for Jan Brewer; http://topics.cnn.com/topics/j...
George Stephanopoulos And Michele Bachmann 'Settle' The Obama Birth Certificate Issue
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/... |
