Will We See An Illegal Immigration Protest Vote In November?

Will We See An Illegal Immigration Protest Vote In November?

The business lobby, which pumps big bucks into the GOP, wants a new law that would enable 11 million illegal immigrants to stay here and work. But if Congress goes that route, it risks prompting millions of grassroots conservatives (already angry at President Bush's lavish federal spending, his Dubai ports deal, and other perceived missteps) to boycott Election Day. The party can ill afford a revolt by its base, especially since most independent voters, soured by the war in Iraq, don't seem enthused about voting GOP.

Kellyanne Conway, a conservative Republican pollster and strategist, said by phone Friday that a boycott is no idle threat: "This year, more and more would-be Republican voters are glomming on to any excuse they can find to stay home and send a message. If I was a Republican leader, I'd be very careful about banging on that beehive too many times. The immigration issue could be one more excuse to stay home." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer

Protest votes are like a game of "chicken." You have the legislators, barreling forward at full speed, heedless of what their supporters want -- and the base, furious at their behavior, determined to keep the pedal to the medal in order to teach them a lesson.

Neither side really wants a collision, but because of the titantic arrogance of so many politicians in Washington and because it's practically impossible in these days and times to get rid of lousy representatives in primaries, the threat of staying home in November is one of the few effective ways voters feel they can get their message across.

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When are we going to stop business from dictating what should and should not be done in this country? I'm a firm believer in free enterprise, but since business refuses to restrain themselves I say its time we restrain business for the good of the nation as a whole. Note: Just because it is in the best interests of business does no mean that it is in the best interests of this nations security and the legacy we will leave to generations as yet unborn.

I'll go to the polls this year. I just won't vote for politicians who have betrayed me and stabbed the collection nation in the back. I certainly hope there is 'widespread payback' for those who 'flout the will of the people'. Always remember politicians work for the voter not the other way around.