https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2010/10/26/new-york-times-doom/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 14:44:54 -0400<![CDATA[The actual title isn&#8217;t that, of course.  The actual title is &#8220;Democrats Counting on Strength of Obama’s Get-Out-the-Vote Network&#8220;&#8230; which is merely semantically equivalent to the word/phrase/meme &#8220;DOOM.&#8221;  If you&#8217;re &#8220;counting on&#8221; getting enough voters out there to erase your own, admitted failure to be the perceived front-runner, then you&#8217;ve already lost and you&#8217;re just trying to avoid a rout*.  Thus it was for the Republican party in 2008 and 2006; and thus it was for the Democratic party in 2004 and 2002.  In all four cycles the afflicted party spoke of last minute GOTV pushes and the base coming home and whatever sudden wild hope erupted in the last week before the polls opened, while the party that was ahead collectively smirked and resolutely declined to remember when they did the exact same thing.  Admittedly, it&#8217;s great fun to watch, assuming of course if it&#8217;s not happening to you.]]>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:30:24 -0400<![CDATA[Moe Lane]]>https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2010/10/26/new-york-times-doom-n36780