Judging by historical standards, Republicans face a daunting task in trying to win the White House in 2008, reports Susan Page of USA TODAY:
The political landscape for the 2008 presidential election is shaping up with a decided tilt in the direction of Democrats.
Long before either party has settled on a presidential candidate, fundamental factors that lay the groundwork for next year's election -- from anti-war sentiment to a drain in GOP-leaning voters to the simple patterns of history -- are creating significant hurdles for the Republicans who hope to succeed President Bush.Republicans' main hope: that the strengths of their particular nominee and the weaknesses of the Democratic one will offset their uphill climb.
"A Democratic candidate could go out there and muck it up and raise questions about his or her competence or judgment," says Andy Kohut, director of the non-partisan Pew Research Center. "But the landscape really is tilted in a Democratic direction."
Read the whole article at the above link, including the "five reasons" it will be tough for the GOP to retain the White House.
Only once since WWII has one party held the Presidency for more than two consecutive terms.
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