The GOP Is In Trouble

In a House special election yesterday, Prentiss County Chancery Clerk Travis Childers beat out Republican candidate Greg Davis, the mayor of Southaven, by a 54%-46% margin. This distict follows two previous House losses in Illinois and Louisiana in supposedly safe GOP districts.

Last night's loss was to a conservative Democrat who out-flanked Davis on the right.

This should be a wake-up call to the GOP that they need to get back to their conservative principles and run against the local candidate, not Barack Obama. It has been said that "all politics are local."

The GOP leadership has not been out front with conservative programs and principles. Unless they turn this around, more losses can be expected in November.