MOST AMERICANS ARE CONSERVATIVES, BUT NO PARTY TO GO TO.

A new Gallup poll is out and it claims that 40% of Americans identify themselves as conservative. Only 21% view themselves as Liberals. 35% of America is moderate. What’s interesting about the study is that 22% of Democrats consider themselves conservative.

The GOP would have a great chance of taking the house back and in a few years taking back the White House, but they have to find someone who is Conservative and get on message. The GOP also needs to define how conservative they are going to be. Maybe each of the candidates needs to write an essay called, “What Being A Conservative Means To Me”.

Here’s a link to the Gallup poll (link)

DEMOCRATS SET THEIR SIGHTS ON TEXAS

During the past Presidential election I said many times that by 2016 I believe Texas will be THE swing state in the U.S. and it appears as though I’m not the only one. Just look at the major cities in Texas and how they are turning even more blue every election.

DNC Chairman, Tim Kaine, announced today that the Fall DNC meeting will be held in Texas. So is Texas the next Virginia, only a much bigger prize? Here is the story from CNN:

(CNN) — Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine appears to have his eyes set on Texas, announcing Monday the organization’s fall meeting will be held in the Lone Star state.

“Not only is Texas a great, beautiful and diverse state, it represents a tremendous growth opportunity for the Democratic Party,” Kaine wrote in an e-mail to DNC supporters.

Now, some might find that notion odd given Texas’s traditionally conservative bent and its recent history of supporting Republican candidates for elective office,” Kaine continued. “But I don’t find it odd at all — and in fact, I am more convinced than ever that Texas is trending our way and will continue to do so.”

Obama lost to Republican presidential candidate John McCain by 11 percentage points and close to 1 million votes. Still, that margin is less than more than half of what it was when the state’s favored son George W. Bush was on the presidential ballot.

In his letter Monday, Kaine specifically cited Texas’ large Hispanic organization and the grassroots infrastructure put in place by the Obama campaign in 2008 as reasons the traditionally-considered red state may turn blue.

“In so many ways, I believe Texas is poised to move towards our column, just as Virginia has,” Kaine said.

Dear Friend:
It’s time to announce the location of the DNC Fall Meeting, scheduled for September 10th – 12th, 2009. I’m excited to be the first to tell you that this year’s meeting will be in Austin, Texas. In a phrase, we are Lone Star State bound!

Of course, as you know, not only is Texas a great, beautiful and diverse state, it represents a tremendous growth opportunity for the Democratic Party. Now, some might find that notion odd given Texas’s traditionally conservative bent and its recent history of supporting Republican candidates for elective office. But I don’t find it odd at all — and in fact, I am more convinced than ever that Texas is trending our way and will continue to do so.

It wasn’t that long ago — less than 10 years, in fact — that Virginia was considered just as strong a lock for the Republicans as Texas has been. In Virginia, we had Republican Governors, Republican U.S. Senators and a strong Republican majority in our Congressional delegation and state legislature. And we didn’t merit any attention from Presidential candidates during general elections because no Democratic candidate since Lyndon Johnson had won Virginia’s electoral votes.

Today? I’m the second consecutive Democrat to serve as Governor of Virginia, we took back the State Senate and have reached near parity in the House of Delegates. Both of our U.S. Senators are Democrats, and Democrats are the majority of our U.S. House delegation. And of course, in November, Barack Obama became the first Democratic Presidential candidate since 1964 to carry the Old Dominion.

In so many ways, I believe Texas is poised to move towards our column, just as Virginia has. Texas is an increasingly diverse state with a burgeoning and politically active Hispanic population that went strongly for Barack Obama in 2008. And, as a result of investments made by my predecessor, the commitments we’ve made, and the hard work of the Texas Democratic Party — which has done an outstanding job rebuilding the party, attracting good candidates, and expanding our reach — we have a strong and growing Democratic Party infrastructure. Add to that the significant investments we plan to make in Texas through Organizing for America (OFA), and the work OFA will be doing in communities across the state in support of the President’s important and popular agenda, and we have every reason to feel bullish about our chances in Texas. Exciting things are possible because we believe every single state on the map is important.

Of course, it’s also a very exciting time for us to meet because of what Democrats have accomplished electorally in the past year and because of what the President — with our support — has accomplished during his first few, short months in office.

President Obama was elected on a mandate for change. Because of his victory last November and Democrats’ relentless work to make the change he promised during the campaign a reality, women will finally receive equal pay for equal work, four million additional children have access to health care through the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and a historic economic recovery package is putting Americans back to work. And of course, by the time we meet the Senate should have confirmed the President’s historic choice, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, for the Supreme Court.

I look forward to seeing you in Austin on September 10th at this historic time for our party and the DNC. Austin is a world-renowned destination — a truly wonderful city — and I know we’ll all have a great time. Information about making a reservation can be found below, and if you have any questions whatsoever please don’t hesitate to contact XXXXXX at XXXXX or XXXXX, or the Secretary’s Office at XXXXX.

Hope to see you there,

Governor Tim Kaine
Chairman

CHAD WILL BE TWITTERING TONIGHT

Be sure to sign up and follow me on Twitter. Not only will I be Twittering tonight during Obama’s speech, but during the morning show and throughout the day as well. How do you find me on Twitter? It’s easy:

www.twitter.com/chadhastyradio

Clinton News Coverage

The following is from Rex Andrew:

For those of you visiting chadhasty.com, here is a preview of one of the cases on Friday’s edition of Rex Offender.  It’s about a story on ABC’s evening newscast on Monday.  Keep in mind, the newscast is only 30 minutes long.  When you deduct time for commercials, the actual news time is perhaps 21-22 minutes.  Reporters compete for time on the newscast.  Only the most newsworthy stories make it on the air.  Judge for yourself whether this 18-second story was newsworthy.

“And at the state department today, there was a symbolic swearing in for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who took the official oath last month.  The secretary made her husband, the former president, blush, when she thanked him for a lifetime of all kinds of experiences, which she quickly added has given her an extraordinary richness, for which she expressed gratitude.”

Was this really newsworthy?  No way.  As the story indicated, the ceremony was symbolic…the official oath had already taken place.  Surely there was more important news ABC could have aired.

Here’s my take on why the story was aired.

I suspect this was part of the ongoing effort by some in the media to rehabilitate Bill Clinton’s reputation.  I also suspect ABC newsman George Stephanopoulos, a former Clinton staffer, was the person who was responsible for the story.  It was ten years ago this month that Clinton’s impeachment trial was coming to an end, and perhaps Stephanopoulos anticipates there will be stories in the next few weeks reminding Americans about the trial.

What do you think?  More about this on Friday.

GALLUP: TEXAS DIVIDED

A Gallup series called “State of the States” shows Texans are about evenly divided(43% Democratic 41% Republican) when it comes to party affiliations. In fact according to Gallup, Texas is one of the most evenly divided states in the country.

“The most balanced political states in 2008 were Texas (+2 Democratic), South Dakota (+1), Mississippi (+1), North Dakota (+1), South Carolina (even), Arizona (even), Alabama (+1 Republican), and Kansas (+2 Republican).”

So what does this mean? Nothing really. This is the Obama bounce we are seeing nationwide and it’s a long time until 2012. What does this mean for the Governor’s race? Could a Democrat win the race? Well sure anything is possible, but with 2 high profile Republicans in the run I don’t see it happening…yet.

Here is the link to the Gallup poll: LINK

PALIN 2012: THE MAVERICK IS BACK!

Gov. Sarah Palin has pretty much announced that she will run for President in 2012 by launching SarahPAC today. According to CNN (link) this will just keep her as a player in national politics. From CNN:

“SarahPac will support local and national candidates who share Gov. Palin’s ideas and goals for our country,” says the PAC’s Web site, which promises that Palin will be “a strong voice for energy independence and reform.”

Sarah Palin sticking around is a good idea I think. President Obama is getting a lot of headlines and to be honest there is no real Republican/Conservative leader. If Palin can rebuild her image a bit and travel the country while supporting other candidates, I think she could build up an even bigger following than she has now. I do believe that many Republicans are looking for their “Obama” and Sarah Palin could be it. I may not agree with Palin on all the issues, but she sure did get crowds energized during the election. Of course next to McCain that wasn’t hard to do.

Here is the link to SarahPAC: LINK

More on this tomorrow’s LFN.

OBAMA IS COMING TO WASHINGTON!

Hope and change is on its way to D.C. and we will have you covered on both Lubbock’s First News and The Chad Hasty Show. On Tuesday, LFN will go into overtime as we bring you the mysterious 4th hour of the show leading into ABC News and the Inaguration of Barack Obama. In the 4th hour on Tuesday we want to hear from everyone on what they think Obama will change. This includes the Democrats…I know some of you listen to KFYO…right? This will be your chance to call in and gloat tell us what you think Obama will do for the United States.

Oh and will someone tell CNN, FOX, and MSNBC that covering the Obama train ride isn’t that exciting.

Audio of Gov. Mike Huckabee Calling Into LFN

If you missed Gov. Mike Huckabee on this mornings LFN, we’ve posted the audio of the interview under the “Podcasts” section on chadhasty.com. You can also click HERE to listen to the audio. Goc. Huckabee will be at Barnes and Noble here in Lubbock on Sunday from 2-3pm signing books. Check out the audio, he has some interesting answers to a few questions.

Obama Landslide?

This morning on LFN I predicted an Obama landslide victory tonight with wins in VA, OH, NC (close..but a win) and CO, NM for battle ground wins. That would give Senator Barack Obama 326 electoral votes. I was battling between Florida and North Carolina turning blue, but at the end of the day I think McCain will edge out Obama in Florida while Obama edges out McCain in NC. At first even I thought that was crazy, but even the master Karl Rove is now predicting an Obama landslide. The difference between his map and mine? Florida and North Carolina. He thinks Florida will flip to blue while NC stays red.

Here’s the link.

 

Podcasts Posted, Why Do Conservatives Dominate Talk Radio?

If you missed tonight’s show or just want to hear it again, it’s been posted on our podcast site just go to: http://chadhastyshow.podomatic.com/. Tonight we talked about the Lubbock Party Patrol, Dungeons and Dragons, Texas Tech, and Trevor White’s article in the Daily Toreador regarding why conservatives dominate talk radio.

Speaking of that article… click the link to see the whole article: LINK

And here’s part of the article:

I believe that the success that conservatives experience is because people who listen to the radio for news and commentary are more educated people who have a well developed BS detector. Radio listeners can sense when talk jocks are bending the truth or avoiding a certain perspective that makes more sense. This means when a host presents his opinion he must back it up with either facts and logic, or just be so outrageously humorous that the listener doesn’t care if he is wrong.

This is the downfall of liberal beliefs, actual logic. You see, for the most part, at the fundamental level liberal thoughts are actually not thoughts at all, they are inclinations based on feelings: Feel sorry for the poor; be scared of guns; want equally distributed income so we can all be happy.

So why do you think conservatives dominate talk radio?