How can Republican voters win while Republican candidates lose?

This is an appeal to Republican voters. Back in 2000, Democratic voters felt very angry after that election between Gore and Bush, especially with the Supreme Court involved in the decision. Since that election a long eight years has passed. The Bush Administration took care of their supporters after that election when it came to awarding government contracts and any other perks allowed under law. All new Administrations do that. How do they tell? They look at election results by the voters and try to help those States when needed.

I live in California and we have had some bad financial times with unemployment as high as 7.3% while Nationally the unemployment rate is 6.1%. But it is not as bad a some States like Michigan. California went for Kerry in 2000 and even though we have a Republican Gov, Arnold, the Terminator, we didn't get any help from the Bush Administration.

After the election, which it looks now like Barack Obama is going to win and may win in a landslide, Obama is going to start a new beginning for this Country. He has to as things are bad. But where he starts that beginning will be based upon what States voted for him and which didn't.

So here's my pitch, if it continues to look like Barack Obama is going to win, do yourself and your State a favor and vote for him, and while you're at it, encourage your friends and family as well. If it is a truly one sided mandate, as I believe he will win in a landslide due to the financial mess we are in, we have a good chance of ending several problems all at once. First, it could help change the state of race relations for the better in this country. Secondly, with the financial crisis upon us and expected to get much, much worse, it can help bring us together, as Americans without Party labels as attributes. We have a chance to finally unite the country, as Obama, I believe, will lead from the Center, not the Left. We don't need more wars which is where McCain feels most comfortable dealing with, not the economy as his answer is more deregulation, which is what caused the problem. When things get tough for you, as they surely will, wouldn't it be nice to get a helping hand in solving these problems for ALL Americans, not just a few at the top. Hope you do too.