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Dem allies zero in on House GOP
The Hill ^ | July 20, 2006 | Alexander Bolton

Posted on 07/20/2006 4:06:21 PM PDT by neverdem

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1 posted on 07/20/2006 4:06:23 PM PDT by neverdem
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To: neverdem

This is exactly how Hillary will do it. Her supporters, including Soros, will spend a billion dollars to get her back in the White House.


2 posted on 07/20/2006 4:11:58 PM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: neverdem
The breadth of this mobilization against House Republican candidates appears to surpass by far any similar effort being waged against Democratic House candidates or Senate candidates.

Don't expect this to change any time soon. Most conservatives I know would rather sit around and b*tch amongst themselves rather than do anything to help a candidate.

3 posted on 07/20/2006 4:12:39 PM PDT by GoBucks2002
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To: neverdem

Good thing McCain-Feingold took the money out of politics.


4 posted on 07/20/2006 4:15:48 PM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: doug from upland

Who's she gonna marry to do that? I don't see her winning it.


5 posted on 07/20/2006 4:16:49 PM PDT by phoenix0468 (http://www.mylocalforum.com -- Go Speak Your Mind.)
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To: GoBucks2002

Yeah . Let's hope that the fear of Liberals in control will motivate people .The Republicans might not be perfect, but the alternaive is unthinkable .


6 posted on 07/20/2006 4:20:11 PM PDT by FRONTLINER (Harris is done . McBride can beat Nelson for Florida Senate '06 ! And he's Conservative !)
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To: neverdem

I don't care how mad I am at the Republicans, when I see crap like this, knowing who's behind it and what their evil goal is, I will come out swinging to keep them from getting in!!


7 posted on 07/20/2006 4:25:54 PM PDT by NRA2BFree
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To: neverdem
I notice that my Congressman (for now) Charles Taylor, NC 11th, is on the target list. I ran in the primary against Taylor because it is his time to be defeated. I couldn't beat him in the primary, but it looks like Heath Shuler (former football player, current Democrat) will defeat him.

Then, in 2008, I'll take a look at going against Shuler, who is an empty suit.

P.S. Interested in a Freeper in Congress? Keep in touch with me.

Congressman Billybob

Latest article: "Stupidity about WW III: 'Here's your Sign' "

Please see a new statement on running for Congress, here,

8 posted on 07/20/2006 4:26:27 PM PDT by Congressman Billybob (http://www.ArmorforCongress.com)
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To: neverdem

As many as 24 Democratic-allied outside interest groups have launched attacks or waged other political activity in 82 congressional districts represented by House Republicans, according to data compiled the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).

So......................

what is the point here?


9 posted on 07/20/2006 4:28:49 PM PDT by WhiteGuy (It's about the People Who Count the Votes................. - Wally O'Dell)
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To: neverdem
I have received several phone calls from "American Family Voices" attacking Shays. They use heavy-handed propaganda-laden scripts that sound a lot like press statements from North Korea. It wouldn't surprise me if they used the same PR agencies.

Ironically, one of the main targets of liberal groups is Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.), one of the House authors of the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act that empowered outside groups by strengthening fundraising restrictions on the national parties.

There's nothing ironic about it at all - that was undoubtedly one of the motives behind the drafting of the bill to begin with - if Shays didn't realize it at the time, then it just means that he's an even bigger fool than everybody thinks he is...

10 posted on 07/20/2006 4:34:23 PM PDT by The Electrician ("Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.")
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To: phoenix0468

The most serious mistake one can make is underestimating the enemy.


11 posted on 07/20/2006 4:48:31 PM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
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To: neverdem

I wonder how many Democrats will vote in St. Tammany and St. Bernard Parish? I have a feeling we'll see the voter rolls bleed with illegal absentee voting.


12 posted on 07/20/2006 4:51:04 PM PDT by Bogey78O (<thinking of new tagline>)
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To: neverdem

If they send the moonbats out into Republican districts, it may actually help Republicans.


13 posted on 07/20/2006 4:52:02 PM PDT by IamConservative (Who does not trust a man of principle? A man who has none.)
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To: The Electrician
You should hear the latest ads attacking Heather Wilson here in NM.

Paraphrasing - "At a time when so many are working for the minimum wage*, Heather Wilson voted herself a BIG raise yada, yada." They apparently think their audience is too stupid to understand that even dim congress critters voted for that raise.

Another ad accuses Bush of helping Heather raise campaign money. As a former liberal co-worker said on hearing that one ... "Get Out".

Bush raised that money at the "swanky" Hyatt Regency - gotta go for the class warfare whenever possible.

Anyway these are their "issues".

*(Albuquerque City Council enacted a "living wage" this past spring. Starts with $6.75 an hour minimum wage in 2007 - climbs to $7.50 an hour by 2009 - and as an aside it was announced today that job creation in NM dropped drastically and unexpectedly in the last couple of months - one could cry at the stupidity here)

14 posted on 07/20/2006 8:17:54 PM PDT by Let's Roll ( "Congressmen who ... undermine the military ... should be arrested, exiled or hanged" - A. Lincoln)
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To: Congressman Billybob

Thanks for the links.


15 posted on 07/20/2006 8:40:21 PM PDT by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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To: Congressman Billybob

I have very little sympathy for anyone claiming to be a Republican who campaigns for Dems as you do.


16 posted on 07/21/2006 4:16:11 AM PDT by iowamark
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To: iowamark
You misread and misunderstand what I said. I do not "campaign for Dems," as you say. Never have. Never will.

What I do is describe as accurately as I can the facts on the ground of any political situation. Here in the 11th District race for Congress, the facts are: Heath Shuler is an empty suit, with no political experience, who is beholden to the unions for much of his support. He claims to be "a conservative" but if he votes with his financial backers, he will display himself as a liberal in short order.

Second set of facts: Democrats and Republicans are about even in registration in this District. Still, the District is strongly conservative because many of the Democrats are Zell Miller types who have no use for "San Francisco liberals." (Speaking of which, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi donated $4,000 to Schuler.) In state and national elections, this District consistently votes more conservative than North Carolina as a whole.

Third set of facts: The 16-year incumbent, Charles Taylor, has consistently voted for conservative positions on legislation in the House. However, he has a long and growing history of questionable and possibly corrupt financial transactions. He was involved with Abramoff in a well-publicized deal concerning the Chippewa Tribe and its casino in Minnesota.

Resulting fact: multiple, independent polls have been showing for a month that the voters of the 11th District prefer Heath Shuler by a significant margin. Shuler has room for his support to grow, since he is not universally known in the District. Taylor has no room to grow, since (for better or worse) he is universally known.

Put those facts together, and you reach the logical conclusion that Shuler will probably defeat Taylor in November. And if that is so, then I should plan to run against Shuler in 2008, which is exactly what I am looking at. I am not, however, campaigning for or against either Shuler or Taylor. Whoever wins, the District will get a defective Congressman from 2006 to 2008.

How do you translate that into a conclusion that I am "campaigning for Dems"?

P.S. Interested in a Freeper in Congress? Keep in touch with me.

Congressman Billybob

Latest article: "Stupidity about WW III: 'Here's your Sign' "

Please see a new statement on running for Congress, here,

17 posted on 07/21/2006 5:05:00 AM PDT by Congressman Billybob (http://www.ArmorforCongress.com)
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To: neverdem

When has big labor NOT been energized to take back the House? Remember they are now split. If they too weak to get it done before what will different now?


18 posted on 07/21/2006 6:54:14 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (John Spencer: Fighting to save America from Hillary Clinton..)
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To: Congressman Billybob
I ran in the primary against Taylor because it is his time to be defeated. I couldn't beat him in the primary, but it looks like Heath Shuler (former football player, current Democrat) will defeat him. Then, in 2008, I'll take a look at going against Shuler, who is an empty suit.

I think that any reasonable person would say that that you are campaigning for Shuler to defeat Taylor, despite your protestation of neutrality.

I understand that you may hope to run against Shuler in 2008 but; it is inexcusable to want to put the Pelosi/Murtha gang in power, even in the hope of later dethroning them.

19 posted on 07/21/2006 8:14:30 AM PDT by iowamark
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To: iowamark

Pelosi/Murtha

Mclame/Sphincter

6 of one

Half dozen of the other.


20 posted on 07/21/2006 8:23:13 AM PDT by Leatherneck_MT (In a world where Carpenters come back from the dead, ALL things are possible.)
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