Posted on 10/05/2006 10:22:48 AM PDT by pabianice
Pending Hastert's news conference, Fox is reporting that internal Repub polls indicate that the Foley matter is destroying any chance of the Repubs keeping the House, "and maybe the Senate as well." Breaking as we await the Hastert news congerence. Fox reports that the entire country is riveted by this matter and it has "blown away" all other issues for the upcoming mid-terms.
I have a hard time believing this manufactured scandal is having this effect, but Fox seems to be shooting straight on this. Perhaps the dealy in the Hastert new conference is due to furious fighting over whether he needs to resign as speaker today. With no other candidate standing-by, Fox notes that Congress would be required to re-convene to elect a new speaker, keeping this mess in the lime light right up to election day. This ambush was apparently very well planned.
Same here but I'm talking about a real effort to get folks to just ignore them long enough to get them to realize they are shooting themselves in the foot going left. Their ratings have already took a hit but a dramatic hit for a month or two just may wake them up.
Scarborough is practicing propaganda, thinking he and his liberal buds can convince the values voters to allow the Commie Vampires who promote gay marriage into office?
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Not rational.
I guarantee you all that thirty days from now, the primary subject of concern of the average Election Day voter WILL NOT have ANYTHING to do with ex-Congressman Foley's behavior, or Speaker Hastert's response to it. FOX News may trend conservative, but it is as much a ratings-driven organization as any other network. It's their job to hype the news; it's ours to put things in perspective.
Cheney just said today that the GOP will retain control of both houses. I think Rove has his own plan to counter-attack against this organized smear campaign by the DNC.
This is bull$shit . Republicans will still vote Republican because they know that the Foley issue leaked out of the DNC septic tank of ideas . I think more Republicans will vote for their candidates because they are sick and tired of the left's underhanded tactics.
Yeah, but just wait until the first internal DNC memo turns up telling their candidates what to say to exploit the most mileage out of this thing.
Your "polling' results match mine. Much ado about nothing.
I agree that this story is not a vote changer. The big drop in gasoline prices is a much bigger issue to 95% of the voters. This is either hype or disinformation being given to Fox.
Yes, I've notived they have gone from calling him a minor to a teenager.
pew research AND npr WILL RELEASE POLLS TODAY SHOWING THAT THIS IS NOT HAVING A NEGATIVE EFECT OM REPUBLICANS. EVIDENCE EXISTS THAT IT IS ACTUALLY HELPING REPUBLICANS. FOX IS MAKING UP FOR PISSING 'toon OFF!!!
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Fox News is to the right of CNN but CNN US is to the right of CNN International.
When were the votes counted?
I don't think this story matters much to Reagan Democrats. Just my opinion. After all the Clinton scandals the standard for a real scandal is now so high that this story looks insignificant to the voters.
Wow. You mean NPR honestly reported their findings rather than bury it?
I would be much happier if the Republican party, especially elected officials, would have the courage to proclaim the party as "The anti-gay party". But more and more that is not the case.
Yeah, all I hear around the office is Yankees this, Terrell Owens that, Ohio States the best, etc.
He ain't smokin' "ready rolls"!
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1 - WHEN A REPUBLICAN ACTS LIKE A D-E-M-O-C-R-A-T
2 - the disappointed Republicans will then go to the the voting box and vote DEMOCRAT?
Doesn't make sense to me.
No, they may not directly vote Democrat, but if they vote Libertarian or Taxpayers (or whatever they call themselves now), or don't vote at all, that's the equivalent of a vote for the Democrats.
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