"Republicans will frame the election as a referendum on who can keep the nation safe, and they'll point out that most House Democrats voted against the terrorist interrogation and National Security Agency surveillance bills. And Republicans have a superior turnout drive."
We win!
"It is time to take seriously the possibility that the Democrats will assume control of the House of Representatives in the elections next month." Too scary to EVEN think about!
And maybe before calling the election over the pollsters at Newsweak can be asked to give us their internal data on their sample? A standard polling practise they magically forgot to do on this latest push poll. Why can't we see the Internal data Newsweak?
And with President Bush talking amnesty again, it almost seems as if the Republicans are trying to lose.
bttt for "a superior turnout" by the ones who are trying to prevent the RATS from getting enough power to actually be able to enact their Terrorist Bill of Rights.
I'm sorry, I don't see the Democrats gaining either House of Congress.
These words are just pipe dreams.
My, My, My, aren't we jumping into conclusions!! Sheesh, the election isn't EVEN here yet and those damn PRESStitutes are already wetting themselves over the headship...MY, MY, MY, we are gonna see crocodile tears come Nov night! I AM salivating with anticipation to watch the bastardly whores gloomy faces!! BROKEN GLASS, BROKEN GLASS and throw in some spikes for measure as well!!
The GOP is fortunate in one aspect. There is enough time between now and the election for other issues to overtake the Foley Scandal in the minds of most Americans. But if the GOP does lose control of the House, it will be based on the unforgiving outrage of enough social conservatives deciding to vent their anger at Republicans and staying home on election day.
Time to work even harder.
It's simple really, Al Gore killed manbearpig and now everyone is super stoked on the Democrats but they don't know it yet. /nonsense off
No it's not. And I hope you don't coach any sports teams. You're locker room pep talk would begin something like this; "after we loose today...."
The gane has barely begun, and it's not over til the whisle blows.
I have a lot of respect for Barone's opinions, but I think he's buying into the DC hysteria on this one. I've been talking casually to a lot of Republicans over the past few weeks, and no one seems so outraged by Foleygate that they're thinking of not voting or of - gasp! - voting for the dems. Not that it makes much difference here in California, but I just think all this doom-and-gloom is a bit premature.
And who exactly takes seriously Michael Barone? The man has been promoting open borders for years and I suspect he like the Wall St. Journal would like nothing more than to see the democrats take over.
Total desperation from the DemocRATS! Comrade Pederson, the Commie running against Jon Kyl in Arizona just threw another massive wad of mud at the U.S. by having a bunch of "military" posers slinging mud about Iraq. I've got to catch the ad again so I can get the guy's name who is slinging Commie mud for Pederson IN UNIFORM with the caption, Sgt. (Huff 'n' Puff?), U.S. Army. He is in violation of military regulations. I will bring this to the attention of his commander if this braindead bozo isn't a poser and really is what the ad claims he is.
IMO all the hand wringing about the political fallout of this 'scandal' is little more than Beltway and MSM wishful thinking. I doubt that there are many voters in the country who are surprised to learn that Congress is littered with corrupt demagogues, some of which are homosexuals.
The Dems have nothing appealing to offer. Their main hope is to go negative in order to keep enough likely GOP voters home on Election Day.
The Democrats of course as well as their political allies, the radical homosexual activists. But of course you in the liberal media already know this (same way the editors of Newsweek knew that the author of the book Primary Colors was their own Joe Klein, but pretended not to know). So stop playing dumb, US News. I see right through you.
When it comes to policy, legislation, they are pretty much dead. They couldn't hold 218 votes for liberalism, plus the Senate will still be in GOP hands.
The only thing that is the big change will be Conyers and Waxman with subpoena power. That is a big thing.
The very fact that the liberal slime machine released this Foley scandal when it did (though I'm glad we're free of Mark the Pervert) demonstrates just how unsure Dems are of winning back the Congress.
I still firmly believe we will retain control of the Congress - in both Houses.