You must vote DONKEYCRAT on Tuesday!!!!!
Posted on 11/05/2006 5:53:16 PM PST by GOPbarney6
Republican Senate candidates have bounced back in two largely overlooked states, strengthening their party's chance to retain control of the U.S. Senate in Tuesday's elections, according to an exclusive series of McClatchy Newspapers-MSNBC polls.
Twelve new state-by-state polls show a surprise shift in the political battleground to the north as Republican incumbents clawed their way back in two states frequently written off as lost to them -- Montana and Rhode Island.
In Montana, Republican Sen. Conrad Burns has fought back to a 47-47 percent tie with Democrat Jon Tester after trailing in all earlier polls.
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You must vote DONKEYCRAT on Tuesday!!!!!
I respectively disagree, he is the director of this play! He has shifted the focus of the campaign, without his tactics and strategy we get clobbered! My humble opinion!
10-29-06
Second: The RYMB phenomenon is in large part satire of the demonization of Rove by the left. He is their ultimate bogeyman, and since you missed the humor, I'll tell you: that's funny as hell.
Finally: If people are finally starting to think about who they really want in office, in spite of a tsunami of leftist drive-by media propaganda, honor is due to whomever is getting the counter-message delivered.
Your singing to the Choir! Well guys I got to get ready for bed and listen to Drudge tonight! Should be a good one!
Go GOP, GOTV, Ditto and all the rest!
If you wish. I believe it is the strength of our ideas, combined with the total lack of a plan on anything by our opponents, that is causing the unenthusiastic middle to start swinging Republican.
Two months out, anyone pissed off can say, "I'll vote for dems". But 2 days out, the mushy middle is focusing on what will happen if candidate R or D is elected - and they are trending candidate R!
And R is NOT for Rove.
Your singing to the Choir! Well guys I got to get ready for bed and listen to Drudge tonight! Should be a good one!
Go GOP, GOTV, Ditto and all the rest!
You may well be right about the satire. I'm not stupid, but I AM socially awkward...
But I married an understanding woman 20 years ago, and ended up with 3 decent kids, so sometimes it truly IS better to be lucky than good!
Understanding women are THE BEST. We're pretty lucky alright. And blessed.
Oh my god, is that a real screenshot?!?!
Did somebody hack their site after 2002?
If they did, that's the most amazing thing ever.
Awwww. That's great.
I'm a dork too, btw, so I appreciate the sentiment.
The Gallup poll is out; in two weeks, the Dem's advantage on the generic ballot has narrowed from 13 points to 7 points.
Highlights:
"Based on history, a 7-point lead among likely voters still suggest Democrats will take enough votes to win a majority of seats in the House," says Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of the Gallup Poll. What gives some analysts pause, however, is the sophisticated redistricting over the past decade that has made most congressional districts less competitive...
Pew Research Center survey released Sunday also showed that an 11-point edge for Democrats on the congressional ballot two weeks ago had narrowed to 4 points among likely voters. "It's gone from a slam-dunk for Democrats to take the House to a pretty good chance," says Andy Kohut, director of the center.
The survey of 1,362 likely voters, taken Thursday through Sunday, has a margin of error of 3 points.
The president and the war in Iraq remain at the center of this election: 36% of likely voters saying that are casting a ballot for a candidate to send a message that they oppose Bush; 20% to send a message that they support him.
What's shifted is the determination of Republicans to vote. The Democratic advantage among registered voters was 11 points, but Republican voters were more likely to be judged as sure to go to the polls, making the edge among likely voters smaller.
A month ago, the Democratic margin among registered and likely voters was identical.
It's not what Ken Mehlman would have liked to see in in the final Gallup poll, but it is a big shift in a two week period, and it suggests the GOP has the momentum. We will see whether that's enough to keep control of the House and Senate.
http://tks.nationalreview.com/
It sure is. I played hell finding it to save on my hard drive for future usage during election seasons.
Petronski, LS says you keep pretty good tabs on him. How can I be notified when he posts?
He's been kind enough to provide me with pings at crucial moments.
And when I see him in the post queue, I always click. I so very much want him to be right.
Well, for what it's worth, the Dems have shifted resources to R.I. and Montana. As well, Kos expressed concern.
If I had to wager a guess I say Montana is close, but the leanings of the state and Rep turnout pull it to Burns.
DeWine is still a bit behind. Depending on your POV, his chances of pulling this out a) depend on his last name or b) incumbancy.
Some analysts think the name is still a big draw. It's the main reason he won before. Me? I think if he pulls this out incumbancy is to credit.
I'm still pulling for him to lose.
If the Republicans manage to hold on to Congress, it will be a great victory. Over the past year, it seems they were doing everything possible to alienate their base--the Immigration Reform row was the poster child for Republican incompetence. If they hang on, they had better learn from their mistakes instead of 2 more years of complacency.
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