Posted on 06/21/2007 10:58:31 AM PDT by neverdem
It may be too early to make any predictions about the 2008 elections, but it's likely Republicans will win back some House seats they lost last year.
Indeed, as I noted in an earlier column, at least eight of the nine "most vulnerable" House seats are held by Democrats, according to veteran congressional elections analyst Stuart Rothenberg.
In Florida's 16th District, for example, Republicans are heavily favored to recapture the seat that Democrat Tim Mahoney narrowly won after Mark Foley resigned in disgrace in the House page scandal.
In Georgia's heavily Republican 8th District, Democrat Jim Marshall squeaked through with less than 1,800 votes. But the betting in political circles is that his seat, too, will end up in the GOP's column next year. The Republican Party is rallying behind Rick Goddard, the former commanding general at the Warner Robins Air Logistics base, who would give Mr. Marshall a very tough race.
In Texas' Republican-drawn 22nd District (formerly held by Tom DeLay), which gave President Bush 64 percent of its vote in 2004, Democrat Nick Lampson won by a thin margin, though his opponent was not on the ballot and had to run a write-in campaign. "This is probably the GOP's best opportunity to take back a district they lost last year," Mr. Rothenberg said in his latest analysis of the 2008 congressional elections.
In a volatile election cycle when Republican prospects are weakened by the unending war in Iraq and polls show a large majority of Americans believe the country is "on the wrong track," one would think the Democrats would be favored to strengthen their hold on the House.
But Republican campaign strategists now believe last year's wave that swept Democrats to power will not be replicated next year and that many seats they lost will be back...
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Why don’t we “repay” them the favor by repealing the 17th Amendment (Make them truely accountable to the states!).
I am hopeful that this it true. If it is, the immigration issue is probably the cause.
The game hasn’t even been played yet, if the Republicans can’t defeat passage of the immigration bill conservatives will only go out and vote for those who opposed it, they will let the others gag on their vote.
here here!!
CF, this article could have been written at any point in 2007, immigration issue or not. Of course most of the vulnerable House seats are held by Democrats. There are at least 36 House Democrats (many of them in their first term) representing districts in which Kerry got 45% or below; no Republicans hold House seats in which President Bush got below 46%. However, we need to (i) recruit strong challengers and (ii) focus on our conservative values in order to take back the House.
I don't have any inside info, just the sense of seething fury I see and hear, but I wonder if the traitorous bastards will have to wait for 2008 for their surprise.
Republicans are a pretty orderly group. My guess is they will remain angry-just waiting for their opportunity to strike back those that have insulted them and hurt the country. The elitist believe we are stupid with a limited attention span; we will forget...they will be sorry!
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