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Democrats' election woes: Expectations crumble as retirements begin to mount
The Hill ^ | January 25, 2010 | Aaron Blake

Posted on 01/26/2010 6:33:32 PM PST by CutePuppy

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If Republicans knock off "blue dog" / "conservative" Democrats in conservative districts and "red" states, they have a good chance to take over the House, but still may have problems to take back the Senate.

That said, in either case, Obama's and Pelosi's agenda will be crippled and they will not be able to govern normally while actually "owning" the results of their policies, and not being able to credibly blame Republicans for them, in 2012.

If GOP doesn't actually take over House and/or Senate, it will be a repeat of Carter's 1980 scenario when Democrats ran both branches outright, not Clinton's 1996 scenario when he blamed anything "bad" on 1995-1996 Republican Congress, while taking credit for anything that was decreed "good" by the media.

1 posted on 01/26/2010 6:33:32 PM PST by CutePuppy
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On behalf of Palin, those alleged “retirements” are nothing more than libtard cover for QUITTERS! =.=


2 posted on 01/26/2010 6:37:51 PM PST by cranked
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Keep acting like a jackass Obama.
You’ll soon be alone.


3 posted on 01/26/2010 6:38:48 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 Halfbaked: 50c)
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Or a reshuffle of the deck.....


4 posted on 01/26/2010 6:39:54 PM PST by rightwingextremist1776
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To: mylife

They simply do not want to be fired or branded a loser, so they say happy trails to you.


5 posted on 01/26/2010 6:41:16 PM PST by FreedBird (S)
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The good news is that the Dems are practically giving away the DE senate seat.

The bad news is that Mike Castle is a cap and trade approving RINO.

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.


6 posted on 01/26/2010 6:42:58 PM PST by exit82 (Democrats are the enemy of freedom. Sarah Palin is our Esther.)
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No. This is what happens when self centered tyrants rule.

People jump ship.


7 posted on 01/26/2010 6:44:31 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 Halfbaked: 50c)
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Skelton and Boswell both need to retire.


8 posted on 01/26/2010 6:47:25 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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Obama, Pelosi and Reid need to retire.
Kerry, Frank, Durbin, Boxer, the list is endless.


9 posted on 01/26/2010 6:50:25 PM PST by mylife (Opinions: $1.00 Halfbaked: 50c)
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Obama is not helping his own party get re-elected. Everyone he campaigns for becomes a big loser.


10 posted on 01/26/2010 6:51:42 PM PST by FreedBird (S)
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Its the beginning of a Democratic stampede for the exits. Obama faces a huge job tomorrow night to keep a trickle from turning into a flood.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

11 posted on 01/26/2010 6:52:14 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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'Well, the big difference here and in ’94 was, you’ve got me.’

Bill Clinton's approval rating January 1994, 55%.
Barack Obama's approval rating January 2010, 48%.

12 posted on 01/26/2010 6:54:46 PM PST by Qout
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The obvious to me is the minority in Mass was never going to vote for a white female AG. They are racist, sexist, and not very keen on prosecutors.


13 posted on 01/26/2010 6:56:09 PM PST by eyedigress ( now.)
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Obama hasn't even hit bottom yet. What is clear is he has no strategy to get out of the economic hole created by his policies. His rhetoric will not be enough to raise the tide to lift all the boats. He is screwed.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

14 posted on 01/26/2010 6:59:26 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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Whenever a Dem loses, the Tip O'Neil excuse that all politics is local gets trotted out (>13,000 times for Coakley).

It sure seems that local politics is bad everywhere for the Dems.

15 posted on 01/26/2010 7:00:40 PM PST by Plutarch
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Elections are national when the Democrats are winning them. When they lose it has nothing to do with the country whatsoever.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

16 posted on 01/26/2010 7:03:59 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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They smell blood in the water.

THEIRS!!!

And they should.


17 posted on 01/26/2010 7:12:05 PM PST by Dick Bachert (THE 2010 ELECTIONS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT IN OUR LIFETIMES! BE THERE!!!)
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Marion Berry could stay in Washington and be elected mayor—as long as he doesn’t let the electorate see what he looks like.


18 posted on 01/26/2010 8:07:25 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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Whenever a Dem loses, the Tip O'Neil excuse that all politics is local gets trotted out

Yes, sly Tip wanted people to think that, so they can run the "dogs" of appropriate color for the local constituents. Obliging media kept repeating this "big lie" until they convinced enough politicians of it. That's how we find ourselves with Democrat Senators in what normally should be "red" states like Dakotas, Missouri, Nevada etc. etc.

We could have a permanent near-veto-proof Senate (about 30 "red" states) if GOP leadership understood that. As Gingrich proved in 1994, "nationalizing" elections works to clear advantage of Republicans. Not that they knew what to do with it after 1998 / 2000. In 2006 and 2008 Rahm Emanuel and Chuck Schumer "localized" them again, and GOP didn't even know what hit 'em.

19 posted on 01/26/2010 8:52:52 PM PST by CutePuppy (If you don't ask the right questions you may not get the right answers)
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Obama faces a huge job tomorrow night to keep a trickle from turning into a flood.

Here is my suggestion to GOP Representatives and Senators for tomorrow's SOTU - sit on your hands and do not applaud when Obama says something flattering about conservative ideas, like he did in his first one:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2437989/posts?page=15#15 - Bleak Economic Projections as Obama Prepares for State of the Union Address

20 posted on 01/26/2010 9:00:57 PM PST by CutePuppy (If you don't ask the right questions you may not get the right answers)
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