To: Steelfish
WaPo is setting up a red herring. Michigan and Illinois will be easily won by the Dems because any Republicans with an iota of brains have already fled. After they win (regardless of how much cheating they have to do), the media will come back with “See? The Democrats are still popular. Obama is still popular. The Tea Parties are overrated. blah, blah, blah”. The Left will set up a straw dog and then use it to discourage conservatives.
4 posted on
06/20/2010 9:46:25 PM PDT by
OrangeHoof
(Washington, we Texans want a divorce!)
To: OrangeHoof
Also, the guy quoted is totally off base. He says the GOP can’t do well in a natl election without doing well in MI, WI, IL, OH and PA. Where was he when W won twice and lost MI, WI, IL and PA both times? W went 2/10 in those states and served 2 terms.
Now, something has clearly gone wrong as the GOP went 15/15 in those 5 states in the 80s. But they can still win without cleaning up in them as W proved.
6 posted on
06/20/2010 10:17:55 PM PDT by
jeltz25
To: OrangeHoof
WaPo is setting up a red herring. Michigan and Illinois will be easily won by the Dems because any Republicans with an iota of brains have already fled.
In Michigan we'll pick up the governor's mansion and at least two house seats. The governor's race will go to someone less than perfect but 1000% better than Granholm. Dan Benisheck sounds good in the first district race and Tim Walberg is as conservative as they come and leading by wide margins in the 7th district race.
9 posted on
06/21/2010 4:33:00 AM PDT by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: OrangeHoof
Michigan and Illinois will be easily won by the Dems because any Republicans with an iota of brains have already fled.
Much of Illinois is quite conservative. Rockford, a suffering industrial area, voted for McCain over Obama. More importantly, corruption often winds up consuming itself. The Dem House Leadership (Mike Madigan) is at odds with the Lt Gov who replaced Blago. The Republican, Brady, is mostly good and is up 10 points.
11 posted on
06/21/2010 6:01:59 AM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
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