Biden says Democrats will 'shock' everyone in midterms (".. losses are(n't) going to be bad at all")

AFP on Yahoo ^ | 7/18/10 | Alex Ogle

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Vice President Joe Biden brushed aside suggestions on Sunday that Democrats will suffer big losses in November midterm elections, vowing that Barack Obama's governing party will "shock the heck out of everybody."

Speaking on the ABC News program "This Week," Biden dismissed prevailing wisdom that Democrats, 17 months into Obama's transformative residency in the White House, would suffer a drubbing at the hands of salivating Republicans.

"I don't think the losses are going to be bad at all," Biden said. "I think we're going to shock the heck out of everybody."

Biden said he was "confident when people take a look at what has happened since we've taken office in November and comparing it to the alternative, we're going to be in great shape."

The vice president said he believes the Obama administration will get credit from voters for helping guide the economy out of recession and passing key legislation on health care and financial reform.

"It's just going to take time," Biden said.

"The election is not until November. And I think we're going to have to firmly make our case."

Obama has launched into campaign mode in recent weeks, hoping to transform the spectacular grassroots support from Democrats and independent voters which propelled him to the presidency in 2008 into a full-bodied platform for his party in the upcoming congressional races.

[Personal Responsibility]

This is their response when the camreas are on:

This is their response when the cameras are off:

[jurroppi1]

ACORN is now COI (Community Organizations International). We would all do well to remember they have shed their skin (their tarnished name), but remain the same creature now called COI.

ACORN drops tarnished name and moves to silence critics

[RandallFlagg]

Excellent.
This should be in breaking, and some good bumperstickers need to be printed out.

Thank you.

[The Pack Knight]

Yes I have. Most of the ones who voted for Obama are seriously regretting their vote.

If Independents never voted Republican, then Republicans would have a hard time winning elections, considering the fact that there have always been more Democrats than Republicans, going back at least to the 1930s.

The polls say Independents favor Republican candidates over Democrat candidates in this year’s election by a substantial margin (46%-34%). I tend to believe statistics over generalized anecdotal evidence.

[Bellflower]

It's the cheating stupid! When will Republicans realize that getting a grip on cheating is the number one priority. These people having so much power makes me wonder how they have benefitted by working the system as to future cheating ability.

We need a think tank and decisive, conclusive plans to vastly ebb their ability to cheat themselves into office. I wonder how many of them would not be there if not for cheating. That, I think, is what would astound people.

I don't want to hear we can't do anything about it. I want to hear that if we need to move mountains and spend a good amount of our money and time on this we will get it done!

[musicman]

[tpmintx]

“Cause we’ve got some new methods of cheating our way to victory.”

Imagine the following scenario.

• Take an unemployed family; say Mom, Dad, and 2 over-18 kids.
• Move them into public housing a "leaning conservative district."
• Register them to vote after residency has been established (30-60 days in many places)
• Rinse and repeat until the election
• Then early vote or absentee in each city or state where they have registered to vote. Perhaps 12 different votes per family member?
• Do this for 10,000 families.

This could be done for less than $10Million and could not be detected.

Gomer Biden, DNC comes along on Nov 3rd and says: "Surprise surprise surprise!!"

[ripley]

“I tend to believe statistics over generalized anecdotal evidence.”

I would love to believe statistics over generalized anecdotal evidence but I’m acquainted with too many independents (I always ask the question, from what are they independent?)

IMHO

[joelt]

I see your point... When I’m not working, I’m digging the bunker deeper (so to speak). Getting control of the House looks doable. If we can somehow gain a majority in the Senate; it will help.

[jurroppi1]

I believe there were a number of threads here about it when the Breitbart stories regarding ACORN promoting tax evasion and underage prostitution were in the news. This was where O'keefe and Giles posed as a pimp and Ho asking ACORN for help to get a home mortgage. I had to look it up myself to provide the info in my original response to all of you.

I just found this item I hadn't heard of either: VIDEO: 'Andy Breitbart Explains It All For You' - An Exclusive Interview, Disturbing Admissions, and Manic Responses to the ACORN Video 'Pimp' Hoax

Interesting stuff indeed!

[SunkenCiv]

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