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Cook: Odds Of GOP Senate Near Zero After Delaware
IBD's Capital Hill ^ | 9/17/2010 | Sean Higgins

Posted on 09/17/2010 9:45:49 AM PDT by Slyscribe

Veteran election analyst Charlie Cook has backed away from his earlier prediction that control of the Senate was in play in this election. In light of Tuesday’s Delaware Republican primary, Cook says the odds now overwhelmingly favor the Democrats retaining their Senate majority:

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To: ilgipper

“Wizards of smart. Scott Brown never could win against Coakley. Rubio couldn’t beat Crist. Rubio couldn’t win with Crist as an independent.

Yada Yada.”
++++++++++++++

To the degree we listen to the ‘experts’ the worse off we are.


181 posted on 09/17/2010 1:42:12 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 46 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: hiredhand
What dumbass needs to understand is that we don't WANT GOPers like Cook in the Senate. If our voting for "upstanding" people results in the Dems controlling the House and Senate, then so be it. The sooner this nation digresses into hell, the sooner perhaps people will be willing to get off their dead asses and do something about it... maybe.

The last election, that gave us obummer, had about 38% turnout according to Glen Beck. 38% of Americans could be assed enough to go vote. We have what we deserve. Hopefully the turnout might increase in November.

182 posted on 09/17/2010 1:45:27 PM PDT by ScreamingFist
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To: musicman
If “Tokyo Rove” would have fought one tenth as hard for Norm Coleman’s

If Norm Coleman had acted even slightly Conservative instead acting like the typical ankle grabbing panty-waisted Rino he was, There never would have been a recount.

The Clown Franken has been pretty quiet ever since the news came out that he won by illegal votes from Felons.

183 posted on 09/17/2010 1:46:31 PM PDT by HP8753 (Live Free!!!! .............or don't.)
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To: LS
Has anyone gotten 65 ever? I think getting a majority of solid Conservatives in place of these RINO Mike Castle style RINO Senators would work. We can pick off some of the less doctrinaire Democrats Senators, especially if the tide is flowing so strong against them.

Reagan got lots done without controlling the Congress, it can be done if the will of the voters is made clear enough by the results. Problem has been since 1994 voters keep sending mix signals s every other election.

184 posted on 09/17/2010 2:22:03 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (The problem with Socialism is eventually you run out of other people's money. Lady Thatcher)
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To: MNJohnnie

“They GOP Establishment mouthpieces face either ostracism from the Conservative movement as traitors or ostracism from the Conservative movement as irrelevant, non-credible cretins.”

Well put. Sounds like a GREAT result to those of us that are interested in utterly REFORMING the GOP!


185 posted on 09/17/2010 3:06:31 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 46 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: RockinRight

“I dunno...considering that Feingold is down in the latest poll, Manchin (D) is falling in WV, and Fiorina is on Boxer’s heels, even without DE I think it’s possible.”

We need Dino to punch out Patty tennis shoes also. I hope his campaign energizes more SOON.


186 posted on 09/17/2010 3:13:17 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 46 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: Kozy

“Forget your old polls, there is a mega change undergoing America. The Castles and Coons of the establishment are being throw out by the people. Charlie, you’re next.”

LOL - I love it.


187 posted on 09/17/2010 3:18:31 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 46 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: DarthVader

“Anyone who raises more than 1 million $ in two days can win.”

Now up to $1.668M over less than 3 days.
http://www.christine2010.com/


188 posted on 09/17/2010 3:20:40 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 46 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: MNJohnnie
I'm sure the GOP had a 2/3 in the Civil War. The point is, this culling out of the RINOS is key because then we won't need 65, we'll only need 60, and that's attainable.

But hear me on this: the closer you get to 60, the harder it will be to get that last RINO, because they will know that everything hinges on their vote. So it will in the short-term make Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Grahamnesty the most important people in the Senate.

189 posted on 09/17/2010 3:23:41 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: SeattleBruce

LOL! I’ll have to contribute to make it more.


190 posted on 09/17/2010 4:24:31 PM PDT by DarthVader (That which supports Barack Hussein Obama must be sterilized and there are NO exceptions!)
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To: padre35

“She is down 5.5, as her poll numbers move up, Coons move downwards, she doesn’t need to make up all 11 pts.”

Plus the MoE on the Ras poll is 4% - at the positive end of that it means that she’s only -3, or as you are suggesting, CO would only need to eat 1.5% into Coons weak support to tie him.

I think it’s closer to than 11!


191 posted on 09/17/2010 6:20:13 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 46 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: DarthVader

Now she’s at $1.7M+!!
http://www.christine2010.com/


192 posted on 09/17/2010 6:21:11 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 46 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: LS

“But hear me on this: the closer you get to 60, the harder it will be to get that last RINO, because they will know that everything hinges on their vote. So it will in the short-term make Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Grahamnesty the most important people in the Senate.”

At some point, this nation will truly sicken of those people, and the RATs being the logjam to true Conservative reform.


193 posted on 09/17/2010 6:23:12 PM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 46 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: SeattleBruce

Depends, can O’Donnell counter the Dhimmi Cash advantage?

I’d love to know name recognition numbers in DE.


194 posted on 09/17/2010 6:27:35 PM PDT by padre35 (You shall not ignore the laws of God, the Market, the Jungle, and Reciprocity Rm10.10)
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To: padre35
CA is the one I have my eyes on, if Boxer can be dethroned, anyone can be dethroned.

Agree, but add Nevada to that, I am watching that one closely also.

195 posted on 09/17/2010 6:40:21 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: LS

You forget, if you own the judiciary committee, you can bottle up a nominee forever.


196 posted on 09/17/2010 8:59:02 PM PDT by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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To: CPT Clay

That’s absolutely true. But your key word is “own.” Owning does not include having to put two RINOS on there. I just finished reading a book-—forget which-—about the Bush years in which the Republicans controlled the committee dealing with terrorism, but the Dems won every single vote.


197 posted on 09/18/2010 4:17:46 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: Slyscribe
"Secondly he shows his ignorance in that there is an intense anti Democrat and incumbent feeling flaming America. Forget your old polls, there is a mega change undergoing America. The Castles and Coons of the establishment are being throw out by the people. Charlie, you're next."

That's the problem, no one hold the pollster's feet to the fire if they're blatantly wrong, I mean wrong to the extent that they're trying to throw the race in their preferred direction.

Look at Zogby's 'Kerry Wins' exit polling. Still doing big business 6 years later.

There literally a thousand books decontructing the MSM, and none deconstructing pollsters like Zogby, Cook and Sabato. RCP had a few pieces in their early days, and then quit challenging others when the site went mainstream. We need a McIntyre & McKitrick.

198 posted on 09/18/2010 4:56:12 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (/)
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To: MNJohnnie
We are going to remember that after Nov.

If Harry Reid still has his hands on the speaker's gavel after the election you damn well are gonna remember, because I for one am not going to let you forget it. Sabe?

199 posted on 09/18/2010 5:28:34 AM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: alstewartfan
Let me ask, why would Rove support a weasel like Castle, a slimy fraud who won’t endorse the people’s choice?

The 'people's choice' in Delaware will be the candidate who gets the most votes in November. Castle has no obligation to endorse an opponent who personally smeared him and Karl Rove is a private citizen who is entitled to his own opinion.

200 posted on 09/18/2010 5:44:32 AM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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