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GOP "Poised for Strong Comeback" in 2010 Mid-term Elections - LA Times
Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | January 1, 2010 | Brian

Posted on 01/01/2010 6:16:58 PM PST by Federalist Patriot

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Republican Party stands to potentially make a big comeback in the 2010 Mid-term elections:

After losing the White House and nearly 70 congressional seats in the last two elections, Republicans are poised for a strong comeback in 2010, with significant gains likely in the House and a good chance of boosting their numbers in the Senate and statehouses across the country.

The results could hamper President Obama's legislative efforts as he prepares to seek reelection and reshape the political landscape for a decade beyond, as lawmakers redraw congressional and state political boundaries to reflect the next census.

All 435 House seats, 36 in the Senate and the governorships of 37 states will be on the ballot in November. Democrats are favored to retain the Massachusetts seat of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in a special election Jan. 19.

Some of the Democrats' most prominent figures, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, are in serious danger as they seek reelection. Both would probably lose if elections were held today.

"It all adds up to a pretty bad year for the party in power," said Jennifer Duffy, an analyst with the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. "How bad? I'm not sure we know yet." . . . .

The problem for Democrats is evident in polling, which shows a precipitous slide in Obama's job approval rating, from a high of about 80% before he took office to 48% in the latest aggregation by pollster.com, a political website. The fortunes of the two major parties often rise or fall with their leader in the White House: Bill Clinton, bruised by his failed effort to pass healthcare reform, had a 46% approval rating in 1994 when Republicans took over Congress. Bush, plagued by the unpopular war in Iraq, was at 38% when Democrats won control in 2006.

More worrisome for Democrats is the likelihood that many of their voters will stay home. Turnout always falls in nonpresidential election years, and that is why strategists closely gauge voter interest. Repeated surveys have found Republicans much more animated than Democrats; a Wall Street Journal/NBC poll in mid-December found that 56% of Republicans were "very interested," compared with 46% of Democrats. . . . MORE
The LA Times is not exactly a conservative journal. But they recognize just how much things have changed in a year's time. Most of those on the Left would have never believed their outlook could change this much, this quickly.


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 2010midterm; gop

1 posted on 01/01/2010 6:17:00 PM PST by Federalist Patriot
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To: Federalist Patriot

Even the lunatic left is conceding the failure of the liberal establishment.


2 posted on 01/01/2010 6:21:40 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: Federalist Patriot

“Most of those on the Left would have never believed their outlook could change this much, this quickly.”

Let’s not tell them.


3 posted on 01/01/2010 6:25:49 PM PST by Bhoy
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To: Brilliant

Don’t wait for another 11 months - bloody their nose now!

https://www.icontribute.us/scottbrown


4 posted on 01/01/2010 6:26:18 PM PST by Sparky1776
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To: Brilliant
Even the lunatic left is conceding the failure of the liberal establishment.

You've got it, my friend...even the lunatic fringe left wing propaganda rag the LATimes can't spin the obvious.
5 posted on 01/01/2010 6:38:24 PM PST by az.b1bbomberfxr
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To: Federalist Patriot

Republican gains?
Taking back the House and Senate?

Ain’t gonna happen as long as the RINOs and Elites run the RNC, RNCC, RSCC and the leadership positions in Congress there will be no big Republican gains. Maybe the normal 20 off-year seats.

It’s 2008 repeated. These morons think you are stupid mind-numbed robots they can win over with a few insincere promises and “conservative” rhetoric. They are so out of touch with you and the conservative right of center majorities. It will take a motivated conservative demograhic to bring real change about. But with Crists and Snowes and Collins and Grahams and McCains and their ilk running the show nobody will get off their duff to do the dirty work required to win.

I sure as hell won’t.


6 posted on 01/01/2010 6:44:16 PM PST by oldbill
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To: oldbill

Then prepare for 4 more years of Obamao Reid Pelosi and
the rest of the crooked mess.

Perfection is the enemy of good enough, and I’ll be pleased
with the GOP taking control of Congress. Then taking over the GOP becomes so much easier.


7 posted on 01/01/2010 6:54:43 PM PST by rahbert (Bop Bop, dibidip dibidip....)
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To: rahbert

Are you John McCain? Michael Steele?

No reasonable conservative would make that statement.
Check the election results of 2006 and 2008 when it was “put/keep the GOP in charge then we can sort these things out.”

Returning to the mindset of 2006 will just guarantee years of Obama/Reid/Pelosi. In 2008, the Democrats had two presidential candidates, the conservatives none.


8 posted on 01/01/2010 7:03:03 PM PST by oldbill
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To: oldbill
These morons think you are stupid mind-numbed robots they can win over with a few insincere promises and “conservative” rhetoric. They are so out of touch with you and the conservative right of center majorities. It will take a motivated conservative demograhic to bring real change about. But with Crists and Snowes and Collins and Grahams and McCains and their ilk running the show nobody will get off their duff to do the dirty work required to win.
I sure as hell won’t.

The only way things will change is if WE conservatives work to change them. We can encourage conservatives to run for office and more importantly for those folks, contribute the MONEY to help them defeat their Democrat opponents. We don't have to send money to the GOP, we can identify those candidates we want to support and send our hard-earned dollars directly to them.

9 posted on 01/01/2010 7:33:58 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Federalist Patriot

“”It all adds up to a pretty bad year for the party in power,” said Jennifer Duffy, an analyst with the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. “How bad? I’m not sure we know yet.” . . . .”

When you associate with lemmings, you invariably go off the cliff. Hope that bunch can swimm!


10 posted on 01/01/2010 7:39:42 PM PST by SpinyNorman (Carbon credits are designed to be the slush fund of the New World Order.)
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To: Federalist Patriot

“”It all adds up to a pretty bad year for the party in power,” said Jennifer Duffy, an analyst with the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. “How bad? I’m not sure we know yet.” . . . .”

When you associate with lemmings, you invariably go off the cliff. Hope that bunch can swimm!


11 posted on 01/01/2010 7:40:14 PM PST by SpinyNorman (Carbon credits are designed to be the slush fund of the New World Order.)
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