What McCain's likely victory will mean for GOP congressional prospects

Red State ^ | April 23, 2008

[2ndDivisionVet]

Sounds plausible.

[Cowboy Bob]

Since Obama and Hillary are raising so much money, I expect that Democrat Senate and Congressional candidates may have trouble raising some of their own.

Here is Tucson, we've got a Democrat Congresswoman in a Republican district. With McCain on the ticket, there is a good chance the Republican candidate for the seat will win (he is currently the State Senate President)

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

This article does not mention the fact that so many GOP congressmen are quitting.

Also, assume McCain wins. With a full-blown motgage crisis, $200/barrel oil, lost jobs, and the possibility that the war will continue or worsen, the voters could punish the GOP in 2010.

[pburgh01]

Also, assume McCain wins. With a full-blown motgage crisis, $200/barrel oil, lost jobs, and the possibility that the war will continue or worsen, the voters could punish the GOP in 2010.

Chaos will ensue, cats sleeping with dogs. Where are all the positive Reagan conservatives? But your "War will worsen or continue" gives you away. Back to DU you miserable negative little troll

[AmericaUnited]

There will be a lot of one-hit wonders in 08.

[Liberty2007]

well, I am voting against my incumbant democrat congressmembers.

[LibLieSlayer]

No way... we can define the dims as the party that caused it all. One year ago EVERYTHING was great in America... now everything is screwed up... The difference... pelosi and reid!

LLS

[airborne]

No way... we can define the dims as the party that caused it all.

The GOP could have been defining Dems for a long time now.

For whatever reason, they choose not to.

I see nothing that leads me to believe anything will change.

[Vio24]

Chaos will ensue, cats sleeping with dogs. Where are all the positive Reagan conservatives? But your "War will worsen or continue" gives you away. Back to DU you miserable negative little troll

You nailed this one.

[LibLieSlayer]

Screw the republicans. Conservatives just need to sing it from the Mountain Tops! The party is useless... Rush has shown the way.

LLS

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

>>But your "War will worsen or continue" gives you away.<<

What I said was the possibility that the war will continue or worsen. I hope that the war will go very well.

Learn to read.

I voted for Reagan, and Bush, and Dole, and Bush, but McCain is no Reagan.

[LS]

Not to me. It's all about candidates. Where do you see really attractive GOP senate candidates who are going to take on the entrenched Dems? Who do you see beating Tim Johnson? Certainly the GOP has shown no guts whatsoever in exploiting his obvious medical issues. The guy in NM may have a chance, but it's only a chance. VA is probably a loss. LA seems like a pickup, but it's one of those states I don't count till I see the vote. Elsewhere, in Congress, we're gonna almost certainly lose one of the OH seats. Already lost the Henry Hyde seat.

Sorry, I don't see where McCain, even with a big victory, brings anything to the GOP table.

[LiveFree99]

So, now McCain is considered to be the favorite to win in November? Unless the economy improves dramatically and McQueeg starts treating the Democrats the same way he treats Republicans, either the Beast or Osama beats him easily.

[Liberty2007]

Rush has shown the way.

really? he carried their water for so long. and one of the reasons mccain won is that RUsh didnt endorse anyone, I think he would've made a difference.

[LibLieSlayer]

What you say is arguable... He is making the ONLY difference now.

LLS

[Liberty2007]

I am sorry I haven’t been following Rush, what’s he doing? the trick where conservates registers as democrats and vote for hillary?

[Grunthor]

Nightmare scenario; McBoob in the oval office and the Dems retaining control of one or both houses.

[deport]

Sounds plausible.

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How many seats did the winner candidate’s party have to defend in each of those years surveyed? I think this year the GOP has a very large number it is defending.

[LibLieSlayer]

He has caused the dims to attack each other and it will lead to Chicago ‘68 in Denver. It is not about helping hildebeast but about destroying the dim party. The republicans are wussies.

LLS

[SunkenCiv]

Given that the Democrats look determined to nominate the least experienced, the most far-left candidate they've ever nominated, I'm cautiously optimistic that McCain will win by 5 points or more, and that therefore, the Democrats will pick up one or two seats in the Senate and maybe a handful of seats in the House. (2010, on the other hand, may be a different story, especially if the recession continues). Of course, if Obama should win by a landslide, then Democratic dreams (like our dreams in those heady days of 2005) of a filibuster-proof majority may not be so vain. But come January 2009, expect a President McCain, with narrow Democratic margins in the House and Senate.

Note, "our dreams of a filibuster-proof majority" indicates the partisan nature of the writer.