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Democrats giddy about chances in 2006
NBC News ^ | Dec 14 2005 | Mark Murray

Posted on 12/14/2005 9:51:49 AM PST by jmc1969

“We’re coming, and we’re going to getcha,” the usually mild-mannered Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa told the gathering Saturday.

Did Disney World make these Democrats a bit, well, goofy? Hardly. They have plenty of reasons to feel optimistic about next year’s elections. Bush’s poll numbers remain at politically perilous levels, although they have begun to inch up. The public also is still dissatisfied with how the Bush administration has handled the Iraq war, the economy, and Hurricane Katrina.

In addition, ethics scandals have ensnared Republicans: A Texas prosecutor has indicted Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, on political money-laundering charges, forcing DeLay to step down from his leadership post in the House; Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, R-Calif., recently pleaded guilty on bribery and tax-evasion charges; and an ethical cloud surrounding Republican uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff is hovering over additional GOP lawmakers. What’s more, Democrats can point their gubernatorial victories last month in New Jersey and Virginia as a sign of things to come in 2006.

Rod Smith, a Democratic Florida state senator who’s running for governor next year, put it this way when he addressed the conference: “The Republicans have been doing their part to make sure we win.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; 2006; delusion; denial; giddydems; riverinegypt; wishfulthinking
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1 posted on 12/14/2005 9:51:50 AM PST by jmc1969
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To: jmc1969

Yeah, they were giddy in 2002 and 2004 too.


2 posted on 12/14/2005 9:52:27 AM PST by MNJohnnie ("My job as the President is to see the world the way it is, not the way we hope it is." -GW Bush)
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To: jmc1969

I am so glad they think they will win. That means they will continue to bash our military and our President and expect to win in '06.

Keep it up Dems. You are making it too easy.


3 posted on 12/14/2005 9:53:21 AM PST by truthandlife ("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
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To: eyespysomething
“We’re coming, and we’re going to getcha,”

We're going to getcher money. We're going to getcher freedoms. We're going to getcher property. We're going to getcha!

4 posted on 12/14/2005 9:53:50 AM PST by SittinYonder (That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
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To: jmc1969
If those are the Dem lifelines, they're pretty threadbare. I guess it's easier to hope for victory on those issues than actually develop a sane and rational party platform.
5 posted on 12/14/2005 9:53:56 AM PST by atomicpossum (Replies should be as pedantic as possible. I love that so much.)
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To: jmc1969

Notice that they dont think they can win on their own strengths but on the weakness of the Republican Party. They dont seem to know that a year is an eternity in politics. I eagerly await election night 2006 to see them weep.


6 posted on 12/14/2005 9:54:13 AM PST by DeusExMachina05
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To: jmc1969
What's more, Democrats can point their gubernatorial victories last month in New Jersey

As if the GOP had any kind of chance, please...These losers rally around the absolutely stupidest things...

7 posted on 12/14/2005 9:54:26 AM PST by frogjerk (LIBERALISM - Being miserable for no good reason)
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To: jmc1969
“We’re coming, and we’re going to getcha,”

Come get some Democrats.

8 posted on 12/14/2005 9:54:28 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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To: jmc1969
"Giddy," huh?

They're going to be real "giddy" when they get their worthless butts stomped again.

9 posted on 12/14/2005 9:54:53 AM PST by Reactionary (The Stalinist Media is the Enemy)
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To: jmc1969

They've got about as much chance of making it as a couple gay cowboys at the movies. I hope that movie bombs.


10 posted on 12/14/2005 9:55:02 AM PST by Wasanother (Terrorist come in many forms but all are RATS.)
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To: jmc1969

Good! That means they'll keep cruising down White Flag Blvd.


11 posted on 12/14/2005 9:55:37 AM PST by Semper Paratus
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To: jmc1969

Note to Dems: Despising everything this country stands for is an excellent strategy. Keep pushing that message. Stay the course.


12 posted on 12/14/2005 9:55:56 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: jmc1969

And they are supported by the Islamic terrorist and any other enemies of the American people.

Democrats are scum, they make me want to puke. But then we have not elected any Senators that will stand up to these worthless anti-American scum bags.


13 posted on 12/14/2005 9:55:59 AM PST by YOUGOTIT
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To: MNJohnnie

If they pick up a good number of seats in the House... impeachment will become their first, order of business.


14 posted on 12/14/2005 9:56:23 AM PST by johnny7 (“Check out the big brain on Brett!”)
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To: johnny7

Ok, Cheney will be a better smack down Pres then Bush.


15 posted on 12/14/2005 9:57:24 AM PST by MNJohnnie ("My job as the President is to see the world the way it is, not the way we hope it is." -GW Bush)
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To: jmc1969

More happy crap from the MSM. I wonder how they write this stuff with a straight face.


16 posted on 12/14/2005 9:57:45 AM PST by saganite (The poster formerly known as Arkie 2)
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To: jmc1969

So I can take it that, when they met At DisneyWorld,

The conference was held in "Fantasyland"?


17 posted on 12/14/2005 9:57:54 AM PST by digger48
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To: jmc1969
"We’re coming, and we’re going to getcha"

This is the exact asinine mentality that exposes them for what they are. Winning for the sake winning. Taking our enemy's side in a war that we're engaged in. Eroding national pride, subjecting the US to UN, encouraging self-loathing and guilt, offering something for nothing and removing personal responsibility all in name of seeking a political win. Occasionally, when the planets align they'll win one here and there, but they'll never get it.
18 posted on 12/14/2005 9:58:41 AM PST by Sax
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To: jmc1969

"This is the best election night in history," says Terry McAuliffe [2004]


19 posted on 12/14/2005 9:58:52 AM PST by frogjerk (LIBERALISM - Being miserable for no good reason)
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To: jmc1969; Kenny Bunk

"Bush’s poll numbers remain at politically perilous levels"

They're going to run locally against "Bush" for the next 4 years, maybe more.

McAuliffe's 2002 strategy/obsession continues on.


20 posted on 12/14/2005 9:59:14 AM PST by Shermy
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