HOT DAMN!! You beat me by 1 minute and fifteen seconds.
I, for one, am not surprised. THIS is the time to be on the upswing.
Wouldn't it be a shame if we netted a couple of extra seats? Dems would go crazy.
Watch the dems become more vicious in their assaults
This will panic them
Holy cow! The Dems won't be retaking anything if the numbers are close to even.
IMHO, Thanks to the British airline incidents.
The virtuosity of this voter turnout apparatus should not be under estimated. If we can keep within striking distance, this high tech apparatus which puts Republican neighbors in touch with likely Republican voters thus combining the best of high-tech and a human touch, might just save the House.
If we lose the house we lose the republic because we will have lost the borders.
If we lose the house we might just lose the war on terrorism as we see the President impeached.
If we lose the Senate we will lose the Supreme Court and we will eventually lose the republic on a slower timetable.
Anyone who thinks he can make a difference should not step up to the plate and participate in a get out the vote drive.
1. Let the monkeys run the zoo.
2. Leave the adults in charge.
"The Republican increase does appear to be significant."
ping
The generic polls being what they are: basically a way for ratpollsters to cheat and make believe the rat is going to win, this is VERY BAD NEWS FOR THE RAT!
Based on past elections results and their relationship to generic polls leading up to Election Day, a + 2 for the rat will turn into at least a + 2 for us.
The rat ALWAYS wins in Sept. and October then reality sets in. It is common for us to win when the rat goes into Election Day with anything less than a +4.
In 1994 WE were + 6. That is how those who had tracked generics before knew what was coming.
We will pick up 2 to 5 seats in the House and be -1 even or +1 in the Senate. Go home rat, you're going down again.
And I am not surprized either, nor will I be if the GOP does MUCH better than PREDICTED....the people predicting are all dems....
The dims strategy is go after the youth [DUH!] through YouTube.com, MySpace.com, and Itunes [which puts $$$$ in algore's wallet] due to total lack of censorship and boredom for adults.
I don't have a good feel for what will happen in Nov and will be sorely disapointed if we lose either or both houses, but the dems have whipped themselves into a frenzy believing they're gonna win big. I can't wait to view the wails and gnashing of teeth in the MSM and DU.
Polls are polls but with a 2% difference in this poll and a 3.9% party trend advantage going to the Democrats in a Rasmussen poll, I'd say the Republicans are in very good shape.
PARTY TRENDS:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/July%20Dailies/partyaffiliationjuly.htm
IF 1.) Gasoline prices keep going down 2.) ABC actually broadcasts that 9/11 documentary showing thet the CIA failed to kill bin Laden because Clinton was in the Oval Office with his trousers down with a fat intern and 3.) the Armitage connection gets some exposure. Have I missed anything?
Remember 4 yrs. ago...the Bush man went on the campaign trail and the GOP increased their majority in the Senate. If Bush goes on the trail this year, we'll win despite reports of demise by the drive-by media.
Thus the result here showing Republicans trailing generically by two points actually means they are leading by two points, with the traditional campaign season just about kicking off.
Seems like we've been through this scenario very frequently in recent national election campaigns: the Dems start out well and boast about their chances, but loose ground as voters start to grasp what's really going on out there.
Just imagine the fury when the dems get trounced this november......
I think the Republicans have a lot of work to do especially showing how great the economy is going.