Posted on 10/10/2006 11:04:07 AM PDT by ohiobuckeye1997
From newyorker77 1-25-06 post:
2002 POLLS SAID:
Arkansas - Dem Lead/Toss Up
Colorado - Dem Lead/Toss Up
Georgia - Dem Lead/Toss Up
Iowa - Dem Win
Louisiana - Dem Lead/Toss Up
Minnesota - Dem Lead/Toss Up
Missouri - GOP Lead/Toss Up
New Hampshire - GOP Lead/Toss Up
New Jersey - Dem Lead/Toss Up
North Carolina - GOP Lead/Toss Up
South Carolina - GOP Win
South Dakota - GOP Lead/Toss Up
Tennessee - GOP Win
Texas - GOP Lead/Toss Up
REALITY:
Arkansas - Dem Win
Colorado - GOP Win
Georgia - GOP Win
Iowa - Dem Win
Louisiana - Dem Win
Minnesota - GOP Win
Missouri - GOP Win
New Hampshire - GOP Win
New Jersey - Dem Win
North Carolina - GOP Win
South Carolina - GOP Win
South Dakota - Dem Win
Tennessee - GOP Win
Texas - GOP Win
Sorry, I totally disagree.
Sorry, plus Minnesota which was Wellstone's lead until he died and no one even tried to predict the outcome after that.
That's fine but in order to do so you have to ignore commonsense and political history. There are no more than 35% conservatives in this country and in order to win Senate seats and the Presidency one must attract votes who are not conservatives. Hard Right voters can elect Representatives in a few districts as hard Left voters can but neither can win on the National level.
It is amazing that people can encourage the RATS to nominate Leftist extremists because we know that means defeat for them but these same people don't understand that it works for Rightist extremists as well.
And in order to come to your conclusion you have to ignore the FACT that over 48% voted for an outright frickin' TRAITOR in 2004. That is just how brainwashed the masses are.
Then what happened when Ronald Reagan won by a landslide in 1980? I'll tell you: Jimmy Carter and the RATs had so embarrassed this country by giving the appearance of helplessness in the Iranian Hostage crisis. There were economic reasons, too, but the issue that resonated with nearly everybody was an America crippled & humiliated militarily by that 3rd world country. I think the GOP could win this one handily if the man on top would reverse his NWO agenda on immigration and border security. I think there is a huge number of liberals (white anglo) who are panicking on this but will vote their party line as long as there is no definitive difference. Right now, there is no difference between the Rat's and the 'Pubbies on this issue.
That list is worthless without numbers. Do you have the specific polling data?
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