[#1CTYankee]

"And yes we will pick up some seats as I predicted last election."

With all due respect to believe the GOP can actually "pick up seats" is not facing reality.

The LSM has been hammering on the Republicans unrelentingly and it has had an obvious effect.

I am convinced we can maintain control of both houses if we come out in force, low voter turnout is always expected during the years of a non Presidential election.
The key is in projecting the importance that every vote (From your base) is needed.

[bray]

Guess I'm just not as smart as you. We will pick up seats due to our turnout.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Nuc1]

I think we will pick up seats. There is no buzz, no water cooler talk, no one saying I am tired of the pubbies and I am voting for dims. When the pubbies took over the house and senate there was electricity in the air. People were talking and declaring their intentions. I see none of this. All I hear is cricket chirping, aside from the usual dims coming by my office and the MSM telling me how they are taking over in November, no one tells me they are switching from pubbie to dims. So...I think things will turn out alright and I think we will gain seats. Nothing major but a few. Following this, and regardless of outcome, the Dims will be demanding their party move farther to the left. Life is good now and will be better in the future.

[justanotherfreeper]

With all due respect to believe the GOP can actually "pick up seats" is not facing reality.

There's a lot of denial around here. When every single poll shows things are bad it means things are bad. I personally think we're so far behind it's hopeless, but I'm going to vote, I'm going to volunteer for our local GOTV, and I've already contributed to some candidates I like and I contributed to some candidates through Rightroot and I'll give some more. There is a big difference between losing the House by 1 or 2 seats, which we can easily win back (we're going to lose DeLay and Foley, both safe seats) or losing by 15, which will make it impossible. Facing reality doesn't mean you sit on your hands, you can lose a battle and win the war.