[TNCMAXQ]

We can only hope all GOP voters out there are as motivated as we here are. But not all those polls can be wrong. Things are not looking too good right now. Funny that as the GOP has spent millions on ads their numbers seem to have gone down.

If the Foley "scandal" (what a joke) really is going to depress Republican turn out then the party can only blame itself. Are these voters really so wimpy that they would rather let the far left take over because they somehow were upset an obscure congressman engaged in some raunchy emails?? If that is the case then the party could not have been very strong to begin with.

[veronica]

What the Foley thing does is deny the GOP the votes of the fence-sitters, and the so-called moderates and Independents. Just as when the DUI story hit a few days before the 2000 election. I don't think committed Republicans will stay home, it's the mush-minded who will be swayed.

But...a Dem win now could set us up for gains in 2008, when it really matters, when the WH is up for grabs. Better to lose now, in a mid-term election.

[Jim Noble]

If that is the case then the party could not have been very strong to begin with.

And THAT is certainly the case.

This is not the time for a post-mortem, but November after the 7th will be quite busy around here.

[freespirited]

But not all those polls can be wrong. Things are not looking too good right now.

I am with you. The denial around here is mind-boggling. I never would have expected so many FReepers to be so unable to face reality, quoting polls as reliable evidence when they show the GOP ahead, calling them worthless when they show the GOP behind.

Yes some of the polls are skewed, but they are not all skewed, and even when you adjust for the bias, the GOP is still in trouble. People who predict the GOP will gain seats are smoking something.