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MAGAZINE SHOCK: REPUBLICANS WILL HOLD CONGRESS
Drudge Report ^ | October 21, 2006 | JIM MCTAGUE

Posted on 10/21/2006 3:13:37 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative

JUBILANT DEMOCRATS SHOULD RECONSIDER their order for confetti and noisemakers, BARRON's claims in their next edition. The Democrats, as widely reported, are expecting GOP-weary voters to flock to the polls in two weeks and hand them control of the House for the first time in 12 years -- and perhaps the Senate, as well. Even some Republicans privately confess that they are anticipating the election-day equivalent of Little Big Horn. Pardon our hubris, but we just don't see it.

Our analysis -- based on a race-by-race examination of campaign-finance data -- suggests that the GOP will hang on to both chambers, at least nominally. We expect the Republican majority in the House to fall by eight seats, to 224 of the chamber's 435. At the very worst, our analysis suggests, the party's loss could be as large as 14 seats, leaving a one-seat majority. But that is still a far cry from the 20-seat loss some are predicting. In the Senate, with 100 seats, we see the GOP winding up with 52, down three.

Developing...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2006election; barrons; congress; democrat; democrats; elections; notbreakingnews; predictions; republican; retain; vote; votegop
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To: West Coast Conservative

SWEET


21 posted on 10/21/2006 3:27:21 PM PDT by joyce11111
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To: West Coast Conservative
All forecasts are reviewable on November 8th.
22 posted on 10/21/2006 3:27:40 PM PDT by Don Corleone (Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
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To: West Coast Conservative

All your diebold belong to us!


23 posted on 10/21/2006 3:28:09 PM PDT by DeusExMachina05
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To: sizzlemeister

No we will vote and come out strong!!!!


24 posted on 10/21/2006 3:28:29 PM PDT by italianquaker (Democrats and media can't win elections at least they can win their phony polls.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

I posted the Barrons article at FR early this morning. :)


25 posted on 10/21/2006 3:28:31 PM PDT by veronica (http://www.freerepublic.com/~starcmc/)
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To: West Coast Conservative

I want more pictures of distraught moonbats weeping! I think the ones from two years ago are wearing off.


26 posted on 10/21/2006 3:28:43 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass
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To: BigSkyFreeper

"the side with the most money to spend wins"

Oh, I don't know. If you count all the money behind the msm, I think the dems probably come out with the biggest bucks. But I don't think the dems have counted on people like me who will go out and vote precisely because of all the bias being shown. Silent, but deadly. (another rovian plot no doubt)


27 posted on 10/21/2006 3:29:11 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
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To: West Coast Conservative
Original article...
28 posted on 10/21/2006 3:29:39 PM PDT by veronica (http://www.freerepublic.com/~starcmc/)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Hey, dems! Rovember 7th is just around the corner..tick..tick..;)


29 posted on 10/21/2006 3:29:56 PM PDT by small voice in the wilderness (The dems. can't have a fool-proof plan. There would be no one left in their base.)
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To: byteback

30 posted on 10/21/2006 3:30:53 PM PDT by COEXERJ145 (Free Republic is Currently Suffering a Pandemic of “Bush Derangement Syndrome.”)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Rove, you magnificent bastard!


31 posted on 10/21/2006 3:30:55 PM PDT by sailor4321
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To: balch3

"what's their track record using this methodology?"

Grain o salt time, its a weak methodology based on fundraising comparisons. It works as a good correlation, but it wont predict undercurrents of voter sentiment like we may have in 06.


32 posted on 10/21/2006 3:31:25 PM PDT by WOSG (Broken-glass time, Republicans! Save the Congress!)
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To: onyx

I voted on Tuesday! Course you knew that already! Next week, I'm gonna be having coffee and cookies with Burns and other local Republicans!


33 posted on 10/21/2006 3:31:38 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Karl Rove you magnificent bastard!)
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To: West Coast Conservative

34 posted on 10/21/2006 3:31:58 PM PDT by Sloth ('It Takes A Village' is problematic when you're raising your child in Sodom.)
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To: West Coast Conservative

35 posted on 10/21/2006 3:32:41 PM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: West Coast Conservative

Maybe they've figured out that it's the gay Democrats that are staying home after all the gay bashing over Foley.


36 posted on 10/21/2006 3:33:05 PM PDT by CMailBag
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To: veronica

Yes; FR is often first.


37 posted on 10/21/2006 3:33:41 PM PDT by Rocko ("Ned Lamont doesn't know anything. You might as well vote for Michael Bolton." -- O'Reilly)
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To: BigSkyFreeper

OH GOOD for you!
Will your letters to the editors be published next Friday?


38 posted on 10/21/2006 3:33:58 PM PDT by onyx (We have two political parties: the American Party and the Anti-American Party.)
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To: johnny7

As Rich Lowry said the other day: "They're disappointed... not suicidal!"


39 posted on 10/21/2006 3:33:59 PM PDT by bootless (Never Forget - And Never Again. And Always Act.)
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To: umgud

FOLEY FINALLY FIZZLES. Could this be a New York Post Headline?


40 posted on 10/21/2006 3:35:49 PM PDT by billhilly
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