NPR's Ken Rudin Predicts Democrats Will Take Control of House of Representatives

NPR ^ | October 26, 2006 | Ken Rudin

[StJacques]

Oct. 26, 2006  With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, the Republican Party faces the real possibility of forfeiting its grip on the House of Representatives for the first time since 1994. As the chart above shows, at last count, the forecast from NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin sees Democrats ahead in 211 races, Republicans ahead in 204 races, and 20 races as tossups.

At last count, NPR's numbers suggest there are 60 key races that could swing control of the House. . . .

[StJacques]

Here's the graphic from the page:



Sadly; the numbers RealClearPolitics.com presents, race by race, seem to support Rudin's conclusion, though their overall outlook is not quite as grim.

It looks like I'm going to be buying a lot of Rolaids in the near future. Election night will almost certainly turn my stomach if these numbers hold up.

[DoughtyOne]

And I predict I will be given $10 million dollars tomorrow morning.

There, all of us can have fun. What a great game.

[Alia]

NPR's Ken Rudin Predicts Democrats Will Take Control of House of Representatives

This is an example of the Democrat based "educational faith-based" propagandizing.

[ElkGroveDan]

The NPR political editor is not a source that I would turn to for a straight-up assessment

[Natural Law]

That's why he is at NPR and not some high paying prognostication job.

[frogjerk]

NPR, that bastion of truth? WE'RE DOOMED!

[mutley]

More like WISHING, than predicting.

[The Blitherer]

Exactly. I wonder if anyone from NPR has EVER predicted a Republican victory?

[StJacques]

The numbers at RealClearPolitics.com -- see the link in my "Comments" post -- suggest the Democrats are very likely to get a gain of 16 or 17 seats. And those guys are not shivvin' for the Dems.

[Kuksool]

Michael Barone and National Review are looking at a 16-17 RAT pick in the House.


But, we can still make those predictions false. The House is all about GOTV. I compare our chances of holding the House to a football team trying to kick a 50 yard field goal.

[Izzy Dunne]

I will be given $10 million dollars tomorrow morning.

I'll split it with you.

[Rocko]

Rocko predicts Ken Rudin will be proven wrong.

[LibLieSlayer]

No, but they are basing their bets on dim controlled polling!

LLS

[Dane]

This is NPR and Real Clear politics ain't that much better.

Remember the polls of Obragore in Mexico winning by a landslide?

[mutley]

"suggest the Democrats are very likely to get a gain of 16 or 17 seats. And those guys are not shivvin' for the Dems."

That may be so, but I won't believe it till I see it happen. The American people aren't that stupid...at least, not enough of them.

[Perdogg]

Trust the Perdogg, the GOP will retain control.

[kjo]

NPR IS the voice of the DNC. Don't believe ANYTHING they say.

NPR is why AA could not find a liberal audience.

[pnh102]

The fact that we still pay for NPR is one of the reasons the Republicans are having difficulties. I hope we are rewarded on election day with a Republican majority in Congress that finally cuts all government funding for NPR and PBS.

[WardMClark]

That may be so, but I won't believe it till I see it happen. The American people aren't that stupid...at least, not enough of them.

You can fool all of the people some of the time, and you can fool some of the people all of the time, but you can often fool enough of the people enough of the time to control Congress.

I'll remain cautiously optimistic, and agitate for everyone I know to get out and vote.

[KenmcG414]

One hopes in the near future, that NPR, that socialist wing of the left, will no longer be funded by hard working tax-payers.