Posted on 11/06/2006 4:12:41 AM PST by Dane
Chrissy had a crappy grin on his face this morning. He stated that the democrats were going to win big.
BTW, this is the same Chris Matthews who predicted that Karl Rove would be frog marched over Valerie Plame. Real good track record there won't you say.
Matthews said a few days ago that Montanans will vote for Tester because he " has that great crew-cut"
He was on yesterday trying to analyze the various state races. In regards to Montana and the surge by Burns, he actually tried to spin it by saying it was a Republican state - when almost all of their Senators have been Democrats. Just goes to show how uninformed he is.
Any one of these pronouncements by one of these "Fellow Travelers" is enough to pi$$ you off and launch you to the polls.
He'll admit he was wrong just before he admits he was wrong about the Plame nothingness, which will happen just after he allows someone other than himself to complete a sentence.
Whether we win or lose, just remember one thing.
The talking heads, be they on the left or right need one thing....ratings.
The make their ratings, and in turn their income, on (as Boortz likes to say it) "stirrin' the puddin'".
I don't know if Matthews is lib or con, although he did admit voting for Bush in 2000.
A democratically-controlled House is just the thing that the news orgs and pundits need to have something to talk (yell) about.
I'm not saying that they want troubled times, it's just that they thrive on it.
BTW, I voted this past Saturday in NC, because they sent my absentee ballots to the wrong address (the lady on the phone at the Board of Elections admitted it). When I asked them what to do, they said I could still go vote, but if someone had received my ballots and submitted them, my vote wouldn't count, because they knew the serial numbers on the ballot and could associate them with my name. I asked her if the knew the serial numbers, then why couldn't they void those ballots. She said whichever ballot was received first (the absentee or my vote on Saturday), would be the one that counted. So much for a 'secret ballot', eh?
At the end of his segment, he repeats his prediction and Meredith points at him and says she "is holding him to that."
Unbelievably fair and balanced.....NOT.
Only a FOOL would support Harold Ford Jr.
Matthews was selected, not elected to his position. Where is the oversight and subpoena power to review his poor performance? I find his performance divisive and showing a severe lack of bipartisanship.
Chrissy is owned and sponsored by the DNC.
Chris also predicted the indictment of about 27 major administration officials over Plamegate.
Whoever Chris Mathews works for they should be registered as a DNC agency.
Your story is why I highly advocate EARLY voting. It's easy. Show up early. Vote. And you're done.
He's sooooo wrong!
Nancee
Here's a contrasting view (much better supported) from Captain Ed Morrissey:
Pew Research has published its crosstabs for the poll that shows the Republicans tightening up the race, which I linked last night. The internals deliver even more bad news to the Democrats, as significant leads in several demographic categories have been cut drastically or wiped out entirely.
The last Pew Research poll was taken in early October. In a month, the Democrats have lost non-minorities altogether. The gap among all whites went from +5 Democrats to +5 GOP, a ten-point swing. White females had supported Democrats by a 15-point margin and a majority (55-40), but now give the GOP a 2-point lead. The Democrats have also lost the middle class, a big problem in this election.
Households earning between $50K-$75K and $30K-$50K have both slipped to the GOP. The former switched from a 14-point margin for the Democrats to an eight-point Republican lead, while the latter has had an even more dramatic shift. Those earners had favored Democrats by 22 points, but now go Republican by 3. The Democrats even lost the tie they had with earners above $75K, and now trail there by seven. They did extend their margin for earners below $30K from 25 points to 30.
In the religious demographics, where the Democrats have tried mightily to find some traction, they also have problems. They held a thin lead (5 points) among all Protestants, but now trail by 9. Their ten-point lead among white mainline Protestants has dissipated into a tie. They lead among all Catholic, having lost three points off of an eight-point lead, but non-Hispanic Catholics now favor the GOP by 5 points, a ten-point shift.
Even in areas where Democrats maintained their leads, they have cause for some nail-biting. They lost part of their margin among self-described moderates, going from a whopping 44 points to 27. They had led in all regions of the country a month ago, but now have lost the South altogether in a 16-point shift, and a 26-point gap in the Northeast has narrowed to nine points -- a remarkable comeback for Republicans in a liberal stronghold. The GOP also cut the Democratic lead among urban voters from 32 points to 10.
The theme of this poll is the attack on Democratic gains in this election cycle. The GOP has rolled back the Democratic intrusion onto Republican demographics, which leaves the field looking similar to 2004 and 2002. This race may hold some very unpleasant surprises for the Democrats in the House races if these numbers hold up or continue to erode over the next 40 hours.
Matthews survives because of conservative viewers.
I've seen few, such as Mathews, who could use so many words to say so little.
Interesting analysis that I hope holds true. I saw a blurb on Fox that the key to this election appears to be the rural vote, and the heavier that is, the better for the GOP.
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