Pelosi and schumer used the these new candidates to get power.
There is zero shift in direction. The dems will have very liberal chairmen like conyers, rangel, barney frank.
The difference is the dem districts punish moderate dems for having an r next to their name while gop districts get played by schumer and pelosi.
I can guarantee you that there is no change in ideology.
What makes the heath schuler's of the world so dangerous is they put ultra liberals like pelosi and conyers in power.
Dems voters care far more about winning. Look at all the dems that won in red districts. New Jersey always rejects gop at state level because dems play to win to further their leftist agenda.
Look at montana they threw away and say over judges. They either don't care that ted kennedy will tie up all the judges in committee or don't pay attention to it. Dems areas are far more movivated.
This new set up is a disaster you will get no funding for the new border fence.
The gop congress blocked bush's amnesty so the payback was to get a dem congress that will work with bush for amnesty.
What makes the new dems so scary is they are so young and they will keep pelosi in power for a decade at least.
Dems don't even change chairmen. Gop had term limits.
There is also the media affect. The liberal media went all out after george allen to get back the senate. They knew they needed his seat.
There is only so much you can do when the media takes sides.
You're preaching to the choir. I sure hope Congressman Billybob gets the Republican nomination in 2008 to knock off Heath Schuler.