Voter ire threatens GOP seats

Washington Times ^ | 10-16-08 | Donald Lambro and Sean Lengell

[JZelle]

A fast-growing anti-Republican wave threatens to significantly shrink the party's ranks in Congress, as Democratic challengers make headway against once safe incumbents including the Senate's minority leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

Nearly a dozen Senate Republicans - many considered safe for re-election just weeks ago - are now in locked in tight races with Democrats. Analysts and operatives agree that such a change could put Democrats within reach of a filibuster-proof, 60-vote majority.

Democrats also are poised to make significant gains in the House, where they now have a 36-seat majority in the 435-member chamber. Analysts are predicting that Republicans could lose as many as 30 additional seats, which is nearly double recent expectations for net losses.

Congressional election analysts have sharply raised their forecasts of the number of likely Republican losses in the Senate, adding Mr. McConnell and Sens. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina and Norm Coleman of Minnesota to the list of those primed for defeat.

"My range of likely Democratic pickups now is six to eight, but I don't dismiss the possibility of nine," said Miss Duffy of the Cook Political Report. With that number of pickups, Democrats would gain a 60-vote majority, enough to shut down Republican-led filibusters that often have succeeded in blocking Democratic measures.

[crazydad]

Hitlers Spokesman would be so proud of the DBM, telling the lie enough has worked on the stupid americans.. Its the republicans fault over and over again. Now they think it is true. Bla Americans are lost.

[Brookhaven]

It probably is stupid to vote against Saxby, but I’m so angry about his “Who will pick our crops?” comment in support of the amnesty bill I still can’t see straight.

Georiga is awash in illegal immigrants. The suburb of Atlanta I grew up in is now totaly bi-lingual. Virtually every business sign is in both English and Spanish.

[businessprofessor]

The amnesty bill is history. Georgia has cracked down on illegals. Chambliss will fight against the outrageous amnesty proposal from BHO. He needs your support.