So we take over the House easily at this rate.
I would be happy to give the Dems. Arizona in order to be rid of McCain. That would be the best thing for the Repub. in next election.
I like the fact that they have Pa going pubbie. That means no more Specter and hello to Pat Toomey. A good conservative. This could be a new magic bullet theory for Specter to decipher...
Missouri might be lost as the Carnahan family is never seriously investigated and the GOP never lets the public know what the real story is.
“with no GOP seats headed to the donkey party.”
Obviously he isn’t paying attention to current events.
2nd...It’s the JACKASS Party
Does this assume that Lieberman continues to caucus with the Dems?
That means we need to contest not just the easy seats. No one believed MA could be won. Provided Brown wins or comes close today that means any seat should be up for grabs with the right candidate and enough money and effort. I also imagine it will get worse because Obama doesn’t show any evidence of stopping his far left train and he won’t until Democrat reps begin running for cover and leaving his political suicide pact. If they think they are going to persue Immigration reform after this mess then they are nuts. We don’t even have to talk about Cap and Trade, I don’t see any Democrat touching it now.
G OP Nation, get the hell out of the way.
GOP Nation, get the hell out of the way.
Not to be morbid, but what’s the life expectancy of an individual Robert Byrd’s age?
What a genius. Where would we be without the wisdom of 'analysts' such as this dude? I just knew Republicans would close that 20 senator gap in one election year. Thought it would be easy as pie.
Isn’t the Feingold seat within reach?
Bear in mind that 2004 was not a bad year for GOP, thus there aren’t a lot of seats to pick up in 2010. From that perspective picking up 8 is pretty good. It could get even better, but that would only happen if the country goes totally into the pooper, and I don’t want that.
On the other hand, 2006 was a bad year for GOP thus the 2012 rota has Dums outnumbering GOP something like 25-9, so there is fertile territory for pick ups. If we go into 2012 trailing 52-48 with the Dums exposed in 25/34 seats, majority should be pretty well guaranteed. I’ll take 8 pickups in 2010.
The House looks like it's going to be bloodbath similar to '94. And, I think it could actually be worse than '94 - remember, in '94, the economy had actually recovered from the Bush recession. I think unemployment was less than 5.7%. In November of next year, I think it's likely that unemployment will still be close to 10%.
That is when we try to flip Pryor in Arkansas.
As long as there are unreliable neo-democrat hybrids like McCain, Collins, Snowe, Lugar and Graham slithering around the Senate, hopes for a majority, or even a filibuster minority, are always tenuous at best, unless voters put in a 66-34 GOP majority.
Gillibrand in NY is vulnerable, especially if Pataki runs.
I don’t know why the fine folks of the great red state of Indiana keep voting for Bayh, but as a New Yorker I don’t think Gillibrand is in trouble yet. A good GOP candidate has yet to sign up to take her on, and I just don’t see a lot of bench strength.
Giuliani would kill her but he’s already said no. Pataki would also have a good shot, maybe Faso will take another shot at statewide office. Lazio has a good shot at rubbing out Patterson, and perhaps with a Brown win, it will encourage Cuomo to take on Patterson - he’ll argue that the Dums need a stronger candidate than Patterson. Lazio could beat Patterson, but I can’t see him beating Cuomo. Cuomo is probably thinking the same thing, but needs to be able to endorse Ford against Gillibrand to split the race-baters and nullify the race card that Dumocrats just love to play.
If Gillibrand and Ford get into a real ugly fight, that could open up an opportunity for a GOP Senate challenge. Black male vs white female could get nasty. Dums would blow a lot of money and the wounds could be pretty severe, especially if Cuomo and Patterson flail away at each other. Almost like tag-team wrestling with 2 fights going on at the same time.
That’s why the Democrats can’t seem to win the mayor’s office in NYC - the Dum primary always has a Jew, a Latino and a black, and whoever wins the other two won’t vote for him. A brutal Senate and Gubernatorial primary fight could drain a lot of money and spill a lot of blood. Then the GOP has a good chance.
Starting tomorrow we need to begin cheering on Harold Ford and get him amped up. C’mon, Harold - Bring it!!!
Ha ha.
52 (Ds, an I and an S) to 48 Rs.
I’ll take it!
it is better than the article indicated.
ny, indiana, cal (i can hope) conn is not safe for the rats
at least they will not be able to do stupid things anymore and a bunch of rats are up in 2012 and 14.