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1 posted on 05/23/2010 10:10:51 AM PDT by AJKauf
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If obozo steals it, right?If he can get his granny asylum then he can screw the elections up...ppl be sure to vote and lets put a end to this madness!
2 posted on 05/23/2010 10:13:44 AM PDT by FreeperDoll
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The only way the conservatives will lost this November is if the Muslim Communist opens the doors for the whole country of Mexico to come in..Just everyone make sure we keep a close eye on the polls..


3 posted on 05/23/2010 10:14:33 AM PDT by PLD
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Never underestimate the GOP’s ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.


4 posted on 05/23/2010 10:17:09 AM PDT by Always Right
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OVERCONFIDENCE. IGNORING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. NOT ATTACKING HUSSEIN’S FAILURES.


5 posted on 05/23/2010 10:17:52 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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I don’t care if the GOP wins or loses. I do care if conservatives win, and I honestly don’t see that as being possible at the moment. We might roll back some of the insanity, but there’d still be enough to spend the people’s money in grossly outrageous ways.

We HAVE to get conservatives together and run on a unified platform with set goals for the coming congressional session. Make the election a referendum on all the liberal policies that are out there, and roll back the tide.


6 posted on 05/23/2010 10:22:02 AM PDT by kingu (Favorite Sticker: Lost hope, and Obama took my change.)
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Indeed, the talk is generally not about whether the GOP will take back the House, but by how many seats.

Nonsense. This guy is deep in a bubble. The GOP figures to pick up between two and three dozen seats. At the upper end of the range, we have a chance of retaking the House, but that would require everything to break right. Let's not set ourselves up for failure by indulging unrealistic expectations.

7 posted on 05/23/2010 10:22:10 AM PDT by sphinx
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I firmly believe that what “moderates” respond to more than anything else is competency and leadership. If you display these traits, they will vote for you. If you are wishy-washy, won’t take a stand for anything, and give the appearance of weakness, they will abandon you.

The author is entirely correct here. Most people are "moderate" because they don't really get the issues and want to appear reasonable. When they come to realize that the more power government gets, the more it wants and the more of your money it takes then they wise up. The GOP isn't going to win by saying "I'm not Obama" any more than they succeeded by saying "I'm not Clinton". They need a message that resonates with the people. Above all when something is supported by the people, like the AZ law, don't apologize for supporting it.

9 posted on 05/23/2010 10:26:38 AM PDT by YankeeReb
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The dirty little secret from the 2006 election was that it was mostley due to the homo Foley. We like to pretend that the big spending GOP was being punished...but if you look back at the articles and polls at the time (just before Foley) even with the war, even with the spending, there was talk of the GOP retaining control of both houses.


10 posted on 05/23/2010 10:27:07 AM PDT by icwhatudo ("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the existing Constitution"Obama Adviser)
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The article makes some good points. But it should be kept in mind that the 1994 Contract with America was not adopted and made public by the House GOP until six weeks before the elections. Their schedule should be accelerated this time, perhaps to about mid July or August at the latest.


15 posted on 05/23/2010 10:35:01 AM PDT by Rockingham
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Yep, Steele the idiot is still the head of the RNC.


16 posted on 05/23/2010 10:35:31 AM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bail out)
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Maybe because they haven’t changed! They are just like the Democrats thirsting for power, geez but we have to give it to them to try to stop the landslide toward the left.

That is the only reason that I can see - it certainly is not because they will govern better, reduce the size of government, or actually do much of anything that the people want, it is that they are NOT Democrats - especially Progressive Democrats. They are the ones taking us down the primrose path - and at this point, only the Republicans can stop it.

Isn’t that a shame that we have to vote for the other party just to stop the party in power... That is what our vote has come to... Makes you proud doesn’t it?


17 posted on 05/23/2010 10:35:57 AM PDT by Deagle
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if they get cocky


19 posted on 05/23/2010 10:42:39 AM PDT by wardaddy (never been particularly pious but I stand with Franklin Graham...bigtime...you betcha...ya'll)
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“Republican “leaders” seem unable to establish true cohesion among elected Republicans, except in opposition to the most extreme of Democratic proposals. It’s to the point now where most of the major Republicans who are vocal about standing up for conservative principles and opposing the Democratic agenda are those who do not actually occupy leadership positions within the party apparatus itself. Think Jim DeMint. Think Sarah Palin. Think Michele Bachmann, Jan Brewer, and Paul Ryan.”

Exactly right, unfortunately. I keep getting this sinking feeling that the GOP leadership really hasn’t “gotten it” yet.

Or, to put a finer point on it, it strikes me that Steele, McConnell, etc. haven’t learned a darn thing from 2006 or 2008. They seem content to pursue business as usual while biding their time for the eventual swing of the political pendulum.


20 posted on 05/23/2010 10:43:23 AM PDT by DemforBush (There's another old saying, Senator: Don't p*** down my back and tell me it's raining.)
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Bump for later.


22 posted on 05/23/2010 10:43:34 AM PDT by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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IT IS ALL OVER, DO NOT EVEN BOTHER TO VOTE COME NOV!

23 posted on 05/23/2010 10:47:07 AM PDT by yield 2 the right
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Demographics doom us. Sorry, but any victory will be temporary. The only solution is an Article V convention that will secure our freedoms for maybe another generation.


24 posted on 05/23/2010 10:51:28 AM PDT by MattinNJ (Iron Man 2-a great conservative movie.)
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Here is how I think they can lose:

If they are insincere....

If the they make compromise our principles to get campaign dollars....

If they think the way to power is through “messaging”....

If they think the reward of being elected is to expand government in a Conservative or Republican way....

Before November we may not get enough of a sense of these things to look for alternative solutions. However, if we do, they lose.

If it doesn’t become clear that the lied until next year, there will be real, real trouble.


27 posted on 05/23/2010 11:06:04 AM PDT by MontaniSemperLiberi
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Republicans could lose the November elections, because they’re becoming cocky and don’t think they can lose.


30 posted on 05/23/2010 11:12:54 AM PDT by BuffaloJack (Comrade O has to go; FIRE OBAMA NOW !!!)
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